South Georgia Times

There were eight life sentenced inmates incarcerated at Montgomery State Prison in Montgomery County in the second quarter of 2023, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections.

George M. Brown was the oldest at approximately 74-years-old.

Dimario Bernard Garrett, a roughly 33-year-old man, was the youngest man sentenced to serve life in prison.

Georgia imprisons a higher percentage of its population than any other democracy in the world, locking up 968 per 100,000 people.

State spends between $25,000 and $30,000 on average annually on incarcerated individuals.

Georgia’s crime rate increased in recent years, leading to higher incarceration numbers and more taxpayer money spent on prisoners. Accusations of mistreatment of inmates, riots, deadly assaults on inmates, attacks on correctional officers, and concerns about the poor physical condition of the facilities are a continual problem in Georgia.

Inmates are often transferred around the state of Georgia, which can create data irregularities.

Name	Offense	Age
Benjamin Joel Revills	Murder	66
David Sanders	Possession Knife During Crime	68
Dimario Bernard Garrett	Murder	33
Gary Wayne Ensslin Jr.	Burglary	55
George M. Brown	Aggravated Assault	74
James William Jennings Jr.	Murder	58
Joseph Derrick Gabriel	Murder	41
Van Tony	Terrorist Threats & Acts	40