'They're not safe': Inmates, guards at risk in Georgia's understaffed prisons

Georgia’s prison system is struggling to control those incarcerated in its care amidst plummeting staff levels, an 11Alive investigation has revealed. ----
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[@philmikehunt9664]

This is why I go to work everyday and follow as many laws as possible

[@ayenaranas9374]

❤

[@timesurfingalien]

Stop private prisons and stop incarcerating people for BS charges like marijuana.

[@philmikehunt9664]

Private prisons turn humans into commodities. It is the lowest form of capitalism! But people are not going to prison today for marijuana possession. These are violent criminals, many repeat offenders.

[@GORILLABROWN84]

Thats a state prison sir.And marijuana is not legal yet in georgia

[@GoldenAmbition1286]

@@GORILLABROWN84oh well catch up they need a serious update 😂😂😂 that’s why they minimum wage 8 dollars

[@marioweatherall7029]

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[@marioweatherall7029]

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[@fayewilliams6732]

What is insane to me is that MANY of these inmates have not even been to court, or found guilty of a crime, on top of this many of these inmates fought for our freedom and are being treated worse than POWs.

[@adude4491]

Then don’t commit a crime

[@JamesWindham-it9ie]

You need some Education. They have been caught breaking the law,went to court, found GUILTY and THEN sent to PRISON.

[@oceancat0450]

Females COs should stick with female inmates. Male COs should handle men. Frankly, male or female, they need to have two guards at all times.

[@thetruthhurts131]

A female guard was r@ped in California prison last week

[@Tooflytodrown23]

Not even staff

[@montevans7110]

Pay more, somebody will work the job. It’s so dangerous, it doesn’t pay enough. People keep getting persuaded by the inmates to transport contraband.

[@derrickjohnson9313]

Having been incarcerated for almost 14 years, I can tell you that the lure of the money to be made bringing in contraband is too great a lure for these underpaid CO's.

[@JamesWindham-it9ie]

TRUE

[@GORILLABROWN84]

Pay more simple. Who wants to work in a dangerous setting for 40k? Cost of living went up, and no one wants to be law enforcement anymore. Common sense

[@SwineofSlaughter]

If the jails and prisons wasn’t so shit you probably wouldn’t have these problems prison in Georgia is a death sentence if you’re not careful

[@patriotalways4811]

Males guard males and females guard females with 2 officers together at all times. Keep the inmates locked in their cells with only 2 from the same cell allowed out at any time. Pay the COs more. Give them bonuses when hired and yearly raises.

[@apr6337]

Pay raise? They all ALL make about $3000 a week bringing in dope and cell phones Yeah you heard me ALL

[@falloutnuke_9259]

38 to 41k to work in a prison lmaooooo no wonder there understaffed

[@JamesWindham-it9ie]

When I first started. I made 21,000 a year.😢😢

[@Empirestrikesbackkk]

Dude I’m a armed security guard and I’m making 42k 40 hours at a private college sitting on my fat ass, why the fuck would guys risk so much for shit pay when they can get paid the same to sit on their ass

[@billybob-ug5dm]

​@@JamesWindham-it9ieThat's like a McDonald's wage holy moly

[@kingbizzle1357]

@@JamesWindham-it9ieAnd how long ago was that?

[@richard.d.serafini]

Unfortunately prisons operate under staffed, inmates dictate daily activities. I worked at Georgia State Prison located in Reidsville, trust what I say as being true.

[@kingbizzle1357]

That’s almost all prisons nationwide. Not just in Georgia.

[@ashleyerin7069]

That's shocking. My best friend did almost 4yrs between Jackson and Rogers and he never once had a problem and said it was like a big party at all times. He's a skinny lil white guy so I feel if anyone would've had issues being bullied, extorted etc then it would've been someone like him. Makes me wonder if these people who were killed were into drugs, gambling debts, gangs or something like that.

