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No Way Out: How Georgia’s Broken Grievance System Silences Prisoners and Shields Abuse

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…unsafe conditions—is widely known by prisoners as a trap. For many, attempting to file a grievance doesn’t lead to help. It leads to retaliation. “In Georgia, a grievance is not…

Georgia’s New Drug Crisis: The Strip Epidemic Inside State Prisons

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Inside Georgia’s prisons, inmates are inhaling toxic smoke from drug-laced paper strips soaked in synthetic chemicals and mailed in through legal documents. The Georgia Department of Corrections knows how it’s getting in—but refuses to stop it. What’s happening isn’t just a drug crisis. It’s a slow-motion mass poisoning, and GDC is complicit.

Fixing Georgia’s Parole System: The Ultimate Plan for Justice

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Georgia’s prison system is failing, driven by a parole board that perpetuates injustice through bias, lack of transparency, and arbitrary decisions. This broken system has fueled violence, overcrowding, and catastrophic deaths across the Georgia Department of Corrections, leaving inmates without hope and families in despair. This article explores the urgent need for reform, highlighting the transparency measures proposed in Senate Bill 25 and advocating for a bold new model that ties parole to rehabilitation and accountability. By fixing Georgia’s parole system, we can restore fairness, reduce recidivism, and create a pathway to justice for all.

A Second Chance for Georgia: Fixing Parole With the Reform It Desperately Needs

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Georgia’s parole system is failing—and people are dying behind bars after serving 30, 40, even 50 years with no path to release. In 2026, lawmakers have a chance to fix it. We call it the Second Chance Parole Reform Act. Here’s what needs to change—and how you can help.

How a Simple Tool Is Helping Georgians Fight Back: Impact Justice AI

Impact Justice AI is helping Georgians fight back against injustice in prisons—one email at a time. Learn how this powerful advocacy tool works and why over 15,000 messages have already been sent to lawmakers, parole board members, and the media.

Caught in the Gears: The Ordeal of Jason Palmer and Georgia’s Ongoing Crisis of Justice

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Jason Palmer’s conviction for murder in Camden County is riddled with red flags: no evidence, a conflicted juror, a rushed verdict, and inhumane prison conditions. His story exposes how Georgia’s criminal justice system still fails the innocent, and why ongoing reform is so urgent.

Rule 3.8 Comes to Georgia: A New Tool for Prisoner Justice

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Georgia’s adoption of Rule 3.8 gives prisoners a powerful new tool to demand justice, requiring prosecutors to act when new evidence of innocence or misconduct surfaces. Learn how this rule can be used in real cases to overturn wrongful convictions and restore fairness.

A New Path to Justice: What Georgia’s HB 176 Means for Incarcerated Individuals

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With the signing of HB 176, Georgia has restored the right to out-of-time appeals, opened the door to guilty plea challenges, and guaranteed legal counsel for indigent defendants. This long-overdue law corrects the fallout from Cook v. State and gives thousands a new chance to pursue justice.

Caged and Forgotten: The Hidden Horrors of Valdosta State Prison

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In recent months, global attention has focused on the appalling conditions at the infamous CECOT prison in El Salvador. However, equally horrific conditions are taking place right here in the United States—within Georgia Department of Corrections’ Valdosta State Prison. The abuses at Valdosta reveal a disturbing parallel, and perhaps surpass the cruelty documented in other notorious prisons around the world.

Invisible Scars: Cycle of Retaliation and Abuse in Georgia Prisons

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Inside Georgia’s prisons, silence is enforced through fear, and those who speak up are punished brutally. Officers incite beatings, gang members control dorms, and retaliation is policy—not exception. From mothers being extorted to inmates beaten for asking questions, this is not a correctional system—it’s a war zone disguised as justice. What happens when the people meant to protect become the abusers? This isn’t just cruelty—it’s corruption in uniform. Read the stories they don’t want you to hear.