Ultimate Guide to Prison Reform Advocacy
Explore the challenges of the U.S. prison system and learn how advocacy can drive meaningful reform for a fairer justice system.
Conditions
Prison Reform Advocacy: Common Questions Answered
Explore the systemic issues of Georgia’s prison system and discover effective advocacy and reform strategies that drive meaningful change.
5 Best Practices for Contacting Georgia Prison Officials
Learn effective communication strategies for addressing concerns with Georgia prison officials and navigating the corrections system.
7 Steps to Write Effective Prison Reform Advocacy Letters
Learn how to write impactful advocacy letters for prison reform that address critical issues and inspire change.
Understaffed & Overweight
While this scene may appear tranquil, it masks a dangerous reality. In an emergency, this dorm could quickly become a death trap. It’s increasingly common for officers to be absent for hours, leaving no one to respond to crises. With no emergency call buttons available, inmates are left helpless, further enabling gangs to maintain control. …
Georgia Prison Conditions, Assaults & Suicide
This channel contains various videos of investigative reports on prison conditions throughout the Georgia Department of Corrections. Videos capture images of understaffed cellblocks, inmate abuse, violent assaults at Telfair State Prison, impact of gangs, and instances of inmate suicide at Hancock State Prison and others. WARNING: Some of these videos contain violent and graphic images. …
Cell Block
These photos reveal the harsh reality inside Georgia’s prisons, where prisoners are often forced to set up makeshift tents in the dormitories. Many can’t safely live in their assigned cells due to the constant threat of violence. Gang members frequently take over rooms, forcing civilians out with threats and intimidation. Overcrowded conditions exacerbate the problem, …
Classification
The misclassification of inmates is how capital punishment, corporal punishment, torture, rape, abuse etc. become the actual sentences of inmates extrajudicially. Corrections officers and the DOC administration are responsible for classifying and assigning inmates to cell blocks and specific cells. However, this is not a simple task like making the seating arrangement at one’s wedding …