Senator Brian Strickland
Senate District 42 · Republican
Leaving this seat after 2026 — seeking other office
Judiciary (Chairman), Appropriations, Banking and Financial Institutions, Children and Families (Ex-Officio), Ethics, Health and Human Services, Public Safety (Ex-Officio)
The Record
Georgia Prisoners’ Speak publishes the record, not a grade. Every line below is a roll-call vote or a bill filing you can verify against the General Assembly’s own records.
Voting Record on GPS-Tracked Bills
Voted GPS’s position on 6 of 7 tracked bills where the chamber was divided.
Also On The Record
Reform bills that passed without opposition. These are not scored — they do not distinguish one legislator from another — but they are part of the record.
Bills Sponsored
GPS-tracked reform bills this legislator put their name on. Most post-conviction bills die in committee without a recorded vote, so sponsorship is often the only public evidence of where a legislator actually stood.
| Bill | Session | Role | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 176 | 2025-2026 | Co-sponsor | — |
| SB 244 | 2025-2026 | Co-sponsor | — |
| SB 371 | 2025-2026 | Lead author | — |
| SB 100 | 2023-2024 | Co-sponsor | — |
| SB 533 | 2023-2024 | Lead author | — |
| SB 568 | 2023-2024 | Co-sponsor | — |
| SB 105 | 2021-2022 | Lead author | — |
| SB 565 | 2021-2022 | Lead author | — |
Advocacy Directed at This Legislator
24 response(s) recorded from this legislator.
Response History
Auto-reply: Automatic reply: Please Carry the Habeas Corpus Restoration Act to Your Colleagues Before Your Term Ends [*** External Email ***]
Auto-reply: Automatic reply: Repeal O.C.G.A. § 9-14-42(c): Let Georgians With Real Claims Be Heard [*** External Email ***]
Good afternoon, Amanda,My name is Justin Lancaster. I am Senator Strickland’s Legislative Assistant. Senator Strickland reviewed your message and asked that I respond on his behalf. Thank you for your email. As you may know, this year is Senator Strickland’s last as a Senator. However, he is running for Attorney General, and should he win this new role, he says he needs to know these things and will work every day to improve our corrections system. He has worked with many families over the past several years, navigating issues involving loved ones in our system, and has learned a great deal about the challenges they face.[cid:image001.png@01DD451B.7FF0BD60] Justin Salvatore Lancaster | Legislative Assistant Georgia General Assembly Georgia State Senate | 18 Capitol Square SW, Suite 324 CLOB | Atlanta, GA 30334 O. 404-656-0508 Email: JUSTIN.LANCASTER@senate.ga.gov SENATOR GREG DOLEZAL, DISTRICT 27 Chairman – Transportation SENATOR BRIAN STRICKLAND, DISTRICT 42 Chairman - Judiciary
Auto-reply: Automatic reply: Repeal Georgia's Four-Year Habeas Deadline Before More Families Lose Hope [*** External Email ***]
Auto-reply: Automatic reply: Georgia's own inspectors found fire exits bolted shut at Ware State Prison twice [*** External Email ***]
Auto-reply: Automatic reply: Ware State Prison fire exits found bolted shut twice by state inspectors [*** External Email ***]
Auto-reply: Automatic reply: Georgia's own inspectors found Ware State Prison's fire exits bolted shut twice in 2026 [*** External Email ***]
Auto-reply: Automatic reply: Ware State Prison fire exits were still bolted shut on reinspection [*** External Email ***]
Auto-reply: Automatic reply: Georgia's prisons are at 495% capacity. Cap them at 125%. [*** External Email ***]
Auto-reply: Automatic reply: Gang violence and unsafe conditions in Georgia's prisons demand action now [*** External Email ***]
Auto-reply: Automatic reply: Georgia's prisons are dangerously overcrowded — please pass this on [*** External Email ***]
Auto-reply: Automatic reply: Georgia's prisons are dangerously overcrowded. Please pass this message on. [*** External Email ***]
Auto-reply: Automatic reply: Georgia's Parole Board stopped granting parole — and never published the rate [*** External Email ***]
Auto-reply: Automatic reply: Georgia's prisons are killing people — and the Board won't even explain itself [*** External Email ***]
Auto-reply: Automatic reply: Georgia's prisons are failing — and the parole numbers show the Board has stopped saying yes [*** External Email ***]
Auto-reply: Automatic reply: Georgia's parole system has stopped saying yes — and never published the rate [*** External Email ***]
Auto-reply: Automatic reply: The Oversight Georgia's Prisons Still Do Not Have [*** External Email ***]
Auto-reply: Automatic reply: Georgia prisons need independent oversight in 2027 — before more lives are lost [*** External Email ***]
Auto-reply: Automatic reply: Fund staffing, humane conditions, and rehabilitation in Georgia's prisons [*** External Email ***]
Auto-reply: Automatic reply: Georgia's prisons need independent oversight — and the people inside them need you to act [*** External Email ***]
Sen. Brian Strickland, via Legislative Assistant Justin Lancaster: Strickland reviewed the message. NOTABLE — the office states he is NOT running for reelection to the State Senate and will not return next session, but that the issue is relevant to him and "next year he hopes to work on this issue from the office of the Attorney General." Attribution from the body: "I am Senator Strickland's Legislative Assistant."
Sen. Brian Strickland, via Legislative Assistant Justin Lancaster: Strickland is reviewing the material sent and "agrees that we need to comply with the existing code" (gang separation / 1897 separation law material). Attribution from the body itself.
Auto-reply to Campaign Topic 4 — 90% of Voters Support Prison Education
Auto-reply to Campaign Topic 5 — prison surveillance/cameras