Budget Primer Criminal Legal System Reform Ray Khalfani Reports Georgia Criminal Legal Systems Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2025 August 8, 2024 / August 8, 2024 by Ray Khalfani The 20-Year View Over the last 20 years, the costs of running Georgia’s prisons have risen by almost 70%. Despite promises of reform over the years, the number of individuals within the custody of the Georgia Department of Corrections has largely remained unchanged, hovering near 51,000 in 2023. During this period, GBPI has continued to […] Read more » Budget criminal justice Equitable Investment Fines and Fees incarceration Local Governments Mass Incarceration Racial Inequity
Budget Primer Criminal Legal System Reform Ray Khalfani Reports Georgia Criminal Legal Systems Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2024 June 27, 2023 / June 26, 2023 by Ray Khalfani Georgia’s Department of Corrections Budget Georgia’s Department of Corrections (GDC) budget for fiscal year (FY) 2024 is $1.33 billion. GDC oversees all aspects of the state’s prison system, including contracts carried out by private prisons. Corrections officers make up most of the department’s workforce. GDC corrections officers have experienced higher turnover than the Georgia state […] Read more » Budget criminal justice Equitable Investment Fines and Fees incarceration Local Governments Mass Incarceration Racial Inequity