[@doshpoles]

How long ago was this? Because Georgia Prisons are hell on earth even if you’re a “Civilian” on a simple battery charge or Drug charge. I thought California Prisons were the worst in the Nation until I saw the Georgia Department of Corrections

[@ashleyerin7069]

@daxp2499 About 3 or 4yrs ago

[@sheesh4488]

And pay the correction officers more and then you can attract candidates that can’t be bought because they are working one of the most dangerous jobs in the country and this goes for all of America because they are all understaffed and underpaid give a person a chance to rehabilitate they self and come out and live the right way we all fall short of the glory of god but he will forgive everyone of us if we live the right way

[@JonahYahuahs]

Bring in the state national guards to help in the prisons, and when transporting the inmates. There presents should be known and unknown when transporting the inmates. You guys already have the answers to your problems tbh...

[@Mr.J.wick..]

My state (GA) and city (Atlanta) has deep rooted corruption from top to bottom ‼️ and until that gets right this gets worst. But hey I’m just a 41 yr old blk male who made it out with a couple of business(ion know nothing )👀

[@123stacal]

Every Big City has high crime

[@Mr.J.wick..]

@@123stacal No shit I’m in Minneapolis right now and they got the same shit that we got going on in Atlanta but worst addiction more robberies Atlanta has more violent crimes so I agree.

[@adude4491]

Petersburg va is a nightmare

[@michaeljordan4789]

You Have To See It , To Believe it. The Worse 7 Years In Jackson.

[@SwineofSlaughter]

How did you spend 7 years in Jackson everyone ships to different prisons from there

[@UncleSam19730]

Don’t do the crime, won’t do the time…

[@YellowPaint100]

How much are these prisons making on these inmates? Sending guys on work details & such! Pay these guards more money 💰 & they'll be less inclined to be corrupt.

[@AnnoyedBubbleTea-hr7gf]

This facts I've been there personally it's dangerous

[@tracyshoemake9686]

It's not the pay,we just need a better class of prisoners.

[@cocoace7587]

Ironic . Criminals want to be safe in jail after they make citizens outside of jail unsafe . Sorry , not sorry . The criminals in jail get a taste of what they put us through. # don't cry now 😕

[@user-gn5uy6lx7z]

Do you really believe that just because someone is in prison they can’t get what they want? Be serious

[@juniorried7703]

It’s crazy how these jobs that require you to put your life on the line rather it’s law enforcement, security, or military put you on a Buger King pay rate but you can take my tax dollars and build million dollar buildings, create weapons of mass destruction, and fund judges and congress who are making these prisons and jails over crowded in the first smh. Start paying all of these individuals more money, give them a good retirement, good benefits, and I guarantee you’ll have individuals signing up, I mean you have money for everything else that is not a real concern.

[@anitapablos6695]

Of course prison not safe isiots

[@jbcountry84]

They need edible food, respectful staff and entertainment. That will cut down a lot of BS

[@Kimberly33577]

Prayers 🙏2024 New Changes💪😽 Jesus Christ Almighty For Getting Along No More Hatred 🌷🎂

[@Ashactive]

Usually when its a staffing issue its a $$$ issue. So should the jall just be shut down? It sounds like we cant sfford it

[@anitapablos6695]

What about all the teens kulled

[@bos-G-state7359]

Man y'all need too go watch charlie global he did 15 years in Georgia prison Also watch bill feezzyy he did 9 years they got stories for days and support my boy tee fonk out of North Carolina and staying out the way tre out of Virginia

[@KrishaClose-kh9rx]

Jesus Jesus Jesus

[@daleestep9518]

Georgia Alabama are some of the worst

[@anitapablos6695]

ITS PRISON NOT THE RITZ, AS FAR AS GUARDS FOOLS HIRE QUALIFIED MARINES DUH

[@geecheefarmer]

Stop drug testing for marijuana use as long as its not at work duh...

[@tracijones1247]

They need the national guard

[@killintime1311]

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[@edwardbaker192]

I was at coastal State prison for 14 months. The guards don’t run it the inmates do. I was lucky to get out alive and that prison is minimum security. The state of Georgia sucks I recommend nobody live there or go there. The state of Georgia incarcerate 14% of their population.

[@KidNapThaMoney]

Prayers to them but this is all south prisons especially Mississippi and Alabama. It’s the bosses not the workers the workers bosses. They don’t try to fix nothing until somebody die and try to play blame game but it actually be they fault

[@lamarionjackson4312]

They not worse than Georgia facts

[@kingbizzle1357]

This is a nationwide problem. Not just in the southern prisons.

[@killintime1311]

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