Tip Briefs Archive

November 27, 2025

Georgia’s $40 Billion Truth in Sentencing Disaster Increases Prison Violence, Crime

CriminalJusticeReform DOJ Georgia PrisonHomicides Prisons PrisonViolence Recidivism TruthInSentencing

Georgia spent $40 billion on Truth in Sentencing laws that peer-reviewed research proves increase prison violence 15%, reduce rehabilitation 14%, and raise recidivism 8%. The policies, enacted after receiving $82…

November 27, 2025

Georgia Prisons Force Criminality Through Zero Wages, Creating Record Violence

13thAmendment ForcedLabor Georgia PrisonReform Prisons PrisonViolence ZeroWages

Georgia Department of Corrections pays prisoners nothing for labor while providing 1,200-1,400 calories daily—half what adult males need—forcing inmates to steal, join gangs, and participate in underground economies to survive.…