GPS RESEARCH LIBRARY: Are suicides in Georgia state prisons rising? ============================================================ Georgia Prisoners' Speak — gps.press Generated: 2026-11-13 14:36:07 EST Research Date: 2026-11-11 Topic: Deaths in custody JSON: https://gps.press/research-data/are-suicides-in-georgia-state-prisons-rising/?format=json SUMMARY ---------------------------------------- What the available records show about the trend in suicides in Georgia state prisons. STATISTICS (32) ---------------------------------------- - [reported] GDC prison suicides by year 2015-2020 (UCLA) UCLA's Georgia Custodial Death Records Summary Report shows GDC prison suicides by year: 7 in 2015, 7 in 2016, 19 in 2017, 17 in 2018, 24 in 2019, and 29 in 2020, a 314.29 percent change from 2015 to 2020. Value: 29.0 suicides (vs. 7 suicides in 2015) Tags: suicide,death,trend Sources: UCLA Law COVID Behind Bars Data Project: Georgia report updated 10.31.22 - [reported] Suicide was second largest circumstance of death 2015-2020 Between 2015 and 2020, suicide was the second largest general circumstance of death in GDC custody, representing 9.6 percent of all deaths, or 103 deaths. Value: 103.0 deaths (vs. 9.6 percent of all deaths) Tags: suicide,death Sources: UCLA Law COVID Behind Bars Data Project: Georgia report updated 10.31.22 - [reported] GDC acknowledged 38 homicides and 40 suicides in FY2023 GDC's own 'Agency Overview' slide deck presented to the State Board of Corrections in September 2023 acknowledged 38 homicides and 40 suicides of people in GDC custody in the previous Fiscal Year. Value: 40.0 suicides (vs. 38 homicides) Tags: suicide,homicide,death Sources: DOJ Findings Report: Investigation of Georgia Prisons (October 2024) - [reported] Georgia homicide rate in prisons nearly triple national average in 2019 DOJ's findings report states the national average homicide rate in state prisons for 2019 was 12 per 100,000 people, while Georgia's homicide rate in 2019 was almost triple, at 34 per 100,000 people. Value: 34.0 per 100,000 (vs. 12 national average per 100,000) Date: 2019-01-01 Tags: homicide,death Sources: DOJ Findings Report: Investigation of Georgia Prisons (October 2024) - [reported] GDC mortality reports list 35 unknown manner of death in Jan-Feb The GDC's January and February mortality reports list the manner of death of prisoners as: 35 unknown, five natural, seven suicides and seven homicides. Value: 35.0 unknown manner of death Tags: death,data_gap Sources: Georgia officials restrict details about prison deaths as homicides spike - [reported] BJS: Georgia state prisoner deaths 2,369 all causes, 145 suicides Of the total deaths of Georgia state prisoners recorded by BJS, 2,369 were from all causes and 145 were suicides. Value: 145.0 suicides (vs. 2369 all causes) Tags: suicide,death Sources: U.S. Department of Justice, msfp0119st - [reported] Georgia average annual suicide mortality rate 15 per 100,000 Georgia's average annual state-prison suicide mortality rate was 15, and its average annual all-causes mortality rate was 250. Value: 15.0 per 100,000 (vs. 250 all-causes mortality rate per 100,000) Tags: suicide,death Sources: U.S. Department of Justice, msfp0119st - [reported] Georgia state prisoner deaths by year 2001-2019 The total number of Georgia state prisoner deaths from all causes, by year, was 93, 103, 126, 90, 122, 103, 143, 128, 125, 112, 121, 103, 122, 121, 131, 133, 173, 163, and 157. Tags: death,trend Sources: U.S. Department of Justice, msfp0119st - [reported] National state prisoner suicides by year 2001-2019 The number of suicides among U.S. state prisoners nationally, by year, was 168, 168, 199, 199, 213, 219, 215, 197, 202, 215, 185, 205, 192, 249, 219, 254, 261, 312, and 311. Tags: suicide,death,trend Sources: U.S. Department of Justice, msfp0119st - [reported] Georgia all-causes mortality rate by year 2001-2019 Georgia's all-causes state prisoner mortality rate, by year, was 202, 217, 267, 176, 250, 195, 264, 243, 233, 212, 229, 205, 250, 253, 278, 275, 355, 336, and 316. Tags: death,trend Sources: U.S. Department of Justice, msfp0119st - [reported] National state prisoner deaths 65,027 all causes, 4,183 suicides Of the total deaths of all