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An incarcerated woman died Monday from tuberculosis complications after being transferred between two Georgia Department of Corrections facilities, WGXA reported. According to the GDC, she entered custody at McRae’s Women’s Diagnostic Facility and was later transferred to Pulaski State Prison, where she became acutely ill and was hospitalized on October 3. The GDC said it …
The Georgia Department of Corrections is investigating the death of Macon State Prison inmate Juld Carter as a homicide, GDC Deputy Director of Communications Lori Benoit confirmed. Carter died Wednesday at the Oglethorpe facility, and his body was turned over to the county coroner for transport to the GBI Crime Lab to determine the official …
The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) is investigating the Wednesday death of a Macon State Prison inmate as a homicide. #WGXA #MaconCounty #Oglethorpe #GDC 1:57 AM · Oct 23, 2026window.__xClientTextFormatters?.run(“_R_bqpeab6am5f556_”, “formatFullTimestamp”, {“timestamp”:1792720620000,”lang”:”en”,”nowLabel”:”Now”,”precision”:”Hours”}); 199 Views By https://x.com/WGXAnews
The Georgia Department of Corrections is investigating the Wednesday death of Macon State Prison inmate Juld Carter, 47, as a homicide, WGXA reported. The cause of death is undetermined, and Carter’s body was turned over to the county coroner and will be transported to the GBI crime lab for an official determination. Carter was serving …
HAWKINSVILLE, Ga. — A inmate in one of Georgia’s prisons has died after contracting tuberculosis. The Georgia Department of Corrections confirmed that an inmate entered custody at the McRae Women’s (Diagnostic) Facility and was then transferred to the Pulaski State Prison in central Georgia. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] While …
The Southern Center for Human Rights released a report describing conditions at Valdosta State Prison as a “humanitarian disaster unfolding,” saying they are illegal and violate the U.S. Constitution. According to the report, many cells lack functioning sinks or toilets, floors are covered with waste and sewage, temperatures can exceed 100 degrees without air conditioning, …
GEORGIA DOESN’T JUST NEED MORE PRISONS. IT NEEDS ACCOUNTABILITY INSIDE THE PRISONS WE ALREADY HAVE. Georgia taxpayers spend enormous amounts of money on corrections. Yet we continue hearing about…
Georgia inmates sentenced for running jury duty phone scam ALBANY, Ga. – Two Georgia inmates who used contraband cellphones to extortionately trick citizens out of hundreds of thousands of dollars from prison cells have been sentenced to federal prison, officials said. Albany federal court sentencing What we know: Senior U.S. District Judge W. Louis Sands …
Warrants: Prison-system accounting tech had sex with Central State Prison inmate, illegally gave him food Newly released arrested warrants from the Georgia Department of Corrections are offering new details on the arrest of a prison-system employee on Thursday. According to Bibb County Jail records, 35-year-old Zacarra Oliver — who was an employee of the Georgia …
An Atlanta woman, 61-year-old Annie Ashley, has been extradited to Florida and charged with grand theft in Volusia County in connection with a bitcoin jury duty scam that stole $15,000 from a DeLand woman, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Mike Chitwood said half the victim’s payment was traced to an account belonging …