Georgia spends $1.48 billion on prisons and $172,000 on vocational education. The DOJ found people ‘leave prison worse than when they came in.’ Here’s how to use this research to demand change.
Georgia spends $1.48B on prisons but $172,000 on vocational education. Federal investigators say people ‘leave prison worse than when they came in.’ The true recidivism rate is double what the state reports.
Georgia spends $1.48B on prisons but just $172,000 on vocational education. The DOJ found people “leave prison worse than when they came in.” The true recidivism rate approaches 50%.
Georgia accepted $82.2M in federal TIS grants and took on $40–50 billion in costs. Academic consensus: near-zero crime reduction. Here’s how advocates can use this research.
Georgia accepted $82M in federal TIS grants and incurred $40–50B in corrections costs — a 1:500 ratio — while academic consensus shows near-zero crime reduction from increased incarceration since 2000.
Georgia accepted $82.2M in federal TIS grants and incurred $40–50B in corrections costs — a 500-to-1 ratio. Academic consensus shows these laws produce near-zero crime reduction.
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.
A Georgia Senate committee found 47% of prison security posts vacant, all seven close security prisons past their lifespan, and 14,000 people with mental health needs behind bars.
