Normalization: The Principle That Changes Everything
Georgia’s prisons aren’t “broken” — they’re illegal.The Constitution says the punishment is the loss of liberty, not starvation, violence, neglect, or death.
Yet every day, Georgia piles on punishments no judge ever ordered.Every other developed nation treats prison as a place...
Why Georgia Must Create a Liberty Interest in Parole
Georgia’s parole system is broken because people have no enforceable right to release — even when they do everything asked of them. Creating a liberty interest in parole would finally bring fairness, transparency, and real hope to thousands of families...
Georgia’s 2026 Legislative Session: A Second Chance for Real Parole Reform
Georgia’s 2026 legislative session could finally bring transparency and fairness to parole. With SB 25 and the new *Second Chance Parole Reform Act of 2026*, advocates are demanding written explanations, video hearings, and real opportunities for release. Learn how families...
The Price of Staying Close: Families Pay the Cost of a Broken System
Across Georgia, families are going broke just to keep their loved ones alive and connected behind bars. From elderly grandparents skipping meals to mothers living on disability, the human cost of Georgia’s prison economy runs far deeper than commissary prices...
The Classification Crisis: How Four Medium Security Prisons are Killing People
Georgia has secretly packed four medium security prisons with close security inmates at rates up to 10 times higher than other facilities—creating a deadly mismatch that’s killing people. GPS obtained data showing Dooly, Wilcox, Calhoun, and Washington State Prisons now...
The Price of Love: How Georgia’s Prisons Bleed Families Dry
For many families in Georgia, having a loved one behind bars doesn’t mean only missing birthdays and phone calls—it means chronic financial strain. A new national study finds that families who provide direct support to incarcerated relatives spend on average...
When Warnings Go Ignored: How Georgia’s Prison Deaths Became Predictable—and Preventable
GEORGIA’S PRISON DEATHS AREN’T ACCIDENTS—THEY’RE POLICY CHOICES
By September 2025, Georgia’s prisons had already outpaced last year’s homicide total. The DOJ called it “deliberate indifference.” We call it what it is: preventable.
Georgia pours $1.6 billion into new walls while people inside...
Georgia’s Prison Commissary Extortion: Convenience Store Rejects Sold at Premium Prices for $47 Million
Stewart Distribution supplies convenience stores across Georgia with chips, honey buns, and ramen. When products approach expiration, stores pull them from shelves. Where do those products go?Back to Stewart’s warehouse in Blackshear—then straight to Georgia’s prisons at premium prices.The result:...
Death by Neglect: The Hidden Deaths Inside Georgia Prisons
At Georgia’s main prison, men are dying from neglect—not executions. The sick go untreated, suicides are ignored, and bodies vanish from the record. These aren’t isolated cases—they’re the rule. Read how Georgia’s prison system erases the dead and silences the...
Prisneyland: What Prison Should Be
California is proving what real reform looks like.
At Valley State Prison, there were zero homicides and only one serious violent incident last year.
In Georgia, there were 333 deaths and more than 100 murders.
The difference? California invests in education and rehabilitation...