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O.C.G.A. § 42-4-7 — Maintenance of inmate records; earned time allowances

(a) The sheriff shall keep a record of all persons committed to the jail of the county of which he or she is sheriff. This record shall contain the name of the person committed, such person’s age, sex, race, under what process such person was committed and fro

"There Is No Good Time": Georgia's Prisons Are in Crisis, and the State Won't Let People Earn Their Way Home

An investigative piece arguing Georgia's prisons are in crisis, citing Justice Department findings, homicide counts, overcrowding figures, and the state's sentencing laws that bar earned time for many prisoners. It contrasts the Corrections Department's fact sheet on performance credits with the Parole Handbook's statement that no good time is applied.

What Real Rehabilitation Requires

Six evidence-based components Georgia's prison system needs to implement real rehabilitation: programming, budget allocation, earned credits, paid work, reentry support, and independent oversight.

What other states do: Earned time, sentence review, Nordic release

A briefing-room page for legislators, staff and reporters comparing how other states handle earned time, sentence review and Nordic-style release. An intro video is still in production, so the page currently shows only a summary of what it will cover.

Who’s the Real Criminal? How Georgia Steals money

Investigation of how Georgia's Department of Corrections generates revenue from incarcerated people through commissary markups, phone call commissions, package fees, and account charges.

Emanuel Unit S_50001266 - Unknown/N/A State Prison

Food safety inspection scores and violation history for Emanuel Unit, a Georgia state prison with 81 inmates, including analysis of how high grades may mask actual kitchen sanitation problems.