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The Crackdown That’s Killing: Georgia’s $50M Phone War Fuels Record Prison Violence

Cracked cell phone screen overlaid on prison guard tower silhouette with disrupted signal lines - editorial illustration for GPS investigation into Georgia prison phone blocking technology

Georgia spent $50 million deploying phone-blocking technology at 35 prisons. Homicides quadrupled. At every facility where GPS confirmed activation dates, violence erupted within weeks. The crackdown isn’t stopping crime — it’s destabilizing the power structures that kept people alive.

315 Gangs, Zero Strategy: How Georgia Abandoned Its Prisons While Other States Found Solutions

Georgia has identified 315 gangs and 15,200 gang-affiliated prisoners — 31% of its population — yet has no separation strategy, no exit program, and no management plan. Texas, Arizona, and California solved this problem decades ago. Georgia chose to do nothing. The death toll proves it.