U.S. state prisoners recorded by BJS, 65,027 were from all causes and 4,183 were suicides. Value: 4183.0 suicides (vs. 65027 all causes) Tags: suicide,death Sources: U.S. Department of Justice, msfp0119st - [reported] National average annual suicide mortality rate 18 per 100,000 Nationally, U.S. state prisons had an average annual all-causes mortality rate of 273 and an average annual suicide mortality rate of 18. Value: 18.0 per 100,000 (vs. 273 all-causes mortality rate per 100,000) Tags: suicide,death Sources: U.S. Department of Justice, msfp0119st - [reported] National state prisoner suicide mortality rate by year 2001-2019 The national state prisoner suicide mortality rate, by year, was 14, 14, 16, 16, 17, 17, 16, 15, 15, 16, 14, 16, 15, 20, 18, 21, 22, 26, and 27. Tags: suicide,death,trend Sources: U.S. Department of Justice, msfp0119st - [reported] AJC identified 125 Georgia inmate suicides since 2017 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution identified 125 Georgia inmate deaths since Jan. 1, 2017, as suicides, using death certificates, information from the Georgia Department of Corrections and other records. Value: 125.0 suicides Tags: suicide,death Sources: Suicides of 125 Georgia inmates point to another crisis for state prisons - [reported] AJC: GDC suicides 19 in 2017, 17 in 2018, 25 in 2019, 30 in 2020 AJC found there were 19 GDC prisoner suicides in 2017 and 17 in 2018, when GDC said it was adding a psychologist to focus on suicide prevention; 25 inmates died by suicide in 2019; and 30 died by suicide in 2020. Value: 30.0 suicides (vs. 19 suicides in 2017) Tags: suicide,death,trend Sources: Suicides of 125 Georgia inmates point to another crisis for state prisons - [reported] 34 suicides in first 11 months of 2022, total 150 since 2018 In the first 11 months of 2022, 34 Georgia inmates died by suicide, bringing the total since 2018 to 150; the previous annual record was 30 suicides, set in 2020. Value: 34.0 suicides (vs. 30 previous record in 2020) Date: 2022-01-01 Tags: suicide,death,trend Sources: Suicides of 125 Georgia inmates point to another crisis for state prisons - [reported] National average suicide rate 27 per 100,000 in 2019 The last time Georgia's prison suicide rate could be accurately compared to the rest of the country's was 2019, when the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics issued its most recent report, and that year the national average suicide rate was 27 per 100,000 inmates. Value: 27.0 per 100,000 Date: 2019-01-01 Tags: suicide,death Sources: Suicides of 125 Georgia inmates point to another crisis for state prisons - [reported] At least nine suicides in first three months of year At least nine GDC prisoner suicides were reported in the first three months of the year, putting the state on a pace that could exceed the prior year's figure. Value: 9.0 suicides Tags: suicide,death Sources: Suicides of 125 Georgia inmates point to another crisis for state prisons - [reported] Georgia prison suicide rate 44 per 100,000 in 2019 Using the same formula as the national 2019 rate, Georgia's prison suicide rate in 2019 was 44 per 100,000 inmates. Value: 44.0 per 100,000 (vs. 27 national average per 100,000) Date: 2019-01-01 Tags: suicide,death Sources: Suicides of 125 Georgia inmates point to another crisis for state prisons - [reported] 90 homicides and 43 suicides in Georgia prisons 2020-2022 Between 2020 and the end of 2022, at least 90 people were slain in Georgia's prisons -- three times the number from the previous three years -- and in 2022 alone, at least 43 state prisoners died by suicide, well above the suicide numbers for any other recent year. Value: 43.0 suicides (vs. 90 homicides) Tags: suicide,homicide,death,violence Sources: Violence, suicides mount in Georgia’s woefully understaffed prisons - [reported] Georgia 1993: 3 suicides, population 27,722, rate 10.8 In 1993, Georgia's state prison system recorded 3 inmate suicides, out of an average total population of 27,722, a suicide rate of 10.8. Value: 3.0 suicides (vs. 27722 average population) Date: 1993-01-01 Tags: suicide,death Sources: U.S. Department of Justice, 012475 - [reported] Georgia 1984-1993: 34 suicides, cumulative population 