Georgia Prison Spending Surges 44% in Four Years While Incarcerated People Bear Rising Financial Burdens Georgia’s prison budget surged 44% in four years — nearly $500 million — while the state extracts over $10M annually in fees from incarcerated people and their families.
Georgia’s Prison Budget Soars 44% in Four Years — While Families Still Pay the Price Georgia’s prison budget jumped 44% in four years to nearly $1.78 billion. Families still pay millions in fees while people inside work without pay.
Georgia Plans to Spend $1.8 Billion on Prisons — Here’s Where the Money Goes Georgia plans to spend $1.8 billion on prisons. Health costs are surging. Private prisons are growing. Here’s what families need to know.
