Overcrowding Archives

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 …

Georgia Families Can Force Prison Reform Through Supreme Court Precedent After Federal Withdrawal

With DOJ civil rights enforcement abandoned, Georgia prisoners and families can use the Brown v. Plata Supreme Court precedent to force court-ordered population reductions by proving prisons operate at 200-300% of design capacity. The 2011 Supreme Court case Brown v. Plata established that federal courts must intervene when overcrowding is the primary cause of constitutional …