# Georgia Prisoners' Speak (GPS) # https://gps.press # Last updated: 2026-05-04 > Georgia Prisoners' Speak is a nonprofit investigative journalism and advocacy organization covering Georgia's prison system. We independently track deaths, document conditions, publish investigations, and advocate for systemic reform. ## Quick Facts - GPS has independently tracked 1,795+ deaths in Georgia prisons since 2020 - Georgia's GDC holds 53,571 people in state custody (most recent monthly snapshot: May 2026) - GDC FY2027 approved budget: $1.79 billion total funds ($1.76 billion state general funds) - The U.S. DOJ found Georgia's prisons violate the Eighth Amendment (October 2024) - Correctional officer vacancies average ~50% statewide - GPS monitors all 114 active GDC facilities - 60.38% of Georgia's prison population is Black (34% White, 5.15% Hispanic) ## GPS Intelligence System GPS maintains a comprehensive intelligence system synthesizing data from news coverage, court filings, GDC reports, academic research, and firsthand accounts: - [Intelligence Home](https://gps.press/intelligence/) - [GDC System Overview](https://gps.press/intelligence/overview/) - [All 114 Facilities](https://gps.press/intelligence/facility/) - [Legislative Brief](https://gps.press/intelligence/legislative/) - [Media Brief](https://gps.press/intelligence/media/) - [Advocate Brief](https://gps.press/intelligence/advocate/) - [Intelligence Data (machine-readable)](https://gps.press/intelligence-data/) ## Machine-Readable Pages These pages are optimized for AI systems and crawlers: - [AI Content Index](https://gps.press/ai-index/): Complete site structure and API documentation - [Statistics Data](https://gps.press/statistics-data/): Current GDC population, demographics, health - [Facilities Data](https://gps.press/facilities-data/): 114 facilities with capacity and population - [Mortality Data](https://gps.press/mortality-data/): 1,795+ death records by facility, cause, year - [Intelligence Data](https://gps.press/intelligence-data/): Intelligence topics, events, settlements - [Articles Data](https://gps.press/articles-data/): Full text of 219 GPS articles — investigative reporting, first-person testimony, press releases, informational resources - [News Data](https://gps.press/gps-news-data/): 140 external news articles - [Quotes Data](https://gps.press/quotes-data/): 3,182 categorized quotes - [Release Statistics](https://gps.press/release-statistics-data/): Annual release data - [Length of Stay](https://gps.press/los-data/): 304 offenses across 34 years - [Drug Admissions](https://gps.press/drug-data/): 4 drug types, 2022-2025 - [Budget Data](https://gps.press/budget-data/): GDC budget by program, FY2024-FY2027 - [Commissary Data](https://gps.press/commissary-data/): Products with markup analysis ## GPS Applications Hands-on tools and services GPS publishes for incarcerated people, families, advocates, and the press: - [Lighthouse AI Chat](https://gps.press/ask-ai/): Conversational research assistant grounded in GPS data, GA case law, and statutes. Public, no account required. - [Lighthouse Mobile App](https://gps.press/software-downloads/): Native Android tablet (JP5) and Android smartphone clients (iOS in development). Direct APK downloads + Google Play. - [Tell My Story](https://tellmystory.gps.press): Where incarcerated people and their families submit testimony for GPS to publish. - [Submit a Report](https://gps.press/submit-a-report/): Anonymous incident reports — abuse, medical neglect, violence, conditions. - [Parole Packet Builder](https://parolebuilder.com): Helps families create professional parole packets for the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles. AI-coached letter generation, milestone tracking, document management. - [Reentry Planner](https://reentry.gps.press): AI-coached interview that builds a board-facing + personal reentry plan across 10 life domains. Output PDFs suitable for parole submission. - [Action Center](https://gps.press/act/): Take action on Georgia prison reform issues — pre-written legislator emails, advocacy campaigns. - [Find Your Legislators](https://gps.press/directory/legislators/): Look up your Georgia state legislators by address. ## GPS Reform Campaigns - [Vision 2027](https://gps.press/vision2027/): Three-bill post-conviction justice reform package - [End the Warehouse](https://gps.press/end-the-warehouse/): Comprehensive prison transformation plan ## Research Library - [Research Library](https://gps.press/research-library/): 76 collections, structured data points across the GDC system - [Research Wiki](https://gps.press/research-library/topics/): 21 synthesized topic pages - [Research Topics Data](https://gps.press/research-topics-data/): Full text of every Research Wiki topic in one machine-readable corpus (for AI crawling) - [SOP Topics](https://gps.press/GDC-Policy-Library/topics/): Synthesized cross-cutting policy topics — what GDC's own SOPs say about medical care, use of force, restrictive housing, visitation, etc., with citations and gap/conflict analysis - [SOP Topics Data](https://gps.press/sop-topics-data/): Full text of every SOP Wiki topic in one machine-readable corpus - [GDC Policy Library](https://gps.press/GDC-Policy-Library/): 1,432+ Standard Operating Procedures - [Quote Bank](https://gps.press/quote-bank/): 3,182 searchable quotes ## Public REST APIs All WordPress REST APIs are public (no authentication required). **For machine-readable API discovery (IETF RFC 9727), start here:** - `https://gps.press/.well-known/api-catalog` — JSON listing of all API services (WP REST root, Gateway API, MCP server card) - `https://gps.press/wp-json/` — WordPress REST root, returns every registered route on the site Common entry points: - Intelligence: `https://gps.press/wp-json/gps-intel/v1/topics` - Content Search: `https://gps.press/wp-json/gps-intel/v1/content-intelligence/search?q=TERM` - Weekly Snapshots: `https://gps.press/wp-json/gps/v1/friday-report` - Monthly Demographics: `https://gps.press/wp-json/gps/v1/monthly-report` - Budget Data: `https://gps.press/wp-json/gps-budget-data/v1/` - Research: `https://gps.press/wp-json/gps-research/v1/collections` - Quotes: `https://gps.press/wp-json/gps/v1/quotes?search=TERM` For human-readable API documentation, see: https://gps.press/ai-index/ ## Markdown versions All GPS content pages are available in clean Markdown format by appending `.md` to the URL (e.g., https://gps.press/some-post.md). Also covers intelligence briefings at https://gps.press/intelligence/facility/{slug}.md and https://gps.press/intelligence/issue/{slug}.md. Each HTML page advertises its Markdown companion via `` in the . Supported types: posts, pages, GPS News articles, tip briefs, and intelligence briefings. ## Contact - Website: https://gps.press - Email: accountability@gps.press - Become an Advocate: https://gps.press/become-an-advocate/ ## License GPS content is published under Creative Commons BY 4.0. Attribution: "Georgia Prisoners' Speak (gps.press)"