The Game They Learned: How GDC's Closed Promotion Pipeline Made Its Own Wardens — and Its Own Indictments
On May 13, a Georgia grand jury indicted former Smith State Prison Warden Brian Adams...
Humanitarian Crisis
Georgia's Prisons Are Killing People
Since 2020, over 1,700 people have died in Georgia Department of Corrections custody. We document every death. We amplify every voice. We demand accountability.
1,797+
Deaths Since 2020
628
Deaths per 100K Annually
32x
Higher Homicide Rate
The Architecture Is the Evidence
24,657
Beds Georgia built
→
42,869
People held inside them
Across four decades, GDC kept adding people to the same buildings. Dorms tripled. Cells double- and triple-bunked. Medical, kitchens, libraries — unchanged. This is the warehouse.
The Numbers Don't Lie
A Crisis Hidden Behind Walls
Georgia's prison death rate is among the highest in the nation. Behind every statistic is a human being—someone's child, parent, sibling, or friend—whose life ended in state custody.
97
Deaths in 2026 So Far
29 confirmed homicides
2025 total: 301 deaths, 51 homicides
52,801
Total in Prison
GDC state prisons, private prisons, county prisons, and transition centers
40+
Suicides per 100K
Double the national prison average—a mental health crisis
2,530
Jail Backlog
People waiting in county jails for transfer to overcrowded prisons
Systemic Failures
What's Happening Inside Georgia's Prisons
Extreme Violence
Homicide rates 32x higher than free-world rates. Stabbings, assaults, and gang violence are daily occurrences with inadequate staff response.
Read the evidence →Medical Neglect
Delayed or denied medical care leads to preventable deaths. Chronic conditions go untreated. Emergency responses take hours instead of minutes.
Read the evidence →Broken Parole System
Georgia's parole grant rate has plummeted. People who've served decades and completed every program remain incarcerated without explanation.
See our plan →Severe Overcrowding
Triple-bunking in cells designed for one. Common areas converted to dormitories. Dangerous conditions that violate constitutional standards.
See the receipts →Retaliation
Those who speak out face transfers to worse facilities, denied privileges, extended sentences through fabricated disciplinary charges.
Read the evidence →Systemic Corruption
Staff involvement in contraband, extortion schemes targeting families, and a culture of impunity that protects abusers.
Read the evidence →
Our Reform Agenda
Two Visions. One Goal.
GPS is building a comprehensive reform agenda for Georgia's criminal justice system. These are not theoretical proposals — they are active campaigns backed by data, legal precedent, and public mandate.
Active Campaign
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Active Campaign
Read the Plan →
End the Warehouse
Transform Prisons from Punishment to Rehabilitation
Georgia spends $1.8 billion on prisons and $52 per person on rehabilitation. The DOJ has declared the system unconstitutional. Our two-track plan uses litigation to reduce overcrowding and evidence-based programs to build real rehabilitation — making Georgia safer.
216%Overcrowding
$52Rehab/Person/Yr
46:1Surveillance Ratio
Vision 2027
Post-Conviction Justice Reform
Three model bills targeting the 2027 Georgia legislature: restore habeas corpus rights, fix ineffective counsel rules, and create Conviction Integrity Units. The legislature doesn't need new laws — it needs to enforce two dormant statutes it already passed. Freeing people who shouldn't be in prison — because the system that put them there is broken.
3Model Bills
8,028Parole-Eligible Lifers
90%Voter Support
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