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TITLE: Federal judge chides Georgia prison boss and GDC for acting ‘above the law’ – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - GDC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/2026/02/federal-judge-chides-georgia-prison-boss-and-gdc-for-acting-above-the-law/
DATE: February 10, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-02-10 19:05:05
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
A federal judge in Macon harshly criticized the Georgia Department of Corrections for repeatedly failing to comply with court orders, questioning whether the agency considers itself "above the law." U.S. District Court Judge Tilman E. "

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TITLE: GDC: Inmate dies at Hancock State Prison – 41NBC News
SOURCE: Google News - GDC
URL: https://www.41nbc.com/gdc-inmate-dies-at-hancock-state-prison/
DATE: February 10, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-02-10 19:05:05
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
GDC: Inmate dies at Hancock State Prison  41NBC News

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TITLE: GDC: Inmate dies at Macon State Prison – 41NBC News
SOURCE: Google News - GDC
URL: https://www.41nbc.com/gdc-inmate-dies-at-macon-state-prison/
DATE: February 10, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-02-10 19:05:05
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
GDC: Inmate dies at Macon State Prison  41NBC News

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TITLE: GDC confirms inmate death after ‘altercation’ at Hancock State Prison – 41nbc.com
SOURCE: Google News - GDC
URL: https://www.41nbc.com/hancock-state-prison-inmate-death-altercation/
DATE: January 27, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-01-28 09:05:08
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
The Georgia Department of Corrections confirmed that inmate Steven Wood died Sunday following an altercation with another inmate at Hancock State Prison in Hancock County. Wood's body has been turned over to the county coroner and will be sent to

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TITLE: GDC: Fourth inmate dies following ‘gang-affiliated disturbance’ at Washington State Prison – wgxa.tv
SOURCE: Google News - GDC
URL: https://wgxa.tv/news/local/gdc-fourth-inmate-dies-following-gang-affiliated-disturbance-at-washington-state-prison-silas-westbrook-dies-washington-state-prisoner-h
DATE: January 21, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-01-22 05:05:06
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
A fourth inmate has died following a "gang-affiliated disturbance" at Washington State Prison in Davisboro on January 11, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC). Silas Westbrook,

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TITLE: GDC: Fourth dead inmate in Washington State Prison riot identified; death under investigation – 13wmaz.com
SOURCE: Google News - GDC
URL: https://www.13wmaz.com/video/news/gdc-fourth-dead-inmate-in-washington-state-prison-riot-identified-death-under-investigation/93-08d500b2-98bb-4a5d-904b-bd9f030c764f
DATE: January 21, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-01-22 05:05:06
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
The Georgia Department of Corrections has identified Silas Westbrook as the fourth inmate to die following a riot at Washington State Prison. According to the GDC, Westbrook died upon arrival at the Metro Reentry Facility

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TITLE: Second Georgia prison fight erupts a day after deadly brawl
SOURCE: Google API
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/2026/01/day-after-deadly-georgia-prison-brawl-2nd-fight-breaks-out-at-nearby-site/
DATE: January 14, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-01-14 23:04:37
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
A second fight broke out at Hancock State Prison on Monday night, injuring at least two inmates, just one day after a deadly brawl occurred at another Georgia Department of Corrections facility. Officials have not released details about the severity of the

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TITLE: ‘The system is broken’ | Former Georgia inmates call for reform after …
SOURCE: Google API
URL: https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/crime/former-georgia-inmates-call-for-reform-after-deadly-washington-state-prison-riot/93-dafc5528-ad60-4d2b-a30f-8490b69cab20
DATE: January 14, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-01-14 10:05:04
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
14 hours ago ... 'The system is broken' | Former Georgia inmates call for reform after deadly Washington State prison riot · RELATED: New info | GDC says inmates in Washington ...

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TITLE: Day after deadly Georgia prison brawl, 2nd fight breaks out at nearby site – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiqwFBVV95cUxOcDUwVUUzek9HblNXTTd3UGI4NEd0X1Q4TnhmM3o1S2VIck1YT18taHZBWDFTMllyWkhwdnhwUl9XcUpRTGRybzFRby1wcFNpY0FGeW1pdVV2Qi1aRmxhY1pSYkExbjIzR3Q4djRPaVNQbldWS3RDMUM1V1NHRlZUeHJPcDBFLVBRdFAzZ3NDcWtuM2R1RXpOYzBBWHpPOG9EVnZDQ1gwMUU3LVE?oc=5
DATE: January 13, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-01-13 21:05:05
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
Day after deadly Georgia prison brawl, 2nd fight breaks out at nearby site  AJC.com

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TITLE: GDC details deadly ‘gang-affilliated disturbance’ at Washington State Prison – WGXA
SOURCE: Google News - GDC
URL: https://wgxa.tv/news/local/gdc-details-deadly-gang-affilliated-disturbance-at-washington-state-prison-local-news-true-crime-inmate-prisoner-fights-riots-at-washington-state-prison-middle-georgia-crime
DATE: January 13, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-01-13 21:05:08
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
The Georgia Department of Corrections has provided additional details about a deadly "gang-affiliated disturbance" at Washington State Prison on Sunday that resulted in three inmate deaths and injuries to 13 inmates and one correctional officer. The incident began

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TITLE: New info | GDC says inmates in Washington State Prison fight were …
SOURCE: Google API
URL: https://www.11alive.com/article/news/state/gdc-says-inmates-involved-in-washington-state-prison-fight-were-gang-affiliated/93-b0c62fa6-6966-4c4a-85c6-c94e6c803c67
DATE: January 13, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-01-13 09:05:04
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
11 hours ago ... ... Georgia Department of Corrections. The GDC said Ahmad Hatcher, 23, Jimmy Trammell, 42, and Teddy Jackson, 27, all died after a fight broke out at Washington ...

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TITLE: New info | GDC says inmates in Washington State Prison fight were believed to be ‘gang-affiliated’ – 13WMAZ
SOURCE: Google News - GDC
URL: https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/gdc-says-inmates-involved-in-washington-state-prison-fight-were-gang-affiliated/93-b0c62fa6-6966-4c4a-85c6-c94e6c803c67
DATE: January 13, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-01-13 21:05:09
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
The Georgia Department of Corrections reported that three inmates killed in a deadly brawl at Washington State Prison on Sunday were believed to be gang-affiliated. Ahmod Hatcher, 23, Jimmy Trammell, 42,

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TITLE: Inmate set for release this week among 3 dead in Georgia prison fight – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/2026/01/3-inmates-dead-in-fight-at-middle-georgia-state-prison-officials-say/
DATE: January 12, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-01-12 20:05:08
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
Three inmates died in a fight at Middle Georgia State Prison, including Jimmy Trammell, 42, who was scheduled to be released Wednesday after serving a decade-long sentence. Trammell's family had planned to meet him at a

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TITLE: UPDATE: GDC identifies three inmates killed in Washington State Prison ‘disturbance’ – 41NBC News
SOURCE: Google News - GDC
URL: https://www.41nbc.com/update-washington-state-prison-disturbance-inmates-identified/
DATE: January 12, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-01-12 20:05:10
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
Three inmates were killed and one correctional officer injured during a gang-related disturbance at Washington State Prison in Davisboro on Sunday afternoon. The Georgia Department of Corrections identified the deceased inmates as Ahmod Hatcher, Jimmy

