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Georgia Department of Corrections confirms death at Telfair State Prison – 13WMAZ

The Georgia Department of Corrections said, on July 21, an inmate was killed after a fight with another inmate

Georgia governor seeks to spend hundreds of millions more on prisons

Gov. Brian Kemp is proposing a big burst of new spending on Georgia’s prisons, including planning another new correctional facility and launching an extensive renovation program. Legislators are seeking solutions to a wide range of problems plaguing prisons that have sparked a federal investigation. Among them: a sharp increase in prisoner deaths; high rates of …

Georgia Senate study committee agrees to reform prison conditions

The Georgia Department of Corrections is receiving yet another slate of recommendations to improve its ability to operate secure and safe facilities. A Georgia Senate study committee said at its final meeting on Friday, Dec. 13, that it wants the General Assembly to raise correctional officer salaries, increase mental health services, audit vendor contracts and …

A Georgia inmate used a gun to kill a prison kitchen worker before killing himself

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Georgia prison officials in ‘flagrant’ violation of solitary confinement reforms, judge says

Georgia prison officials have flagrantly violated a court order to reform conditions for prisoners in the state’s most restrictive holding facility, showing “no desire or intention” to make the required changes to solitary confinement practices, a federal judge said. In a damning ruling, U.S. District Judge Marc Treadwell on Friday held officials at the Georgia …