# Georgia Prison Drug Admission Profiles # Machine-readable format for AI systems and data analysis # Source: Georgia Prisoners' Speak (https://gps.press) # Original data: GDC Drug Admission Profile Reports # Generated: 2026-02-20 02:43:26 EST # License: Public domain for journalistic and research purposes ================================================================================ OVERVIEW ================================================================================ Drug types tracked: 4 (Marijuana, Cocaine, Methamphetamine, Any Drug) Years available: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 Total datasets: 14 ABOUT THIS DATA: The GDC Drug Admission Profile reports track characteristics of people admitted to Georgia state prisons who had a drug-related factor in their admission. This includes people whose primary offense was drug-related AND people admitted for other offenses who had a drug history or drug test results. FIELD DEFINITIONS: - total_admissions: Total people admitted with this drug factor - male_count/female_count: Gender breakdown - avg_age/median_age: Age statistics - age_*_count/pct: Age bracket distribution (teens through 60s) - race_*_count/pct: Racial demographics (Black, White, Hispanic) - offense_*_count/pct: Primary offense categories (violent, drug, property, sex, other) - unmarried/married: Marital status at admission - no_prior_incarceration: First-time incarceration - avg_sentence_years: Average sentence length - education_mode_grade: Most common education level - mental_health_*: Mental health assessment results - hiv_*: HIV test results - marijuana/cocaine/meth specific fields: Drug-specific offense breakdowns NOTE ON DRUG-SPECIFIC OFFENSES: For marijuana profiles, the marijuana_possession/sale/trafficking fields show the breakdown of marijuana-specific offenses among those admissions. Similarly for cocaine (cocaine_possession/sale/trafficking) and meth. These percentages are of the TOTAL admissions in that drug category, not of drug offenses only. ================================================================================ MARIJUANA================================================================================ --- MARIJUANA 2025 --- Source: https://gdc.georgia.gov/document/annual-statistical-reports/profile-inmate-drug-adm-marijuana-cy-2025/download DEMOGRAPHICS: Total admissions: 1,180 Male: 1,108 (93.9%) Female: 72 (6.1%) AGE DISTRIBUTION: Average age: 34.26 Median age: 33 Teens: 4 (0.34%) 20s: 398 (33.73%) 30s: 461 (39.07%) 40s: 236 (20%) 50s: 61 (5.17%) 60s+: 17 (1.44%) RACE: Black: 917 (77.71%) White: 215 (18.22%) Hispanic: 39 (3.31%) PRIMARY OFFENSE CATEGORY: Violent: 533 (45.17%) Drug: 328 (27.8%) Property: 84 (7.12%) Sex offense: 14 (1.19%) Other: 2 (0.17%) MARIJUANA-SPECIFIC OFFENSES (among these admissions): Possession: 34 (2.88%) Sale: 38 (3.22%) Trafficking: 5 (0.42%) OTHER CHARACTERISTICS: Marital status - Unmarried: 785 (66.53%), Married: 100 (8.47%) No prior incarceration: 41 (3.87%) Average sentence: 34.26 years Education mode grade: 33 HEALTH: Mental health - No diagnosis: 12 (22.64%) HIV status - Negative: 48 (97.96%) --- MARIJUANA 2024 --- Source: https://gdc.georgia.gov/document/annual-statistical-reports/profile-inmate-drug-adm-marijuana-cy-2024/download DEMOGRAPHICS: Total admissions: 1,241 Male: 1,167 (94.04%) Female: 74 (5.96%) AGE DISTRIBUTION: Average age: 34.26 Median age: 33 Teens: 11 (0.89%) 20s: 405 (32.63%) 30s: 500 (40.29%) 40s: 236 (19.02%) 50s: 75 (6.04%) 60s+: 13 (1.05%) RACE: Black: 972 (78.32%) White: 230 (18.53%) Hispanic: 27 (2.18%) PRIMARY OFFENSE CATEGORY: Violent: 532 (42.87%) Drug: 398 (32.07%) Property: 79 (6.37%) Sex offense: 22 (1.77%) Other: 1 (0.08%) MARIJUANA-SPECIFIC OFFENSES (among these admissions): Possession: 27 (2.18%) Sale: 36 (2.9%) Trafficking: 17 (1.37%) OTHER CHARACTERISTICS: Marital status - Unmarried: 793 (63.9%), Married: 109 (8.78%) No prior incarceration: 28 (2.67%) Average sentence: 34.26 years Education mode grade: 32 HEALTH: Mental health - No diagnosis: 9 (16.67%) HIV status - Negative: 69 (98.57%) --- MARIJUANA 2023 --- Source: https://gdc.georgia.gov/document/annual-statistical-reports/profile-inmate-drug-adm-marijuana-cy-2023/download DEMOGRAPHICS: Total admissions: 1,317 Male: 1,250 (94.91%) Female: 67 (5.09%) AGE DISTRIBUTION: Average age: 34.16 Median age: 33 Teens: 10 (0.76%) 20s: 430 (32.65%) 30s: 549 (41.69%) 40s: 244 (18.53%) 50s: 63 (4.78%) 60s+: 21 (1.59%) RACE: Black: 995 (75.55%) White: 299 (22.7%) Hispanic: 16 (1.21%) PRIMARY OFFENSE CATEGORY: Violent: 504 (38.27%) Drug: 456 (34.62%) Property: 107 (8.12%) Sex offense: 28 (2.13%) Other: 5 (0.86%) MARIJUANA-SPECIFIC OFFENSES (among these admissions): Possession: 38 (2.89%) Sale: 48 (3.64%) Trafficking: 9 (0%) OTHER CHARACTERISTICS: Marital status - Unmarried: 847 (64.31%), Married: 82 (6.23%) No prior incarceration: 30 (2.78%) Average sentence: 34.16 years Education mode grade: 32 HEALTH: Mental health - No diagnosis: 6 (11.76%) HIV status - Negative: 65 (100%) --- MARIJUANA 2022 --- Source: https://gdc.georgia.gov/document/annual-statistical-reports/profile-inmate-drug-adm-marijuana-cy-2022/download DEMOGRAPHICS: Total admissions: 1,367 Male: 1,285 (94%) Female: 82 (6%) AGE DISTRIBUTION: Average age: 33.73 Median age: 32 Teens: 11 (0.8%) 20s: 489 (35.77%) 30s: 529 (38.7%) 40s: 242 (17.7%) 50s: 72 (5.27%) 60s+: 21 (1.54%) RACE: Black: 1010 (73.88%) White: 319 (23.34%) Hispanic: 26 (1.9%) PRIMARY OFFENSE CATEGORY: Violent: 0 (0%) Drug: 0 (0%) Property: 0 (0%) Sex offense: 0 (0%) Other: 2 (0.15%) OTHER CHARACTERISTICS: Marital status - Unmarried: 891 (65.18%), Married: 127 (9.29%) No prior incarceration: 307 (100%) Average sentence: 33.73 years Education mode grade: 31 HEALTH: Mental health - No diagnosis: 11 (16.42%) HIV status - Negative: N/A (N/A%) ================================================================================ COCAINE================================================================================ --- COCAINE 2025 --- Source: https://gdc.georgia.gov/document/annual-statistical-reports/profile-inmate-drug-adm-cocaine-cy-2025/download DEMOGRAPHICS: Total admissions: 1,086 Male: 1,009 (92.91%) Female: 77 (7.09%) AGE DISTRIBUTION: Average age: 41.43 Median age: 40 Teens: 3 (0.28%) 20s: 127 (11.69%) 30s: 377 (34.71%) 40s: 357 (32.87%) 50s: 155 (14.27%) 60s+: 62 (5.71%) RACE: Black: 917 (84.44%) White: 117 (10.77%) Hispanic: 46 (4.24%) PRIMARY OFFENSE CATEGORY: Violent: 366 (33.7%) Drug: 413 (38.03%) Property: 98 (9.02%) Sex offense: 22 (2.03%) Other: 2 (0.18%) OTHER CHARACTERISTICS: Marital status - Unmarried: 743 (68.42%), Married: 129 (11.88%) No prior incarceration: 954 (100%) Average sentence: 41.43 years Education mode grade: 42 HEALTH: Mental health - No diagnosis: 9 (15%) HIV status - Negative: 45 (97.83%) --- COCAINE 2024 --- Source: https://gdc.georgia.gov/document/annual-statistical-reports/profile-inmate-drug-adm-cocaine-cy-2024/download DEMOGRAPHICS: Total admissions: 1,216 Male: 1,122 (92.27%) Female: 94 (7.73%) AGE DISTRIBUTION: Average