Half Empty: Nearly 50% of Georgia’s Corrections Officer Positions Sit Vacant as DOJ Finds Understaffing Enables Gang Control of Prisons Nearly 2,985 corrections officer positions sit empty across Georgia’s prisons — a nearly 50% vacancy rate. The DOJ found this crisis directly enables gang control and endangers nearly 52,000 people in state custody.
Half the Guards Are Gone: Georgia’s Prison Staffing Crisis Puts Lives at Risk Almost half of all prison guard jobs in Georgia are empty. The DOJ says this leaves people unprotected. Here’s what families need to know.
