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TITLE: GDC: 9 hurt after ‘gang-related’ fight at Dooly State Prison, prompting statewide lockdown – WGXA
SOURCE: Google News - GDC
URL: https://wgxa.tv/news/local/gdc-9-hurt-after-gang-related-fight-at-dooly-state-prison-prompting-statewide-lockdown-georgia-department-of-corrections-prison-crime-violence-no-visitation-at-washington-ware-and-hancock-state-prisons
DATE: May 23, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-05-23 18:04:03
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
GDC: 9 hurt after 'gang-related' fight at Dooly State Prison, prompting statewide lockdown UNADILLA, Ga. (WGXA) — Nine inmates were injured in a "gang-related" altercation at Dooly State Prison on Thursday, prompting a statewide lockdown, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections. The GDC said the fight was contained to two dorms at the facility and all involved inmates were taken to a local hospital with "non-life-threatening injuries." However, as of Friday afternoon, seven inmates have returned to the facilty....

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TITLE: Georgia Corrections facilities on lockdown after prison altercation sends 9 inmates to hospital, officials say – CBS News
SOURCE: Google News - GDC
URL: https://www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news/dooley-state-prison-altercation-inmates-hospitalized-facilities-lockdown/
DATE: May 22, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-05-22 17:04:03
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
All of the Georgia Department of Corrections' facilities around the state have been placed on lockdown after a fight sent nine inmates to the hospital. Authorities with the GDC have confirmed with CBS News Atlanta that an altercation involving numerous inmates happened on Thursday at Dooly State Prison. Nine inmates were taken to local hospitals for treatment of injuries, none of which are believed to be life-threatening. Seven of the nine have since returned to the prison. No staff were...

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TITLE: GDC: 9 hurt after ‘gang-related’ fight at Dooly State Prison prompting statewide lockdown – WGXA
SOURCE: Google News - GDC
URL: https://wgxa.tv/news/local/gdc-9-hurt-after-gang-related-fight-at-dooly-state-prison-prompting-statewide-lockdown-georgia-department-of-corrections-prison-crime-violence-no-visitation-at-washington-ware-and-hancock-state-prisons
DATE: May 22, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-05-22 17:04:03
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
Watchfacebook icontwitter iconACCESSIBILITYGDC: 9 hurt after 'gang-related' fight at Dooly State Prison, prompting statewide lockdownby Leah Kincaid 0CommentShare storySharetopics: DoolyGeorgia Department of CorrectionsStatewide lockdownGang-relatedInmatesPrison fightVisitation banCivil rights lawsuitsUNADILLA, Ga. (WGXA) — Nine inmates were injured in a "gang-related" altercation at Dooly State Prison on Thursday, prompting a statewide lockdown, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections. The GDC said the fight was contained to two dorms at the facility and all involved inmates were taken to a local hospital with...

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TITLE: Georgia inmate posed as cop, admits to scamming Palm Coast resident – Daytona Beach News-Journal
SOURCE: Google News - GDC
URL: https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/crime/2026/04/20/georgia-prison-inmate-scams-palm-coast-resident-fraud/89700588007/
DATE: May 22, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-05-22 17:04:05
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
Georgia inmate posed as cop, admits to scamming Palm Coast resident Flagler Sheriff Rick Staly advises residents not to send money to anyone they don't know, particularly through instant payment methods. (This story was updated with new information.) A man locked up in a Georgia state prison pretended to be a Flagler County Sheriff’s “officer” to scam a Palm Coast resident out of money the inmate said he used to buy marijuana inside the prison, according to a press release....

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TITLE: ‘She done got ya’ | Baldwin State Prison guard sued for allegedly shanking inmate – 13WMAZ
SOURCE: Google News - GDC
URL: https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/milledgeville/baldwin-state-prison-guard-sued-over-allegedly-shanking-inmate/93-f37c9c2c-82cd-4905-a59e-837498d60309
DATE: May 22, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-05-22 17:04:05
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
MACON, Ga. — A Baldwin State Prison inmate has filed a lawsuit against two Georgia Department of Corrections staffers, claiming that one shanked him while the other stood by and watched, according to court filings in Macon's federal court. On Monday, a federal judge ordered the Department of Corrections to preserve all records related to the case, to determine if there is any camera footage of the situation and other evidence as the case moves ahead. Akeim Burgest filed a...

