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Georgia corrections officials warn prison population will rise and staffing still lags despite hiring gains
Summary
Department of Corrections officials told an appropriations subcommittee that offender numbers are projected to rise to more than 55,000 by 2030, driven by longer sentences and growing life-without-parole cohorts, while staffing improvements lag and infrastructure projects (locks, new beds) are under way.
Commissioner Oliver and GDC officials told the Georgia House appropriations subcommittee they expect the state prison population to grow over the next five years, and urged continued funding for staffing and capital projects.
Cliff Hogan, director of data management and analysis for the Department of Corrections, said the agency’s projection through 2030 shows the total inmate population could increase roughly 10% from current levels to “over 55,000 offenders,” with the male life-without-parole population alone rising about 38% in the next five years. Hogan told the committee longer numerical sentences and the length of time…
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