205,828, rate 16.5 Over the period 1984 through 1993, Georgia's state prison system recorded 34 inmate suicides against a cumulative population figure of 205,828, a suicide rate of 16.5. Value: 34.0 suicides (vs. 205828 cumulative population) Tags: suicide,death Sources: U.S. Department of Justice, 012475 - [reported] Georgia suicide rate declined from 23.3 (1984-1989) to 9.1 (1990-1993) Georgia's average state prison suicide rate declined from 23.3 during 1984-1989 to 9.1 during 1990-1993. Value: 9.1 per 100,000 (vs. 23.3 rate 1984-1989) Tags: suicide,death,trend Sources: U.S. Department of Justice, 012475 - [reported] Georgia 1984: 3 suicides, population 15,668, rate 19.1 In 1984, Georgia's state prison system recorded 3 inmate suicides against a total population of 15,668, a suicide rate of 19.1. Value: 3.0 suicides (vs. 15668 population) Date: 1984-01-01 Tags: suicide,death Sources: U.S. Department of Justice, 012475 - [reported] Georgia 1990: 3 suicides, population 22,302, rate 13.5 In 1990, Georgia's state prison system recorded 3 inmate suicides against a total population of 22,302, a suicide rate of 13.5. Value: 3.0 suicides (vs. 22302 population) Date: 1990-01-01 Tags: suicide,death Sources: U.S. Department of Justice, 012475 - [reported] Georgia 1987: 6 suicides, population 18,522, rate 32.4 In 1987, Georgia's state prison system recorded 6 inmate suicides against a total population of 18,522, a suicide rate of 32.4. Value: 6.0 suicides (vs. 18522 population) Date: 1987-01-01 Tags: suicide,death Sources: U.S. Department of Justice, 012475 - [estimated] Georgia prison suicides in 2021 numbered 27 Georgia prison suicides in 2021 numbered 27, calculated from 40 suicides in a prior year being 13 more than in 2021. Value: 27.0 suicides (vs. 40 suicides in prior year) Date: 2021-01-01 Tags: suicide,death Sources: Georgia prisons see unprecedented number of suicides - [reported] Five suicides at Valdosta State Prison, four each at Augusta and Hays Of last year's 40 suicides in Georgia Department of Corrections facilities, five were at Valdosta State Prison, while Augusta State Medical Prison and Hays State Prison each recorded four. Value: 5.0 suicides (vs. 4 suicides at Augusta and Hays each) Tags: suicide,death,facilities Sources: Georgia prisons see unprecedented number of suicides - [reported] DOJ failed to identify at least 990 deaths in FY2021, 70% data incomplete In Fiscal Year 2021 alone, DOJ failed to identify at least 990 prison and arrest-related deaths, and 70% of the data DOJ collected was incomplete. Value: 990.0 deaths (vs. 70 percent incomplete) Tags: death,data_gap Sources: United States Senate - [reported] Of 990 uncounted deaths, 341 prison deaths and 649 arrest-related Of the 990 deaths GAO found were potentially reportable to BJA in FY 2021 but uncounted, 341 were prison deaths disclosed on states' public websites and 649 were arrest-related deaths disclosed in a reliable public database. Value: 341.0 prison deaths (vs. 649 arrest-related deaths) Tags: death,data_gap Sources: United States Senate - [reported] Georgia state prisons recorded 199 deaths, 10 suicides, 4 homicides Georgia state prisons recorded 199 total prisoner deaths, 10 suicides, and 4 homicides. Value: 10.0 suicides (vs. 199 all causes) Tags: suicide,homicide,death Sources: U.S. Department of Justice, shsplj - [reported] National state prisons recorded 5,815 deaths, 337 suicides, 87 homicides Nationally, U.S. state prisons recorded 5,815 total prisoner deaths, 337 suicides, and 87 homicides, with an average annual mortality rate of 244 for all causes, 14 for suicide, and 4 for homicide. Value: 337.0 suicides (vs. 5815 all causes) Tags: suicide,homicide,death Sources: U.S. Department of Justice, shsplj DATA GAPS (7) ---------------------------------------- - [reported] No Georgia suicide-rate data in GAO report GAO-22-106033 A search of the U.S. Government Accountability Office report GAO-22-106033 (retrieved 2026-09-23) for the terms "Georgia", "GDC" and "Georgia Department of Corrections" returned no match, indicating the GAO report contains no Georgia-specific prison data relevant to this inquiry. Tags: investigations,death,data_gap Sources: United States Government Accountability