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...
Georgia’s “Hardened” Solution: Another Fortress Instead of Reform
Georgia is spending hundreds of millions on new “hardened” prisons while people inside are starving, dying, and losing hope.The state calls it reform, but it’s really just repackaged repression — concrete solutions to moral failures. The Department of Justice has...
Georgia Supreme Court Opens Door for Prisoners to Challenge Convictions Based on Outdated Science
Georgia prisoners convicted on discredited forensic evidence now have precedent for new trials. Southern Center for Human Rights wins landmark Smith case...
Parole: A Promise Broken — and How Georgia Can Make It Right
Parole isn’t mercy—it’s a promise. A promise that if you do the work, you can come home. Families across Georgia have waited years for the system to keep that promise. It’s time for the state to restore trust and fairness...
Starved and Silenced: The Hidden Crisis Inside Georgia Prisons
“My son went in weighing 180 pounds. Now he looks like he belongs in a concentration camp.”Across Georgia’s prisons, men and women are wasting away — surviving on a few spoonfuls of grits, bologna, and moldy air. The Department of...
Sheqweetta Vaughan’s Death at Arrendale Prison: Another Tragedy of Neglect in Georgia
On July 9, 2025, Sheqweetta Vaughan, a 32-year-old mother incarcerated at Lee Arrendale State Prison in Georgia, was found dead in her cell. By the time staff discovered her, her body was already decomposing. Her death is not only a...