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Three Weeks Under a Bunk: Torture at Macon State Prison

Christian Krauch was tortured for three weeks at Macon State Prison in June 2024 — bound, stabbed, burned, and left under a bunk while GDC submitted 168 phantom inmate counts. He lost his right hand and leg to amputation. The state said nothing. No arrests were made.

The Death of Habeas Corpus Is Killing Innocent People

Georgia's restriction on Habeas Corpus electively kills the 830 year writ

For 830 years, habeas corpus protected the innocent from unlawful imprisonment—until Georgia destroyed it. The 2004 four-year deadline traps wrongfully convicted people in a prison system that killed 100+ by homicide in 2024. The Great Writ is dead. The innocent are dying with it.

Separate the Gangs or Keep Burying the Dead

The DOJ told Georgia to separate gang members. Georgia refused. Now 100+ die annually. Arizona cut violence 50% with gang segregation. After the January 2026 Washington SP massacre killed 4, Georgia’s prisons remain on lockdown—but lockdowns don’t stop gang wars. They postpone them. Separate the gangs or keep burying the dead.

They Knew: Empty Posts, Broken Locks, and Georgia’s Deadliest Prison Week

Aerial satellite view of Washington State Prison in Washington County, Georgia.

Four dead. Five officers for 69 posts. Zero incident reports filed. A coroner who claims no knowledge of deaths he confirmed to media. Open records expose what Georgia tried to hide about the January 2026 Washington State Prison riot.

$700 Million More—And Nothing to Show for It

$700 Million spent, only body bags to show

Georgia added $700 million to its corrections budget between FY 2022 and FY 2026—the fastest spending growth in agency history. Prison homicides rose from 8 annually to 100 in 2024. Staffing remains 50-76% vacant. The DOJ found healthcare unconstitutional. The money bought nothing.

Cruel and Unusual Dentistry: Inside Georgia’s Prison Dental Crisis

Georgia doesn’t treat dental disease in prison.
It removes teeth.

Extraction replaces fillings. Waiting lists replace care. Commissary replaces basic supplies. And the damage follows people home long after their sentence ends.

This is healthcare as punishment.

Federal Nutrition Guidelines vs. Georgia Prison Food Reality

New federal nutrition guidelines officially warn against ultra-processed foods. Georgia’s prisons still serve inadequate meals while commissaries profit from junk food sales. When will the state follow the science?

Brown v. Plata: A Legal Roadmap for Georgia’s Prison Crisis

The Supreme Court’s Brown v. Plata decision forced California to release 46,000 prisoners due to unconstitutional overcrowding. With federal enforcement abandoned, Georgia families must now pursue private litigation using the same legal roadmap.

Amathia: The Moral Failure Behind Georgia’s Prison Crisis

The ancient Greeks called it amathia—willful ignorance, a moral failure. Governor Kemp commissioned reports documenting Georgia’s prison crisis. One year later: staffing at a fifteen-year low, population at a fifteen-year high, and over 100 homicides. The evidence exists. Leadership refuses to see.

Mass Incarceration Was Not an Accident

Mass incarceration was not a response to crime—it was a political project. From the War on Drugs to Iran–Contra, the federal government made deliberate choices that devastated communities. Georgia inherited this framework and intensified it. This is the history we must confront.