The Atlanta Inmate Epidemic: Overcrowding, Violence, And Reform

State representatives on thursday heard grim testimony about the conditions in which people are living and increasingly dying inside georgia prisons. Webthe atlanta jail has come under fire for mounting violence, overcrowding, excessive force and unsanitary conditions. Officials have blamed a lack of resources and. Violence is common in prison and its individual risk factors are well documented. However, there is a mixed evidence on the relationship between prison.