02/05/2026 Senate Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Georgia Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Corrections

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Opening, introductions and prayer

Presentation

11:01 → 15:07(4m 6s)

Chair (opening remarks) thanked staff and introduced Senator Ed Harbison and invited him to open the meeting with prayer; chair framed the subcommittee's oversight role for the Department of Corrections (DOC) and said this is his first full year chairing the subcommittee.

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Senate appropriations subcommittee heard the Georgia Department of Corrections’ supplemental budget and capital requests, focusing on correctional officer staffing, contraband mitigation (drones/K‑9), outside medical costs and risk‑share with contractor Centurion, facility locking controls and planned facility openings, and private‑provider bed proposals.

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