House budget adds $250M for corrections
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House budget adds $250M for corrections
(The Center Square) – The Georgia House of Representatives' $37.7 billion fiscal year 2026 budget approved by the Appropriations Committee on Monday includes an additional $250 million for the Georgia Department of Corrections.

Fiscal '26 state budget clears House committee
ATLANTA — Georgia House budget writers approved Gov. Brian Kemp's $37.7 billion fiscal 2026 budget Monday, a spending plan that emphasizes the needs of the state prison system.
Fiscal ’26 state budget clears House committee
ATLANTA – Georgia House budget writers approved Gov. Brian Kemp’s $37.7 billion fiscal 2026 budget Monday, a spending plan that emphasizes the needs of the state prison system. The budget, which takes effect July 1, builds on the mid-year budget the General Assembly adopted last week, which added $345 million in new spending on prisons. The fiscal ’26 spending plan antes up another $250 million for a prison system that was blasted in a federal au
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