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TITLE: Central State Prison inmate hospitalized after fight with another inmate, Georgia Department of Corrections says – 13WMAZ
SOURCE: Google News - GDC
URL: https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMikwJBVV95cUxOUFBiVXRtTTlGSURNNUFJR1dvNmNJdzh2OFZhbklVb3N5eW9tcW4tR3ZrcTk2ZmFCZDVHUm5iVXlITGs0Y3R6Q0JRU3dfNkZEY0F5T1NSZ0ZwZzdfTXR0UjlfSktZSXJlenFETkxGRGtxSmtKSXZMUTA0cDUtRkdLcmFoR1ZjMkRDZXhZU3lOcWZhVkc1NEx1RkFySl8yMHZOcnppWXlsa0pOR2taWHBZcEJNelVmN0NaZW5rejB3X0ZQclpmeWtBUk1DYVpobXlHTl9TSmp2Ynd0ZVFJYXVtblhieUswRmU2VFZoN1YzQkF5YTFFWUlhb1VkdHlUMXRvazFfRHh2eExFb0JaY1Jrc0ozNA?oc=5
DATE: January 2, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-01-02 22:05:13
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
Central State Prison inmate hospitalized after fight with another inmate, Georgia Department of Corrections says  13WMAZ

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TITLE: Inmate dies in Telfair State Prison after altercation, Georgia Department of Corrections confirms – WTOC
SOURCE: Google News - GDC
URL: https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiyAFBVV95cUxOcmU0aDBFV0d4YTN6OGlSVUJDc2U5dVJ5al8tVTRKUF8wbzZXOUM5SjMwMU9TeFlEYV9uVWsycGpyLWFKMDU5dHZZZ0tRUDkzYTE1RC1HXzBHTWhwTTZRUjVxa1Jsbkw1Ry1IV2NSZ1VGelVjSHFwMjJwNDE4N2dDWW9Lczl2MFM4ak9mbi1NQVlRZGVad2Q0UGlHZ2F5X09mZzdKQURuZkg5aElmZ0ZwM2VBMXZtVkE4cEZzTVVpaVk3czlnR2FtTg?oc=5
DATE: December 15, 2025
FETCHED: 2026-01-02 22:05:14
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
Inmate dies in Telfair State Prison after altercation, Georgia Department of Corrections confirms  WTOC

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TITLE: GDC: Telfair State Prison inmate killed in altercation, investigation underway – WGXA
SOURCE: Google News - GDC
URL: https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiwgJBVV95cUxQUnAtcmZGYmVGU0VibTQ3WmFyZnlCTzVsaUlmSFhnaE9UcVkwSW5SVE13OFI5TVU3SXFZQTlFRURDcU9fYTg4Mk5BVDZwR2Foa2w4OFB4eDZxRmcycTR6UXhvTkN2dlE3YllEQWs0NWJsaTktZzRKOHQ2VnRrMlBnZWN1cmNJdkVqV1J4cE5oLXZRVWhvSXNHck5lckhseWl3bG1sTmEteWh4YVQ1UDJqUTk0a3JUMjZtcDcydXpBX21GUmtCRWlmdjZDcjNXeE1oNUtoQ2E4dHFjNTdBeDhuQzR0T2NyOFZjYjFaWEIxVTJzRnpCaDlKTGQzd0NSaXNGcG1sWlZ1ZGFINHhKOF9FZnBfX1JFSkUwdFBEMmhVTm1yemdiQTJRZkdkRVBUdGdDa0xGVEZpejY3R0J6Z0hhMHZB?oc=5
DATE: December 15, 2025
FETCHED: 2026-01-02 22:05:15
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
GDC: Telfair State Prison inmate killed in altercation, investigation underway  WGXA

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TITLE: Inmate killed at Telfair State Prison, Georgia Department of Corrections says – 13WMAZ
SOURCE: Google News - GDC
URL: https://www.13wmaz.com/video/news/inmate-killed-at-telfair-state-prison-georgia-department-of-corrections-says/93-974786b5-6eb5-4a9e-aad3-7bbf02f122b8
DATE: December 15, 2025
FETCHED: 2025-12-15 04:05:08
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
An inmate at Telfair State Prison was killed on Saturday following an altercation with other inmates, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections. The incident occurred at the state correctional facility, which is operated by the GDC

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TITLE: Georgia release last meal request for man set to be executed in …
SOURCE: Google API
URL: https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/state/last-meal-requested-for-georgia-inmate-on-death-row-in-butts-county/93-ebd545b3-23d3-4478-8653-66336abc57fd
DATE: December 11, 2025
FETCHED: 2025-12-11 18:05:05
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
The Georgia Department of Corrections released the last meal request for Stacey Humphreys, 52, who is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on December 17 at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson.

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TITLE: Dooly State Prison deputy warden bitten while handcuffing inmate, GDC confirms – 13WMAZ
SOURCE: Google News - GDC
URL: https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/dooly-macon/dooly-state-prison-deputy-warden-bitten-detaining-inmate-gdc-confirms/93-d8d33117-8753-4eca-8746-41e772370220
DATE: December 8, 2025
FETCHED: 2025-12-08 22:05:09
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
A deputy warden at Dooly State Prison was bitten on the thumb by an inmate while attempting to handcuff them, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections. Deputy Warden of Security Charles Hudson was treated at the facility

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TITLE: Georgia prisons push for drone mitigation as contraband deliveries …
SOURCE: Google API
URL: https://thecurrentga.org/2025/12/05/georgia-prisons-push-for-drone-mitigation-as-contraband-deliveries-rise/
DATE: December 6, 2025
FETCHED: 2025-12-06 11:05:05
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
The Georgia Department of Corrections is pushing for federal permission to use drone mitigation technology as contraband deliveries via unmanned aircraft continue to rise at state prisons. GDC Commissioner Tyrone Oliver told state legislators that confiscated

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TITLE: Too few guards and too many drones: Georgia prisons leaders alert lawmakers to dangers
SOURCE: Unknown
URL: https://www.gpb.org/news/2025/12/02/too-few-guards-and-too-many-drones-georgia-prisons-leaders-alert-lawmakers-dangers
DATE: December 4, 2025
FETCHED: 2025-12-03 19:45:11
CATEGORIES: Georgia Public Broadcasting
SUMMARY:
Georgia Department of Corrections Commissioner Tyrone Oliver warned state lawmakers about two critical challenges facing the prison system: severe staffing shortages among correctional officers and an increasing problem with drones delivering contraband into facilities. Oliver highlighted these issues as pressing

--- ARTICLE 23 of 112 ---

TITLE: Former corrections officer cadet pleads guilty to smuggling meth into …
SOURCE: Google API
URL: https://wgxa.tv/news/local/former-corrections-officer-cadet-pleads-guilty-to-smuggling-meth-into-dooly-state-prison-julius-deshawn-williams-jr-640-grams-of-100-pure-meth-in-his-possession-life-in-prison-us-attorneys-office-for-the-middle-district-of-georgia
DATE: December 3, 2025
FETCHED: 2025-12-03 06:05:05
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
Former corrections officer cadet Julius Deshawn Williams Jr., 29, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine after attempting to smuggle drugs into Dooly State Prison. During a routine search by the Georgia Department

