# Últimas noticias del GDC > Cobertura en los medios Últimas noticias del GDC El sistema penitenciario de Georgia ha estado bajo un intenso escrutinio por parte de investigadores federales, consultores estatales y periodi… **Published**: 2026-06-27 **Source**: https://gps.press/es/latest-news-about-georgia-prisons-es/ **Author**: Georgia Prisoners' Speak --- Cobertura en los medios # Últimas noticias del GDC El sistema penitenciario de Georgia ha estado bajo un intenso escrutinio por parte de investigadores federales, consultores estatales y periodistas de investigación. Esta página recopila la cobertura reciente para que los lectores puedan seguir la crisis — y el impulso por la reforma. Para pistas de historias, informes contextuales y solicitudes de entrevistas, visite nuestro [Centro de Recursos para los Medios](/media/). Última hora ## Últimas actualizaciones ### [Two inmates found deceased at Valdosta State Prison; GDC investigating](https://www.walb.com/2026/06/25/two-inmates-found-deceased-valdosta-state-prison-gdc-investigating/?fbclid=IwdGRjcASrw81jbGNrBKvDyGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHts9QOOQDmWUPs2Fs6MUZkzBAkX_XYNEEsRScNpt6GDtF1ZQA3tAJ-Ot1S-R_aem_hZZn8hXaZJcFSzZ5ZteP2w) Jun 26, 2026 Television NewsThe Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) is investigating the deaths of two inmates at Valdosta State Prison, with official causes of death still undetermined. Inmate Antavious Bailey died on June 21; he was convicted in DeKalb County of kidnapping, armed robbery, and home invasion, and was serving a 15-year sentence. Inmate Steven Bryant died on ...

### [Shackled for weeks: Federal report finds abuse of restraints in prisons – Georgia Public Broadcasting](https://www.gpb.org/news/2025/07/14/shackled-for-weeks-federal-report-finds-abuse-of-restraints-in-prisons) Google GPB Jun 26, 2026 Georgia Public BroadcastingA new Justice Department Inspector General report found that the federal Bureau of Prisons violated its own rules by excessively restraining prisoners, including cases where an individual died after being shackled for over two days and another required a limb amputation due to restraints being applied too tightly. The report reviewed six years of records ...

### [Feds: Drone-flying prison smugglers used old daycare center as storehouse – AJC.com](https://www.ajc.com/news/2026/06/feds-drone-flying-prison-smugglers-used-old-daycare-center-as-storehouse/) Google News - AJC Jun 26, 2026 Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionFederal prosecutors announced the indictment of 12 individuals in what they described as the largest federal prosecution of a drone-based prison smuggling operation. The alleged ring used a former daycare center in Macon, Georgia, nicknamed “the Lab,” as a base to airdrop contraband including drugs, cellphones, and weapons into 10 federal prisons across eight states. ...

### [Drones Smuggled Drugs, Phones into Prisons from “The Lab,” a Former Daycare](https://www.thegeorgiavirtue.com/local-news-south-georgia/drones-smuggled-drugs-phones-into-prisons-from-the-lab-a-former-macon-daycare/) The Georgia Virtue Jun 26, 2026 The Georgia VirtueA federal indictment unsealed June 24 charges 12 individuals in what prosecutors describe as the largest coordinated drone-smuggling prosecution to date, alleging they used six drones to drop contraband including methamphetamine, cell phones, and saw blades into ten federal prisons across eight states. The conspiracy, which ran from September 2023 to May 2026, targeted two ...

### [Wheeler Correctional Inmate Sentenced in Drug Trafficking Scheme](https://www.thegeorgiavirtue.com/crime-safety-south-georgia/wheeler-correctional-inmate-sentenced-in-drug-trafficking-scheme/) The Georgia Virtue Jun 26, 2026 The Georgia VirtueAn inmate at Wheeler Correctional Facility in Georgia was sentenced to 188 months in prison for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy. Dequatte Tucker, 34, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, with much of the operation directed from inside Georgia state prisons using contraband cell phones. Two co-defendants, ...

