GDC Mission vs. Reality: The Rehabilitation That Doesn’t Exist — Advocacy Toolkit
Georgia spends 46 times more on surveillance than rehabilitation. This toolkit gives advocates the data, talking points, and strategies to fight back.
DOJ findings
Georgia Spends 46 Times More Watching People Than Helping Them: A Fiscal Analysis of the Rehabilitation Gap in State Prisons
Georgia invests $52 per person per year on rehabilitation — 0.11% of its $1.9B corrections budget — while ranking last among Southern states. A 10-point recidivism reduction would save taxpayers $40M annually.
Inside the Collapse: A 10-Year Officer’s Corroborated Testimony on Georgia’s Prison Staffing Crisis and Its Human Cost
A 10-year GDC officer’s corroborated testimony documents single officers supervising 1,250 people, 72 homicides in 2023, and a person’s body decomposing for days in a monitored cell. Here’s what legislators need to know.
Drugs in Georgia’s Prisons: An Advocacy Guide to the Crisis the State Wants Hidden
GPS research documents a hidden drug crisis in Georgia prisons: overdose deaths surged 2,350%, GDC misclassified 44 deaths, and the state’s own employees fuel the pipeline.
Georgia’s Prisons in Crisis: Broken Locks, 80% Staff Vacancies, and Facilities at Double Capacity
Georgia prisons are at double capacity with 80% staff vacancies. The DOJ, a Senate committee, and the Governor’s own assessors all confirm a system in crisis. Here’s what reporters need to know.
Georgia’s Prison Infrastructure Crisis: $600M Emergency Plan Confronts Decades of State Neglect
Georgia’s prison infrastructure has collapsed after decades of state neglect. The $600M+ emergency repair bill, 80% staff vacancies, and DOJ findings demand immediate legislative action.
Georgia’s Prisons Are Falling Apart: What Families Need to Know
Georgia’s prisons are falling apart. Broken locks, mold, sewage, and too few guards put people at risk. Here’s what families need to know.
Amathia: The Moral Failure Behind Georgia’s Prison Crisis
The ancient Greeks called it amathia—willful ignorance, a moral failure. Governor Kemp commissioned reports documenting Georgia’s prison crisis. One year later: staffing at a fifteen-year low, population at a fifteen-year high, and over 100 homicides. The evidence exists. Leadership refuses to see.