--- ARTICLE 24 of 112 ---

TITLE: Too few guards and too many drones: Georgia prisons leaders alert lawmakers to dangers – Georgia Public Broadcasting
SOURCE: Google GPB
URL: https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiugFBVV95cUxNWXpvU3hzR04yNE82WXN4UlZTZnV5Wk9OMXZYR0lLaGNEdVdNMTJtMThOMzh0STBjUW9VR1NYXzVoRlpWQzZHT1phdWlOMGN5bXlJM1dvMEJSNGYzdnotV1VmX2g1OGtVYkQ2c1ZnN2V5R3kwLVdHMXc2MFBxcXh6UVlOUl9xRUlJS09hOFJnbGFSVVM4eEJudkU0YXNWelVqT1N5ZjlJT0xKcElTMHlBS21obGk3S2tpZGc?oc=5
DATE: December 2, 2025
FETCHED: 2025-12-03 16:05:07
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
Too few guards and too many drones: Georgia prisons leaders alert lawmakers to dangers  Georgia Public Broadcasting

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TITLE: Contraband is entering Georgia prisons from the sky as drone drops rise again, state agency says 
SOURCE: Georgia Recorder
AUTHOR: Ross Williams
URL: https://georgiarecorder.com/briefs/contraband-is-entering-georgia-prisons-from-the-sky-as-drone-drops-rise-again-state-agency-says/
DATE: December 1, 2025
FETCHED: 2025-12-02 16:04:54
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
Some Georgia lawmakers want to use state resources to keep drones from dropping off contraband like drugs and cell phones at detention facilities. Matthew Wolfe, director of the Office of Professional Standards within the Georgia Department of Corrections, said a months-long investigation that led to the arrest of 150 suspects drove down drone activity last […]

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TITLE: Ga. prisons struggle with safety despite $600M funding boost
SOURCE: WRDW
URL: https://www.wrdw.com/2025/12/02/ga-prisons-struggle-with-safety-despite-600m-funding-boost/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAOcTJtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEemBJilQ8rvDTdUicqPj_lE7wrzdndNt3LZMbxchnhROt1VD7270_aUlQ6Qpo_aem_w6FKTxxx8CievM_EDGaLdQ
DATE: December 1, 2025
FETCHED: 2025-12-02 17:54:08
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
Georgia lawmakers questioned whether a $600 million funding boost approved last session is improving the state's troubled prison system during Monday hearings. Despite the funding, significant problems persist including broken cell door locks that allow inmates to move freely, understaffing of

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TITLE: Lawmakers question whether $600M investment made Georgia prisons safer
SOURCE: Atlanta News First
URL: https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/12/02/lawmakers-question-whether-600m-investment-made-georgia-prisons-safer/
DATE: December 1, 2025
FETCHED: 2025-12-02 19:20:02
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
Georgia lawmakers questioned whether a $600 million investment has improved the state's prison system during a House Budget Committee meeting, as violence, staffing shortages, and security failures persist. Corrections Commissioner Tyrone Oliver reported progress in hiring, with

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TITLE: Georgia Department of Corrections Appoints Tamara Grier as New Deputy – Hoodline
SOURCE: Google News - GDC
URL: https://hoodline.com/2025/11/georgia-department-of-corrections-appoints-tamara-grier-as-new-deputy-warden-of-security-at-washington-state-prison/
DATE: November 14, 2025
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 13:15:15
CATEGORIES: GDC Promotions & Announcements
SUMMARY:
Georgia Department of Corrections Appoints Tamara Grier as New Deputy  Hoodline

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TITLE: Crews called to warehouse fire near the Georgia Department of Corrections – 11Alive.com
SOURCE: Google News - GDC
URL: https://www.11alive.com/video/news/community/crews-called-to-warehouse-fire-near-the-georgia-department-of-corrections/85-4e8b5a15-a4e7-441d-b003-e4b7a09ebd75
DATE: November 12, 2025
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 13:15:16
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
Fire crews responded to a warehouse fire located near the Georgia Department of Corrections facility. The fire occurred across from railroad tracks, requiring coordination with Norfolk Southern to halt train traffic during the emergency response.

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TITLE: Smith Named New Southeast Regional Director for Georgia Department of Corrections – The Georgia Virtue
SOURCE: Google News - GDC
URL: https://www.thegeorgiavirtue.com/local-news-south-georgia/smith-named-new-southeast-regional-director-for-georgia-department-of-corrections/
DATE: September 30, 2025
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 13:15:16
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
The Georgia Department of Corrections has promoted Tarmarshe Smith from Assistant Director to Southeast Regional Director, effective October 1, 2025, following his predecessor's retirement. Smith will oversee 16 state prison facilities throughout Southeast Georgia

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TITLE: ‘It could’ve been prevented’: Family demanding answers after they say GDC didn’t contact them after their loved one was attacked in prison – WALB
SOURCE: Google News - GDC
URL: https://www.walb.com/2025/09/18/it-couldve-been-prevented-family-demanding-answers-after-they-say-gdc-didnt-contact-them-after-their-loved-one-was-attacked-prison/
DATE: September 18, 2025
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 13:15:17
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
The family of William Springer, an inmate at Valdosta State Prison, alleges that the Georgia Department of Corrections failed to notify them after he was fatally stabbed multiple times in the face and head by another inmate.

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TITLE: Georgia prison homicides outpacing last year
SOURCE: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/2025/09/georgia-prison-homicides-outpacing-last-year/
DATE: September 8, 2025
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 13:31:34
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
The Georgia Department of Corrections is investigating 42 deaths as possible homicides in the first six months of this year, already representing nearly two-thirds of the 66 suspected prison homicides investigated during all of last year. The current pace

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TITLE: Two employees with Georgia Department of Corrections facing sex crimes charges in Douglasville – 95.5 WSB
SOURCE: Google News - GDC
URL: https://www.wsbradio.com/news/local/two-employees-with-georgia-department-corrections-facing-sex-crimes-charges-douglasville/V5QTV5OYCZE6VKTQXSAZHTDJGU/
DATE: September 3, 2025
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 13:15:18
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
Two Georgia Department of Corrections employees, 23-year-old Raymond Mills and 32-year-old Matthew Posey, have been charged with rape in connection with an alleged sexual assault at a Hampton Inn in Douglasville last

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TITLE: ITUC Observations under Article 23 – USA C105 (Forced Labour)
SOURCE: International Trade Union Confederation
URL: https://gps.press/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ITUC-observations-under-art-23-USA-C105-re-forced-labour.pdf
DATE: September 1, 2025
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 17:21:35
CATEGORIES: Primary Documents
SUMMARY:
ITUC observations on forced labor practices in U.S. prisons, including Georgia, submitted under ILO Convention 105.

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TITLE: NaphCare Launches Specialized EHR Solution for Georgia Department of Corrections – Yahoo Finance
SOURCE: Google News - GDC
URL: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/naphcare-launches-specialized-ehr-solution-130000119.html
DATE: August 21, 2025
FETCHED: 2025-12-08 22:05:11
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
NaphCare, a correctional healthcare company, has successfully implemented its TechCare 5.0 electronic health record (EHR) system across all 62 Georgia Department of Corrections facilities. The statewide implementation

--- ARTICLE 36 of 112 ---

TITLE: Georgia Department of Corrections confirms death at Telfair State Prison – 13WMAZ
SOURCE: Google News - GDC
URL: https://www.13wmaz.com/video/news/local/georgia-department-of-corrections-confirms-death-at-telfair-state-prison/93-1aa909ba-ff5d-4960-9bf9-b0a572059899
DATE: August 2, 2025
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 13:15:19
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
The Georgia Department of Corrections confirmed that an inmate was killed in a fight with another inmate at Telfair State Prison on July 21. The incident represents another death within the GDC prison system.

