The Quiet Purge: Calhoun Edition

In less than three months, Warden Kendric Jackson transferred 87 lifers out of Calhoun State Prison — 79% to close-security facilities. GPS data reveals a systematic population swap: stable, long-term inmates shipped to Level 5 prisons while younger short-timers arrive from those same facilities. No other medium-security prison in Georgia is doing anything close to this.

The Illusion of Parole

The Illusion of Parole

Analysis of 257,000 GDC records shows that 37% of Georgia parolees were released within 12 months of their max-out date. Lifers now serve 31 years before release—up from 12.5 years in 1992. The system preserves the appearance of clemency while systematically denying meaningful early release.

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