Reportajes de investigación ## Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) El AJC ha liderado una cobertura sostenida sobre las prisiones de Georgia, incluyendo los hallazgos del Departamento de Justicia, los picos de homicidios y la evaluación de Guidehouse. ### [Feds: Drone-flying prison smugglers used old daycare center as storehouse – AJC.com](https://www.ajc.com/news/2026/06/feds-drone-flying-prison-smugglers-used-old-daycare-center-as-storehouse/) Google News - AJC Jun 26, 2026 Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionFederal prosecutors announced the indictment of 12 individuals in what they described as the largest federal prosecution of a drone-based prison smuggling operation. The alleged ring used a former daycare center in Macon, Georgia, nicknamed “the Lab,” as a base to airdrop contraband including drugs, cellphones, and weapons into 10 federal prisons across eight states. ...

### [Female prisoner’s body was found decomposing in hot cell – AJC.com](https://www.ajc.com/news/2025/09/female-prisoners-body-was-found-decomposing-in-hot-cell/) Google News - AJC Jun 22, 2026 Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionAccording to an AJC.com report, Sheqweetta Vaughan, a 35-year-old mother who had just entered the Georgia prison system to serve a two-year sentence, died at Lee Arrendale State Prison six months after giving birth. Her body was found decomposing in a hot cell, highlighting ongoing dysfunction within the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) despite increased ...

### [Number of African-Americans sent to Georgia prisons hits historic lows – AJC.com](https://www.ajc.com/news/local/proportion-black-people-sent-state-prison-hits-historic-lows/kSVudQ2MbdLJHu4WUWmtxJ/) Google News - AJC Jun 5, 2026 Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionThe number of African-Americans admitted to Georgia’s state prisons has fallen to historic lows, according to Department of Corrections records. While overall prison admissions dropped nearly 19 percent over the past eight years, admissions of Black inmates fell by 30 percent. The number of Black inmates entering the system last year was the lowest in ...

### [Georgia man who stole $11 million from behind bars escapes from federal prison – AJC.com](https://www.ajc.com/news/2026/05/georgia-man-who-stole-11-million-from-behind-bars-escapes-from-federal-prison/) Google News - AJC May 28, 2026 Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionGeorgia man who stole $11 million from behind bars escapes from federal prison A Georgia man who stole millions from a Hollywood producer in an audacious heist he orchestrated from behind bars has escaped federal prison, officials say. The Federal Bureau of Prisons said that Arthur Lee Cofield Jr. was discovered missing Tuesday afternoon from ...

### [Warden hired to guard a Georgia prison indicted in contraband operation – AJC.com](https://www.ajc.com/news/2026/05/warden-hired-to-guard-a-georgia-prison-indicted-in-contraband-operation/) Google News - AJC May 14, 2026 Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionWarden hired to guard a Georgia prison indicted in contraband operation A former Smith State Prison warden was indicted Wednesday, accused in a complex contraband smuggling operation that officials first began investigating four years ago. Brian Adams, 52, was indicted by a grand jury in southeast Georgia on charges of violation of the Racketeer Influenced ...

Show More (52) Medios nacionales y regionales ## Otra cobertura mediática ### The Appeal ### [A Court Found Conditions at Louisiana’s Prison Farm Unconstitutional. It Let Them Continue Anyway.](https://theappeal.org/angola-farm-line-fifth-circuit-eight-amendment/) The Appeal Jun 11, 2026 The AppealA federal judge ruled that conditions on the Farm Line at Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola), where incarcerated workers are forced to labor in extreme heat for as little as zero to four cents an hour, violate the Eighth Amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment. However, citing a recent Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision ...

### [Families of Victims Who Died From Heat in Prison Fight to Prevent More Deaths](https://theappeal.org/prison-heat-prevent-deaths/) The Appeal Jun 9, 2026 The AppealA recent article highlights the push for Adrienne’s Act in California, which would mandate cooling systems and heat-relief protocols in state prisons following the 2024 heat-related death of incarcerated woman Adrienne Boulware. The bill, which has passed committee stages, would require the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to implement plans for cooled living quarters, ...