Office - [reported] No Georgia entries in BJS historical corrections file Csfcf95 A search of the BJS document Csfcf95 (https://bjs.ojp.gov/redirect-legacy/content/pub/pdf/Csfcf95.pdf, retrieved 2026-09-23) for "Georgia" and "GA" returned no match, indicating this historical corrections file contains no Georgia-specific data usable for the suicide-rate inquiry. Tags: data_gap,death Sources: BJS historical corrections file Csfcf95 - [reported] GDC stopped listing manner of death on monthly mortality reports The GDC's decision to stop listing manner of death on monthly mortality reports follows a 2020 decision by the department to stop issuing news releases on deaths believed to be suicides or homicides. Date: 2020-01-01 Tags: data_gap,transparency,death Sources: Georgia officials restrict details about prison deaths as homicides spike - [reported] Searched GDC Special Analyses page for suicide reports, no match Searched Special Analyses | Georgia Department of Corrections at https://gdc.georgia.gov/organization/about-gdc/agency-activity/research-and-reports/standing-reports/special-analyses for 'Suicide Report', 'Suicide Rate', 'Mortality Report' and 'Deaths Reports', no match. Tags: data_gap Sources: Special Analyses | Georgia Department of Corrections - [reported] Searched GDC Statistical Trends page for suicide reports, no match Searched Statistical Trends | Georgia Department of Corrections at https://gdc.georgia.gov/organization/about-gdc/agency-activity/research-and-reports/standing-reports/statistical-trends for 'Suicide Report', 'Suicide Rate', 'Mortality Report' and 'Deaths Reports', no match. Tags: data_gap Sources: Georgia Department of Corrections Statistical Trends Reports - [reported] Searched AJC suicides article for historical data, no match Searched Suicides of 125 Georgia inmates point to another crisis for state prisons at https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/suicides-of-125-georgia-inmates-point-to-another-crisis-for-state-prisons/VA4IEU3XLVFRBGFD5Y7NLGVHVY/ for '1990', 'decades' and 'historically', no match. Tags: data_gap Sources: Suicides of 125 Georgia inmates point to another crisis for state prisons - [reported] Searched BJS msfp0119st for specific suicide tables, no match Searched U.S. Department of Justice, msfp0119st at https://bjs.ojp.gov/content/pub/pdf/msfp0119st.pdf for 'Georgia Suicide 2001 2002 2003', 'Number of suicides of state prisoners by jurisdiction and year' and 'Suicide rate per 100,000 state prisoners by jurisdiction and year', no match. Tags: data_gap Sources: U.S. Department of Justice, msfp0119st POLICYS (2) ---------------------------------------- - [reported] GDC stopped issuing news releases on suicides/homicides in 2020 The GDC's decision to stop listing manner of death on monthly mortality reports follows a 2020 decision by the department to stop issuing news releases on deaths believed to be suicides or homicides. Date: 2020-01-01 Tags: policy,transparency,death Sources: Georgia officials restrict details about prison deaths as homicides spike - [reported] Georgia CJCC receives monthly death-in-custody data from GDC since 2019 Georgia's Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC), the state's DCRA administering agency, has received death-in-custody data monthly from the Georgia Department of Corrections since starting DCRA data collection in 2019. Date: 2019-01-01 Tags: policy,death,data_gap Sources: Criminal Justice Coordinating Council FINDINGS (1) ---------------------------------------- - [reported] DOJ found incarcerated individuals at higher risk of suicide and homicide GAO's testimony states that DOJ has found that individuals in prisons and jails are at higher risk of dying by suicide and homicide while in custody, and the Death in Custody Reporting Act was enacted to encourage the reporting of such deaths. Tags: suicide,homicide,death,policy Sources: United States Government Accountability Office TRENDS (1) ---------------------------------------- - [reported] National state prison suicide rate fell from 34 (1980) to 16 (1990) The suicide rate in U.S. state prisons nationally fell from 34 per 100,000 inmates in 1980 to 16 per 100,000 in 1990, and has since stabilized. Tags: suicide,death,trend Sources: U.S. Department of Justice, shsplj DATASETS (5) ---------------------------------------- # GDC prison suicides by year 2015-2020 (UCLA) Number of suicides in Georgia Department of Corrections custody by year, from UCLA report. Year Suicides ---------------- 2015 7 2016 7 2017 19 2018 17 2019 24 2020 29 # Georgia state prisoner deaths by year 2001-2019 (BJS) Total deaths from all causes in Georgia state prisons by year, from BJS. Year Deaths -------------- 2001 93 2002 103 2003 126 2004 90 2005 122 2006 103 2007 143 2008 128 2009 125 2010 112 2011 121 2012 103 2013 122 2014 121 2015 131 2016 133 2017 173 2018 163 2019 157 # National state prisoner suicides by year 2001-2019 (BJS) Number of suicides among U.S. state prisoners nationally by year, from BJS. Year Suicides ---------------- 2001 168 2002 168 2003 199 2004 199 2005 213 2006 219 2007 215 2008 197 2009 202 2010 215 2011 185 2012 205 2013 192 2014 249 2015 219 2016 254 2017 261 2018 312 2019 311 # Georgia all-causes mortality rate by year 2001-2019 (BJS) All-causes mortality rate per 100,000 state prisoners in Georgia by year, from BJS. Year Mortality Rate ---------------------- 2001 202 2002 217 2003 267 2004 176 2005 250 2006 195 2007 264 2008 243 2009 233 2010 212 2011 229 2012 205 2013 250 2014 253 2015 278 2016 275 2017 355 2018 336 2019 316 # National state prisoner suicide mortality rate by year 2001-2019 (BJS) Suicide mortality rate per 100,000 state prisoners nationally by year, from BJS. Year Suicide Rate -------------------- 2001 14 2002 14 2003 16 2004 16 2005 17 2006 17 2007 16 2008 15 2009 15 2010 16 2011 14 2012 16 2013 15 2014 20 2015 18 2016 21 2017 22 2018 26 2019 27 KEY ENTITIES (12) ---------------------------------------- - Atlanta Journal-Constitution [organization]: Georgia newspaper that conducted multi-year investigation into GDC corruption, drug trafficking, and overdose deaths. (aka: AJC) - Augusta State Medical Prison [facility]: Georgia state medical prison visited by DOJ during 2022-2023 investigation (aka: Augusta State Medical) - Bureau of Justice Statistics [organization]: Federal statistical agency within DOJ that collected and published mortality in correctional institutions data from approximately 2000 until 2019. (aka: BJS) - Criminal Justice Coordinating Council [organization]: Georgia state agency administering the Crime Victims Compensation Program (aka: CJCC) - Death in Custody Reporting Act [legislation]: Federal law originally passed in 2000 and updated in 2013 requiring states receiving Byrne JAG funding to report deaths of any person detained, arrested, or incarcerated to the Attorney General. (aka: DCRA, Public Law 113-242) - GAO [organization]: Federal agency that audited DCRA compliance in 2022. (aka: U.S. Government Accountability Office) - Georgia Department of Corrections [organization]: State agency responsible for operating Georgia's prison system. Subject of federal DOJ investigation in 2022-2023 for constitutional violations including food-related deaths. (aka: GDC) - Hays State Prison [facility]: Georgia state prison visited by DOJ during 2022-2023 investigation (aka: Hays) - National Criminal Justice Reference Service [organization]: Federal service providing access to criminal justice research publications, including the IPS evaluation Research in Brief. (aka: NCJRS) - U.S. Department of Justice [organization]: Federal agency that published October 2024 findings report on unconstitutional conditions in Georgia prisons. (aka: DOJ) - UCLA COVID Behind Bars Data Project [organization]: Research project tracking COVID-19 in prisons and jails, also compiling custodial death data. (aka: UCLA) - United States Senate [organization]: Upper chamber of the U.S. Congress; its Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations issued a report on uncounted deaths. (aka: Senate) SOURCES (20) ---------------------------------------- - BJS historical corrections file Csfcf95, Bureau of Justice Statistics [official_report, primary] URL: https://bjs.ojp.gov/redirect-legacy/content/pub/pdf/Csfcf95.pdf - BJS: Mortality in State and Federal Prisons, 2001–2019 – Statistical Tables, Bureau of Justice Statistics [official_report, primary] URL: