Criminal Justice

GDC is one of the largest prison systems in the nation.

A medium security U.S. penitentiary with an adjacent minimum security satellite camp and a detention center.

A medium security federal correctional institution with an adjacent low security satellite prison and a minimum security satellite camp.

From the Freedom Archives. September 9-13 mark the 41st anniversary of the Attica Rebellion. This massive prison takeover by hundreds of inmates and the callous repression and murders by the state of New York are part of a unique moment in US history. The legacy of Attica and the fight for human rights is carried on in the prisons of Georgia, Ohio, California and wherever people are caged for years on end.

National Geographic. This young convict was sent to an adult facility, leaving him alone in a sea of predators and violent offenders.