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Georgia Spends $1.1 Billion Extra Annually on Shadow Sentencing by Parole Board

Georgia is spending over $1 billion annually in additional incarceration costs because the State Board of Pardons and Paroles has quietly extended prison stays by an average of one year compared to a decade ago, despite no changes in sentencing laws. Georgia prisoners now serve an average of 5.00 years before release compared to 3.94 …

Georgia Prison Staffing Hits 15-Year Low Despite $600 Million Investment

Despite investing over $600 million in corrections and commissioning reports documenting catastrophic failures, Georgia's correctional officer staffing has fallen to a 15-year low while the prison population reaches a 15-year high. Governor Brian Kemp commissioned independent investigations that found Georgia's prisons operating at less than 50% staffing with constitutional violations, then invested over $600 million …