### [Broken Buildings, Broken People](https://theappeal.org/broken-buildings-broken-people/) The Appeal May 20, 2025 The AppealVoices Donald Tong / Pexels Nick Hacheney, Tomas KeenMay 20, 2025 Share Copy Link Email Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp Reddit LinkedIn Jerry stormed into his cell, shaking with rage. He threw his coat and gloves in a pile on his bunk and looked around for something to smash. It’s futile, and he knows it. The ...

### [Imprisoned People Can Do More than ‘Scare’ Kids ‘Straight’](https://theappeal.org/prison-mentorship-scared-straight/) The Appeal May 7, 2025 The AppealFifaliana Joy via Pixabay Antoine Davis, Christopher BlackwellMay 07, 2025 Share Copy Link Email Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp Reddit LinkedIn In 1978, the Oscar-winning documentary “Scared Straight!” popularized the idea that the best way to prevent young people from incarceration is to scare them. The film focuses on a group of “juvenile delinquents” who get ...

### [How Prison Dog-Training Programs Transform Lives](https://theappeal.org/how-prison-dog-training-programs-transform-lives/) The Appeal Apr 9, 2025 The AppealNewsletter Andy Luo / Unsplash Aaron Edward Olson and Randy BrennanApr 09, 2025 Share Copy Link Email Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp Reddit LinkedIn Prisons are designed for control, not compassion. Rows of razor wire, towering walls, and unyielding steel doors remind us we’re meant to be forgotten. For those of us serving life and long ...

Show More (1) ### Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) ### [Shackled for weeks: Federal report finds abuse of restraints in prisons – Georgia Public Broadcasting](https://www.gpb.org/news/2025/07/14/shackled-for-weeks-federal-report-finds-abuse-of-restraints-in-prisons) Google GPB Jun 26, 2026 Georgia Public BroadcastingA new Justice Department Inspector General report found that the federal Bureau of Prisons violated its own rules by excessively restraining prisoners, including cases where an individual died after being shackled for over two days and another required a limb amputation due to restraints being applied too tightly. The report reviewed six years of records ...

### [Too few guards and too many drones: Georgia prisons leaders alert lawmakers to dangers](https://www.gpb.org/news/2025/12/02/too-few-guards-and-too-many-drones-georgia-prisons-leaders-alert-lawmakers-dangers) Dec 4, 2025 Georgia Public BroadcastingCredit: Sofi Gratas/GPB News Section Branding Header Content Too few guards and too many drones: Georgia prisons leaders alert lawmakers to dangers Primary Content LISTEN: While the number of prison guards in Georgia prisons is at a 15-year low, corrections officials say the number of people incarcerated in the state is at a 15-year high ...

### [Gov. Kemp recommends adding $372 million to shore up Georgia prisons – Georgia Public Broadcasting](https://www.gpb.org/news/2025/01/08/gov-kemp-recommends-adding-372-million-shore-georgia-prisons) Google GPB Jan 8, 2025 Georgia Public BroadcastingCredit: Grant Blankenship/GPB News Section Branding Header Content Gov. Kemp recommends adding $372 million to shore up Georgia prisons Primary Content Gov. Brian Kemp has released his recommendations for strengthening Georgia’s struggling prison system, which include an additional $372 million in state spending. “We do realize and recognize that this is — I don’t know ...

### [State prisons chief pitches case for funding boost – Georgia Public Broadcasting](https://www.gpb.org/news/2024/11/14/state-prisons-chief-pitches-case-for-funding-boost) Google GPB Nov 14, 2024 Georgia Public BroadcastingATLANTA — Georgia Department of Corrections officials began laying the groundwork Wednesday for an infusion of state funding to beef up staffing, replace aging infrastructure, and improve inmate health care. The state’s workforce of correctional officers plummeted during the COVID pandemic and has yet to fully recover, Georgia Commissioner of Corrections Tyrone Oliver told members ...

### [The federal Department of Justice: ‘deliberate indifference’ to violence in Georgia prisons – Georgia Public Broadcasting](https://www.gpb.org/news/2024/10/01/the-federal-department-of-justice-deliberate-indifference-violence-in-georgia) Google GPB Oct 1, 2024 Georgia Public BroadcastingCredit: Grant Blankenship/GPB News Section Branding Header Content The federal Department of Justice: ‘deliberate indifference’ to violence in Georgia prisons Primary Content LISTEN: After a yearslong investigation, the Department of Justice says violence in Georgia prisons is at a “crisis level.” GPB’s Grant Blankenship reports. In a blistering, just-released report years in the making, the ...