https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/mortality-state-and-federal-prisons-2001-2019-statistical-tables - Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, Bureau of Justice Assistance (2019-01-01) [official_report, primary] URL: https://bja.ojp.gov/doc/dcra-plan-ga.pdf - DOJ Findings Report: Investigation of Georgia Prisons (October 2024), U.S. Department of Justice (2024-10-01) [official_report, primary] URL: https://www.justice.gov/d9/2024-09/findings_report_-_investigation_of_georgia_prisons.pdf - Georgia Department of Corrections FY2003 Annual Report, Georgia Department of Corrections (2003-01-01) [official_report, primary] URL: http://web.archive.org/web/20041012162301/http://www.dcor.state.ga.us/pdf/FY03annualreport.pdf - Georgia Department of Corrections Statistical Trends Reports, Georgia Department of Corrections [data_portal, primary] URL: https://gdc.georgia.gov/organization/about-gdc/agency-activity/research-and-reports/standing-reports/statistical-trends - Georgia officials restrict details about prison deaths as homicides spike, Atlanta Journal-Constitution [journalism, secondary] URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/georgia-prison-officials-block-access-to-death-info-as-homicides-spike/FHEMLAE7AVGT5DY4EOQEENH3QM/ - Georgia prison homicides on the rise, already approaching last year's total, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (2025-09-01) [journalism, secondary] URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/2025/09/georgia-prison-homicides-outpacing-last-year/ - Georgia prisons see unprecedented number of suicides, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (2023-01-01) [journalism, secondary] URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-news/georgia-prisons-see-unprecedented-number-of-suicides/V2VQII66VBDATNASCBRGGEDZJM/ - Georgia prisons set yet another record for homicides, Atlanta Journal-Constitution [journalism, secondary] URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/prisons-deaths/ - NCJRS digitized document 156717, National Criminal Justice Reference Service [official_report, primary] URL: https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/Digitization/156717NCJRS.pdf - Special Analyses | Georgia Department of Corrections, Georgia Department of Corrections [data_portal, primary] URL: https://gdc.georgia.gov/organization/about-gdc/agency-activity/research-and-reports/standing-reports/special-analyses - Suicides of 125 Georgia inmates point to another crisis for state prisons, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (2022-01-01) [journalism, secondary] URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/suicides-of-125-georgia-inmates-point-to-another-crisis-for-state-prisons/VA4IEU3XLVFRBGFD5Y7NLGVHVY/ - U.S. Department of Justice, 012475, U.S. Department of Justice (1995-01-01) [official_report, primary] URL: https://www.prisonpolicy.org/scans/doj/012475.pdf - U.S. Department of Justice, msfp0119st, Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice [official_report, primary] URL: https://bjs.ojp.gov/content/pub/pdf/msfp0119st.pdf - U.S. Department of Justice, shsplj, Bureau of Justice Statistics [official_report, primary] URL: https://bjs.ojp.gov/content/pub/pdf/shsplj.pdf - UCLA Law COVID Behind Bars Data Project: Georgia report updated 10.31.22, UCLA Law COVID Behind Bars Data Project (2022-10-31) [academic, primary] URL: https://uclacovidbehindbars.org/assets/10.31.22_ga_report_updated.pdf - United States Government Accountability Office, U.S. Government Accountability Office (2022-01-01) [official_report, primary] URL: https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-22-106033.pdf - United States Senate, U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (2022-01-01) [official_report, primary] URL: https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/imo/media/doc/2022-09-20%20PSI%20Staff%20Report%20-%20Uncounted%20Deaths%20in%20America%27s%20Prisons%20and%20Jails.pdf - Violence, suicides mount in Georgia’s woefully understaffed prisons, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (2022-01-01) [journalism, secondary] URL: https://www.ajc.com/sp/news/investigations/prisons-understaffed/