=== CURRENT POPULATION STATISTICS ===
Source: GDC Friday Report
Last updated: July 17, 2026
--- CURRENT GDC POPULATION (System Totals) ---
STATISTIC: Georgia Prison Population (Total In GDC Custody)
VALUE: 52,971
DESCRIPTION: THE authoritative figure for Georgia's prison population — every person in Georgia Department of Corrections custody across all facility types (state, private, county, transitional) plus probation beds (RSAT and probation detention). When answering "how many people are in Georgia prisons" or citing Georgia's prison/incarcerated population, use THIS number. Do NOT sum the facility-type components below and report that instead: the four prison-facility lines alone omit roughly 2,900 people in GDC probation beds and understate the true custody population.
CITATION GUIDANCE: Georgia prison population = the Total In GDC Custody figure above. The six lines that follow are a BREAKDOWN of that total by facility type — components, not standalone population statistics.
STATISTIC: State Prisons (component of total)
VALUE: 35,010
DESCRIPTION: Component of the total above: people held in Georgia state-operated prisons.
STATISTIC: Transitional Centers (component of total)
VALUE: 2,737
DESCRIPTION: Component of the total above: people in transitional centers (re-entry facilities).
STATISTIC: County Prisons (component of total)
VALUE: 4,097
DESCRIPTION: Component of the total above: people held in county-operated prison facilities.
STATISTIC: Private Prisons (component of total)
VALUE: 8,254
DESCRIPTION: Component of the total above: people held in privately operated prisons.
STATISTIC: Probation RSAT (component of total)
VALUE: 1,481
DESCRIPTION: Component of the total above: people in Residential Substance Abuse Treatment probation facilities.
STATISTIC: Probation Detention (component of total)
VALUE: 1,392
DESCRIPTION: Component of the total above: people in probation detention centers.
STATISTIC: Jail Backlog (NOT included in the total)
VALUE: 2,550
DESCRIPTION: People in county jails awaiting transfer INTO the state prison system. Not yet in GDC custody, so not part of the total above.
STATISTIC: Year-to-Date Paroles/Clemency
VALUE: 3,171
DESCRIPTION: Number of people released via parole or clemency so far this calendar year.
STATISTIC: Year-to-Date Max Outs
VALUE: 3,720
DESCRIPTION: Number of people who completed their full sentence (maxed out) this year.
STATISTIC: Year-to-Date Total Releases
VALUE: 7,049
DESCRIPTION: Total number of people released from GDC custody this calendar year.
=== POPULATION DEMOGRAPHICS ===
Source: GDC Monthly Statistical Report - All Inmates
Last updated: Unknown
STATISTIC: Population Under Age 20
VALUE: 325
PERCENTAGE: 0.63%
DESCRIPTION: Incarcerated people under 20 years old.
STATISTIC: Population Age 20-29
VALUE: 9,672
PERCENTAGE: 18.82%
DESCRIPTION: Incarcerated people aged 20-29.
STATISTIC: Population Age 30-39
VALUE: 15,522
PERCENTAGE: 30.21%
DESCRIPTION: Incarcerated people aged 30-39.
STATISTIC: Population Age 40-49
VALUE: 12,784
PERCENTAGE: 24.88%
DESCRIPTION: Incarcerated people aged 40-49.
STATISTIC: Population Age 50-59
VALUE: 7,346
PERCENTAGE: 14.30%
DESCRIPTION: Incarcerated people aged 50-59.
STATISTIC: Population Age 60 and Over
VALUE: 5,753
PERCENTAGE: 11.20%
DESCRIPTION: Incarcerated people 60 years or older.
STATISTIC: White Population
VALUE: 18,128
PERCENTAGE: 33.83%
DESCRIPTION: Incarcerated people identified as White.
STATISTIC: Black Population
VALUE: 32,385
PERCENTAGE: 60.43%
DESCRIPTION: Incarcerated people identified as Black.
STATISTIC: Hispanic Population
VALUE: 2,813
PERCENTAGE: 5.25%
DESCRIPTION: Incarcerated people identified as Hispanic.
STATISTIC: Other Race Population
VALUE: 264
PERCENTAGE: 0.51%
DESCRIPTION: Incarcerated people of other racial categories.
