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Fixing Georgia’s Parole System: The Ultimate Plan for Justice

Georgia’s prison system is failing, driven by a parole board that perpetuates injustice through bias, lack of transparency, and arbitrary decisions. This broken system has fueled violence, overcrowding, and catastrophic...
Inmate standing outside a prison door labeled "Second Chance Parole Reform" with floating lottery tickets, symbolizing hope and redemption for incarcerated individuals seeking parole and reform.

A Second Chance for Georgia: Fixing Parole With the Reform It Desperately Needs

Georgia’s parole system is failing—and people are dying behind bars after serving 30, 40, even 50 years with no path to release. In 2026, lawmakers have a chance to fix...
A person in prison writing in a notebook, with a window showing a mural of a woman holding a laurel branch behind bars, symbolizing hope and resilience for Georgia prisoners’ voices.

Freedom of the Mind: Boethius, Philosophy, and Finding Peace Behind Bars

Locked in a prison cell and awaiting death, Boethius found something greater than escape—he found peace. His 1,500-year-old writings have inspired generations, proving that even behind bars, the mind can...
Unsettling image of a man in prison cell wearing striped uniform, with exaggerated monstrous features such as large claws on hands and feet, symbolizing prisoner's voice and transformation.

Forbidden Essentials: The Everyday Items Georgia Prisons Ban from Incarcerated People

In Georgia prisons, nail clippers, floss, even Band-Aids are contraband. Prisoners risk punishment for basic hygiene. Learn what everyday items are banned—and how you can fight back using Impact Justice...
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How a Simple Tool Is Helping Georgians Fight Back: Impact Justice AI

Impact Justice AI is helping Georgians fight back against injustice in prisons—one email at a time. Learn how this powerful advocacy tool works and why over 15,000 messages have already...
Inmate speaking during a court hearing with media cameras capturing the testimony, highlighting issues of justice and prison reform.

Caught in the Gears: The Ordeal of Jason Palmer and Georgia’s Ongoing Crisis of Justice

Jason Palmer’s conviction for murder in Camden County is riddled with red flags: no evidence, a conflicted juror, a rushed verdict, and inhumane prison conditions. His story exposes how Georgia’s...
Freedom and justice advocacy at Georgia prison; prisoners' voices highlighted, emphasizing criminal justice reform and prisoners' rights.

Rule 3.8 Comes to Georgia: A New Tool for Prisoner Justice

Georgia’s adoption of Rule 3.8 gives prisoners a powerful new tool to demand justice, requiring prosecutors to act when new evidence of innocence or misconduct surfaces. Learn how this rule...

Heat, Humidity, and the Constitution

In Georgia’s sweltering summers, prisons become life-threatening ovens, subjecting inmates to unbearable heat and humidity. Recent federal court rulings in Texas declared similar conditions unconstitutional, exposing how extreme temperatures violate...

Death by Neglect: Georgia’s Prison Medical Care Crisis

Prison shouldn’t be a death sentence, yet in Georgia, medical neglect has become routine, costing inmates their health, dignity, and too often, their lives. Behind bars, preventable illnesses escalate unchecked...
Oppressed African American man behind prison bars with chains, expressing injustice and plea for reform in the Georgia Prisoners’ Speak campaign.

Retaliation & Silencing of Prisoners: The Hidden Cost of Speaking Out

In Georgia’s prisons, telling the truth can get you punished. Inmates who speak out about abuse or corruption often face retaliation, isolation, or worse. Until this system of fear is...