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    "meta": {
        "source": "Georgia Prisoners' Speak, open-records requests and the documents agencies released",
        "note": "Records requested under the Georgia Open Records Act (O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 et seq.), by Georgia Prisoners' Speak or, where a page says so, by another person or group who shared them with GPS. Documents marked \"as released\" are posted exactly as the agency released them. Files marked \"prepared by GPS\" are GPS's own compilations of those documents, made for convenience; where they differ, the released document governs. A request is published here when GPS cites it or when its records are useful to readers; records about individual deaths are published on GPS's mortality pages, not here.",
        "generated_at": "2026-10-30T05:53:37+00:00",
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        "ref": "R030073-070126",
        "url": "https://gps.press/records/r030073-070126/",
        "title": "GDC's food-service contract with Aramark, with its amendments and renewal",
        "agency": "Georgia Department of Corrections",
        "agency_short": "GDC",
        "channel": "GDC Open Records (Charles Hodges, Attorney Four, Legal Services) (GovQA portal)",
        "requested_by": "Georgia Prisoners' Speak",
        "shared_with_gps": false,
        "summary": "We asked the Georgia Department of Corrections for its current food-service contracts with Aramark Correctional Services and Trinity Services Group, and the list of facilities each runs.\n\nGDC released eight files: the executed Aramark correctional food service contract (solicitation GDC0000990, 213 pages), Amendments 1 (menu changes effective September 1, 2022), 2 (staff dining transition), 4 (menu modifications), 5 (change of date for Smith State Prison) and 7 (addition of the Metro Reinvestment Center), Aramark's contract Renewal 1, and Amendment 13 (Renewal 9) to contract 46700-019-GDC0000624.",
        "request_text": "Pursuant to the Georgia Open Records Act, O.C.G.A. § 50‑18‑70 et seq., I request copies of the following existing records: The Department's current food-service contract(s) with Aramark Correctional Services (\"Aramark Corrections\") and with Trinity Services Group. The current list of GDC facilities indicating which have on-site food service operated by an outside contractor (such as Aramark or Trinity) versus operated by the Department / Georgia Correctional Industries. I am requesting only these existing documents to keep the request simple. If any fee is anticipated, please provide an estimate before proceeding. Electronic copies (PDF) are preferred.\n\nPlease be specific with your request to narrow our search and respond to you quickly and efficiently.",
        "date_filed": "2026-07-01",
        "date_last_response": "2026-07-14",
        "status": "fulfilled",
        "status_label": "Fulfilled",
        "status_note": "Released July 14, 2026.",
        "fee_amount": 0,
        "fee_note": "No fee was charged.",
        "timeline": [
            {
                "date": "2026-07-01",
                "event": "Request filed through GDC's Open Records Center; GDC acknowledged it the same day."
            },
            {
                "date": "2026-07-07",
                "event": "GDC said it could take up to ten days to provide information and that it would give any cost before going ahead."
            },
            {
                "date": "2026-07-14",
                "event": "GDC released the eight files through the portal."
            }
        ],
        "topics": [
            "food",
            "contracts",
            "aramark",
            "gdc"
        ],
        "cited_in": [],
        "published_at": "2026-10-28 19:38:35",
        "updated_at": "2026-10-28 19:38:35",
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