Two existing Georgia statutes could transform post-conviction justice if the legislature enforces them. This advocate explainer provides talking points, key quotes, and strategic guidance for the reform campaign.
Georgia ranks third nationally in prison phone kickback revenue at $8.06M while six states have made calls free. Two corporations control 80% of the $1.4B market through state-granted monopolies.
Georgia runs the nation’s largest felony probation system at 191,000 people. Incarceration costs 27.7x more than supervision. SB 105 could save $34M annually.
Two federal judges. The U.S. Department of Justice. State legislators. A U.S. Senator. The press. Georgia’s Department of Corrections has stonewalled, obstructed, deceived, or defied every institution meant to hold it accountable — and paid no price. GPS traces the documented pattern.