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OPINION: The hellhole that is Georgia’s prison system screams for overhaul The state Senate this month authorized a committee to take a deep dive into Georgia’s murderous prison system. Just days later, the warden at Telfair State Prison got stabbed by an inmate during a shakedown by officials looking to unearth contraband in a dorm. …
Lawmakers eye a remake of the Georgia prison system With prison violence in Georgia at a crisis point, the state Senate has authorized a group of senators to take a fresh look at the Georgia Department of Corrections and identify ways to improve the troubled system. A new seven-member committee, approved unanimously by the Senate, …
This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this delivered to your inbox? Subscribe to future newsletters here. For decades, Louisiana had the nation’s highest rate of incarceration. And — given that the U.S. is among the most carceral countries on the planet — …
Credit: Grant Blankenship/GPB News Section Branding Header Content Georgia prisons are full and understaffed. Families of the incarcerated want that message heard Primary Content There are now almost 51,000 people incarcerated by the state of Georgia. That’s the highest number in 15 years. Meanwhile, the number of Georgia correctional officers is at its lowest this …
Georgia prison medical provider cites millions in extra costs due to violence The medical provider for the Georgia prison system backed out of its contract with the Department of Corrections last year after incurring more than $30 million in unanticipated costs, most due to the rampant violence in the state’s prisons, records obtained by The …
Prison system failures cost Georgia taxpayers millions Since 2018, the state has paid out nearly $20 million to settle claims involving death or injury to prisoners in facilities operated by the Georgia Department of Corrections. The cases involve a range of allegations, including improper medical care, the failure to protect prisoners from violent attacks and …
Opinion: Corrections chief: Georgia’s making progress on prison safety Editor’s note: This opinion piece resulted from a request the AJC made to the office of Gov. Brian Kemp, asking them to respond to an opinion piece about prison conditions written by a group of inmates that is also appearing today on ajc.com/opinion. When I was …
When Andrew Phillips took a job as a corrections officer at Georgia’s Smith State Prison in 2021, he was desperate for work. Shortly after he started, he noticed a problem. The prison housed about 1,500 men, and each shift was supposed to have 30 officers to guard them, but most days there were half that, …
He stole $11 million while inside a state prison. Now, he has an 11-year federal prison sentence The man who pulled off an astounding multi-million dollar heist from inside Georgia’s toughest state prison was sentenced Friday to more than 11 years in federal prison. In imposing the sentence of 135 months, U.S. District Court Judge …