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TITLE: Prison staff was warned of gun used to kill kitchen worker, lawsuit alleges – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/2025/07/prison-staff-was-warned-of-gun-used-to-kill-kitchen-worker-lawsuit-alleges/
DATE: July 21, 2025
FETCHED: 2025-12-14 03:05:07
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
The mother of a Georgia prison food service worker killed by an inmate at Smith State Prison has filed a lawsuit alleging that prison officials were warned about a gun inside the maximum-security Glennville facility more than a year before the fatal shooting

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TITLE: Louis DeBroux III Takes New Role with Georgia Department of Corrections – Correctional News
SOURCE: Google News - GDC
URL: https://correctionalnews.com/2025/07/14/louis-debroux-iii-takes-new-role-with-georgia-department-of-corrections/
DATE: July 14, 2025
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 13:15:20
CATEGORIES: GDC Promotions & Announcements
SUMMARY:
Georgia Department of Corrections Commissioner Tyrone Oliver has appointed Louis DeBroux III as assistant commissioner of the Office of Research, Strategic Planning and Government Relations. In this role, DeBroux will serve as legislative liaison with the Georgia General

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TITLE: Smuggling cases at Georgia prison fizzle: drugs were never tested
SOURCE: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/2025/06/smuggling-cases-at-georgia-prison-fizzle-drugs-were-never-tested/
DATE: June 19, 2025
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 13:32:57
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
Two female correctional officers at Calhoun State Prison were arrested for allegedly smuggling methamphetamine and tobacco in Hot Pockets packages, creating statewide headlines. However, the smuggling cases have since fallen apart because the suspecte

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TITLE: Smuggling cases at Georgia prison fizzle: Drugs were never tested – ajc.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/2025/06/smuggling-cases-at-georgia-prison-fizzle-drugs-were-never-tested/
DATE: June 19, 2025
FETCHED: 2026-01-26 08:05:04
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
Multiple drug smuggling cases against correctional officers at Georgia Department of Corrections' Calhoun State Prison have collapsed after prosecutors failed to test the suspected contraband. Two female officers were arrested after showing up to work with Hot Pockets packages

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TITLE: Broken Buildings, Broken People
SOURCE: The Appeal
AUTHOR: Nick Hacheney and Tomas Keen
URL: https://theappeal.org/broken-buildings-broken-people/
DATE: May 20, 2025
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 11:14:37
CATEGORIES: The Appeal
SUMMARY:
The article describes how long-term prisoners like "Jerry," serving decades-long sentences in deteriorating facilities, sometimes engage in destructive behavior that costs taxpayers hundreds of dollars per incident due to the psychological toll of extended incarceration. The authors

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TITLE: Georgia prisons get $600M for overhaul—lawmakers say it’s a start
SOURCE: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/georgia-prisons-get-600m-for-overhaul-lawmakers-say-its-a-start/3FPAMXLSPBA27EEKYF5CTHGM5E/
DATE: May 12, 2025
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 13:34:08
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
Georgia lawmakers approved $634 million in new funding for the Georgia Department of Corrections across two fiscal years, with $434 million allocated for the current year and $200 million for fiscal year 2026. The historic budget increase, requeste

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TITLE: Georgia prisons get $600M for overhaul. Lawmakers say it’s a start – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/georgia-prisons-get-600m-for-overhaul-lawmakers-say-its-a-start/3FPAMXLSPBA27EEKYF5CTHGM5E/
DATE: May 12, 2025
FETCHED: 2025-12-02 16:04:58
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
Georgia lawmakers approved $634 million in new funding for the state's prison system, with $434 million allocated for the current fiscal year and $200 million for fiscal year 2026, following Governor Brian Kemp's request for a

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TITLE: More than $600M to overhaul a prison system in crisis. But it’s just the start – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/georgia-prisons-get-600m-for-overhaul-lawmakers-say-its-a-start/3FPAMXLSPBA27EEKYF5CTHGM5E/
DATE: May 12, 2025
FETCHED: 2025-12-24 13:05:05
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
Georgia lawmakers approved $434 million in new funding for the Georgia Department of Corrections during this year's legislative session, responding to what they acknowledged as a prison system operating in crisis mode. The funding represents most of what Governor Brian Kemp requeste

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TITLE: Imprisoned People Can Do More than ‘Scare’ Kids ‘Straight’
SOURCE: The Appeal
AUTHOR: Christopher Blackwell
URL: https://theappeal.org/prison-mentorship-scared-straight/
DATE: May 7, 2025
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 11:14:40
CATEGORIES: The Appeal
SUMMARY:
The article argues that "Scared Straight" programs, which involve prisoners intimidating at-risk youth, are ineffective and may actually increase recidivism rates according to multiple academic studies. Instead, the piece advocates for mentorship programs where

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TITLE: How Prison Dog-Training Programs Transform Lives
SOURCE: The Appeal
AUTHOR: Aaron Edward Olson and Randy Brennan
URL: https://theappeal.org/how-prison-dog-training-programs-transform-lives/
DATE: April 9, 2025
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 11:14:44
CATEGORIES: The Appeal
SUMMARY:
"We are not just training dogs — we are training ourselves to be better humans." The post How Prison Dog-Training Programs Transform Lives appeared first on The Appeal.

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TITLE: Prisons, education, school vouchers: A quick look at the 2026 Georgia state budget – AJC.com
SOURCE: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
URL: https://www.ajc.com/politics/prisons-education-school-vouchers-a-quick-look-at-the-2026-georgia-state-budget/4PDKWEFQ6NH6ZMZMU46VIAR3LI/
DATE: March 11, 2025
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 13:14:53
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
The Georgia House of Representatives approved a $37.7 billion budget for fiscal year 2026 that doubles Governor Kemp's proposed corrections spending increase, allocating $250.3 million total for the Georgia Department of Corrections.

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TITLE: How ‘Bankruptcy’ Lets Private Prison Contractors Evade Accountability
SOURCE: The Appeal
AUTHOR: Devontae Torriente
URL: https://theappeal.org/bankruptcy-lets-private-prison-contractors-evade-accountability/
DATE: February 26, 2025
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 11:14:50
CATEGORIES: The Appeal
SUMMARY:
Wellpath, one of the nation’s largest private correctional medical contractors, has conveniently filed for bankruptcy as it faces scores of lawsuits for alleged neglect and misconduct. The post How ‘Bankruptcy’ Lets Private Prison Contractors Evade Accountability appeared first on The Appeal.

