# Georgia’s prison crisis is no accident

> A 2025 Department of Justice investigation concluded that conditions in Georgia's state prisons violate the Eighth Amendment, citing systemic violence, decay, and staff shortages. The report documente…

**Published**: 2026-06-02
**Source**: https://gps.press/gps-news/georgias-prison-crisis-is-no-accident/
**Author**: GPS Staff

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A 2025 Department of Justice investigation concluded that conditions in Georgia's state prisons violate the Eighth Amendment, citing systemic violence, decay, and staff shortages. The report documented 142 homicides from 2018 to 2023 and 150 inmate suicides from 2018 to 2022. Georgia Department of Corrections Commissioner Tyrone Oliver dismissed these deaths, stating, "One is bad. But it's not as bad…