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Georgia corrections commissioner lays out $559 million package to stabilize prison system
Summary
The Georgia Department of Corrections told the House public-safety committee it needs immediate investments in staffing, lock-and-control upgrades, drone detection and modular beds to curb violence and repair aging facilities; the department framed the governor's amended-year and fiscal‑2026 requests as a coordinated multi-year strategy.
The Georgia Department of Corrections presented a broad, multi‑year stabilization plan to the House Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee, seeking roughly $559.4 million in amended‑year spending to address staffing shortfalls, aging infrastructure and contraband that officials say fuels violence.
The department asked legislators to fund stepped-up recruitment and onboarding, new training for correctional officers, a program to install managed access and drone‑detection systems, large lock‑and‑control upgrades, emergency repairs and the purchase or placement of modular high‑security housing units.
The plan’s immediate items include a $906,000 line for planning and project management, a $5 million placeholder for development of a 10‑year staffing and facilities plan, $2.8 million in a recruitment/onboarding campaign, $900,000 to update correctional officer training, and multiple…
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