The DOJ calls Georgia’s prison healthcare “abhorrent” and “unconstitutional.” 330 people died in 2024. This toolkit gives advocates the data and strategy to demand change.
Black Georgians are 31% of the population but 61% of state prisoners. This research compilation documents racial disparity at every stage of Georgia’s criminal justice system — and gives advocates the data to demand change.
Georgia’s own state-commissioned assessment confirms emergency-level failures across staffing, infrastructure, healthcare, education, and sexual safety in 34 state prisons housing 49,000 people.
Georgia’s own state-commissioned assessment confirms a system-wide prison crisis: 20 facilities unsafe, 82.7% officer turnover, failing infrastructure, and a 38% drop in parole releases.
The state’s own independent assessment confirms Georgia’s prisons are in crisis: emergency staffing at 20 prisons, 82.7% officer attrition, broken locks, and only 7% of PREA cases substantiated.
Georgia’s corrections budget surged 44% to $1.62B as parole releases collapsed 42% and 301 people died in custody in 2025. The data demands legislative action.
…This is the final report of a Georgia Senate study committee created by Senate Resolution 570 during the 2024 legislative session. The committee was tasked with reviewing “the conditions, needs,…
Black Georgians are 31% of the population but 61% of the state prison population. New research compilation documents compounding racial disparities at every stage of Georgia’s criminal justice system.
Georgia spends $5.3B yearly on law enforcement and corrections while Black residents—31% of the population—make up 61% of state prisoners. Data shows compounding racial disparities at every system stage.
…Sentencing Legislation Fact Sheet Official GDC document detailing Senate Bill 440, Senate Bill 441, and other 1994 sentencing reforms. https://gdc.georgia.gov/document/fact-sheets/sentencing-legislation-fact-sheet/download 6. Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles – Frequently…