How to Use GPS Data with AI Tools

A Guide for Families, Advocates, and Researchers

Georgia Prisoners’ Speak doesn’t just publish investigations — we publish the data behind them. GPS maintains a growing library of machine-readable data pages — currently thirteen and counting — specifically designed to work with AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and others. That means anyone — families, advocates, researchers, journalists, or lawmakers — can analyze Georgia Department of Corrections data in plain English, without coding skills or statistical training.

This guide explains what machine-readable data is, how to use it, and what questions you can start asking today.

What Are Machine-Readable Data Pages?

Most web pages are designed for human eyes: formatted text, images, navigation menus. Machine-readable pages strip all of that away and present raw, structured data that AI tools can instantly process and analyze.

GPS maintains thirteen machine-readable data pages covering everything from facility populations and mortality statistics to commissary pricing, drug admission profiles, and in-depth research collections. These pages are updated regularly using official GDC reports, public records, and GPS’s own investigative databases.

When you give one of these URLs to an AI chatbot, the AI can read the entire dataset in seconds and answer questions, spot trends, make comparisons, and generate summaries that would take a human researcher hours to produce.

How to Use GPS Data in Any AI Tool

The process is simple — no technical skills required.

Step 1: Pick a data page. Choose from the list below based on what you want to know about.

Step 2: Open any AI chatbot. This works with ChatGPT, Claude, Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, or any AI assistant that can read web links.

Step 3: Paste the URL and ask your question in plain English.

That’s it. The AI reads the data and gives you an answer.

Start Here: The AI Content Index

If you’re not sure where to begin, start with the GPS AI Content Index:

https://gps.press/ai-index/

This single page gives an AI tool a complete overview of GPS — quick statistics, key investigations, a directory of every data page, and answers to the most common questions about Georgia’s prison system. For general questions, this one page is often all you need.

Go Deeper: Individual Data Pages

The AI Content Index is a map — it tells the AI what GPS covers and where to find it. But it doesn’t contain every detail from every dataset. When you need to dig into a specific topic, use the individual data page for that subject.

For example, the AI Index can tell an AI that Georgia had 295 deaths in custody in 2025. But if you want to know the name, facility, date, and cause of death for each one, you need the Mortality Data page. If you want to compare population versus capacity at every facility, you need the Facilities Data page.

Think of it this way: The AI Index is your starting point. The individual data pages are where you go for the deep dive.

The Complete Data Library

Here is every machine-readable page GPS maintains, with a brief description of what each contains:

AI Content Index — https://gps.press/ai-index/

Overview of GPS, quick stats, key articles, and a directory of all data resources. Best starting point for general questions.

Statistics Data — https://gps.press/statistics-data/

Comprehensive GDC population statistics including demographics, security classifications, health status, and trends over time.

Facilities Data — https://gps.press/facilities-data/

Every GDC facility with current population, capacity, security level, and location. Essential for overcrowding and capacity analysis.

Mortality Data — https://gps.press/mortality-data/

Individual death records in GDC custody since 2020, including names, facilities, dates, and causes of death where available.

Release Statistics Data — https://gps.press/release-statistics-data/

Detailed breakdown of how people leave GDC custody — parole, max-out, death — with demographics and time-served analysis.

Length of Stay Data — https://gps.press/los-data/

34 years of parole and sentencing data across 304 offense categories. Tracks how parole rates, sentences, and time served have changed since 1992.

Drug Admission Profiles — https://gps.press/drug-data/

Demographics and characteristics of people admitted to GDC for drug offenses (marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine), covering 2022–2025.

Commissary Pricing Data — https://gps.press/commissary-data/

518 products with wholesale and retail pricing, markup percentages, and sales volume. Documents the $47 million annual commissary economy.

Blog Data — https://gps.press/blog-data/

GPS opinion and commentary posts. Note: Use the Featured Articles Index for investigative journalism, not this page.

GPS News Data — https://gps.press/gps-news-data/

Aggregated external news coverage related to Georgia’s prison system.

FAQ Index — https://gps.press/faq-index/

Frequently asked questions and answers about Georgia’s prisons, GDC policies, and family resources.