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TITLE: 9 inmates taken to hospital after Dooly State Prison ‘altercation,’ all prisons put on lock-down – 13WMAZ
SOURCE: Google News - GDC
URL: https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/all-georgia-department-corrections-facilities-lockdown-after-altercation-dooly-state-prison/93-a99a249b-5d48-4087-a2a4-6eb2c28d2fc5
DATE: May 22, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-05-22 17:04:04
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
DOOLY COUNTY, Ga. — All Georgia Department of Corrections facilities are on lockdown after an "altercation" at Dooly State Prison on Thursday. Lori Benoit with the Georgia Department of Corrections said that nine inmates involved were taken to local hospitals for injuries, but they are not believed to be life-threatening. Benoit said the incident was believed to be "gang-related" and was contained to two dorms at the prison. No staff were injured and seven inmates have returned to Dooly State...

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TITLE: Two inmates at McRae Women’s Facility dead, each within two days of each other – WGXA
SOURCE: Google News - GDC
URL: https://wgxa.tv/news/local/two-inmates-at-mcrae-womens-facility-dead-each-within-two-days-of-each-other-local-news-inmate-deaths-women-prisoners-die-middle-georgia-shannon-rush-chasity-king
DATE: May 20, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-05-19 15:05:09
CATEGORIES: Television News
SUMMARY:
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 died in custody. The GDC added that Rush died on May 16 and King passed two days later. ACROSS MIDDLE GEORGIA | Warner Robins man...

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TITLE: Investigation underway after 2 inmates die within days at Georgia women’s prison – WJCL
SOURCE: Google News - GDC
URL: https://www.wjcl.com/article/georgia-women-s-prison-inmate-deaths/71350706
DATE: May 19, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-05-20 15:28:41
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
Investigation underway after 2 inmates die within days at Georgia women's prison Advertisement Updated: 5:28 PM EDT May 19, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Kendra Smith Assignment Manager Investigation underway after 2 inmates die within days at Georgia women's prison Updated: 5:28 PM EDT May 19, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Kendra Smith Assignment Manager TELFAIR COUNTY, Ga. —Two inmates in the custody of the Georgia Department of Corrections have died within days of each other at McRae Women's Facility, according to...

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TITLE: 2 McRae Women’s Facility inmates pronounced dead within 2 days …
SOURCE: Google API
URL: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/2-mcrae-womens-facility-inmates-151853690.html
DATE: May 19, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-05-19 16:04:02
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
2 McRae Women's Facility inmates pronounced dead within 2 days of each other, GDC says Two inmates at the McRae Women's Facility are dead, both dying within two days of each other, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC). They said that Shannon Rush and Chasity Knight were both pronounced dead. The GDC said Rush died on May 16, while Knight died on May 18. The GDC said that they do not know the cause of death for either...

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TITLE: 2 McRae Women’s Facility inmates pronounced dead within 2 days of each other, GDC says – 13WMAZ
SOURCE: Google News - GDC
URL: https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/2-mcrae-womens-facility-inmates-pronounced-dead-within-2-days-of-each-other/93-657c2d21-322f-4e3d-ad48-09e71ef045c0
DATE: May 19, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-05-19 15:06:13
CATEGORIES: WMAZ-13
SUMMARY:
MCRAE-HELENA, Ga. — Two inmates at the McRae Women's Facility are dead, both dying within two days of each other, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC). They said that Shannon Rush, 43, and Chasity King, 26, were both pronounced dead. The GDC said Rush died on May 16, while King died on May 18. The GDC said that they do not know the cause of death for either Rush or King. They added that there were no reports...

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TITLE: Rats, Insects and Mold: How Bad Food Leaves Prisoners Hungry and Sick
SOURCE: The Marshall Project
AUTHOR: Beth Schwartzapfel
URL: https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/05/16/georgia-prison-food-poor-health
DATE: May 16, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-05-16 20:24:32
CATEGORIES: The Marshall Project
SUMMARY:
This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this delivered to your inbox? Sign up for future newsletters. The food on the trays doesn’t even look like food. In photos smuggled out of Georgia’s prisons, what passes for a meal is either grossly inadequate for a grown man, unrecognizable sludge, or both. “There's no possible way you could survive off what they feed you,” said Bailey, who is currently...

