Jimmy Iakovos is a pseudonym for a writer who is incarcerated in Georgia. It is illegal in some Southern states to earn a living while under a sentence of penal servitude. Writing has enabled Jimmy to endure over 30 years of continuous imprisonment.
P, serving life in Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) custody, looks at the men gathered in the cell. Three potential…
Of the 51,284 people currently incarcerated in Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) prisons, 7,937 people are serving life with parole.…
When I began my sentence in Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) prisons over 30 years ago, bunk beds shoved into…
On September 17, the Georgia House committee studying the “youth vaping epidemic” holds its third and final meeting as it…
In February, Georgia lawmakers created a study committee to think about whether people in the state's prison system, at least…
In early August, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) air-dropped cigarettes over the Gaza Strip. Attached were leaflets bearing messages like:…
Because his conviction involved alcohol, the case plan Alf* was assigned by the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) included a…
Before the days of modern air-conditioning, homes and businesses in the Southeastern United States were built with 10- to 14-foot…
On July 1, three years into its nine-year contract, private health care provider Wellpath will leave behind its 50,000-plus patients…
On May 7, Governor Brian Kemp (R) signed a $36.1 billion spending plan for the next fiscal year that will…