The Georgia Department of Corrections isn’t just locking people up—it’s shaking them down for every penny. Through a no-bid contract with Stewart’s Distribution, commissary prices have been artificially inflated, forcing inmates and their families to pay double, sometimes triple, the real cost of basic necessities like ramen noodles and coffee. Meanwhile, millions of dollars in inmate funds vanish into a black hole, with no public audits, no oversight, and wardens openly admitting that these funds pay for prison staff perks. Who’s the real criminal here?
Read the full story to uncover how Georgia’s prison system is stealing from the very people it claims to rehabilitate.
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Georgia took a 60% commission on every prison phone call, raking in $8.2 million a year from phone fees alone. Meanwhile, ramen noodles marked up over 100% in prison commissaries. This is theft disguised as policy. https://gps.press/whos-the-real-criminal-how-georgia...
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Georgia's prison system has turned incarcerated people into a captive revenue stream. The state takes a 60% commission on every prison phone call, raking in $8.2 million annually. Basic survival food like ramen noodles gets marked up over 100% in commissaries. During COVID, lawmakers actually cut $5 million from prison funding and told officials to make up the difference by raising commissary prices on inmates' families.
This isn't about public safety or rehabilitation - it's about profit extracted from Georgia's most vulnerable citizens. How is this legal?
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Georgia's prison system extracts millions from incarcerated people through inflated commissary prices and phone call commissions. Ramen noodles marked up over 100%. A 60% cut of every phone call. When COVID hit, lawmakers cut prison funding and told officials to make prisoners' families pay the difference through higher prices. This shadow tax system operates with zero transparency while exploiting captive consumers who have no other options.
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Georgia's Department of Corrections operates a shadow revenue system that extracts millions annually from incarcerated people and their families. The state takes a 60% commission on prison phone calls, generating $8.2 million yearly. Basic necessities in prison commissaries carry markups exceeding 100% - ramen noodles that cost $0.25 at Walmart sell for $0.79 behind bars.
Most concerning is the complete lack of transparency around these funds, supposedly dedicated to "inmate welfare." During the 2020 budget crisis, legislators explicitly cut $5 million from prison funding and directed officials to offset this through higher commissary prices. This policy shifts essential state responsibilities onto the backs of some of Georgia's most economically vulnerable citizens while operating outside normal budget oversight processes.
