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Are prisoners in our state prisons entitled to confidentiality?

Asked by elbanditoroso (33178points) 1 month ago

I was visiting the Georgia Department of Corrections website today and noticed that there is a Find an Offender search page open to anyone.

You can get all sorts of information about prisoners – here’s an example (Wayne Williams was the mass murderer of boys and young men in the 1980s). And a face photo.

My question: does a prisoner have any right to confidentiality? Should they? Or is that part of the dehumanization in prison?

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
YOB: 1958
RACE: BLACK
GENDER: MALE
HEIGHT: 5’07’’
WEIGHT: 136
EYE COLOR: BROWN
HAIR COLOR: BLACK
SCARS, MARKS, TATTOOS
INCARCERATION DETAILS
MAJOR OFFENSE: MURDER
MOST RECENT INSTITUTION: TELFAIR STATE PRISON
MAX POSSIBLE RELEASE DATE: LIFE

ACTUAL RELEASE DATE: CURRENTLY SERVING
CURRENT STATUS: ACTIVE
KNOWN ALIASES
A.K.A. WILLIAMS,WAYNE B
A.K.A. WILLIAMS,WAYNE BERTRAM
STATE OF GEORGIA – CURRENT SENTENCES
CASE NO: 165060
OFFENSE: MURDER
CONVICTION COUNTY: FULTON COUNTY
CRIME COMMIT DATE: 04/22/1981
SENTENCE LENGTH: NOT AVAILABLE
CASE NO: 165060
OFFENSE: MURDER
CONVICTION COUNTY: FULTON COUNTY
CRIME COMMIT DATE: 04/22/1981
SENTENCE LENGTH: NOT AVAILABLE
STATE OF GEORGIA – PRIOR SENTENCES
STATE OF GEORGIA – INCARCERATION HISTORY
INCARCERATION BEGIN: 01/31/1984
INCARCERATION END: ACTIVE

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