News about Georgia Prisons reported by TV stations.
Former Georgia correctional officer cadet sentenced for trying to smuggle meth into Dooly State Prison A former Georgia correctional officer cadet was sentenced for meth smuggling into Dooly State Prison. A release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Georgia said that Julius Deshawn Williams Jr., 29, tried to bring more than …
COFFEE COUNTY, Ga. — Georgia’s Attorney General Chris Carr announced the indictment against 16 south Georgia inmates for their suspected role in gang related assaults back in December 2025, according to a release from the Attorney General’s Office. The indictment, which was made public Monday, charged 16 inmates — ranging from 19 years old to …
The Georgia Department of Corrections is investigating the deaths of two inmates at Valdosta State Prison. Antavious Bailey died on June 21 and Steven Bryant died on June 23, with official causes of death pending autopsies by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation crime lab. The GDC Office of Professional Standards is investigating both cases as …
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that a former Louisiana inmate, Damon Landor, cannot sue prison officials for money damages under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act after they forcibly cut his dreadlocks, violating his Rastafari beliefs. The Court held that the federal law does not authorize lawsuits against individual officers, though the …
Inmate hospitalized after Dooly State Prison ‘altercation’ GDC says one inmate was treated at a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries and has since returned to the facility UNADILLA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Georgia Department of Corrections is investigating an “altercation” involving three inmates at Dooly State Prison. GDC confirmed Monday that it happened on Sunday, …
A 21-year-old inmate, Je’Vion Benham, was found dead in his cell at Valdosta State Prison in Georgia on Dec. 24, with the coroner ruling the cause of death as strangulation and the manner as homicide. The Lowndes County Coroner’s Office estimated that Benham died on Monday, Dec. 22, meaning his body went undiscovered for approximately …
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Two inmates at McRae Women’s Facility dead, each within two days of each other TELFAIR COUNTY, Ga. (WGXA) — Two inmates at the McRae Women’s Facility have died, both within two days of each other. The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) confirmed the inmates’ deaths with WGXA, stating that Shannon Rush and Chasity King both …
Former Georgia prison warden indicted in alleged contraband smuggling operation TATTNALL COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) – Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced the indictment of former Smith State Prison Warden Brian Adams, 52, of Waycross, for his alleged involvement in a contraband smuggling operation tied to inmate Nathan Weekes and a prison gang known as YSL …
Employee of private prison company at Coffee Correctional charged with sexual assault DOUGLAS, Ga. (WALB) — An employee of a private prison company operating in Coffee County is facing multiple charges, including sexual assault, following what appears to have been an internal investigation. According to jail records, 32-year-old Lexie Ezandrielle Murphy of Douglas was booked …