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EDITORIAL: Prison transparency essential
The people of Georgia have the right and need to know what is going on behind prison walls ... Read more
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Costs of incarceration rise as inflation squeezes inmates, families
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Across the nation, prison commissaries are raising prices on items that many consider basic necessities ... Read more
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Ossoff introduces federal prison oversight bill
ATLANTA — U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., introduced legislation Wednesday calling for greater oversight of the federal prison ... Read more
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ZACHARY: Georgia prisons under scrutiny
Georgia lawmakers must demand prison system accountability. That accountability must begin with transparency. An Atlanta Journal Constitution investigation ... Read more
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EDITORIAL: Prison transparency essential
Inmates have civil rights. Prisons in Georgia are under a microscope and it is about time. This week, ... Read more
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Senate launches group to examine embattled US prison system
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate is launching a bipartisan working group of lawmakers to scrutinize conditions within ... Read more
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US prisons face staff shortages as officers quit amid COVID
At a Georgia state House of Representatives hearing on prison conditions in September, a corrections officer called in ... Read more
Letters to the Editor
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Close the prisons … and then what?
Columnist Robert Alvarez’s article appeared in the Aug. 25, 2021, Moultrie Observer. He credits “OtherWords.Org.” as his distributor. ... Read more
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As COVID recedes in prisons, will any lessons learned stick?
Derrick Johnson had a makeshift mask. He had the spray bottle of bleach and extra soap that corrections ... Read more
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US prison guards refusing vaccine despite COVID-19 outbreaks
A Florida correctional officer polled his colleagues earlier this year in a private Facebook group: “Will you take ... Read more