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Georgia's prison death rate is 70% higher than the national average, with over 1,500 deaths in state custody since 2020. Homicides and suicides far exceed national rates.
An inmate died at Coastal State Prison in Georgia on Sunday. The Georgia Department of Corrections confirmed the death to WTOC.
Georgia has paid $50.6 million to settle 261 prison death and injury claims across 31 facilities from 2008–2025, based on state records.
Georgia prison homicides reached record levels with 13 deaths investigated as homicides in early 2024, as lawmakers work on prison system reforms.
Georgia's state prisons recorded 156 deaths in the first six months of 2024, including at least 24 homicides, putting the system on track for its deadliest year on record.
Georgia's Department of Corrections has stopped releasing monthly reports on inmate deaths as prison homicides spike, now withholding manner of death information until medical examiners complete investigations.