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Georgia Pays Incarcerated Workers Nothing While Extracting Hundreds of Millions in Labor and Commissary Profits

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Georgia forces incarcerated people to work for zero pay, then charges their families markups up to 1,150% on necessities. GPS maps the full extraction system.

Georgia’s Prison Commissary Extraction Machine: A Two-Tier Markup System Costing Families $8–15 Million Annually

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Georgia’s prison commissary system extracts an estimated $8–15 million annually from incarcerated families through a two-tier markup scheme. Generic ibuprofen: 833–1,150% over retail. Tampons: 183–254%. A June 2025 contract renewal creates an immediate reform opportunity.

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