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TITLE: Georgia prison homicides soar as lawmakers focus on fixes – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/prison-homicides-soar-as-georgia-legislators-focus-on-fixes/4TFY2WPMLRC4ZC3OGJQ42DZRTQ/
DATE: February 13, 2025
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 13:14:53
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
Georgia prison homicides soar as lawmakers focus on fixes  AJC.com

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TITLE: Two found dead after gang violence at Hancock State Prison – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/gang-related-violence-results-in-two-deaths-at-georgia-prison/B5VUNMEMBFBW7CE6MZIPZCVFTQ/
DATE: January 31, 2025
FETCHED: 2025-12-22 11:05:06
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
Two prisoners, William Holeman, 34, and Prince Porter, 38, were found dead at Hancock State Prison following gang-related violence on Thursday. The bodies were discovered in the same dormitory approximately 15-20 feet

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TITLE: Gang-related violence results in two deaths at Georgia prison – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/gang-related-violence-results-in-two-deaths-at-georgia-prison/B5VUNMEMBFBW7CE6MZIPZCVFTQ/
DATE: January 30, 2025
FETCHED: 2025-12-02 16:04:58
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
Two inmates were found dead at Hancock State Prison following gang-related violence on Thursday, with William Holeman, 34, and Prince Porter, 38, discovered about 15-20 feet apart in the same dormitory. Porter

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TITLE: Georgia prisons are in crisis, say consultants hired by Gov. Kemp
SOURCE: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/georgia-prisons-in-crisis-say-consultants-hired-by-governor/5P6BELWL4ZE7LK2BKWP3QT6Y2E/
DATE: January 24, 2025
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 13:35:18
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
Consultants hired by Gov. Kemp produced a 245-page report describing a prison system operating in “emergency mode” with staffing vacancies at emergency levels, broken locks, gang-controlled housing units, and buildings where prisoners strip materials from walls to make weapons.

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TITLE: Editorial: Gov. Kemp takes a bold step on prison reform. There’s more to do. – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/opinion/editorial-gov-kemp-takes-a-bold-step-on-prison-reform-theres-more-to-do/UJTWWOA3KBE3PJZ4GUOO6XDWEA/
DATE: January 10, 2025
FETCHED: 2025-11-30 16:03:53
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
Governor Brian Kemp has proposed $600 million in additional funding to address long-standing problems in Georgia's prison system, including hiring more staff, updating training, facility repairs, and security improvements. The proposal comes after years of federal investigations,

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TITLE: Georgia governor seeks to spend hundreds of millions more on prisons
SOURCE: WABE
URL: https://www.wabe.org/georgia-governor-seeks-to-spend-hundreds-of-millions-more-on-prisons/
DATE: January 8, 2025
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 18:30:09
CATEGORIES: WABE (Atlanta NPR)
SUMMARY:
Kemp’s $458M budget amendment and $145M increase, new facility planning, renovation program response to federal investigation.

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TITLE: Gov. Kemp recommends adding $372 million to shore up Georgia prisons – Georgia Public Broadcasting
SOURCE: Google GPB
URL: https://www.gpb.org/news/2025/01/08/gov-kemp-recommends-adding-372-million-shore-georgia-prisons
DATE: January 8, 2025
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 13:14:46
CATEGORIES: Georgia Public Broadcasting
SUMMARY:
Governor Brian Kemp has recommended adding $372 million to Georgia's prison budget to address ongoing staffing and infrastructure challenges within the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC). The funding proposal comes as the state's prison system continues to g

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TITLE: Ga. lawmakers and governor propose $600 million to fix state prisons – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-news/ga-lawmakers-and-governor-propose-600-million-to-fix-state-prisons/2HUR7YIYLNBA5JCCIH6BYBTV7M/
DATE: January 7, 2025
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 13:14:55
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
Ga. lawmakers and governor propose $600 million to fix state prisons  AJC.com

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TITLE: Lawmakers get jump on prison budget during rare subcommittees meeting – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/politics/politically-georgia/lawmakers-get-jump-on-prison-budget-during-rare-subcommittees-meeting/ULWXT2676ZFBPHVAKLXYQP3QZY/
DATE: January 7, 2025
FETCHED: 2025-12-28 17:05:05
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
Georgia lawmakers held a rare special subcommittee meeting to review the state's prison budget ahead of Governor Brian Kemp's official budget release next week. The meeting provided an early look at corrections spending priorities before the full budget proposal is unveiled.

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TITLE: Opinion: Inhumanity rules at Georgia’s prisons. But does anyone care? – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/opinion/columnists/torpy-inhumanity-rules-at-georgias-prisons-but-does-anyone-care/4MY4YTBEHBHWTH2T4H77OVPRDY/
DATE: December 18, 2024
FETCHED: 2025-11-30 16:03:53
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
A federal investigation released in October found "horrific and inhumane conditions" in Georgia's prison system, citing systemic violations and widespread violence due to severe understaffing. The Georgia Department of Corrections disputed the findings, claiming the system operates

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TITLE: Georgia Senate study committee agrees to reform prison conditions
SOURCE: WABE
URL: https://www.wabe.org/georgia-senate-study-committee-agrees-on-prison-reforms-but-not-oversight/
DATE: December 16, 2024
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 18:31:33
CATEGORIES: WABE (Atlanta NPR)
SUMMARY:
Recommendations for salary increases, mental health, vendor audits—but no independent oversight.

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TITLE: Georgia prison system engages in deception as crisis builds
SOURCE: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/georgia-prison-officials-have-repeatedly-presented-false-or-misleading-information-to-federal-investigators-state-lawmakers-and-a-federal-judge/H76M74I6L5F5DKXEYSSZEQSLGY/
DATE: December 12, 2024
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 13:41:37
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
GDC officials have repeatedly presented false or misleading information to federal investigators, state lawmakers, and a federal judge. Falsified and backdated documents, false statements, and flawed data are among tactics used to hide dysfunction.

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TITLE: New report: Georgia laws on crime contribute to school-to-prison pipeline – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/education/get-schooled/new-report-georgia-laws-on-crime-contribute-to-school-to-prison-pipeline/UYQHRV3GVFCKRIRDHNVJNTFLOE/
DATE: December 3, 2024
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 13:14:56
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
New report: Georgia laws on crime contribute to school-to-prison pipeline  AJC.com

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TITLE: State prisons chief pitches case for funding boost – Georgia Public Broadcasting
SOURCE: Google GPB
URL: https://www.gpb.org/news/2024/11/14/state-prisons-chief-pitches-case-for-funding-boost
DATE: November 14, 2024
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 13:14:47
CATEGORIES: Georgia Public Broadcasting
SUMMARY:
State prisons chief pitches case for funding boost  Georgia Public Broadcasting

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TITLE: Opinion: As an ER doctor, I see it all in the prison-hospital-prison pipeline – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/opinion/opinion-as-an-er-doctor-i-see-it-all-in-the-prison-hospital-prison-pipeline/4WVZGM7NUVENHGFGOIFWMPDHHM/
DATE: November 13, 2024
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 13:14:57
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
Opinion: As an ER doctor, I see it all in the prison-hospital-prison pipeline  AJC.com

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TITLE: Rare murders of women as GA sets homicide record
SOURCE: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/rare-murders-of-women-come-to-light-as-ga-prisons-set-homicide-record/X6G25DUQG5BNFM6NFVU6YIX6NU/
DATE: October 17, 2024
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 13:40:38
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
As Georgia prisons set homicide records, rare murders of women prisoners come to light, revealing that the violence crisis extends across the entire prison system.

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TITLE: GA prison homicides: a running list
SOURCE: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/ga-prison-homicides-a-list-of-those-killed-in-georgias-prison-system/FLCH6BL3ZZDLPKRBHBKTEPOVFU/
DATE: October 17, 2024
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 13:39:34
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
A continuously updated list documenting homicides in Georgia’s prison system, tracking victims, locations, and circumstances as the death toll continues to mount.

