• Fewer than 5% of GJP's clients receive further time in jail or prison - the nationwide rate is over 70%
• GJP's clients' recidivism rate is 17% - nationally, 66% of those released find their way back to prison within 3 years.
• GJP serves clients for less than $3,000 per person in Georgia, it costs $18,000 each year for each person in jail or in prison.

The legal community's support is essential to GJP's success - the dollars raised from lawyers directly supports GJP's staff lawyers.  And over 30 Atlanta law firms and legal departments have a L2L Campaign - and here's a link to a list of them.

What A Gift to GJP Does 

• $50 offsets court fees for GJP clients
• $100 pays for an hour of GJP attorney's time
• $150 helps ensure our clients' children and family members have groceries, MARTA cards, and other necessary items
• $500 pays for job readiness support group
• $1,000 helps offset (one-third or more of) the expenses of one case

DONATE NOW:  You can donate:

• Online by clicking the Donate button on the left sidebar
• Sending a check to the Georgia Justice Project

United Way

GJP isn't a United Way agency, but donors can designate a part (or all) of their United Way donation to GJP.  Here's a link to instructions as to how to make a gift - and these instructions are important, because otherwise GJP will not know you've made a gift to it through United Way.

Important Information:  United Way keeps 9.5% of what you designate to Georgia Justice Project.

• Sample letter to United Way that Designates GJP