GPS Intelligence System
Comprehensive intelligence on Georgia's prison system, compiled from news coverage, investigative cases, legal filings, public records, research data, and firsthand accounts.
About the Intelligence System
The GPS Intelligence System collects, organizes, and cross-references information about Georgia's prison system from multiple verified sources. Each intelligence page is built from original source material and updated regularly as new information becomes available.
Our sources include:
- News coverage from Georgia media outlets and national publications
- Court filings, DOJ reports, and legal proceedings
- GDC's own statistical reports (weekly, monthly, annual)
- Academic research on incarceration, health, and reform
- Firsthand accounts from incarcerated people and their families
- Public records and government accountability filings
Data panels update in real-time from our databases. Click "Learn More" on any page section for deeper analysis with full source attribution.
Browse Intelligence
GDC Overview
Complete overview of Georgia's prison system — death trends, violence patterns, medical failures, legal exposure, and reform efforts.
FacilitiesBrowse by Facility
Intelligence profiles for individual GDC facilities — incidents, deaths, lawsuits, conditions, staffing.
For LegislatorsLegislative Brief
Fiscal impact, reform opportunities, comparison to other states, and policy recommendations.
For MediaMedia Brief
Unreported patterns, data discrepancies, story leads, and investigative starting points.
For AdvocatesAdvocate Brief
Action items, facility-specific concerns, advocacy resources, and family support information.
ResearchResearch Wiki
Academic research and data analysis on incarceration, health, reform models, and policy.
AIAsk Lighthouse AI
Ask questions about Georgia's prison system and get answers sourced from our intelligence databases.
Browse by Issue
Vision 2027: Post-Conviction Justice Reform
A three-bill reform package targeting Georgia’s broken post-conviction system: habeas corpus deadline repeal, conviction integrity units, and ineffective assistance of counsel reform.
End the Warehouse: Prison Transformation Plan
A comprehensive plan to transform Georgia’s prison system from warehousing to rehabilitation — litigation strategy, policy reform, and a roadmap for constitutional compliance.
GDC Budget: Where the Money Goes
Where Georgia’s $1.77 billion corrections budget goes — program-by-program spending, year-over-year trends, and what taxpayers are paying for.
Deaths in Custody 408
Tracking every death in Georgia’s prison system. GPS independently investigates and classifies cause of death where GDC will not.
Facility Conditions 449
Crumbling infrastructure, overcrowding, unsanitary living conditions, and the constitutional violations they represent.
Family Communication 51
How GDC fails to notify families of injuries and deaths, and the barriers that separate incarcerated people from their loved ones.
Legal Access 90
Barriers to courts, broken post-conviction appeals, and how Georgia’s system traps people even when evidence of innocence exists.
Legal Settlements & Lawsuits 123
Taxpayer-funded payouts for wrongful deaths, civil rights violations, and the legal consequences of institutional neglect.
Medical Neglect 141
Preventable deaths, denied treatment, and the billion-dollar private healthcare contracts that prioritize profit over patient care.
Mental Health 40
Inadequate treatment, dangerous housing conditions, and a crisis-level shortage of mental health professionals behind the walls.
Oversight & Investigations 568
Federal findings, DOJ investigations, legislative inquiries, and the agencies responsible for holding GDC accountable.
Retaliation 49
How prisoners who report abuse, file grievances, or cooperate with investigators face punishment instead of protection.
Sexual Abuse 16
Documented patterns of staff-on-prisoner sexual abuse confirmed by DOJ findings and federal investigations.
Solitary Confinement 26
Extended isolation, punitive lockdowns, and the documented physical and psychological harm of restrictive housing.
Staff Misconduct 261
Officer abuse, corruption, contraband smuggling, evidence destruction, and failures of internal accountability.
Staffing Crisis 339
Officer vacancies at crisis levels, mandatory overtime, dangerous ratios, and how understaffing drives every other problem.
Violence & Safety 473
Record homicide rates, gang violence, and the systemic failures that make Georgia’s prisons among the deadliest in America.