News Category: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Two high-ranking Ga. prison employees accused in sex cases Two high-ranking state prison staff members, including a deputy warden, have been arrested following separate incidents in which they are accused of having sexual contact with female prisoners. Alonzo L. McMillian, the deputy warden for administration at Pulaski State Prison, and Russell Edwin Clark, a lieutenant …

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Seven Georgia officers accused in contraband scheme run by Valdosta inmate Georgia prison officials were in the midst of a complex investigation focused on drones making contraband drops for inmates when they stumbled onto a separate conspiracy — a criminal scheme enabled by their own staff. While investigators were using wire taps aimed at discovering …

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OPINION: The hellhole that is Georgia’s prison system screams for overhaul The state Senate this month authorized a committee to take a deep dive into Georgia’s murderous prison system. Just days later, the warden at Telfair State Prison got stabbed by an inmate during a shakedown by officials looking to unearth contraband in a dorm. …

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Lawmakers eye a remake of the Georgia prison system With prison violence in Georgia at a crisis point, the state Senate has authorized a group of senators to take a fresh look at the Georgia Department of Corrections and identify ways to improve the troubled system. A new seven-member committee, approved unanimously by the Senate, …

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