=== SECURITY CLASSIFICATION ===
Source: GDC Monthly Statistical Report - All Inmates
Last updated: Unknown
STATISTIC: Minimum Security Population
VALUE: 8,250
PERCENTAGE: 15.40%
DESCRIPTION: People classified as minimum security risk.
STATISTIC: Medium Security Population
VALUE: 32,209
PERCENTAGE: 60.12%
DESCRIPTION: People classified as medium security risk.
STATISTIC: Close Security Population
VALUE: 13,114
PERCENTAGE: 24.48%
DESCRIPTION: People classified as close (high) security risk.
=== PHYSICAL HEALTH STATUS ===
Source: GDC Monthly Statistical Report - All Inmates
Last updated: Unknown
STATISTIC: No Medical Illness
VALUE: 32,720
PERCENTAGE: 67.76%
DESCRIPTION: People with no documented medical conditions.
STATISTIC: Well-Controlled Chronic Illness
VALUE: 14,056
PERCENTAGE: 29.11%
DESCRIPTION: People with chronic conditions that are medically managed.
STATISTIC: Poorly-Controlled Chronic Illness
VALUE: 1,247
PERCENTAGE: 2.58%
DESCRIPTION: People with chronic conditions not adequately managed.
STATISTIC: Special Housing Medical
VALUE: 221
PERCENTAGE: 0.46%
DESCRIPTION: People requiring specialized medical housing.
STATISTIC: Terminal Illness (Less than 6 months)
VALUE: 6
PERCENTAGE: 0.01%
DESCRIPTION: People with terminal diagnoses and less than 6 months to live.
=== MENTAL HEALTH STATUS ===
Source: GDC Monthly Statistical Report - All Inmates
Last updated: Unknown
STATISTIC: No Mental Health Problem Noted
VALUE: 10,187
PERCENTAGE: 42.52%
DESCRIPTION: People with no documented mental health issues.
STATISTIC: Outpatient Mental Health Care
VALUE: 11,934
PERCENTAGE: 49.81%
DESCRIPTION: People receiving outpatient mental health treatment.
STATISTIC: Inpatient Mental Health - Moderate
VALUE: 1,457
PERCENTAGE: 6.08%
DESCRIPTION: People in moderate-level inpatient mental health care.
STATISTIC: Inpatient Mental Health - Intensive
VALUE: 324
PERCENTAGE: 1.35%
DESCRIPTION: People in intensive inpatient mental health care.
STATISTIC: Crisis Stabilization
VALUE: 58
PERCENTAGE: 0.24%
DESCRIPTION: People currently in mental health crisis stabilization.
=== PRIMARY OFFENSE CATEGORIES ===
Source: GDC Monthly Statistical Report - All Inmates
Last updated: Unknown
STATISTIC: Violent Offense
VALUE: 30,170
PERCENTAGE: 56.43%
DESCRIPTION: People whose primary conviction is for a violent offense.
STATISTIC: Property Offense
VALUE: 5,386
PERCENTAGE: 10.07%
DESCRIPTION: People whose primary conviction is for a property offense.
STATISTIC: Drug Offense
VALUE: 4,723
PERCENTAGE: 8.83%
DESCRIPTION: People whose primary conviction is for a drug offense.
STATISTIC: Other Offense
VALUE: 13,187
PERCENTAGE: 24.66%
DESCRIPTION: People whose primary conviction is for other offense types.
=== PROJECTED RELEASE TYPE ===
Source: GDC Monthly Statistical Report - All Inmates
Last updated: Unknown
STATISTIC: Parole Plus Probation Eligible
VALUE: 21,879
PERCENTAGE: 43.40%
DESCRIPTION: People expected to be released to parole followed by probation.
STATISTIC: Parole Only Eligible
VALUE: 5,751
PERCENTAGE: 11.41%
DESCRIPTION: People expected to be released to parole without probation.
STATISTIC: Max-Out Plus Probation
VALUE: 15,006
PERCENTAGE: 29.77%
DESCRIPTION: People expected to serve full sentence then probation.
