The Price of Love: How Georgia’s Prisons Bleed Families Dry
For many families in Georgia, having a loved one behind bars doesn’t mean only missing birthdays and phone calls—it means chronic financial strain. A new national study finds that families...
When Warnings Go Ignored: How Georgia’s Prison Deaths Became Predictable—and Preventable
GEORGIA’S PRISON DEATHS AREN’T ACCIDENTS—THEY’RE POLICY CHOICES
By September 2025, Georgia’s prisons had already outpaced last year’s homicide total. The DOJ called it “deliberate indifference.” We call it what it is:...
Georgia’s Prison Commissary Extortion: Convenience Store Rejects Sold at Premium Prices for $47 Million
Stewart Distribution supplies convenience stores across Georgia with chips, honey buns, and ramen. When products approach expiration, stores pull them from shelves. Where do those products go?Back to Stewart’s warehouse...
GDC Commissary Data Analysis
...fiscal analysis Ohio Commissary Sales Correlation Study Finding: 11-14.5% increase in commissary sales after Aramark food privatization Implication: Poor cafeteria food drives commissary purchases Conflict: Same company profits from both...
Georgia Parole Packets: A Complete, Source-Backed Guide
Behind every parole review is a family hoping for a second chance — proof that life, the universe, and everything still offers hope if you don’t panic. Hope may seem...
Death by Neglect: The Hidden Deaths Inside Georgia Prisons
At Georgia’s main prison, men are dying from neglect—not executions. The sick go untreated, suicides are ignored, and bodies vanish from the record. These aren’t isolated cases—they’re the rule. Read...
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...
GDC Card Page
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 —...