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Georgia Spends $24 Million on ‘Hardened’ Prison Unit While Inmates Starve

Georgia is building a $24 million 'hardened' 126-bed unit at Hays State Prison as part of a $600 million construction surge, despite a DOJ finding that the state's prisons violate the Constitution through gang control and deliberate indifference. The new fortress-style approach ignores root causes like chronic understaffing and malnutrition that fuel the violence officials …

Georgia’s $40 Billion Truth in Sentencing Disaster Increases Prison Violence, Crime

Georgia spent $40 billion on Truth in Sentencing laws that peer-reviewed research proves increase prison violence 15%, reduce rehabilitation 14%, and raise recidivism 8%. The policies, enacted after receiving $82 million in federal grants, have created what the DOJ calls ‘among the most severe constitutional violations’ nationwide while making communities less safe. Key Facts Princeton …