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TITLE: Three Georgia prison guards sentenced to 10 years in contraband trial – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/three-georgia-prison-guards-sentenced-to-10-years-in-contraband-trial/KO474CFYWNHHBLAIGGMCXEYNGI/
DATE: October 11, 2024
FETCHED: 2025-12-03 17:05:07
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
Three former correctional officers at Riverbend Correctional Facility in Milledgeville were sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by five years of probation for smuggling drugs and cellphones into the privately-operated state

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TITLE: Georgia expected to fight federal findings alleging state prisons are unsafe – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/georgia-expected-to-fight-feds-over-states-prison-conditions/WVLCO3P3EBEC5DTOSCZL7VFNHI/
DATE: October 4, 2024
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 13:14:58
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
The U.S. Department of Justice released a scathing report Tuesday alleging Georgia's prison system violates constitutional protections against cruel and unusual punishment, detailing horrific incidents of violence, sexual assault, and deaths due to neglect.

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TITLE: U.S. Department of Justice Findings Report on Georgia Prisons
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Justice
URL: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/media/1371541/dl?inline=
DATE: October 1, 2024
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 17:20:32
CATEGORIES: Primary Documents
SUMMARY:
The DOJ’s 94-page findings report detailing inhumane conditions, violence, gang control, and constitutional violations in Georgia’s state prison system.

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TITLE: DOJ finds Georgia prisons inhumane and in violent chaos
SOURCE: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/federal-investigators-find-georgia-prisons-inhumane-and-in-a-violent-state-of-chaos/O3BWRNTDB5BUVBP3GQAQBAYE4E/
DATE: October 1, 2024
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 13:38:32
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
A federal investigation uncovered stunning violence, rampant sexual assaults, gang-run facilities and other startling conditions. The 94-page DOJ report describes torture, starvation, riots and routine stabbings, calling it “a loss of control over the prisons.”

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TITLE: The federal Department of Justice: ‘deliberate indifference’ to violence in Georgia prisons – Georgia Public Broadcasting
SOURCE: Google GPB
URL: https://www.gpb.org/news/2024/10/01/the-federal-department-of-justice-deliberate-indifference-violence-in-georgia
DATE: October 1, 2024
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 13:14:47
CATEGORIES: Georgia Public Broadcasting
SUMMARY:
The federal Department of Justice: 'deliberate indifference' to violence in Georgia prisons  Georgia Public Broadcasting

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TITLE: Opinion: Georgia needs better prison oversight and accountability – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/opinion/opinion-georgia-needs-better-prison-oversight-and-accountability/Z7OZ6SAFFBGM5JL5UIWBHGQKJE/
DATE: September 10, 2024
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 13:14:59
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
Opinion: Georgia needs better prison oversight and accountability  AJC.com

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TITLE: Locked up but not stopped: Georgia prisoners run drug-trafficking networks – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/locked-up-but-not-stopped-georgia-prisoners-run-drug-trafficking-networks/4FYEHGPZRFASRE73WFHLR4W2QY/
DATE: September 5, 2024
FETCHED: 2025-12-02 16:04:59
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigation found that from 2015 to 2024, prosecutors filed 28 major cases involving drug trafficking operations run from inside more than two dozen Georgia Department of Corrections facilities. Notable cases include Operation Ghost Bu

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TITLE: Georgia prisons chief tells state lawmakers drones are smuggling deadly contraband into prisons – Georgia Public Broadcasting
SOURCE: Google GPB
URL: https://www.gpb.org/news/2024/08/30/georgia-prisons-chief-tells-state-lawmakers-drones-are-smuggling-deadly-contraband
DATE: August 30, 2024
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 13:14:48
CATEGORIES: Georgia Public Broadcasting
SUMMARY:
Georgia prisons chief tells state lawmakers drones are smuggling deadly contraband into prisons  Georgia Public Broadcasting

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TITLE: Editorial: Making Georgia’s prisons safer for workers, inmates and communities – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/opinion/editorial-making-georgias-prisons-safer-for-workers-inmates-and-communities/RX733BWCMRGJ7DMWJW7B2EE7ZE/
DATE: August 30, 2024
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 13:15:00
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
Editorial: Making Georgia’s prisons safer for workers, inmates and communities  AJC.com

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TITLE: How a Georgia prison inmate would change the system – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/opinion/how-a-georgia-prison-inmate-would-change-the-system/ZQECR6AP2RBMZC2M6VTSK57C5I/
DATE: August 27, 2024
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 13:15:00
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
How a Georgia prison inmate would change the system  AJC.com

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TITLE: Special Editorial Series: Georgia’s prison system is in crisis – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/opinion/comics-editorial-georgias-prison-system-is-in-crisis/CJG3GEA2CVCYNMGF4RCZCBFMGU/
DATE: August 25, 2024
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 13:15:01
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
Special Editorial Series: Georgia’s prison system is in crisis  AJC.com

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TITLE: Opinion: An emphasis on rehabilitation is key to successful prison reform – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/opinion/opinion-an-emphasis-on-rehabilitation-is-key-to-successful-prison-reform/SZ4D55HXVNGULF6GBDCKKSSGBQ/
DATE: August 25, 2024
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 13:15:02
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
Opinion: An emphasis on rehabilitation is key to successful prison reform  AJC.com

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TITLE: Georgia state prison deaths at record level
SOURCE: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/deaths-at-record-level-in-georgia-state-prisons-as-crisis-deepens/4PADQPECQRG77EGEEALJRUFDMI/
DATE: August 15, 2024
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 13:37:31
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
The Georgia Department of Corrections is seeing its deadliest year ever, with 156 deaths including at least 24 homicides during the first six months of 2024. Total deaths from all causes have been rising since 2020.

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TITLE: Georgia’s Valdosta State Prison becomes deadlier amid corruption, staffing shortage – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/south-georgia-prison-becomes-deadlier-amid-corruption-extreme-staffing-shortage/SNRQF6634NEUFITHKSYKWWC36A/
DATE: August 15, 2024
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 13:15:03
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
Georgia's Valdosta State Prison becomes deadlier amid corruption, staffing shortage  AJC.com

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TITLE: Georgia state prison deaths hit record number for first half of 2024 – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/deaths-at-record-level-in-georgia-state-prisons-as-crisis-deepens/4PADQPECQRG77EGEEALJRUFDMI/
DATE: August 15, 2024
FETCHED: 2025-12-01 16:04:04
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
The Georgia Department of Corrections recorded 156 deaths in the first six months of 2024, including at least 24 homicides, putting the prison system on track for its deadliest year on record. The death toll exceeds

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TITLE: Jon Ossoff urges Georgia lawmakers to address the state’s ‘disgrace’ of a prison system – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/politics/jon-ossoff-urges-georgia-lawmakers-to-address-the-states-disgrace-of-a-prison-system/VLILYL5ESZASBFWW5PKA6PCMRI/
DATE: August 9, 2024
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 13:15:04
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff called Georgia's state prison system a "disgrace" and urged state lawmakers to address what he described as widespread corruption, deaths, and human rights violations within the system. Ossoff made the comments while

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TITLE: Georgia prisons will soon have a new healthcare provider after contract was brought into question – Georgia Public Broadcasting
SOURCE: Google GPB
URL: https://www.gpb.org/news/2024/06/26/georgia-prisons-will-soon-have-new-healthcare-provider-after-contract-was-brought
DATE: June 26, 2024
FETCHED: 2025-12-03 16:05:08
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
Georgia Department of Corrections will transition to a new healthcare provider after questions were raised about the current contract. The change comes amid scrutiny of prison healthcare services, though specific details about the new provider and timeline were not detailed in the available article content.

