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O.C.G.A. § 42-9-39 — Restrictions on relief for person serving a second life sentence

(a) The provisions of this Code section shall be binding upon the board in granting pardons and paroles, notwithstanding any other provisions of this article or any other law relating to the powers of the board. (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (

The Sleeping Giants: Two Georgia Statutes That Could Unlock Post-Conviction Justice

Investigation of two Georgia statutes that could reform post-conviction justice, examining how courts have narrowed the miscarriage of justice exception despite mandatory legislative language.

Lifers and Life Without Parole — GDC Statisticsdirect answer

People serving life and life without parole: counts, age, health, offence and race breakdowns.

Better Chances

A Georgia prisoner serving life without parole shares his journey of personal transformation through faith, education, and helping others despite harsh prison conditions.

Post-Conviction Procedure in All Fifty States: The Full Record

A fifty-state reference table comparing post-conviction procedures, including rules on ineffective assistance claims, filing deadlines, appointed counsel, and capital cases.

Legal Settlements & Lawsuits

A GPS Intelligence brief compiling Georgia prison legal settlements since 2008, including large wrongful-death and excessive-force payouts, the 2024 DOJ pattern-or-practice findings, and ongoing federal civil rights litigation over medical neglect and communications restrictions.

The Sleeping Giants, Argued: A Right With No Forum

Analysis of Georgia's void-judgment statute and the legal remedies available to challenge void convictions under O.C.G.A. § 17-9-4.