Georgia’s own rules promise 2 hours of library time a week — but people report getting 30 minutes every two weeks. No lawyers. No trained helpers. A fix costs less than 0.6% of the prison budget.
Georgia holds nearly 13,000 people over 50 in its prisons — the most expensive to incarcerate and the least likely to reoffend. Every dollar spent warehousing aging prisoners is stolen from rehabilitation, education, and the community investments that actually prevent crime.
Georgia spent $600M+ on prisons but deaths surged 1,150%. Evidence from other states shows reducing prison populations works — and saves lives.
Georgia’s 52.5% correctional officer vacancy rate and 82.7% first-year attrition have driven prison homicides from 8-9 per year to 66 in 2024. Here’s how advocates can use this data.
Georgia recorded 66 prison homicides in 2024 — a sevenfold increase — while half of all guard positions sit empty. The state ranks dead last in correctional officer pay.
Georgia’s 52.5% guard vacancy rate fuels a sevenfold rise in prison killings. The state pays guards the least in the nation, and 82.7% of new hires quit within a year.
Georgia collected $8,062,200.60 in prison phone kickbacks in a single year — third-highest nationally — while families spend $115–$135/month to stay connected. Six states have made calls free. Georgia has done nothing.
Two companies control 80% of prison phone services. Georgia ranks third in kickback revenue. Here’s what families pay and what can change.
Georgia has the strictest legal standard in the nation for prisoner rights claims, a DOJ-documented constitutional crisis, and a 99% failure rate for Eighth Amendment cases. Here’s how advocates can fight back.
100 people killed in Georgia prisons in 2024. Only 1% of prisoner rights claims succeed. A new court ruling just made Georgia the hardest place in America to seek justice.