STATISTIC: Max-Out Only
VALUE: 1,572
PERCENTAGE: 3.12%
DESCRIPTION: People expected to serve full sentence with no supervision after.
STATISTIC: Life/LWOP/Death Sentence
VALUE: 6,201
PERCENTAGE: 12.30%
DESCRIPTION: People serving life, life without parole, or death sentences.
=== DISCIPLINARY HISTORY ===
Source: GDC Monthly Statistical Report - All Inmates
Last updated: Unknown
STATISTIC: Zero Disciplinary Reports
VALUE: 27,640
PERCENTAGE: 51.58%
DESCRIPTION: People with no disciplinary infractions on record.
STATISTIC: One Disciplinary Report
VALUE: 6,801
PERCENTAGE: 12.69%
DESCRIPTION: People with exactly one disciplinary infraction.
STATISTIC: Two Disciplinary Reports
VALUE: 3,802
PERCENTAGE: 7.09%
DESCRIPTION: People with exactly two disciplinary infractions.
STATISTIC: Three Disciplinary Reports
VALUE: 2,685
PERCENTAGE: 5.01%
DESCRIPTION: People with exactly three disciplinary infractions.
STATISTIC: More Than Three Disciplinary Reports
VALUE: 12,662
PERCENTAGE: 23.63%
DESCRIPTION: People with more than three disciplinary infractions.
=== LIFE SENTENCE POPULATION ===
Source: GDC Monthly Statistical Report - Active Lifers
Last updated: Unknown
STATISTIC: Total People Serving Life Sentences
VALUE: 8,047
DESCRIPTION: Total number of people serving life sentences (parole-eligible).
STATISTIC: Average Age of Lifers
VALUE: 48.4 years
DESCRIPTION: Average age of people serving life sentences.
STATISTIC: Lifers - Minimum Security
VALUE: 1
PERCENTAGE: 0.01%
DESCRIPTION: Lifers classified as minimum security.
STATISTIC: Lifers - Medium Security
VALUE: 5,716
PERCENTAGE: 71.03%
DESCRIPTION: Lifers classified as medium security.
STATISTIC: Lifers - Close Security
VALUE: 2,330
PERCENTAGE: 28.95%
DESCRIPTION: Lifers classified as close (high) security.
=== LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE POPULATION ===
Source: GDC Monthly Statistical Report - LWOP Profile
Last updated: Unknown
STATISTIC: Total People Serving LWOP
VALUE: 2,403
DESCRIPTION: Total number of people serving life without possibility of parole.
STATISTIC: Average Age of LWOP Population
VALUE: 44.9 years
DESCRIPTION: Average age of people serving LWOP sentences.
STATISTIC: LWOP - Medium Security
VALUE: 2
PERCENTAGE: 0.08%
DESCRIPTION: LWOP population classified as medium security.
STATISTIC: LWOP - Close Security
VALUE: 2,401
PERCENTAGE: 99.92%
DESCRIPTION: LWOP population classified as close (high) security.
=== PAROLE & LENGTH OF STAY STATISTICS ===
Source: GDC Length of Stay (Calendar Year) Report
Data range: 1992 to 2025
Coverage: 303 offense categories, 35 years of historical data
Data Source: https://gdc.georgia.gov/document/statistical-trend-reports/length-stay-calendar-year-0/download
NOTE: This data shows historical trends in parole rates and time served.
The dramatic decline in parole rates since the 1990s is a key driver of
Georgia's prison population growth and overcrowding crisis.
--- CURRENT PAROLE & RELEASE STATISTICS (ALL CRIMES) ---
STATISTIC: Current Parole Release Rate
VALUE: 37.53%
YEAR: 2025
DESCRIPTION: Percentage of releases that were via parole (vs. max-out).
STATISTIC: Average Time Served (All Crimes)
VALUE: 4.15 years
DESCRIPTION: Average years served before release for all offense categories.
STATISTIC: Total Releases (All Crimes)
VALUE: 8,358
DESCRIPTION: Total number of people released from prison this year.
STATISTIC: Lifers Released (All Crimes)
VALUE: 143
DESCRIPTION: Number of people serving life sentences who were released.
STATISTIC: Lifers Average Time Served
VALUE: 31.05 years
DESCRIPTION: Average years served by lifers before release.
