The Case for Reducing Georgia’s Prison Population: What the Evidence Actually Shows
Georgia spent $600M+ on prisons but deaths surged 1,150%. Evidence from other states shows reducing prison populations works — and saves lives.
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Georgia Spent $700 Million More on Prisons. People Are Dying Faster Than Ever.
Georgia spent $700 million more on prisons since FY2022. Homicides are projected up 27% in 2025. Every measurable outcome worsened. A new analysis examines why.
315 Gangs, Zero Strategy: How Georgia Abandoned Its Prisons While Other States Found Solutions
Georgia has identified 315 gangs and 15,200 gang-affiliated prisoners — 31% of its population — yet has no separation strategy, no exit program, and no management plan. Texas, Arizona, and California solved this problem decades ago. Georgia chose to do nothing. The death toll proves it.
The Gang Crisis in Georgia’s Prisons: Why the State Refuses a Proven Solution — Advocacy Guide
Georgia knows who its 15,000 gang members are — and houses them without regard to who will kill whom. Other states cut violence in half with separation. Here’s how to demand Georgia act.
Every Door Locked: Innocent People Trapped in Georgia Prisons
An estimated 2,500-5,000 innocent people sit in Georgia’s prisons with every avenue of relief locked shut. GPS investigation connects three systemic failures — the habeas corpus deadline, absent conviction integrity units, and ignored Supreme Court precedent — and calls on the General Assembly to act before Crossover Day.
Staffing Crisis & Correctional Officer Turnover: How to Use This Research to Demand Change
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.
From Convict Leasing to $0 Wages: Research Documents 160 Years of Forced Labor in Georgia’s Prisons
Georgia forces 80% of its 47,000 incarcerated people to work for $0 or pennies per hour, generating $164M+ annually — a system scholars trace directly to the convict leasing era.
From Convict Leasing to Prison Labor: How Georgia Profits from Forced Work
Georgia has forced people in prison to work for free for 150+ years. The state makes $64 million a year. Most workers get $0.
Broken by Design: How Georgia’s Classification Failures Are Killing People in Prison
Georgia’s broken classification system is placing people in the wrong facilities — and people are dying. 142 homicides between 2018-2023. Here’s how advocates can use this research.
DOJ Finds Georgia Prisons Violate the Constitution: An Advocacy Guide to the Federal Investigation
The DOJ found Georgia violates the Eighth Amendment. 142 people killed, 50%+ officer vacancies, over 27,000 weapons recovered. Here’s how advocates can use this landmark report.