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Georgia DOC Expands Contraband Interdiction Strategy Through Advanced Wireless Security Technology The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) has deployed PROscan correctional cellular interdiction technology from SDF at 18 GDC facilities, with additional sites planned through 2026. | Photo Credit (all): Courtesy of SDF By Lindsey Coulter Correctional agencies across the country are facing one of …

Inmate sentenced to life without parole after malice murder conviction in Hancock County HANCOCK COUNTY, Ga. (WGXA) — A Hancock County jury has convicted a state prison inmate of malice murder, resulting in a life sentence without parole for the fatal stabbing of a fellow inmate. On June 17, 2025, at around 2:45 p.m., 33-year-old …

Three inmates were injured in what the Georgia Department of Corrections described as a gang-related fight at Telfair State Prison on Thursday, according to WGXA. The GDC said the fight involved numerous offenders but was contained to a single dorm, and the three injured inmates were treated at local hospitals for non-life-threatening injuries before returning …

Gang fight at Telfair State Prison prompts statewide prison lockdown, GA Department of Corrections says  13WMAZ Gang fight at Telfair State Prison prompts statewide prison lockdown, GA Department of Corrections says Georgia’s prison system is under lockdown following a gang-related fight at Telfair State Prison. Author: Taleen Hanna Published: 5:53 PM EDT September 17, 2026 Updated: 5:53 PM EDT …

The Georgia Supreme Court on Wednesday left in place a stay of execution for death row inmate Stacey Humphreys while the state’s appeal proceeds, according to WSB-TV. Cobb County Superior Court Judge Tyler Browning issued the hold late Tuesday, and Humphreys had been scheduled for lethal injection at 7 p.m. Wednesday; he would have been …

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge has put on hold an execution scheduled for Wednesday, saying the condemned prisoner is entitled to a hearing on whether his sentence should be reduced under a new state law that allows victims of abuse to have their sentences reconsidered. Stacey Humphreys, 53, was convicted of malice murder in …

A Marion County, Florida, sheriff’s investigation alleges that Patrick Marquelle Turner, 31, used a contraband cellphone while incarcerated at the Wheeler Correctional Facility in Georgia to scam an elderly resident. According to deputies, the victim was contacted via caller ID spoofed as the “Marion County Sheriff’s Office,” told he had missed jury duty, and coerced …

Georgia’s Board of Pardons and Paroles denied clemency for death row inmate Stacey Humphreys, one day before his scheduled execution at 7 p.m. Sept. 16 at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson, according to CBS News. The board said it made the decision “after thoroughly considering all the facts and circumstances of the …

ATLANTA — Update: A Cobb County judge has stayed the execution pending a hearing on a legal argument brought by attorneys for Humphreys under a new state law. Read more about the ongoing legal case here. Original story below The State Board of Pardons and Paroles has denied clemency for death row inmate Stacey Humphreys, …

Cobb County death row inmate Stacey Humphreys has filed new appeals with the Georgia Supreme Court seeking to delay or cancel his pending execution, after a Cobb County Superior Court judge denied his latest request for a new trial on Aug. 28. Humphreys was convicted of killing Cindy Williams and Lori Brown in 2003, and …