--- HISTORICAL PAROLE RATE TREND ---
STATISTIC: Parole Rate 1993 (Peak)
VALUE: 69.90%
DESCRIPTION: Georgia's parole rate peaked near 70% in 1993.
STATISTIC: Parole Rate 2000
VALUE: 49.40%
STATISTIC: Parole Rate 2010
VALUE: 58.09%
STATISTIC: Parole Rate 2020
VALUE: 42.25%
STATISTIC: Current Parole Rate
VALUE: 37.53%
YEAR: 2025
TREND: Parole rate has declined by approximately 50% since 1993.
--- TIME SERVED TREND ---
STATISTIC: Time Served 1993
VALUE: 1.94 years
STATISTIC: Time Served 2000
VALUE: 2.31 years
STATISTIC: Time Served 2010
VALUE: 2.84 years
STATISTIC: Time Served 2020
VALUE: 3.85 years
STATISTIC: Current Time Served
VALUE: 4.15 years
YEAR: 2025
TREND: Average time served has more than doubled since 1992.
--- VIOLENT CRIMES ---
STATISTIC: Violent Crimes Parole Rate
VALUE: 36.53%
YEAR: 2025
STATISTIC: Violent Crimes Time Served
VALUE: 4.80 years
STATISTIC: Violent Crimes Lifers Released
VALUE: 131
LIFERS_AVG_TIME: 30.82 years
--- MURDER CONVICTIONS ---
STATISTIC: Murder Total Released
VALUE: 50
YEAR: 2024
STATISTIC: Murder Lifers Released
VALUE: 49
STATISTIC: Murder Lifers Average Time Served
VALUE: 28.58 years
DESCRIPTION: Average years served by murderers with life sentences before release.
=== DRUG ADMISSION STATISTICS ===
Source: GDC Annual Drug Admission Profiles
Report Year: 2025
Data Source: https://gdc.georgia.gov/profiles-inmate-admissions-marijuana-crimes
NOTE: These statistics reflect people ADMITTED to prison during the calendar year
with drug convictions. An individual with multiple drug types may appear in
multiple category reports.
--- MARIJUANA ADMISSIONS ---
STATISTIC: Total Marijuana Admissions
VALUE: 1,180
MALE: 1,108 (93.90%)
FEMALE: 72 (6.10%)
DESCRIPTION: People admitted with marijuana convictions.
STATISTIC: Marijuana Admissions - Race Breakdown
BLACK: 917 (77.71%)
WHITE: 215 (18.22%)
HISPANIC: 39 (3.31%)
STATISTIC: Average Age at Admission (Marijuana)
VALUE: 34.3 years
STATISTIC: Marijuana - Primary Offense Categories
VIOLENT: 45.17%
DRUG: 27.80%
PROPERTY: 7.12%
DESCRIPTION: Primary offense breakdown for people with marijuana convictions.
STATISTIC: Marijuana Offense Types
POSSESSION: 34 (2.88%)
POSSESSION W/INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE: — (—)
SALE/DISTRIBUTION: 38 (3.22%)
TRAFFICKING: 5
DESCRIPTION: Breakdown of marijuana-specific offense types.
--- COCAINE ADMISSIONS ---
STATISTIC: Total Cocaine Admissions
VALUE: 1,086
MALE: 1,009 (92.91%)
FEMALE: 77 (7.09%)
DESCRIPTION: People admitted with cocaine convictions.
STATISTIC: Cocaine Admissions - Race Breakdown
BLACK: 917 (84.44%)
WHITE: 117 (10.77%)
STATISTIC: Average Age at Admission (Cocaine)
VALUE: 41.4 years
--- METHAMPHETAMINE ADMISSIONS ---
STATISTIC: Total Methamphetamine Admissions
VALUE: 3,018
MALE: 2,421 (80.22%)
FEMALE: 597 (19.78%)
DESCRIPTION: People admitted with methamphetamine convictions.
