Another Alleged Suicide of Hays State Prison
The Human and Civil Rights Coalition of Georgia sends our deepest condolences to the family of Mr. Alberto DeLeon. Who passed away on 7/11/22 at Hays State Prison. Mr. DeLeon death is being ruled a suicide by the GDC. Please keep this family in your thoughts and...
Justice Dept. to Investigate Georgia Prisons
The Human and Civil Rights Coalition of Georgia learned today that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has opened an investigation into the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC). The investigation will focus on CRIPA (Civil Rights of Institutionalized Person Act)...
(OPINION) Adding Heap to Parole Board is Step Backwards
Atlanta, GA – On February 5th of this year, Governor Brian Kemp swore in Meg Heap as a member of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles. According to the Board’s website, individuals are sentenced to prison for the purposes of “punishment, incapacitation,...
HCRCGA Releases Statement On Ex Prosecutor Meg Heap Appointment To Georgia’s Pardon and Parole Board
Atlanta – Georgia Governor Brian Kemp Appointing Meg Heap to the GA Board of Pardons and Paroles demonstrates the height of contempt for GA’s 50,000 state offenders and their 250,000 loved ones. The position enables Heap to ENSURE that those she put in prison...
HCRCGA Releases Ad Calling on Georgians to Vote Kemp Out
The GDC claims that its responsibilities include “the operation of secure and safe facilities, while reducing recidivism through effective programming, education and healthcare.” However, they have failed to provide even the most basic sanitary living conditions and...
HCRCGA Names Terri Wells Student Attorney
Atlanta, GA – The Human and Civil Rights Coalition of Georgia is pleased to announce the addition of Ms. Terri Wells to HCRCGA as a Student Attorney. The addition of Terri to our prison litigation team is a leap forward in moving this very important department...
HCRCGA CALLS FOR INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Atlanta, GA – The Human and Civil Rights Coalition of Georgia calls on state officials to ask the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) to perform an independent audit of the Georgia Department of Corrections in the face of charges of lax security, uptick in...
(HCRCGA) calls upon Governor Brian Kemp to Address Georgia state prisons.
August 4, 2020, the Human and Civil Rights Coalition of Georgia (HCRCGA) calls upon Governor Brian Kemp to make immediate improvements to security, conditions, and treatment of inmates incarcerated at Ware State Prison and other Georgia state prisons. On August 1,...
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