The Crisis Georgia’s Prison Leaders Call ‘Propaganda’

The DOJ found Georgia’s prisons unconstitutional. The state’s own consultant called it an emergency. A federal judge asked whether the department considers itself above the law. Georgia’s corrections leaders had a different word for the crisis: propaganda.

The Georgia Prison Commander Who Warned the State

Tyler Ryals rose to emergency-response commander across three Georgia prisons, then warned leadership in a sworn statement that conditions were unconstitutional. Twelve days later the state marked him “resigned.” Two months after that, the DOJ agreed with him.

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