Forced Criminality: Inside Georgia’s Prison Violence Factory
The DOJ documented 142 homicides in Georgia prisons from 2018-2023. GPS documented 100 homicides in 2024 alone—nearly triple the previous year. This isn’t random violence. It’s the inevitable result of deliberate GDC policy: → Zero wages for prisoner labor → 1,200 calories/day (half what’s needed) → Ramen marked up 350% to $0.90 → Ibuprofen marked up 1,076% to $4.00 The equation is impossible: You cannot earn money. The food provided cannot sustain life. The prices are unaffordable. What would you do? Kitchen workers steal food to survive. Prisoners make alcohol for $150/bottle. Gangs charge $0.90 for shower access. Underground “medics” treat stab wounds to hide violence from guards. And GDC policy criminalizes ALL of it - even trading soup for clean laundry. This is forced criminality: survival strategies the state makes mandatory, then punishes. Read how Georgia’s zero-wage policy creates the violence it claims to address.
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