Georgia Prisons Extract $47M Annually from Families Through Commissary Price Manipulation
Georgia's Department of Corrections operates a two-tier markup scheme that extracts $47 million annually from families of 53,500 inmates, charging up to 1,800% above wholesale prices for basic necessities. When vendor costs decreased on 153 items in 2025, the state kept those savings while raising inmate prices, pocketing an additional $420,000 in profit. Key Facts …