Prison Nutrition in Georgia
Food adequacy, meal cost, commissary substitution, and nutrition-related health harms in Georgia prisons.
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8 GPS articles connected to this topic.
Photographs from Johnson State Prison reveal contaminated food trays — the result of broken dishwashers, chemical-barrel washing, and 30 years of deferred maintenance. Three Georgia prisons have fa...
Georgia added $700 million to its corrections budget between FY 2022 and FY 2026—the fastest spending growth in agency history. Prison homicides rose from 8 annually to 100 in 2024. Staffing remain...
New federal nutrition guidelines officially warn against ultra-processed foods. Georgia's prisons still serve inadequate meals while commissaries profit from junk food sales. When will the state fo...
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?Bac...
GDC Commissary Data Analysis
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...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 purchas...
“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 spoonfuls of grits, bologn...
GDC Master Commissary list
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This is the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) Master Commissary List, detailing all items approved for sale in prison commissaries statewide. Individual prisons select only certain items from...
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution Investigation of Gordon County Jail (2014-2015)
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Bulkvana Wholesale Pricing (Ramen and Honey Buns)
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Costco Bulk Pricing (Ibuprofen)
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Dutch Replication Study of Nutritional Supplementation and Prison Violence (2010)
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Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97
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Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97 (1976)
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Ethiopian Prison Scurvy Outbreak Report (2016)
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Federal Bureau of Prisons Healthcare Expenditure Data (2009-2016)
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Federal Judge Marc Treadwell Contempt Order
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Federal Judge Marc Treadwell Contempt Order (April 2024)
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GDC Monthly Mortality Reports and Commissioner Oliver Transparency Changes (March 2024)
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Georgia Department of Corrections Commissary Sales Data (Unit Volumes)
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Georgia GDC June 2025 Commissary Contract Renewal
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Georgia Prisoners' Speak (GPS) Commissary Pricing Investigation
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Georgia Prisoners' Speak Documentation of Prison Food Conditions
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Georgia's Prison Commissary Extraction Machine
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Gesch (2002) - Influence of supplementary vitamins, minerals and essential fatty acids on the antisocial behaviour of young adult prisoners
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Gordon Food Service Retail Foodservice Pricing
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Governor's Budget Report Amended FY 2026 and FY 2027 - Department of Corrections
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Hawassa Central Prison Scurvy Outbreak Report (2023)
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HB 974 (FY 2027G) — Senate Appropriations Committee Substitute to the General Appropriations Act
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HB68 (2025 Session) — Georgia General Assembly
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Influence of supplementary vitamins, minerals and essential fatty acids on the antisocial behaviour of young adult prisoners
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Meta-analyses on Depression and Micronutrient Levels (zinc, B12, folate, vitamin D, omega-3)
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Michigan-Aramark Prison Food Service Contract and Termination (2013-2015)
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Michigan-Trinity Services Group Prison Food Service Contract (2015-2018)
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Mississippi Federal Lawsuit Against Aramark (2021)
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Official Code of Georgia Annotated — Titles 9, 17, and 42
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Papua New Guinea Prison Malnutrition Research
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Prison Nutrition, Undernutrition, Depression and Cognitive Function Study (25% undernutrition, 48% depression, 45% cognitive impairment)
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Sam's Club / Sam's Club Business Pricing (Multiple Products)
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Schoenthaler Research on Nutrition and Antisocial Behavior in Juveniles and Adults