Jimmy Iakovos 
The Lifers Trapped in Georgia’s Parole Crisis Are Watching Senate Bill 586
About a decade ago, people serving life with parole in Georgia Department of Corrections ...
Georgia Senate to Study Prisons, Just in Case the Problem Isn’t Cell Phones
The Georgia Senate has contemplated the bloodbath unfolding inside its state prisons and concluded ...
A Wealth of Tobacco in Prison, and a Dearth of Ways We Can Smoke It
Within Georgia Department of Corrections facilities, the contraband tobacco industry is robust enough to support ...
For Misdemeanor Poverty, Georgia Would Assign Mandatory Cash Bail
February 29 is Crossover Day in the Georgia General Assembly, with lawmakers clambering over ...
The Imaginary Points We Earn in Prison, to Get Imaginary Parole
Unless they’re serving life, most parole hopefuls in Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) custody ...
Cash Assistance for Prison Re-Entry Still Controversial, for Some Reason
On February 7, the Colorado Senate Judiciary Committee killed legislation that was almost guaranteed ...
As Parole Hopes Fade, Older Prisoners Struggle to Guide the Young
For a long time, corrections departments around the country maintained order—relatively speaking—through the informal ...
Prison Routines Have Fallen Apart, Leaving Old-Timers Adrift
Wesley*, 51, has been incarcerated in Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) prisons for more ...
Call It “Overcrowding,” Not “Understaffing,” and Fix It With Parole
In 1996, the Prison Litigation Reform Act was enacted in response to the rising ...
Smoking in Prisons Has Changed. Why Are We Denied Lung Cancer Screens?
A talking point often circulated in harm reduction is that the moment someone is ...