age: 41.2 Median age: 40 Teens: 4 (0.33%) 20s: 142 (11.68%) 30s: 423 (34.79%) 40s: 389 (31.99%) 50s: 184 (15.13%) 60s+: 65 (5.35%) RACE: Black: 999 (82.15%) White: 163 (13.4%) Hispanic: 45 (3.7%) PRIMARY OFFENSE CATEGORY: Violent: 386 (31.74%) Drug: 498 (40.95%) Property: 123 (10.12%) Sex offense: 16 (1.32%) Other: 1 (0.08%) OTHER CHARACTERISTICS: Marital status - Unmarried: 794 (65.3%), Married: 142 (11.68%) No prior incarceration: 982 (95.71%) Average sentence: 41.2 years Education mode grade: 35 HEALTH: Mental health - No diagnosis: 18 (23.68%) HIV status - Negative: 83 (97.65%) --- COCAINE 2023 --- Source: https://gdc.georgia.gov/document/annual-statistical-reports/profile-inmate-drug-adm-cocaine-cy-2023/download DEMOGRAPHICS: Total admissions: 1,223 Male: 1,115 (91.17%) Female: 108 (8.83%) AGE DISTRIBUTION: Average age: 40.61 Median age: 40 Teens: 3 (0.25%) 20s: 143 (11.69%) 30s: 443 (36.22%) 40s: 410 (33.52%) 50s: 175 (14.31%) 60s+: 48 (3.92%) RACE: Black: 1002 (81.93%) White: 189 (15.45%) Hispanic: 27 (2.21%) PRIMARY OFFENSE CATEGORY: Violent: 0 (0%) Drug: 0 (0%) Property: 0 (0%) Sex offense: 0 (0%) Other: 1 (0.08%) OTHER CHARACTERISTICS: Marital status - Unmarried: 836 (68.36%), Married: 123 (10.06%) No prior incarceration: 387 (100%) Average sentence: 40.61 years Education mode grade: 42 HEALTH: Mental health - No diagnosis: 15 (15.63%) HIV status - Negative: N/A (N/A%) --- COCAINE 2022 --- Source: https://gdc.georgia.gov/document/annual-statistical-reports/profile-inmate-drug-adm-cocaine-cy-2022/download DEMOGRAPHICS: Total admissions: 1,272 Male: 1,186 (93.24%) Female: 86 (6.76%) AGE DISTRIBUTION: Average age: 39.41 Median age: 39 Teens: 1 (0.08%) 20s: 189 (14.86%) 30s: 497 (39.07%) 40s: 388 (30.5%) 50s: 151 (11.87%) 60s+: 40 (3.14%) RACE: Black: 1051 (82.63%) White: 195 (15.33%) Hispanic: 18 (1.42%) PRIMARY OFFENSE CATEGORY: Violent: 0 (0%) Drug: 0 (0%) Property: 0 (0%) Sex offense: 0 (0%) Other: 6 (0.47%) OTHER CHARACTERISTICS: Marital status - Unmarried: 914 (71.86%), Married: 134 (10.53%) No prior incarceration: 272 (22.67%) Average sentence: 39.41 years Education mode grade: 39 ================================================================================ METHAMPHETAMINE================================================================================ --- METHAMPHETAMINE 2025 --- Source: https://gdc.georgia.gov/document/annual-statistical-reports/profile-inmate-drug-adm-meth-cy-2025/download DEMOGRAPHICS: Total admissions: 3,018 Male: 2,421 (80.22%) Female: 597 (19.78%) AGE DISTRIBUTION: Average age: 41.16 Median age: 40 Teens: 7 (0.23%) 20s: 357 (11.83%) 30s: 109 (36.75%) 40s: 944 (31.28%) 50s: 457 (15.14%) 60s+: 137 (4.54%) RACE: Black: 897 (29.72%) White: 17 (0.56%) Hispanic: 146 (4.84%) PRIMARY OFFENSE CATEGORY: Violent: 707 (23.43%) Drug: 0 (0%) Property: 504 (16.7%) Sex offense: 66 (2.19%) Other: 4 (0.13%) OTHER CHARACTERISTICS: Marital status - Unmarried: N/A (N/A%), Married: 389 (12.89%) No prior incarceration: 433 (16.9%) Average sentence: 41.16 years Education mode grade: 38 HEALTH: Mental health - No diagnosis: 94 (18.54%) HIV status - Negative: 347 (98.86%) --- METHAMPHETAMINE 2024 --- Source: https://gdc.georgia.gov/document/annual-statistical-reports/profile-inmate-drug-adm-meth-cy-2024/download DEMOGRAPHICS: Total admissions: 3,225 Male: 2,683 (83.19%) Female: 542 (16.81%) AGE DISTRIBUTION: Average age: 40.66 Median age: 40 Teens: 1 (0.03%) 20s: 415 (12.87%) 30s: 204 (37.33%) 40s: 15 (31.47%) 50s: 441 (13.67%) 60s+: 133 (4.12%) RACE: Black: 