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There is currently a petition circulating to fire the Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Corrections. Georgia Prisoners’ Speak takes no position on this. There is a crisis in the Georgia prison system. We applaud those wanting change—it’s needed. With certainty, we can tell you what firing the commissioner will not do. It will not …
The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) is investigating the death of inmate Kristi Perkins at Pulaski State Prison, with the cause of death currently undetermined. Perkins died on July 12, and officials reported no signs of an altercation or foul play. Her body has been sent to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab for …
An inmate at Pulaski State Prison, Monika Bradley, died on July 5, with the cause of death currently undetermined, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC). The GDC reported no signs of an altercation or foul play. Bradley’s body has been sent to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab for an official determination. …
Two inmates at Pulaski State Prison in Georgia died within two weeks of each other, the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) confirmed. Inmate Kristi Perkins died on July 12, and inmate Monika Bradley died on July 5. Officials reported no signs of fight or foul play in either death. The GDC stated there was no …
A Macon State Prison inmate, Devito Duran Young, was sentenced to 327 months in federal prison for directing a fentanyl and synthetic cannabinoid trafficking scheme from China into Georgia using a contraband cellphone, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia. Young, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, coordinated …
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced that a grand jury has indicted 16 inmates following a series of stabbings at Coffee Correctional Facility, a state prison in Coffee County, Georgia. The assaults occurred on Dec. 13, 2025, and investigators stated all defendants are members of the Bloods criminal street gang. Multiple inmates suffered critical injuries …
The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) has appointed a general counsel amid an ongoing legal dispute over its policy restricting gender-affirming care for incarcerated transgender individuals, according to Law360. The new general counsel, whose name was not disclosed in the article preview, will oversee the department’s legal affairs as the litigation proceeds. The dispute centers …
A Georgia grand jury has indicted 16 inmates in connection with a series of stabbings at Coffee Correctional Facility, a state prison in South Georgia. The assaults occurred on December 13, 2025, and left multiple inmates critically injured, requiring life-saving medical care outside the facility. According to Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, all defendants are …
Georgia prison system investigates death of Central Georgia inmate | Here's what we know An inmate at a Central Georgia facility has died, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC). They said Mark Rutledge, an inmate at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison in Butts County, was pronounced dead on Friday. The GDC …
A Georgia inmate, Marcus Allen Daniels, 30, has been charged with felony theft after a Smith County, Texas investigation linked him to a $13,000 bitcoin scam targeting a Lindale woman. According to the Smith County Sheriff’s Office, the victim was told by a caller impersonating a sheriff’s employee that she needed to send $13,000 via …