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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.

Locked Out of Justice: How Georgia Prisons Deny People Their Right to Legal Help

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.

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