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Legal Access in Georgia Prisons: A Strategic Advocacy Guide for the Georgia Post-Conviction Justice Act

Georgia provides zero trained legal assistance to people in prison and fails to maintain even its inadequate law libraries. This advocacy guide equips organizers with the data and strategy to pass the Georgia Post-Conviction Justice Act.

Georgia’s Prison Law Libraries: 2 Hours a Week, No Legal Help, and a 4-Year COVID Blackout the DOJ Never Investigated

Georgia guarantees people in prison just 2 hours per week of law library access — with no legal help. COVID eliminated even that for nearly 4 years. The DOJ never investigated.

Legal Access in Georgia Prisons: The State Denies Meaningful Court Access to 47,000+ People — At a Cost Georgia Cannot Afford

Georgia provides only 2 hours/week of law library access with no legal assistance — and even that is routinely denied. A post-conviction counsel program costing less than 0.6% of GDC’s budget could fix this.