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TITLE: Warden hired to guard a Georgia prison indicted in contraband operation – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/2026/05/warden-hired-to-guard-a-georgia-prison-indicted-in-contraband-operation/
DATE: May 14, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-05-14 21:04:07
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
Warden hired to guard a Georgia prison indicted in contraband operation A former Smith State Prison warden was indicted Wednesday, accused in a complex contraband smuggling operation that officials first began investigating four years ago. Brian Adams, 52, was indicted by a grand jury in southeast Georgia on charges of violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, making a false statement, two counts of tampering with evidence and two counts of violation of oath by a public officer....

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TITLE: Former Smith State Prison warden indicted in contraband operation
SOURCE: Google API
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/2026/05/warden-hired-to-guard-a-georgia-prison-indicted-in-contraband-operation/
DATE: May 14, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-05-14 22:04:04
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
A former Smith State Prison warden was indicted Wednesday, accused in a complex contraband smuggling operation that officials first began investigating four years ago. Brian Adams, 52, was indicted by a grand jury in southeast Georgia on charges of violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, making a false statement, two counts of tampering with evidence and two counts of violation of oath by a public officer. Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced the case’s advancement and confirmed...

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TITLE: Tattnall County Grand Jury Indicts Former Smith State Prison Warden • The Georgia Virtue
SOURCE: Unknown
URL: https://www.thegeorgiavirtue.com/local-news-south-georgia/tattnall-county-grand-jury-indicts-former-smith-state-prison-warden/
DATE: May 13, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-05-13 19:55:48
SUMMARY:
A Tattnall County grand jury indicted a former warden from Smith State Prison on Tuesday. The grand jury returned a True Bill of Indictment for Brian Adams on May 12, more than three years after he was first arrested by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation on a slew of felony charges. Brian Adams and Smith State Prison Adams took the helm at Smith State Prison in October 2019 and was in charge when the facility began its’ steep decline. Violence...

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TITLE: Former Georgia prison warden indicted in alleged contraband smuggling operation – WTOC
SOURCE: Google News - WTOC
URL: https://www.wtoc.com/2026/05/13/former-georgia-prison-warden-indicted-alleged-contraband-smuggling-operation/?outputType=amp
DATE: May 13, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-05-13 21:04:03
CATEGORIES: Television News
SUMMARY:
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 Squad. READ MORE: Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrests former Smith State Prison Warden “Those who work in our prisons are expected to protect Georgians from...

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TITLE: Tattnall County Grand Jury Indicts Former Smith State Prison Warden
SOURCE: The Georgia Virtue
AUTHOR: Jessica Szilagyi
URL: https://www.thegeorgiavirtue.com/local-news-south-georgia/tattnall-county-grand-jury-indicts-former-smith-state-prison-warden/
DATE: May 13, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-05-13 21:04:24
CATEGORIES: The Georgia Virtue
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Share this Facebook Twitter Pinterest Whatsapp Reddit Email A Tattnall County grand jury indicted a former warden from Smith State Prison on Tuesday. The grand jury returned a True Bill of Indictment for Brian Adams on May 12, more than three years after he was first arrested by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation on a slew of felony charges. Brian Adams and Smith State Prison Adams took the helm at Smith State Prison in October 2019 and was in charge...

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TITLE: Employee of private prison company at Coffee Correctional charged with sexual assault
SOURCE: Unknown
URL: https://www.walb.com/2026/05/12/employee-private-prison-company-coffee-correctional-charged-with-sexual-assault/
DATE: May 12, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-05-12 19:32:47
CATEGORIES: Television News
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Share Add Us On GoogleAdd as a preferred source on Google 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 on May 10, 2026. The Coffee County Sheriff’s Office is listed as the arresting agency. Booking records show Murphy received three separate $5,000 property bonds tied...

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TITLE: GDC names 12 inmates charged in deadly Washington State Prison …
SOURCE: Google API
URL: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/gdc-names-12-inmates-charged-in-deadly-washington-state-prison-riot-outlines-charges/ar-AA21V7YL?ocid=TobArticle&apiversion=v2&domshim=1&noservercache=1&noservertelemetry=1&batchservertelemetry=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1
DATE: May 6, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-05-06 20:04:04
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
1 day ago ... GDC names 12 inmates charged in deadly Washington State Prison riot, outlines charges. The Georgia Department of Corrections has named the 12 inmates charged ...

