Conditions Archives

Georgia’s Overcrowding Crisis: Why New Prisons Won’t Solve It

Georgia’s prison overcrowding crisis demands urgent reforms, focusing on sentencing changes, rehabilitation, and community involvement.

Georgia’s Prison Budget: $1.5 Billion Spent, Nothing Improved

Georgia’s prison system wastes $1.48 billion annually, with high recidivism rates; reforming it for rehabilitation could save money and improve safety.

Georgia’s Hidden Victims: 200,000 Children of Incarcerated Parents

Georgia’s prison system affects families deeply, with emotional and financial challenges for nearly 200,000 children left behind.

Inside Georgia’s Prisons: Stabbings, Medical Neglect, and 538 Lost Years

Georgia’s prison system faces severe human rights violations, including violence and medical neglect, impacting inmates and communities alike.

Why Georgia Won’t Separate Gangs: 142 Homicides and Counting

Addressing gang violence in prisons through separation, leader transfers, and rehabilitation can create safer environments and reduce crime rates.

Caught in the Gears: The Ordeal of Jason Palmer and Georgia’s Ongoing Crisis of Justice

Inmate speaking during a court hearing with media cameras capturing the testimony, highlighting issues of justice and prison reform.

Jason Palmer’s conviction for murder in Camden County is riddled with red flags: no evidence, a conflicted juror, a rushed verdict, and inhumane prison conditions. His story exposes how Georgia’s criminal justice system still fails the innocent, and why ongoing reform is so urgent.

Death by Neglect: Georgia’s Prison Medical Care Crisis

Prison shouldn’t be a death sentence, yet in Georgia, medical neglect has become routine, costing inmates their health, dignity, and too often, their lives. Behind bars, preventable illnesses escalate unchecked, while families endure the agony of silence and inaction. This is a humanitarian crisis hidden in plain sight—one that Georgia can no longer ignore.

Triple Bunking Crisis: The Harsh Reality Inside Georgia Prisons

In Georgia prisons, men live stacked like human cargo—three men confined to spaces designed for one, each given just enough room to stand. This isn’t just overcrowding; it’s a humanitarian crisis. Step inside the stark reality of triple bunking and discover why change can’t wait.

DOJ Report vs. Georgia Prison Policies: Comparison

A DOJ report uncovers systemic failures in Georgia’s prison system, revealing alarming violence rates and inadequate oversight.

Former Inmates Share Life Inside Georgia Prisons

Explore the dire conditions within Georgia’s prisons, revealing systemic failures that impact inmate safety, health, and rehabilitation efforts.