Georgia’s Incarceration Crisis by the Numbers: An Advocacy Toolkit for Reform
Georgia incarcerates 53,000 people while parole grants plummet 42%. This advocacy toolkit arms reformers with data, talking points, and strategies to fight back.
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Georgia’s Probation Crisis by the Numbers: An Advocacy Toolkit for the Nation’s Largest Felony Probation System
Georgia operates the nation’s largest felony probation system with 191,000 people under supervision — marked by 2x-8x racial disparities and fiscal waste. This toolkit arms advocates with data for reform.
Georgia’s Prison Spending Surge: A $500 Million Escalation That Ignores the People Inside
Georgia’s prison budget surged 44%—nearly $500 million—since FY2022, yet incarcerated people still face $5 medical co-pays, forced unpaid labor, and $10M+ in annual fee extraction.
Racial Disparities in Georgia’s Criminal Justice System: An Advocacy Toolkit for Reform
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.
Families as the Hidden Tax Base: How Georgia’s Incarceration System Shifts Billions in Costs to Families
Families of incarcerated people bear a $350 billion annual burden — nearly four times the $89 billion taxpayers spend on prisons. Georgia families face commissary markups up to 161% and phone kickbacks flowing into unaudited funds.
Georgia Prisons Saturated With Drugs as State Conceals Overdose Death Toll, Report Finds
Drug overdose deaths in Georgia prisons surged 2,350% while GDC concealed at least 44 deaths through systematic misclassification. A new GPS report documents the crisis.
Drugs in Georgia’s Prisons: A $1.62 Billion System the State Cannot Secure
Georgia spends $1.62B on corrections yet drugs flow freely through all 38 state prisons. At least 49 people died from overdoses in 2019–2022, and GDC misclassified at least 44 of those deaths.
Drugs Are Flooding Georgia’s Prisons — And People Are Dying
At least 49 people died of drug overdoses in Georgia prisons from 2019-2022. The state hid 44 of those deaths by mislabeling the cause.
An Estimated 2,500 Innocent People Are Imprisoned in Georgia — State Officials Bear Responsibility for Every Day They Remain Behind Bars
An estimated 2,500 innocent people are imprisoned in Georgia. A GPS analysis documents 610 years of wrongful imprisonment, systemic racial disparities, and the state failures driving wrongful convictions.
About 2,500 Innocent People Are Locked Up in Georgia Prisons Right Now
Studies say about 2,500 innocent people are locked up in Georgia prisons. Since 1989, only 51 have been cleared — losing 610 years combined.