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TITLE: Lifers Fall Through the Cracks of the Prison Security Classification System
SOURCE: Unknown
URL: https://filtermag.org/prison-lifers-security-classification/amp/
DATE: May 4, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-05-04 18:52:42
CATEGORIES: Other Media
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May 4, 2026 The Georgia Department of Corrections assigns every person in its custody a security classification: Minimum, Medium or Close. This classification determines which prisons they can be sent to, what jobs they can be assigned, what programming they have access to and how much their movements are restricted. Anyone whose conviction is designated “violent” is automatically classified Close security, by the court clerks in the county where they were sentenced. The idea is that through careful compliance with...

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TITLE: GDC names 12 inmates charged in deadly Washington State Prison riot, outlines charges – 13WMAZ
SOURCE: Google News - GDC
URL: https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/sandersville/gdc-names-12-inmates-charged-deadly-washington-state-prison-riot-outlines-charges/93-bf7ea9fe-ba52-4c65-8c9e-8ec4e6f915f9
DATE: April 28, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-05-14 21:04:12
CATEGORIES: WMAZ-13
SUMMARY:
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia Department of Corrections has named the 12 inmates charged in a deadly riot at Washington State Prison back in January. The January riot left three inmates dead and one corrections officer hurt. But on Monday, the Georgia Department of Corrections confirmed the inmates charged in the riot, which they said at the time was caused by gang affiliated inmates. They say the following people were charged in the riot: - Bryce Sims - Versache...

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TITLE: Man could be freed after decades in prison after new evidence of pneumonia in baby’s death – WTOC
SOURCE: Google News - WTOC
URL: https://www.wtoc.com/video/2026/04/21/man-could-be-freed-after-decades-prison-after-new-evidence-pneumonia-babys-death/
DATE: April 21, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-05-14 22:04:08
SUMMARY:
Man could be freed after decades in prison after new evidence of pneumonia in baby’s death  WTOC

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TITLE: Georgia prison system to pay $4 million after death of inmate, lawyer says – Yahoo
SOURCE: Google News - GDC
URL: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/georgia-prison-system-pay-4-152946255.html
DATE: April 12, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-05-14 21:04:14
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
Georgia prison system to pay $4 million after death of inmate, lawyer says The family of a dead Georgia state prisoner is expected to get $4 million in a settlement agreement after suing the Georgia Department of Corrections. The family of David Henegar sued GDOC after saying guards knew he was in danger but would not act to prevent his being attacked while at Johnson State Prison. After he was hurt, Henegar’s family said guards took no action to help...

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TITLE: Investigation underway after fourth Hancock State Prison inmate dies in custody – WGXA
SOURCE: Google News - GDC
URL: https://wgxa.tv/news/local/investigation-underway-after-hancock-state-prison-inmate-dies-in-custody-local-news-prison-prisoner-death-middle-georgia-coweta-county-jacorey-pearson
DATE: April 8, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-05-14 21:04:14
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
Investigation underway after fourth Hancock State Prison inmate dies in custody HANCOCK COUNTY, Ga. (WGXA) — A Hancock State Prison inmate died in custody, marking the fourth inmate to die in the facility this year. Hancock County Chief Deputy Coroner Tonya Thurman told WGXA that 36-year-old Jacorey Pearson was found deceased in his cell around 5:00 a.m on Tuesday. His body has since been turned over to the GBI Crime Lab for autopsy to find out the official cause of...

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TITLE: Former Georgia inmate sues over hand amputations after prison work injury – 11Alive.com
SOURCE: Google News - GDC
URL: https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/former-georgia-inmate-sues-over-hand-amputations-after-prison-work-injury/85-3b672522-720e-4565-b35b-69ae9ca63d35
DATE: April 3, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-05-14 21:04:15
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
A former Georgia prison inmate is suing state corrections officials, alleging that he lost his left hand and suffered lasting damage to his right hand after being forced to handle frozen meat without proper protection and then denied prompt medical care. Ronald Allen, of Tucker, Ga., filed the federal lawsuit in the Middle District of Georgia against the Georgia Department of Corrections, Commissioner Tyrone Oliver and several prison and medical staff members. The complaint says Allen was assigned to separate...

