News Category: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Georgia needs better prison oversight and accountability Americans rely on our justice system to hold those accountable who violate the law and cause harm to their fellow citizens. But who is responsible for holding the justice system accountable when it falls short of its own standards? Recently, Congress provided a partial answer by overwhelmingly passing …

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Locked up but not stopped: Georgia prisoners run drug-trafficking networks Editor’s note: This story was updated in August 2024 to include information on several additional drug trafficking networks prosecuted in 2023-2024. When federal prosecutors announced their massive Operation Ghost Busted case, the charges revealed a startling reality: the massive drug trafficking operation had a home …

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Making Georgia’s prisons safer for workers, inmates and communities The reports and books on prison reform could fill a small library, so it seems odd to offer to the Georgia Department of Corrections, the Georgia Legislature and the governor suggestions on how to improve conditions within our state’s prisons. Surely, they’ve heard it all before, …

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Editor’s note: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is not identifying the inmate who wrote this essay for his safety. As an educated inmate with more than 15 years of experience in the Georgia prison system, I believe I can offer valuable insights to the Georgia State Senate’s study committee on current prison issues. The root causes of …

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