ATLANTA (AP) — Gov. Brian Kemp is proposing a big burst of new spending on Georgia’s prisons, including planning another new correctional facility and launching an extensive renovation program. Legislators are seeking solutions to a wide range of problems plaguing prisons that have sparked a federal investigation. Among them: a sharp increase in prisoner deaths; high rates of employee turnover and arrests for criminal activity; and a persistent …

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Georgia governor seeks to spend hundreds of millions more on prisons

Gov. Brian Kemp is proposing a big burst of new spending on Georgia’s prisons

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Gov. Brian Kemp's plans for 2025 include hiring hundreds of new correctional officers and launching an extensive renovation program of Georgia's prisons.

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(Georgia Recorder) — The Georgia Department of Corrections and Republican Gov. Brian Kemp unveiled a plan Tuesday to spend an additional $600 million on the state prison system, which has suffered from inadequate staffing, violence, and facilities in disrepair.
During a joint meeting of House and Senate appropriation subcommittees Tuesday, state corrections department Director Tyrone Oliver presented the wide ranging list of budget recommendatio…

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ATLANTA – Gov. Brian Kemp and the Georgia Department of Corrections asked state lawmakers Tuesday for $372 million to improve a prison system the Justice Department criticized last fall in a scathing report.
Most of the additional investments would go toward hiring more correctional officers and pay raises aimed at gaining parity with neighboring states.

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Kemp unveils plan to to spend millions intended to restore order in Georgia prisons  Georgia Recorder Source link : https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiwAFBVV95cUxOaVRwckJsOTB5MXF0NG1naVMyZFl5RFlfbUN3UHRSYXItWlo2RFdhUFJkT3lseHFLSDZpTk1CWTdnc19xSm9qU25yZEZNaHpXamlVY1RxUEhtN0JabFpfYVFnY3l1UXJ1ejJ1SjNRZDVMX3J1azh3VWUzcjBqcU5kTVdvZXBpa1did3B1NjJBd3FscUNiZXZ3UjEta09seGEzcEVuNTVMNTZ1RDRDbEp5bVUzTWhqcG54LVhCYlZVeFM?oc=5 Author : Publish date : 202…

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has released his recommendations for spending more adding $372 million in spending to strengthen Georgia prisons.

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Gov. Kemp recommends adding $372 million to shore up Georgia prisons

Gov. Brian Kemp and the Georgia Department of Corrections are calling for $372 million to address critical issues in the state prison system, aiming to boost safety, improve staffing, and respond to a federal report that exposed widespread violence and constitutional violations.

Georgia governor seeks to spend hundreds of millions more on prisons

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