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TITLE: South Carolina prison becomes first in U.S. to grow food with vertical farm – WTOC
SOURCE: Google News - WTOC
URL: https://www.wtoc.com/2026/03/20/south-carolina-prison-becomes-first-us-grow-food-with-vertical-farm/
DATE: March 19, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-05-18 01:04:03
SUMMARY:
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A South Carolina women’s prison has become the first correctional facility in the country to grow its own food using a vertical farm. Fourteen inmates at the Camille Graham Correctional Institution help transplants grow into full heads of lettuce. The opportunity provides agricultural experience and a chance at a new beginning. “To be within these walls and have this type of opportunity--it’s awesome,” an inmate said. The women’s facility has been operating a vertical farm since...

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TITLE: Two inmates die in one day at Coastal State Prison – WTOC
SOURCE: Google News - GDC
URL: https://www.wtoc.com/2026/03/03/two-inmates-die-one-day-coastal-state-prison/
DATE: March 3, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-05-14 21:04:16
CATEGORIES: Television News
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Two inmates die in one day at Coastal State Prison GDC confirms four total inmate deaths at facility in February *Editor’s note: The video above is from a WTOC Investigation that can be viewed here. SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Two inmates died on the same day at Coastal State Prison last week, WTOC has learned. The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) confirmed to WTOC that Aiden Snapp and Anteveis Deon both died on Feb. 26. A GDC spokesperson said there...

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TITLE: Second death in one week confirmed at Coastal State Prison – WTOC
SOURCE: Google News - WTOC
URL: https://www.wtoc.com/video/2026/02/26/second-death-one-week-confirmed-coastal-state-prison/
DATE: February 26, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-05-13 21:04:17
SUMMARY:
Updated: May 22, 2026 at 10:56 PM EDT Updated: May 22, 2026 at 10:56 PM EDT Updated: May 22, 2026 at 10:56 PM EDT Updated: May 22, 2026 at 10:56 PM EDT Updated: May 22, 2026 at 10:56 PM EDT Skip to contentSecond death in one week confirmed at Coastal State Prison Updated: Feb. 26, 2026 at 5:01 PM EST Updated: May 22, 2026 at 10:56 PM EDT Updated: May 22, 2026 at 10:56 PM EDT Updated: May 22, 2026...

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TITLE: Civil rights attorney says Georgia inmate’s body went undiscovered for 2 days in cell – WJCL
SOURCE: Google News - GDC
URL: https://www.wjcl.com/article/civil-rights-attorney-says-georgia-inmates-body-went-undiscovered-for-2-days-in-cell/70422274
DATE: February 19, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-05-15 22:04:09
CATEGORIES: Television News
SUMMARY:
Civil rights attorney says Georgia inmate’s body went undiscovered for 2 days in cell Attorney Ben Crump is demanding accountability from the Georgia Department of Corrections. Attorney Ben Crump is demanding accountability from the Georgia Department of Corrections. Above video: Full press conference with attorney Ben Crump Civil rights attorney Ben Crump stood alongside a grieving family in south Georgia on Thursday, demanding accountability in the death of a 21-year-old inmate in solitary confinement at Valdosta State Prison. Je’Vion Benham...

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TITLE: WALB
SOURCE: Unknown
URL: https://www.walb.com/2026/02/13/family-demands-answers-after-inmate-dies-following-balcony-fall-sga-prison/
DATE: February 16, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-02-15 20:12:14
CATEGORIES: Television News
SUMMARY:
Share Add Us On GoogleAdd as a preferred source on Google THOMASVILLE, Ga. (WALB) - The family of Willie Andrew Willis Jr. is still searching for answers one year after he suffered catastrophic injuries and died while incarcerated at Calhoun State Prison. Willis told his family he had been thrown from a balcony and left unable to move. The family said they still don’t know how the incident happened or why it took nearly an hour before he was airlifted...

