Jimmy Iakovos 
Georgia Prisons Are Deadlier Than Ever. One Reason? We’re Starving.
The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) is once again on track to surpass the ...
Inevitably, FCC Moves to Let Prisons Use Illegal Cell Phone Signal Jammers
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is about to formally consider allowing corrections departments to ...
“Georgia Survivor Justice Act” Defies the Tyranny of Mandatory Minimums
The state of Georgia is not known for passing legislation that can actually reduce ...
With a Contraband Market in Flux, More Prisoners Turn Toward Gambling
[Read Part 1 of this story here] In May, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp ...
The Mental Health Impact of a Prison’s Short-Lived, Off-Book Yoga Class
Buggs*, about 20 years into a life sentence in Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) ...
The Return of the Prison Poker Game
The tobacco bans that Georgia Department of Corrections implemented in 2010 changed the way ...
Prison Budgets Keep Growing, Yet They Keep Giving Us Used Underwear
As of July the state of Georgia is in Fiscal Year 2026, for which ...
Harm Reduction for Prison Tattoos
The stakes for tattoo aftercare are higher in prison than in the free world. ...
If Prisons Are Meant for Rehabilitation, Stop Transferring Us All the Time
Decades ago when he first entered Georgia Department of Corrections custody, D* used to ...
“Alligator Alcatraz” ICE Detention Opens, Floods, and Begins Filling Beds
On July 1, President Donald Trump visited the Florida immigrant detention compound dubbed “Alligator ...
