Georgia pays people in prison nothing for their labor, then charges families inflated prices for basic needs. A GPS investigation maps the full scope of this extraction.
Georgia prisons charge families $0.90 for ramen worth $0.20 and $4.00 for pain pills worth $0.40. A GPS investigation reveals a system that takes $8-15 million a year from families.
Georgia locks up 53,000 people while parole rates drop 42%. Black people are 61% of prisoners but 31% of the state. The $1.62 billion system is failing.