Featured Articles Index — https://gps.press/featured-index/

Complete index of GPS investigations and featured reporting with summaries and links.

GPS Research Library — https://gps.press/research/

A growing collection of in-depth research on specific topics affecting Georgia’s prison system. Each collection contains verified data points, statistics, named entities, and cited sources extracted from official reports, journalism, and GPS investigations. Current collections cover topics including drug trafficking and overdose deaths in Georgia prisons. Browse available research at the link above, or ask GPS Lighthouse AI to search the library for you.

Example Prompts to Try

Here are real questions you can ask by pasting a GPS data URL into any AI chatbot. Copy and paste these directly — they work as written.

For Families

“Read https://gps.press/facilities-data/ and tell me about conditions and population at [facility name].”
“Using https://gps.press/los-data/, how long do people typically serve for [offense] in Georgia?”
“Read https://gps.press/faq-index/ and explain how the parole process works in Georgia.”

For Advocates and Journalists

“Read https://gps.press/mortality-data/ and summarize death trends across Georgia prisons in 2024 and 2025. Which facilities had the most deaths?”
“Using https://gps.press/facilities-data/, which Georgia prisons are the most overcrowded relative to their capacity?”
“Read https://gps.press/statistics-data/ and https://gps.press/release-statistics-data/ and explain how Georgia’s release patterns have changed.”

For Researchers

“Analyze https://gps.press/los-data/ and compare parole rates in 1993 versus 2025. How has average time served changed across offense categories?”
“Read https://gps.press/commissary-data/ and calculate the average markup across all product categories. Which items have the highest markups?”
“Using https://gps.press/drug-data/, compare the demographics of marijuana versus methamphetamine admissions. Are there racial disparities?”
“Search the GPS Research Library at https://gps.press/research/ for data on drug overdose deaths in Georgia prisons. What are the key findings and trends?”

Power User Tip: Combine Multiple Pages

You can paste multiple URLs in a single prompt to cross-reference datasets:

“Read https://gps.press/facilities-data/ and https://gps.press/mortality-data/. Which overcrowded facilities also have the highest death rates?”
“Using https://gps.press/statistics-data/ and https://gps.press/los-data/, explain how Georgia’s prison population growth relates to changes in parole rates and time served.”

Tips for Getting the Best Results

Be specific. Instead of “tell me about Georgia prisons,” ask “how many people died at Macon State Prison in 2024?” Specific questions get better answers.

Ask follow-up questions. AI chatbots remember the context of your conversation. After your first question, you can ask “now break that down by facility” or “compare that to 2023” without re-pasting the URL.

Request citations. You can ask the AI to cite where in the data it found its answer. This is especially useful for research and advocacy.

Try different AI tools. Different chatbots may interpret data slightly differently. If one tool gives you an incomplete answer, try another.

Verify important claims. AI tools are powerful but imperfect. For any data you plan to use in legal filings, journalism, or policy advocacy, verify the AI’s answer against the original GPS data page or contact GPS directly.

GPS Lighthouse AI

If you’d prefer not to copy and paste URLs, GPS offers a dedicated AI assistant that’s already trained on our entire archive:

GPS Lighthouse AI

Lighthouse is pre-loaded with GPS data, investigations, the Research Library, and resources. Just ask your question — no URLs required. It’s the fastest way to get answers about Georgia’s prison system drawn from GPS’s full body of work.

About Georgia Prisoners’ Speak (GPS)

Georgia Prisoners’ Speak (GPS) is a nonprofit investigative newsroom built in partnership with incarcerated reporters, families, advocates, and data analysts. Operating independently from the Georgia Department of Corrections, GPS documents the truth the state refuses to acknowledge: extreme violence, fatal medical neglect, gang-controlled dorms, collapsed staffing, fraudulent reporting practices, and unconstitutional conditions across Georgia’s prisons.

Through confidential reporting channels, secure communication, evidence verification, public-records requests, legislative research, and professional investigative standards, GPS provides the transparency the system lacks. Our mission is to expose abuses, protect incarcerated people, support families, and push Georgia toward meaningful reform based on human rights, evidence, and public accountability.

Every article is part of a larger fight — to end the silence, reveal the truth, and demand justice.