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The Crisis of Deception and Mismanagement in Georgia’s Prison System

The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) is at the center of a growing scandal, marked by deception, systemic failures, and inhumane conditions. Investigations by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) have laid bare an institution that has repeatedly misled lawmakers, courts, and the public while allowing violence and neglect to …

Decay

A correctional institution can be a clean, sterile, almost institution-like place that has aesthetics that lend themselves to clinical functions such as rehabilitation, reconciliation, restitution, and even retribution. Let’s face it, the true punishment is in the boredom. But when indifference guides the aesthetics the building becomes uninhabitable, unhealthy, dangerous, and promotes inhumane treatment and …