Georgia Spent $700 Million More on Prisons. Homicides Increased 1,150%.
Despite adding $700 million to corrections spending, Georgia's prison homicides exploded from 8 annually to over 100 in 2024, while evidence from multiple states shows strategic decarceration actually reduces crime. The U.S. Department of Justice found Georgia's prisons violate the Eighth Amendment through gang control, inadequate medical care, and failure to protect from violence—conditions that …