The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) announced the installation of new ModCorr MaxMod modular housing units at four facilities and one modular Medical Intensive Infirmary (MII) unit at Johnson State Prison, adding a total of 524 beds. The project, announced at a ceremony on July 21st, is part of GDC’s broader effort to strengthen correctional …
The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) has stated that a viral TikTok video appearing to show a flooded cell inside a state prison is fake. The video, which circulated online, prompted an official response from the GDC denying its authenticity. The department has not provided specific details on how the video was fabricated or whether …
The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on July 21 for a new Medical Intensive Infirmary at Johnson State Prison, marking the completion of a statewide modular construction program. The initiative, developed with ModCorr, added 504 maximum-security beds across eight housing units at five GDC facilities and 20 medical beds in the …
The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) has stated that a viral TikTok video purportedly showing a flooded cell inside a state prison is fake. The video, which circulated on social media, prompted an official response from the GDC denying its authenticity. The department did not specify which facility the video was alleged to depict, but …
The Georgia Department of Corrections stated that a viral TikTok video showing a flooded cell at Valdosta State Prison was staged by an inmate, who they said flooded his own cell after being placed in lockdown for possessing contraband cell phones. The department denied the inmate’s claims of poor living conditions. The article also notes …
A Gwinnett County judge has granted a new trial to Danyel Smith, who was convicted more than two decades ago in the shaken-baby death of his 2-month-old son, Chandler. Smith has consistently maintained his innocence, and his defense team has sought to present new evidence they believe could exonerate him. In 2023, Gwinnett prosecutors offered …
A new report from the advocacy group FWD.us estimates that having a loved one in prison or jail costs families across the U.S. nearly $350 billion annually, roughly four times the government’s operating costs for the system. On average, families spend about $4,000 per year on incarcerated relatives for phone calls, travel, and commissary items, …
A Baldwin County grand jury has indicted five men on unrelated sex crime charges, according to records filed in the Baldwin County Superior Court Clerk’s Office. Among the defendants, David Allen Barber faces one count of child molestation and one count of enticing a child for indecent purposes. In a case with a direct Georgia …
There is currently a petition circulating to fire the Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Corrections. Georgia Prisoners’ Speak takes no position on this. There is a crisis in the Georgia prison system. We applaud those wanting change—it’s needed. With certainty, we can tell you what firing the commissioner will not do. It will not …
The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) is investigating the death of inmate Kristi Perkins at Pulaski State Prison, with the cause of death currently undetermined. Perkins died on July 12, and officials reported no signs of an altercation or foul play. Her body has been sent to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab for …