Show More (2) ### WABE (la NPR de Atlanta) No articles found. ### The Marshall Project ### [Fish Tanks, Plants and Podcast Studios — Some States Try a New Approach to Incarceration](https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/04/19/pennsylvania-california-nordic-prison-units?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tmp-facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawRXUhpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8yNzUyNTQ2OTI1OTgyNzkAAR4o_auTFBaj5gxbGAA1kOpt94caEGfJld41nsCB7X6Khuaq3nV0d-r92ZZZqg_aem_UqmEs4v-8vsHSOS0VA6vHg) Jun 2, 2026 The Marshall ProjectSeveral U.S. states, including Pennsylvania and California, are piloting or expanding prison units modeled on Nordic approaches that prioritize rehabilitation over punishment, featuring elements like plants, fish tanks, and vocational training. Pennsylvania announced it will expand its “Little Scandinavia” unit from SCI Chester to three additional facilities after a study showed only one physical altercation ...

### [Rats, Insects and Mold: How Bad Food Leaves Prisoners Hungry and Sick](https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/05/16/georgia-prison-food-poor-health) The Marshall Project May 16, 2026 The Marshall ProjectThis is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this delivered to your inbox? Sign up for future newsletters. The food on the trays doesn’t even look like food. In photos smuggled out of Georgia’s prisons, what passes for a meal is either grossly inadequate ...

### [Crime Laws: How Louisiana, Georgia, Other States Embrace ‘Tough-on-Crime](https://www.themarshallproject.org/2024/03/09/louisiana-georgia-kentucky-tough-on-crime) The Marshall Project Mar 9, 2024 The Marshall ProjectThis is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this delivered to your inbox? Subscribe to future newsletters here. For decades, Louisiana had the nation’s highest rate of incarceration. And — given that the U.S. is among the most carceral countries on the planet — ...

### [Data Reveals Prison Crisis: More Prisoners, Fewer Correctional Officers](https://www.themarshallproject.org/2024/01/10/prison-correctional-officer-shortage-overtime-data) The Marshall Project Jan 10, 2024 The Marshall ProjectWhen Andrew Phillips took a job as a corrections officer at Georgia’s Smith State Prison in 2021, he was desperate for work. Shortly after he started, he noticed a problem. The prison housed about 1,500 men, and each shift was supposed to have 30 officers to guard them, but most days there were half that, ...

### [As Corrections Officers Quit in Droves, Prisons Get Even More Dangerous](https://www.themarshallproject.org/2021/11/01/as-corrections-officers-quit-in-droves-prisons-get-even-more-dangerous) The Marshall Project Nov 1, 2021 The Marshall ProjectAt a Georgia state House of Representatives hearing on prison conditions in September, a corrections officer called in to testify, interrupting his shift to tell lawmakers how dire conditions had become. On a “good day,” he told lawmakers, he had maybe six or seven officers to supervise roughly 1,200 people. He said he had recently ...

### Otras fuentes ### [Feds Bust Ring that Allegedly Flew Drugs, Weapons into Prisons](https://tiftonceo.com/news/2026/06/feds-bust-ring-allegedly-flew-drugs-weapons-prisons/) Google API Jun 26, 2026 Other MediaFederal agents arrested nine people, most from Macon, in connection with a conspiracy that allegedly used drones to smuggle drugs, cell phones, tobacco, and weapons such as saw blades into prisons. The indictment, unsealed Wednesday, describes drone deliveries to 10 prisons across eight states, including two facilities in Georgia: one in Atlanta and one in ...

### [12 charged with allegedly using drones to smuggle contraband into …](https://d2357.cms.socastsrm.com/2026/06/25/12-charged-with-allegedly-using-drones-to-smuggle-contraband-into-prisons/) Google API Jun 25, 2026 Other MediaA drone is seen carrying a payload as photographed by the Georgia Department of Corrections. (Georgia Department of Corrections) (NEW YORK) — Twelve individuals have been charged in what the Justice Department is calling a vast conspiracy to smuggle contraband into 10 federal prisons across the country through a coordinated drone operation. The 17-count indictment, ...

