News Category: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Prison staff was warned of gun used to kill kitchen worker, lawsuit alleges The mother of a Georgia prison food service worker shot and killed by an inmate last year said officials knew there was a gun inside the Glennville facility for more than a year but failed to act. Deshonda Hagins is now raising …

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Two female correctional officers at Calhoun State Prison were arrested for allegedly smuggling methamphetamine and tobacco in Hot Pockets packages, creating statewide headlines. However, the smuggling cases have since fallen apart because the suspecte

Smuggling cases at Georgia prison fizzle: Drugs were never tested The arrests created headlines throughout Georgia and even beyond. Two young female correctional officers showed up for their shifts at Calhoun State Prison in South Georgia with suspicious-looking Hot Pockets packages. When the packages were examined, the arrest warrants would later allege, they were found …

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Georgia lawmakers approved $634 million in new funding for the Georgia Department of Corrections across two fiscal years, with $434 million allocated for the current year and $200 million for fiscal year 2026. The historic budget increase, requeste

More than $600M to overhaul a prison system in crisis. But it’s just the start Top Georgia lawmakers acknowledged during this year’s legislative session that costly steps were needed to deal with a prison system operating in crisis mode, and they acted accordingly. The state House and Senate approved most of what Gov. Brian Kemp …

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Georgia lawmakers approved $434 million in new funding for the Georgia Department of Corrections during this year’s legislative session, responding to what they acknowledged as a prison system operating in crisis mode. The funding represents most of what Governor Brian Kemp requeste