The Crackdown That's Killing: Georgia's $50M Phone War Fuels Record Prison Violence
Explore the Georgia prison managed access system violence and its tragic consequences following the crackdown on cell phones.
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Georgia spent $50 million on phone-blocking technology and got record violence: 100 homicides in 2024, 333 total deaths, and 11,880 phone incidents. The crackdown isn't failing to stop the problem. It is the problem. https://gps.press/the-crackdown-thats-killing-geor...
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Georgia's $50 million investment in prison phone-blocking technology has produced the exact opposite of its intended effect. Homicides increased more than twelvefold since 2017, with GPS documenting 100 homicides in 2024 alone. Phone incidents hit a record 11,880 — higher than before the technology was deployed. At Washington State Prison, five people died in three days after the final communication workaround was eliminated statewide.
When you cut off gang leaders' ability to settle disputes through phone calls, those disputes get settled with shanks instead. Should Georgia abandon this failed approach and follow states like Connecticut that made prison calls free and saw reduced violence?
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Georgia spent $50 million on technology to block prison phones and got the worst violence in state history: 100 homicides in 2024, 333 total deaths, and a record 11,880 phone incidents. At Washington State Prison, cutting off the last communication channel led to five deaths in three days. Other states made prison calls free and saw violence decrease. Georgia chose the opposite approach and got blood on the walls.
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Georgia's $50 million investment in Managed Access Systems to block contraband phones in 35 state prisons has produced measurably worse outcomes than the problem it aimed to solve. Homicides increased more than twelvefold since 2017, with 100 documented in 2024 alone. Phone incidents reached a record 11,880 — higher than any year before deployment.
The policy failure extends beyond violence statistics. While Georgia spends $50 million to eliminate communication, states like Connecticut invested in free prison calls and documented reduced recidivism and violence. Georgia's own Transitional Centers have allowed personal phones since 2016 with positive reentry outcomes. The infrastructure for monitored communication exists — what's missing is evidence-based policy implementation.