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Searches and Contraband Control | GDC Policy Library

Georgia Department of Corrections policies defining contraband categories and establishing procedures for searches, seizures, and property possession across state, private, and county facilities.

Mail and Correspondence: Incoming, Outgoing, Legal Mail, Contraband, and Rejected Mail | GDC Policy Library

Georgia Department of Corrections policies governing incoming and outgoing mail for incarcerated people, including rules for privileged mail, contraband detection, and mail rejection procedures.

Georgia's Tier Segregation System

Documentation of Georgia's four-tier segregation system for prisoners, including Tier I, Tier II, Tier III Special Management Unit, and STEP programmes, with available capacity and population data.

Risk Assessment and Reduction: GDC Policy on Risk-Needs Assessments, Programming Assignments, Evidence-Based Practices, and Progress Measurement | GDC Policy Library

GDC policy requirements for risk assessment using the Next Generation Assessment (NGA), programming assignments, security classification, and progress measurement across Georgia prisons.

Grievance Process: How Offenders File Grievances, Timelines, Levels of Review, Retaliation Prohibitions, and Exhaustion Requirements | GDC Policy Library

Georgia Department of Corrections grievance procedures for offenders, including filing methods, review levels, timelines, and retaliation protections under SOP 227.02.

Who Are the Victims: The Statute That Erases Them

Georgia law bars incarcerated people from receiving crime victim compensation, even when injured by state negligence or abuse. Three statutes work together to exclude prisoners from the state's victim compensation program.