Georgia Prison Mortality Statistics
Georgia’s prison system remains one of the deadliest in the United States. The U.S. Department of Justice’s 2024 findings report concluded that Georgia prisons are experiencing “among the most severe violations of constitutional rights in the nation.” Yet the state provides little transparency about how many people are dying—or why.
Families often learn of a loved one’s death days or even weeks later. Causes of death are frequently omitted, delayed, or misclassified. And official GDC numbers rarely match what prisoners, whistleblowers, or hospital staff report.
That is why GPS maintains this page.
Every death listed here represents a human life, and every entry reflects the failures of a system that neither protects nor rehabilitates the people in its custody.
Many of these deaths were violent. Many were medical neglect. Some are from or complicated by nutritional deficiencies. Some remain unexplained.
But none of them should be invisible.
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Deaths by Cause
Deaths by Year
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🕯️ In Memory
Behind every row in this table is a person who was loved, missed, and deserved safety and dignity.
We keep this record so their names are not forgotten—and so Georgia cannot continue to hide the true cost of its prison system.
GPS updates this record regularly as new information becomes available. If you have information about a death not listed here—or corrections to existing entries—please contact us so we can document it accurately.
Related Investigations & Resources
These deaths are part of a much larger pattern of violence, medical neglect, and state-level cover-ups. These GPS investigations provide additional context and deeper reporting:
Lethal Negligence: The Hidden Death Toll in Georgia’s Prisons
A sweeping investigation into Georgia’s rising prison death rates and the GDC’s systemic underreporting.
Shows how homicides, suicides, and “unknown causes” are deliberately concealed through misclassification and delayed autopsies.
Violence and Corruption Unleashed: The Truth About Washington State Prison
An inside look at one of Georgia’s most violent prisons.
Reveals staff complicity, gang-controlled dorms, and a pattern of preventable murders and medical neglect.
Left for Dead: The Tragic Story of Jamie Shahan
A detailed account of a young man who begged for medical care before dying of entirely preventable causes.
Shows how Georgia’s prisons routinely ignore medical emergencies until it’s too late.
Buried Truth: The Story of Roy Mason Morris
Documents a man whose family wasn’t notified of his death for two months — and whose burial site the state cannot identify.
Exposes GDC’s failures in notification, medical care, and record-keeping.
Your Rights and the GDC’s Responsibilities When an Inmate Dies
A guide to help families understand what Georgia law requires after a death in custody.
Explains autopsy rights, death certificates, notifications, and what to do when the prison refuses to give answers.
In and Out: The Lives Destroyed by the GDC
The story of Almir Harris and others who died from medical neglect while staff watched.
Shows how the system cycles people through neglect, untreated illness, and preventable death.
A summary of the core structural failures that fuel Georgia’s prison violence crisis.
Offers clear, realistic solutions the state refuses to adopt.
The Deterrence Myth: Georgia’s Harsh Sentencing Backfired
Explains how Georgia’s “tough on crime” era increased violence rather than reducing it.
Connects sentencing policy to overcrowding, staff shortages, and rising mortality.
Latest News About Georgia Prisons
A regularly updated feed of all reporting related to Georgia prisons.
Includes new investigations, policy updates, and breaking stories.
