An estimated 2,500 innocent people are imprisoned in Georgia. A GPS analysis documents 610 years of wrongful imprisonment, systemic racial disparities, and the state failures driving wrongful convictions.
142 people killed. A five-fold surge in homicides. Georgia’s broken prison classification system places people in the wrong facilities — and the DOJ calls it among the worst it has ever seen.
Georgia’s broken classification system drives a five-fold increase in prison homicides while wasting millions on misallocated housing. DOJ calls violations ‘among the most severe’ ever found.
Georgia’s prison sorting system is broken. 142 people killed in 6 years. Half of guard jobs empty. The DOJ calls it among the worst it has ever seen.
DOJ declares Georgia prison healthcare ‘unconstitutional’ as 330 people died in custody in 2024. The state tripled its undercount of killings, per federal investigators.
DOJ finds Georgia prison healthcare “unconstitutional.” 330 people died in 2024 while spending hit $72M. Aging population drives $85M annual burden. Evidence-based reforms could save tens of millions.
The DOJ says healthcare in Georgia prisons is ‘abhorrent’ and unconstitutional. 330 people died in 2024. Here’s what families need to know.
Nearly 2,985 corrections officer positions sit empty across Georgia’s prisons — a nearly 50% vacancy rate. The DOJ found this crisis directly enables gang control and endangers nearly 52,000 people in state custody.
Georgia operates its prisons at nearly 50% corrections officer vacancy. The DOJ found this leaves people unsupervised and enables gang control. The Governor seeks $600M+ to respond.
Almost half of all prison guard jobs in Georgia are empty. The DOJ says this leaves people unprotected. Here’s what families need to know.