If your loved one is in a Georgia prison, you’re not alone. Nearly 200,000 Georgia children have an incarcerated parent. Thousands of families navigate the same impossible system every day—the fees, the fear, the silence. Help exists. Here’s where to find it.
GPS Resources
Georgia Prisoners’ Speak provides free resources specifically for Georgia families:
- Facilities Directory — Information on every Georgia prison and jail
- Mortality Statistics — Death data by facility
- Submit a Report — Confidentially report conditions or abuse
- Informational Resources — Guides on rights, grievances, and advocacy
- Pathways to Success — Support and inspiration for families
- Impact Justice AI — Free tool to send advocacy emails to lawmakers
If Someone You Love Is in Danger
Georgia’s prisons are dangerous. The DOJ found unconstitutional conditions. If you’re worried about your loved one’s safety:
- Reporting Prisoner Safety Concerns — Step-by-step guide
- Document everything — Dates, names, what was said in calls and letters
- Report to GPS — We track patterns across facilities
- Contact the DOJ — Their investigation is ongoing: civilrights.justice.gov
If Someone You Love Has Died
GPS has documented 1,682 deaths in Georgia custody since 2020. If you’ve lost someone:
- Your Rights When an Inmate Dies — What GDC owes you
- Request records — Medical records, incident reports, autopsy
- Contact GPS — We document deaths and can connect you with resources
Parole Resources
Preparing for a parole hearing? GPS provides:
- Parole Packet Builder — Free tool to create compelling parole packets
- How to Petition the Parole Board — Step-by-step guide
- Understanding Georgia’s Parole System — What GPS investigations reveal
Legal Help
Georgia organizations providing legal assistance:
- Southern Center for Human Rights (schr.org) — Prison conditions litigation
- Georgia Justice Project (gjp.org) — Criminal justice legal services
- ACLU of Georgia (acluga.org) — Civil rights cases
- Georgia Legal Services (glsp.org) — Free legal help for low-income families
- Georgia Innocence Project — Wrongful conviction cases
Support for Children
Nearly 200,000 Georgia children have an incarcerated parent. Resources that help:
- Sesame Street’s “Little Children, Big Challenges” — Free materials explaining incarceration to children
- Big Brothers Big Sisters — Mentoring for children of incarcerated parents
- School counselors — Can provide support and accommodations
- Family counseling — Many community mental health centers offer sliding-scale fees
Communication Tips
Before calling GDC or the facility:
- Record Every Call — Document interactions with officials
- Keep copies of all letters, grievances, and requests
- Note names, dates, and times of every interaction
- Follow up in writing — Create paper trails
Take Action
Use Impact Justice AI to send advocacy emails to Georgia lawmakers demanding reform. The free tool crafts personalized messages—no experience required.
Your voice matters. Families advocating together have more power than families suffering alone.
Further Reading
- The Price of Love: How Georgia’s Prisons Bleed Families Dry
- The Human Cost of Georgia’s Prison Extortion
- GPS Informational Resources
- Pathways to Success
About Georgia Prisoners’ Speak (GPS)
Georgia Prisoners’ Speak (GPS) is a nonprofit investigative newsroom built in partnership with incarcerated reporters, families, advocates, and data analysts. Operating independently from the Georgia Department of Corrections, GPS documents the truth the state refuses to acknowledge: extreme violence, fatal medical neglect, gang-controlled dorms, collapsed staffing, fraudulent reporting practices, and unconstitutional conditions across Georgia’s prisons.
Through confidential reporting channels, secure communication, evidence verification, public-records requests, legislative research, and professional investigative standards, GPS provides the transparency the system lacks. Our mission is to expose abuses, protect incarcerated people, support families, and push Georgia toward meaningful reform based on human rights, evidence, and public accountability.
Every article is part of a larger fight — to end the silence, reveal the truth, and demand justice.