STATISTIC: Methamphetamine Admissions - Race Breakdown
BLACK: 897 (29.72%)
WHITE: 17 (0.56%)
STATISTIC: Average Age at Admission (Meth)
VALUE: 41.2 years
--- ANY DRUG CRIME ADMISSIONS ---
STATISTIC: Total Any Drug Crime Admissions
VALUE: 5,163
MALE: 4,367 (84.58%)
FEMALE: 796 (15.42%)
DESCRIPTION: People admitted with any drug-related conviction.
STATISTIC: Any Drug Admissions - Race Breakdown
BLACK: 2,594 (50.24%)
WHITE: 2,330 (45.13%)
STATISTIC: Average Age at Admission (Any Drug)
VALUE: 39.3 years
=== MORTALITY STATISTICS ===
Source: GDC Death Reports / GPS Tracking
Data range: 2020-01-02 to 2026-07-20
STATISTIC: Total Deaths Tracked (2020-Present)
VALUE: 1,848
DESCRIPTION: Total deaths in GDC custody tracked by GPS since 2020.
STATISTIC: Deaths in Custody 2025 (Year to Date)
VALUE: 301
AS_OF: October 2025
DESCRIPTION: Total reported deaths in GDC custody for 2025.
STATISTIC: Deaths in Custody 2024
VALUE: 333
DESCRIPTION: Total deaths in GDC custody for calendar year 2024.
STATISTIC: Deaths in Custody 2023
VALUE: 262
DESCRIPTION: Total deaths in GDC custody for calendar year 2023.
STATISTIC: Deaths in Custody 2022
VALUE: 254
DESCRIPTION: Total deaths in GDC custody for calendar year 2022.
STATISTIC: Deaths in Custody 2021
VALUE: 257
DESCRIPTION: Total deaths in GDC custody for calendar year 2021.
STATISTIC: Deaths in Custody 2020
VALUE: 294
DESCRIPTION: Total deaths in GDC custody for calendar year 2020.
STATISTIC: Average Age at Death
VALUE: 51.9 years
DESCRIPTION: Average age of people who died in GDC custody.
STATISTIC: Georgia Prison Homicide Rate
VALUE: 32x higher than free population
DESCRIPTION: People in Georgia's prison system are 32 times more likely to be murdered than people living freely in Georgia.
STATISTIC: Georgia Prison Death Rate vs National Average
VALUE: 70% higher
DESCRIPTION: Georgia's prison death rate is 70% higher than the national average for state prisons.
=== FACILITIES OVERVIEW ===
Source: GDC Facilities Directory / GPS Database
STATISTIC: Total Active Facilities
VALUE: 114
DESCRIPTION: Total number of active GDC facilities tracked.
STATISTIC: Transitional Center
VALUE: 17
DESCRIPTION: Number of transitional center facilities.
STATISTIC: RSAT Center
VALUE: 7
DESCRIPTION: Number of rsat center facilities.
STATISTIC: State Prison
VALUE: 33
DESCRIPTION: Number of state prison facilities.
STATISTIC: County Correctional Institution
VALUE: 43
DESCRIPTION: Number of county correctional institution facilities.
STATISTIC: Private Prison
VALUE: 4
DESCRIPTION: Number of private prison facilities.
STATISTIC: Probation Detention Center
VALUE: 7
DESCRIPTION: Number of probation detention center facilities.
STATISTIC: Unknown
VALUE: 1
DESCRIPTION: Number of unknown facilities.
STATISTIC: Medical Facility
VALUE: 1
DESCRIPTION: Number of medical facility facilities.
STATISTIC: Diagnostic/Classification
VALUE: 1
DESCRIPTION: Number of diagnostic/classification facilities.
=== CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION ===
Source: GPS Analysis and DOJ Findings
FACT: DOJ Constitutional Findings
VALUE: Unconstitutional
DATE: 2024
DESCRIPTION: The U.S. Department of Justice found Georgia's prison conditions violate the Eighth Amendment.
FACT: Georgia Incarceration Rank
VALUE: 4th highest in the United States
DESCRIPTION: Georgia has the fourth-highest incarceration rate among U.S. states.
FACT: Georgia Black Population
VALUE: 33%
DESCRIPTION: Black Georgians represent 33% of the state population.
FACT: Black Prison Population
VALUE: 60.43%
DESCRIPTION: Black people represent 60.43% of Georgia's prison population.