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Wilcox State Prison legionnaires’ disease investigation enters third year WILCOX COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) – The Georgia Department of Public Health says its investigation into Legionnaires’ disease at Wilcox State Prison has been ongoing since December 2023, following reports of illness. In a statement shared with WALB, DPH said investigations into Legionnaires’ disease can take months …
A Georgia state prison inmate has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy that used drones to smuggle methamphetamine, marijuana and cell phones into multiple state correctional facilities, WGXA reported. Deivon Waller, 32, an inmate at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson, was sentenced …
Attorneys for Stacey Humphreys, convicted of malice murder in the 2003 killings of two real estate agents in Powder Springs, filed a motion on Aug. 28 seeking a new sentencing trial based on claims of juror misconduct, according to WRDW. Humphreys is scheduled to receive a lethal injection at the state prison near Jackson at …
Georgia death row inmate Stacey Humphreys, 53, has requested a last meal of barbecue beef brisket, pork ribs, a bacon double cheeseburger, french fries, buffalo wings, meat lovers pan pizza, butter pecan and peach ice cream, and two caffeine-free sodas ahead of his scheduled execution on Sept. 16 at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison …
An inmate died and several others were injured following an altercation at Wilcox State Prison on Thursday, according to Wilcox County Coroner Janice Brown. Brown responded to the prison around 2 p.m. after the incident, which involved multiple inmates, but said she could not release the deceased inmate’s identity because family had not been notified. …
Butts County Sheriff Gary Long publicly criticized the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC), stating in a social media post that the agency “has become the largest taxpayer-funded gang recruitment center in the state.” His remarks followed his office’s interception of another shipment of drugs, weapons, and contraband allegedly destined for a state prison, which he …
An inmate died and nine others were injured following a gang-related fight at Wilcox State Prison in Abbeville, Georgia, on September 3, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC). The GDC stated the altercation was contained to one dorm and identified the deceased inmate as Maurice Brown, who was pronounced dead at the scene …
Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents arrested Georgia Department of Corrections Special Agent in Charge Robert “Bobby” Keim, 45, of Eatonton, on Sept. 1 on a charge of misuse of a license plate reader system. The GDC requested the GBI investigation on Aug. 18 after preliminary information indicated Keim had used the agency’s Flock Safety System …
Georgia Department of Corrections Special Agent in Charge Robert “Bobby” Michael Keim, 45, of Eatonton, was arrested Sept. 1 on a charge of misuse of a license plate reader system, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The GBI began investigating Keim on Aug. 18 at the DOC’s request, focusing on his alleged access to …
An inmate was killed and numerous others were injured in a Sept. 3 fight at Wilcox State Prison in Georgia, which the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) reported as gang-related. Seven inmates were taken to hospitals, including two who were airlifted, while two others with minor injuries were treated on-site; no staff were injured. The …