The Price of Staying Close: Families Pay the Cost of a Broken System
Families are paying the price of Georgia’s prison failure—going broke to keep loved ones fed, safe, and connected behind bars.
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Susan spends $120/month on commissary and $50/month on phone calls while surviving on disability income. Georgia's prisons profit from poverty. https://gps.press/the-price-of-staying-close-families-pay-the-cost-of-a-broken-system/
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Susan Stokes lives on disability income but spends $120 monthly on commissary and $50 on phone calls to support her incarcerated loved one. She goes without basic needs while Georgia's prison system extracts profit from families who can least afford it.
Peggy Close, 77, watches helplessly as her grandson loses weight and suffers violence inside Georgia's prisons. These aren't isolated cases — they're the human cost of a system that prioritizes revenue over rehabilitation. How many more families should sacrifice their financial stability to keep loved ones alive behind bars? https://gps.press/the-price-of-staying-close-families-pay-the-cost-of-a-broken-system/
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Susan Stokes survives on disability income but spends $170 monthly on commissary and phone calls for her incarcerated loved one. Peggy Close, 77, watches her grandson lose 20 pounds and suffer violence in Georgia's prisons. Thousands of families choose between groceries and phone calls, rent and care packages. Georgia's prison system profits from the poverty of those who can least afford it.
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New reporting from Georgia Prisoners' Speak reveals how the state's prison system systematically exploits families financially. Susan Stokes, who lives on disability income, spends $170 monthly on commissary and phone calls — going without basic necessities to support her incarcerated loved one. Peggy Close, 77, describes her grandson losing 20 pounds and suffering violence while serving time.
These cases highlight the urgent need for policy reform including commissary price caps, free communication minutes for families below the poverty line, and meaningful oversight of prison conditions. When families sacrifice their financial stability to keep loved ones alive behind bars, the system has failed both public safety and basic human dignity. https://gps.press/the-price-of-staying-close-families-pay-the-cost-of-a-broken-system/