Prisneyland: What Prison Should Be
California is proving what real reform looks like.
At Valley State Prison, there were zero homicides and only one serious violent incident last year.
In Georgia, there were 333 deaths and more...
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Current GDC Population System totals Prison Probation RSAT Probation Detention Total in Prison Why this matters: Total headcount + probation beds show the full state custody footprint. Jail Backlog Waiting...
Georgia’s Prison Crisis: A System on the Brink
Georgia’s prison system is collapsing under its own weight.
More than 53,000 people are held in conditions the U.S. Department of Justice calls unconstitutional — where gangs rule, officers vanish, and...
Georgia’s “Hardened” Solution: Another Fortress Instead of Reform
Georgia is spending hundreds of millions on new “hardened” prisons while people inside are starving, dying, and losing hope.The state calls it reform, but it’s really just repackaged repression —...
Georgia Supreme Court Opens Door for Prisoners to Challenge Convictions Based on Outdated Science
Georgia prisoners convicted on discredited forensic evidence now have precedent for new trials. Southern Center for Human Rights wins landmark Smith case...
Parole: A Promise Broken — and How Georgia Can Make It Right
Parole isn’t mercy—it’s a promise. A promise that if you do the work, you can come home. Families across Georgia have waited years for the system to keep that promise...
Starved and Silenced: The Hidden Crisis Inside Georgia Prisons
“My son went in weighing 180 pounds. Now he looks like he belongs in a concentration camp.”Across Georgia’s prisons, men and women are wasting away — surviving on a few...
Sheqweetta Vaughan’s Death at Arrendale Prison: Another Tragedy of Neglect in Georgia
On July 9, 2025, Sheqweetta Vaughan, a 32-year-old mother incarcerated at Lee Arrendale State Prison in Georgia, was found dead in her cell. By the time staff discovered her, her...
Why Families Must Fight FCC Prison Jammers Now
📢 The FCC wants to allow prison cell phone jammers. In Georgia’s understaffed prisons, phones aren’t just contraband—they’re lifelines that save lives. Families must speak NOW.Read why and how to...
Record Every Call: How to Expose Contempt and Abuse
When Georgia families call the GDC, they’re often ignored, belittled, or cursed at — and left in the dark about whether their loved one was stabbed, hospitalized, or even died...