With a Contraband Market in Flux, More Prisoners Turn Toward Gambling

With a Contraband Market in Flux, More Prisoners Turn Toward Gambling

In May, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (R) approved a budget increase of nearly $200 million for the Department of Corrections (GDC). The first thing it seems to have bought was a culture change. In June, officers at this facility began locking gates that had been regularly left open since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many cell doors still don’t lock, but unauthorized modified deadbolt locks keep us contained within our respective livin…