862 (26.73%) White: 9 (0.28%) Hispanic: 115 (3.57%) PRIMARY OFFENSE CATEGORY: Violent: 782 (24.25%) Drug: 0 (0%) Property: 510 (15.81%) Sex offense: 61 (1.89%) Other: 1 (0.03%) OTHER CHARACTERISTICS: Marital status - Unmarried: N/A (N/A%), Married: 397 (12.31%) No prior incarceration: 360 (12.72%) Average sentence: 40.66 years Education mode grade: 35 HEALTH: Mental health - No diagnosis: 92 (19.49%) HIV status - Negative: 490 (99.19%) --- METHAMPHETAMINE 2023 --- Source: https://gdc.georgia.gov/document/annual-statistical-reports/profile-inmate-drug-adm-meth-cy-2023/download DEMOGRAPHICS: Total admissions: 3,509 Male: 2,854 (81.33%) Female: 655 (18.67%) AGE DISTRIBUTION: Average age: 39.74 Median age: 39 Teens: 4 (0.11%) 20s: 554 (15.79%) 30s: 326 (37.79%) 40s: 19 (29.04%) 50s: 483 (13.76%) 60s+: 119 (3.39%) RACE: Black: 807 (23%) White: 8 (0.23%) Hispanic: 88 (2.51%) PRIMARY OFFENSE CATEGORY: Violent: 818 (23.31%) Drug: 0 (0%) Property: 615 (17.53%) Sex offense: 71 (2.02%) Other: 3 (0.09%) OTHER CHARACTERISTICS: Marital status - Unmarried: N/A (N/A%), Married: 445 (12.68%) No prior incarceration: 403 (13.75%) Average sentence: 39.74 years Education mode grade: 34 HEALTH: Mental health - No diagnosis: 89 (16.3%) HIV status - Negative: 629 (99.37%) --- METHAMPHETAMINE 2022 --- Source: https://gdc.georgia.gov/document/annual-statistical-reports/profile-inmate-drug-adm-meth-cy-2022/download DEMOGRAPHICS: Total admissions: 3,703 Male: 3,034 (81.93%) Female: 669 (18.07%) AGE DISTRIBUTION: Average age: 39.19 Median age: 38 Teens: 10 (0.27%) 20s: 628 (16.96%) 30s: 423 (38.43%) 40s: 80 (29.17%) 50s: 433 (11.69%) 60s+: 121 (3.27%) RACE: Black: 779 (21.04%) White: 11 (0.3%) Hispanic: 106 (2.86%) PRIMARY OFFENSE CATEGORY: Violent: 837 (22.6%) Drug: 0 (0%) Property: 629 (16.99%) Sex offense: 81 (2.19%) Other: 4 (0.11%) OTHER CHARACTERISTICS: Marital status - Unmarried: N/A (N/A%), Married: 518 (13.99%) No prior incarceration: 288 (100%) Average sentence: 39.19 years Education mode grade: 36 HEALTH: Mental health - No diagnosis: 119 (21.44%) HIV status - Negative: 643 (99.08%) ================================================================================ ANY DRUG ADMISSION================================================================================ --- ANY DRUG ADMISSION 2025 --- Source: https://gdc.georgia.gov/document/annual-statistical-reports/profile-inmate-drug-adm-any-cy-2025/download DEMOGRAPHICS: Total admissions: 5,163 Male: 4,367 (84.58%) Female: 796 (15.42%) AGE DISTRIBUTION: Average age: 39.33 Median age: 38 Teens: 17 (0.33%) 20s: 932 (18.05%) 30s: 882 (36.45%) 40s: 440 (27.89%) 50s: 661 (12.8%) 60s+: 216 (4.18%) RACE: Black: 2594 (50.24%) White: 2330 (45.13%) Hispanic: 215 (4.16%) PRIMARY OFFENSE CATEGORY: Violent: 0 (0%) Drug: 0 (0%) Property: 0 (0%) Sex offense: 0 (0%) Other: 6 (0.12%) OTHER CHARACTERISTICS: Marital status - Unmarried: N/A (N/A%), Married: 614 (11.89%) No prior incarceration: 1 (0.02%) Average sentence: 39.33 years Education mode grade: 33 --- ANY DRUG ADMISSION 2024 --- Source: https://gdc.georgia.gov/document/annual-statistical-reports/profile-inmate-drug-adm-any-cy-2024/download DEMOGRAPHICS: Total admissions: 5,560 Male: 4,805 (86.42%) Female: 755 (13.58%) AGE DISTRIBUTION: Average age: 38.95 Median age: 38 Teens: 22 (0.4%) 20s: 56 (18.99%) 30s: 23 (36.38%) 40s: 520 (27.34%) 50s: 692 (12.45%) 60s+: 219 (3.94%) RACE: Black: 2637 (47.43%) White: 2703 (48.62%) Hispanic: 185 (3.33%) PRIMARY OFFENSE CATEGORY: Violent: 0 (0%) Drug: 0 (0%) Property: 0 (0%) Sex offense: 0 (0%) Other: 3 (0.05%) OTHER CHARACTERISTICS: Marital status - Unmarried: N/A (N/A%), Married: 613 (11.03%) No prior incarceration: 279 (5.66%) Average sentence: 38.95 years Education mode grade: 33 ================================================================================ YEAR-OVER-YEAR TRENDS ================================================================================ Comparing key metrics across available years for each drug type. --- MARIJUANA TRENDS --- Year | Admissions | Avg Age | Black% | Violent% | Drug% | Unmarried% | No Prior% 2025 | 1180 | 34.26 | 77.71% | 45.17% | 27.8% | 66.53% | 3.87% 2024 | 1241 | 34.26 | 78.32% | 42.87% | 32.07% | 63.9% | 2.67% 2023 | 1317 | 34.16 | 75.55% | 38.27% | 34.62% | 64.31% | 2.78% 2022 | 1367 | 33.73 | 73.88% | N/A% | N/A% | 65.18% | 100% --- COCAINE TRENDS --- Year | Admissions | Avg Age | Black% | Violent% | Drug% | Unmarried% | No Prior% 2025 | 1086 | 41.43 | 84.44% | 33.7% | 38.03% | 68.42% | 100% 2024 | 1216 | 41.2 | 82.15% | 31.74% | 40.95% | 65.3% | 95.71% 2023 | 1223 | 40.61 | 81.93% | N/A% | N/A% | 68.36% | 100% 2022 | 1272 | 39.41 | 82.63% | N/A% | N/A% | 71.86% | 22.67% --- METHAMPHETAMINE TRENDS --- Year | Admissions | Avg Age | Black% | Violent% | Drug% | Unmarried% | No Prior% 2025 | 3018 | 41.16 | 29.72% | 23.43% | N/A% | N/A% | 16.9% 2024 | 3225 | 40.66 | 26.73% | 24.25% | N/A% | N/A% | 12.72% 2023 | 3509 | 39.74 | 23% | 23.31% | N/A% | N/A% | 13.75% 2022 | 3703 | 39.19 | 21.04% | 22.6% | N/A% | N/A% | 100% --- ANY DRUG ADMISSION TRENDS --- Year | Admissions | Avg Age | Black% | Violent% | Drug% | Unmarried% | No Prior% 2025 | 5163 | 39.33 | 50.24% | N/A% | N/A% | N/A% | 0.02% 2024 | 5560 | 38.95 | 47.43% | N/A% | N/A% | N/A% | 5.66% ================================================================================ DATA SOURCES AND METHODOLOGY ================================================================================ Source: GDC "Drug Admission Profile" reports URL: https://gdc.georgia.gov/organization/about-gdc/statistical-trend-reports Published: Annually by Georgia Department of Corrections (one report per drug type) These reports profile people entering Georgia state prisons who had a connection to a specific drug type. The "connection" may be: - Primary offense was drug-related for that substance - Drug test at admission was positive for that substance - Drug history includes that substance IMPORTANT NOTES: - An individual may appear in MULTIPLE drug type profiles (e.g., someone with both marijuana and cocaine factors appears in both reports) - The "Any Drug" category captures all drug-related admissions regardless of type - Not all years have data for all drug types (any_drug data starts 2024) - Health data (mental health, HIV) is based on assessed/tested population only, which may be a subset of total admissions ================================================================================ RELATED RESOURCES ================================================================================ - GDC Statistics Overview: https://gps.press/gdc-statistics/ - Machine-readable statistics: https://gps.press/statistics-data/ - Length of stay / parole data: https://gps.press/los-data/ - Release statistics: https://gps.press/release-statistics-data/ - AI Content Index: https://gps.press/ai-index/ ================================================================================ END OF DRUG ADMISSION PROFILES DATA ================================================================================