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TITLE: District attorney: prison conditions threaten public safety
SOURCE: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/georgia-da-warns-prison-conditions-threaten-public-safety/H5RSUS55TBFVJJZ6WKVRLGUQ5A/
DATE: June 21, 2024
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 13:42:53
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
A Georgia district attorney warns that dangerous prison conditions, understaffing, and gang control inside facilities pose a direct threat to public safety in surrounding communities.

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TITLE: A.M. ATL: A gun inside Ga.’s deadliest prison – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/am-atl-howd-a-gun-get-inside-gas-deadliest-prison/SSS3ZL5735HVLDVFS4SJK2FTFE/
DATE: June 18, 2024
FETCHED: 2025-12-03 17:05:08
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
An inmate at Smith State Prison, Georgia's deadliest correctional facility, shot and killed a food service worker and then took his own life over the weekend, raising serious questions about how a firearm entered the facility. Georgia Department of

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TITLE: A Georgia inmate used a gun to kill a prison kitchen worker before killing himself
SOURCE: WABE
URL: https://www.wabe.org/a-georgia-inmate-used-a-gun-to-kill-a-prison-kitchen-worker-before-killing-himself/
DATE: June 17, 2024
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 18:33:44
CATEGORIES: WABE (Atlanta NPR)
SUMMARY:
Smith State Prison shooting, firearm obtained inside facility.

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TITLE: Inmate fatally shoots food service worker at a South Georgia state prison – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-news/georgia-inmate-fatally-shoots-food-service-worker-at-smith-state-prison/DL2AXQK36RARFIRCNJFOHUXK44/
DATE: June 16, 2024
FETCHED: 2025-12-01 16:04:05
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
A Georgia Department of Corrections inmate fatally shot an Aramark food service worker at Smith State Prison in Glennville on Sunday morning before turning the gun on himself and later dying at a hospital. The victim, 24-year

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TITLE: Georgia officials restrict details about prison deaths as homicides spike – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/georgia-prison-officials-block-access-to-death-info-as-homicides-spike/FHEMLAE7AVGT5DY4EOQEENH3QM/
DATE: May 23, 2024
FETCHED: 2025-12-01 16:04:05
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
The Georgia Department of Corrections has stopped including manner of death information in its monthly mortality reports, starting in March 2024, as the prison system experiences a spike in homicides with at least nine killed in the first quarter compared to five in the

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TITLE: Georgia prisoner sentenced to die wants firing squad, not lethal injection – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/georgia-prisoner-sentenced-to-die-wants-firing-squad-not-lethal-injection/VQRYX2DNAJBHLH5JEEQUAOJDMQ/
DATE: May 20, 2024
FETCHED: 2025-12-05 19:05:08
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
Georgia death row inmate Michael Nance, 62, is seeking to become the first person in the state's modern history to be executed by firing squad rather than lethal injection. Nance, convicted of killing a man during a

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TITLE: Two high-ranking Georgia prison employees accused in sex cases – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/two-high-ranking-georgia-prison-employees-accused-in-sex-cases/XLWGZ3QLXBGETBS2JKL2U2IYOE/
DATE: May 10, 2024
FETCHED: 2025-12-02 16:05:01
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
Two high-ranking Georgia Department of Corrections employees were arrested in early May on charges of sexual contact with female inmates in separate incidents. Alonzo McMillian, deputy warden for administration at Pulaski State Prison, and Russell

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TITLE: 7 officers arrested in Georgia are now accused in contraband scheme run by Valdosta prisoner – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/seven-officers-arrested-in-operation-skyhawk-accused-in-contraband-scheme-run-by-valdosta-prisoner/XCYTDGW7LFCG7NHLFJBDKGHAZY/
DATE: May 1, 2024
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 13:15:05
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
Seven Georgia correctional officers have been arrested as part of "Operation Skyhawk," accused of helping Valdosta State Prison inmate Kydetrius Thomas smuggle drugs, money, and other contraband in a scheme discovered through wiret

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TITLE: Georgia prison officials in ‘flagrant’ violation of solitary confinement reforms, judge says
SOURCE: WABE
URL: https://www.wabe.org/georgia-prison-officials-in-flagrant-violation-of-solitary-confinement-reforms-judge-says/
DATE: April 23, 2024
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 18:32:33
CATEGORIES: WABE (Atlanta NPR)
SUMMARY:
Judge Marc Treadwell contempt ruling, SMU conditions called “one of the harshest and most draconian” in the country.

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TITLE: OPINION: The hellhole that is Georgia’s prison system screams for overhaul – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-the-hellhole-that-is-gas-prison-system-screams-for-overhaul/QQ75IITB2JHMZKQSEBBWCX2C74/
DATE: March 25, 2024
FETCHED: 2025-11-30 16:03:56
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
The Georgia Senate has authorized a committee to investigate the state's prison system following an incident where a warden at Telfair State Prison was stabbed by an inmate during a contraband search. The Georgia Department of Corrections faces a severe

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TITLE: Lawmakers to study Georgia prisons as prison homicides soar and staffing levels are dangerously low – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/lawmakers-eye-a-remake-of-the-georgia-prison-system/JAIDFYPOOFD73BREOJEE7CB35E/
DATE: March 15, 2024
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 13:15:06
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
The Georgia State Senate has unanimously approved a seven-member committee to conduct a comprehensive study of the Georgia Department of Corrections amid a crisis of prison violence and staffing shortages. The committee was formed after new reporting revealed that 2023

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TITLE: Crime Laws: How Louisiana, Georgia, Other States Embrace ‘Tough-on-Crime
SOURCE: The Marshall Project
URL: https://www.themarshallproject.org/2024/03/09/louisiana-georgia-kentucky-tough-on-crime
DATE: March 9, 2024
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 18:27:15
CATEGORIES: The Marshall Project
SUMMARY:
Louisiana lawmakers have passed a suite of punitive criminal justice laws that will likely make it the most carceral state in the nation, including ending parole for most new convictions and requiring defendants to serve 85% of their sentences before release.

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TITLE: Georgia prisons are full and understaffed. Families of the incarcerated want that message heard – Georgia Public Broadcasting
SOURCE: Google GPB
URL: https://www.gpb.org/news/2024/02/28/georgia-prisons-are-full-and-understaffed-families-of-the-incarcerated-want-message
DATE: February 28, 2024
FETCHED: 2025-12-03 16:05:09
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
Families of incarcerated individuals in Georgia gathered at the State Capitol to advocate for prison reform, highlighting critical issues of overcrowding and understaffing within the Georgia Department of Corrections system. The demonstration included Isaac Lester, whose son

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TITLE: Medical company for Georgia prisons blames violence for millions in extra costs – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/georgia-prison-medical-provider-cites-millions-in-extra-costs-due-to-violence/RZH5DDKJ75HJJALOSWP5A3GUXA/
DATE: February 16, 2024
FETCHED: 2025-12-01 16:04:06
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
Wellpath, the medical provider for Georgia's prison system, backed out of its contract with the Georgia Department of Corrections after incurring over $30 million in unanticipated costs, with $15 million attributed to trauma

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TITLE: Prison system failures cost Georgia taxpayers millions of dollars – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/prison-system-failures-cost-georgia-taxpayers-millions/RHPYSZBCBFHV5CZMLHH44Z3NA4/
DATE: February 1, 2024
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 13:15:07
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
Since 2018, Georgia has paid nearly $20 million to settle claims involving death or injury to prisoners in Georgia Department of Corrections facilities, with cases alleging improper medical care, failure to protect inmates from violence, and inadequate suicide

