Georgia is building the first centralized prison surveillance command center in American corrections — the OWL Unit — integrating cameras, drones, body cams, health records, and cell phone interdiction into one hub. The $150M+ system has no public oversight, no privacy analysis, and no equivalent in any other state. GPS investigates.
Georgia is building the nation’s first centralized prison surveillance command center — integrating radar, cameras, cell phone interdiction, and AI into one hub — at $150M+ with no public scrutiny.
Georgia is building a command center to watch all 36 state prisons at once. The tech costs over $150 million. No civil rights group has spoken up.
Georgia’s $1.8 billion corrections budget reveals the state’s priorities: $13.4M for surveillance technology, 263 new private prison beds, and just $150,000 for rehabilitation programming.
Georgia’s prison budget hits $1.8 billion, with surveillance tech and private prison expansion outpacing rehabilitation spending while healthcare costs spiral.
Georgia plans to spend $1.8 billion on prisons. Health costs are surging. Private prisons are growing. Here’s what families need to know.