### [Since you asked: What does early release look like in states that eliminated discretionary parole?](https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2026/06/23/parole_release/) Prison Policy Initiative Jun 24, 2026 Other MediaA new Prison Policy Initiative report finds that the 17 states and D.C. which have eliminated discretionary parole for most incarcerated people still maintain parole boards and other conditional release mechanisms, though these systems are often overlooked. The report provides a comprehensive table detailing eligibility criteria, board composition, and outcomes for these “post-parole” states, noting ...

### [Inmate deaths under investigation – The Union-Recorder](https://unionrecorder.com/2026/06/16/inmate-deaths-under-investigation/) Google News - GDC Jun 17, 2026 Other MediaTwo inmates died within 24 hours of each other on June 13 and June 14 at Washington State Prison near Davisboro, Georgia. The Georgia Department of Corrections reported their causes of death as undetermined, with no signs of altercations or foul play. The bodies were sent to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Laboratory for ...

### [Two inmates at Washington State Prison die within 24 hours, GDC says – WGXA](https://wgxa.tv/news/local/two-inmates-at-washington-state-prison-die-within-24-hours-gdc-says-washington-county-courtney-davis-isreal-jones-chatham-county-cobb-county-gbi-crime-lab-sentenced-maximum-release-date-no-foul-play-undetermined-friday-saturday-one-day-of-each-other-geor) Google News - GDC Jun 16, 2026 Other MediaTwo inmates at Washington State Prison in Georgia died within 24 hours of each other, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC). Israel Jones, in his late 60s and serving a 47-year sentence for armed robbery from Chatham County, died on Friday; Courtney Davis, in his early 40s and serving a 10-year sentence for ...

Show More (49) Referencia ## Documentos primarios ### [ITUC Observations under Article 23 – USA C105 (Forced Labour)](https://gps.press/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ITUC-observations-under-art-23-USA-C105-re-forced-labour.pdf) International Trade Union Confederation Sep 1, 2025 Primary DocumentsITUC observations on forced labor practices in U.S. prisons, including Georgia, submitted under ILO Convention 105. ### [U.S. Department of Justice Findings Report on Georgia Prisons](https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/media/1371541/dl?inline=) U.S. Department of Justice Oct 1, 2024 Primary DocumentsThe DOJ’s 94-page findings report detailing inhumane conditions, violence, gang control, and constitutional violations in Georgia’s state prison system. ### Contexto histórico (Huelgas y trabajo forzado) ### [Georgia prisoner strike comes out of lockdown](https://www.facingsouth.org/2010/12/georgia-prisoner-strike-comes-out-of-lockdown.html) Facing South Dec 14, 2010 HistoricalGeorgia prisoner strike comes out of lockdown By Guest Blogger / December 16, 2010 Share on Twitter Submit to Reddit Share on Facebook More Linkedin Share on Google+ Share via Email By Kung Li Georgia prisoners came out of their cells today, ending the lockdown phase of the largest prison work strike in U.S. history. ...

### [Georgia Prisoners’ Strike: “We locked ourselves down.”](https://solitarywatch.org/2010/12/13/georgia-prisoners-strike-we-locked-ourselves-down/) Solitary Watch Dec 13, 2010 HistoricalGeorgia Prisoners’ Strike: “We locked ourselves down.” In a protest that appears to be spreading through Georgia’s prison system, inmates are striking for better conditions. One interesting facet of this rare prison strike, which reaches across multiple facilities and across racial and factional lines, is the participants’ use of self-imposed lockdown to serve their own ...

### [Georgia Prison Strike: A Hidden Labor Force Resists](https://inthesetimes.com/article/georgia-prison-strike-a-hidden-labor-force-resists) In These Times Dec 13, 2010 HistoricalLast week a diverse group of nonviolent protesters across Georgia stood up for their rights, calling for decent wages, better social services and respect for their civil liberties. It didn’t take long for the government to crack down on the demonstrations, however: the protesters were already in prison. The uprising of Georgia inmates on December ...

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