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TITLE: Opinion: Corrections chief: Georgia’s making progress on prison safety – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/opinion/opinion-corrections-chief-georgias-making-progress-on-prison-safety/O5RX3NFVQRGILNFLDD34U42THI/
DATE: January 27, 2024
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 13:15:08
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
Georgia Department of Corrections Commissioner Tyrone Oliver defended the agency's progress on prison safety in an opinion piece responding to inmate criticisms. Oliver highlighted improvements including increased correctional officer hiring, reduced turnover rates from 47.8% to

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TITLE: Data Reveals Prison Crisis: More Prisoners, Fewer Correctional Officers
SOURCE: The Marshall Project
URL: https://www.themarshallproject.org/2024/01/10/prison-correctional-officer-shortage-overtime-data
DATE: January 10, 2024
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 18:24:06
CATEGORIES: The Marshall Project
SUMMARY:
New data from the U.S. Census Bureau reveals that state prison populations are rebounding while correctional staff numbers have dropped 10% since 2019, creating a nationwide staffing crisis. Georgia's prison system exemplifies this crisis, with

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TITLE: Georgia inmate who stole $11 million from behind bars gets 11-year federal prison sentence – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/he-stole-11-million-now-hell-spend-11-years-in-federal-prison/TNCINPXS6BBARIKE75HRUEWTGI/
DATE: January 5, 2024
FETCHED: 2025-12-02 16:05:04
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
Georgia inmate who stole $11 million from behind bars gets 11-year federal prison sentence  AJC.com

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TITLE: Georgia must fix prison corruption crisis – from the AJC editorial board – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/opinion/opinion-ga-must-fix-prison-corruption-crisis/XVB5SDBAN5E65J6UB35DDTNPO4/
DATE: December 30, 2023
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 13:15:09
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution editorial board calls for urgent reform of Georgia's prison system, describing it as being in crisis with widespread corruption, understaffing, and violence that extends beyond prison walls to endanger all Georgians. The editorial cites

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TITLE: Georgia prison system clamps down on information that could expose critical problems – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/prisons-transparency/
DATE: December 28, 2023
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 13:15:09
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
Georgia prison system clamps down on information that could expose critical problems  AJC.com

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TITLE: Six people have died in Georgia state prisons in the past month. Data confirms troubling trends – Georgia Public Broadcasting
SOURCE: Google GPB
URL: https://www.gpb.org/news/2023/12/27/six-people-have-died-in-georgia-state-prisons-in-the-past-month-data-confirms
DATE: December 27, 2023
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 13:14:50
CATEGORIES: Georgia Public Broadcasting
SUMMARY:
Six people have died in Georgia state prisons within the past month, according to tracking by the Human and Civil Rights Coalition of Georgia. The deaths add to ongoing concerns about conditions and mortality rates within the Georgia Department of Corrections prison system. Brian

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TITLE: Feds: For more than a decade, Georgia prison gang carried out murders, assaults – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/feds-announce-case-targeting-violent-georgia-prison-gang/GS2BJMQZV5FG5IMMKNRHZ65SHI/
DATE: November 13, 2023
FETCHED: 2025-12-02 16:05:05
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
Federal prosecutors announced a 12-count indictment against 23 defendants, including 11 incarcerated Georgia inmates and three former Georgia Department of Corrections officers, for allegedly operating a violent criminal enterprise through the Sex Money Murder gang for

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TITLE: Little B’s prison release places focus on Ga’s juvenile justice policies – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/little-bs-prison-release-places-focus-on-gas-juvenile-justice-policies/O7BJDPQ3RBEYLLF5C7ZQSTDB7Q/
DATE: October 6, 2023
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 13:15:13
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
Michael Lewis, known as "Little B," was released from Georgia Department of Corrections custody in September after serving 26 years for a murder conviction, having been one of the first and youngest defendants tried as an adult under Georgia's SB440

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TITLE: Inmate killed in middle Georgia prison after reported altercation – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/georgia-prison-inmate-slain/VWESVOUFMNEJVJOB37F2XUV3GI/
DATE: October 5, 2023
FETCHED: 2025-12-02 16:05:06
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
An inmate named Johnny Vaughn died at Baldwin State Prison in Hardwick following an altercation with several other inmates, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections. The death occurred one day after advocates protested outside the Governor's

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TITLE: Georgia prison employees have aided prisoners’ criminal schemes – An AJC investigation – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/prisons-inside-job/
DATE: September 21, 2023
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 13:15:13
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
An Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigation found that over 425 Georgia Department of Corrections employees have been arrested since 2018 for crimes on the job, with at least 360 cases involving contraband smuggling that enabled prisoners to run drug

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TITLE: Ex-Georgia Sheriff Victor Hill sentenced to federal prison over use of restraint chair – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/ex-clayton-sheriff-victor-hill-sentenced-to-18-months-in-federal-prison/2562ZMANNVENXEPSCOAKJDGNPQ/
DATE: March 14, 2023
FETCHED: 2025-12-20 09:05:07
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
Former Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison and six years of probation for violating the civil rights of detainees through misuse of a restraint chair. Hill was convicted five months ago for the violations

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TITLE: As Corrections Officers Quit in Droves, Prisons Get Even More Dangerous
SOURCE: The Marshall Project
URL: https://www.themarshallproject.org/2021/11/01/as-corrections-officers-quit-in-droves-prisons-get-even-more-dangerous
DATE: November 1, 2021
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 18:25:44
CATEGORIES: The Marshall Project
SUMMARY:
A nationwide corrections officer shortage has reached crisis levels, with Georgia prisons reporting vacancy rates as high as 70% and officers testifying to supervising 400-1,200 prisoners alone during shifts. The staffing crisis, exacerb

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TITLE: Georgia prisoner strike comes out of lockdown
SOURCE: Facing South
URL: https://www.facingsouth.org/2010/12/georgia-prisoner-strike-comes-out-of-lockdown.html
DATE: December 14, 2010
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 17:25:51
CATEGORIES: Historical
SUMMARY:
Georgia prisoners ended a week-long lockdown and returned to their cells following what organizers called the largest prison work strike in U.S. history, involving thousands of inmates across 10 Georgia Department of Corrections facilities. The coordinated strike

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TITLE: Georgia Prisoners’ Strike: “We locked ourselves down.”
SOURCE: Solitary Watch
URL: https://solitarywatch.org/2010/12/13/georgia-prisoners-strike-we-locked-ourselves-down/
DATE: December 13, 2010
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 17:27:21
CATEGORIES: Historical
SUMMARY:
Georgia Department of Corrections prisoners conducted a strike action in December 2010, with inmates describing their protest as "locking themselves down."

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TITLE: Georgia Prison Strike: A Hidden Labor Force Resists
SOURCE: In These Times
URL: https://inthesetimes.com/article/georgia-prison-strike-a-hidden-labor-force-resists
DATE: December 13, 2010
FETCHED: 2025-11-28 17:24:27
CATEGORIES: Historical
SUMMARY:
On December 9, 2010, inmates at at least six Georgia Department of Corrections facilities conducted a coordinated work strike called "Lockdown for Liberty," refusing to leave their cells to report to jobs and activities. The six-day