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TITLE: WTOC reports on prison conditions
SOURCE: Unknown
URL: https://www.wtoc.com/2026/02/12/workers-inmates-report-human-rights-crisis-coastal-state-prison/
DATE: February 16, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-02-15 20:10:08
CATEGORIES: Television News
SUMMARY:
Workers and inmates report human rights crisis at Coastal State Prison Federal investigation found Georgia prisons failing to protect inmates from violence and unconstitutional conditions SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Workers and inmates at Coastal State Prison are reporting what they call a human rights crisis, echoing findings from a federal investigation into Georgia’s prison system. A 2024 U.S. Department of Justice investigation found Georgia prisons, including Coastal State, are failing to protect inmates from violence, neglect, and unconstitutional conditions. Two...

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TITLE: Inmate dies at Coastal State Prison – MSN
SOURCE: Google API
URL: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/inmate-dies-at-coastal-state-prison/ar-AA1WewL4?apiversion=v2&domshim=1&noservercache=1&noservertelemetry=1&batchservertelemetry=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1
DATE: February 15, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-02-15 11:04:04
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
16 hours ago ... SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - A Coastal State Prison inmate died on Sunday, the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) has confirmed to WTOC.

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TITLE: Family Demands Answers After Inmate Dies in Fall at Georgia Prison
SOURCE: Google API
URL: https://nationaltoday.com/us/ga/thomasville-ga/news/2026/02/13/family-demands-answers-after-inmate-dies-in-fall-at-georgia-prison
DATE: February 13, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-02-13 20:04:04
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
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TITLE: Inmate dies at Coastal State Prison – WTOC
SOURCE: Google News - GDC
URL: https://www.wtoc.com/2026/02/12/inmate-dies-coastal-state-prison/
DATE: February 12, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-05-14 21:04:17
CATEGORIES: Television News
SUMMARY:
Inmate dies at Coastal State Prison Updated: Feb. 12, 2026 at 2:14 PM EST SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - A Coastal State Prison inmate died on Sunday, the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) has confirmed to WTOC. A spokesperson for GDC says DeJarvis Walker died on February 8th. The cause of his death is undetermined, but there are currently no reports of an altercation and no signs of foul play. Walker’s body was was turned over to the Chatham County Coroner’s...

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TITLE: Workers and inmates report human rights crisis at Coastal State Prison – WTOC
SOURCE: Google News - GDC
URL: https://www.wtoc.com/2026/02/12/workers-inmates-report-human-rights-crisis-coastal-state-prison/
DATE: February 12, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-05-14 21:04:18
CATEGORIES: Television News
SUMMARY:
Workers and inmates at Coastal State Prison in Savannah are reporting a human rights crisis involving violence, infrastructure failures, and unsafe conditions that align with findings from a 2024 U.S. Department of Justice investigation into Georgia's prison system

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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
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CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
MACON — A federal judge on Tuesday scolded the Georgia Department of Corrections’ persistent failure to comply with court orders and questioned whether the department deems itself “above the law.” U.S. District Court Judge Tilman E. “Tripp” Self III went so far as to summon GDC Commissioner Tyrone Oliver to the witness stand to explain his department’s actions. The judge said he wanted the commissioner there to hear “from my mouth … how little credibility the Department of Corrections has.”

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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
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CATEGORIES: Television News
SUMMARY:
GDC: Inmate dies at Hancock State Prison The death is being investigated by the GDC’s Office of Professional Standards, and the investigation is ongoing. February 10, 2026 Monica Diaz-Meek, SPARTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — An inmate died Friday at Hancock State Prison, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections. The inmate has been identified as Jaylin Bell. According to the GDC, Bell died following an altercation with his roommate on February 6. The body was turned over to the county coroner...

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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: Television News
SUMMARY:
GDC: Inmate dies at Macon State Prison According to the GDC, there were no reports of an altercation and no signs of foul play. February 10, 2026 Monica Diaz-Meek, OGLETHORPE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — An inmate died Monday at Macon State Prison, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections. The inmate has been identified as Eric Roberts. Roberts’ cause of death remains undetermined. According to the GDC, there were no reports of an altercation and no signs of foul play. The...

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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: Television News
SUMMARY:
GDC confirms inmate death after ‘altercation’ at Hancock State Prison The Georgia Department of Corrections says the inmate’s death is under investigation by its Office of Professional Standards. January 27, 2026 Tucker Sargent, HANCOCK COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — An inmate at Hancock State Prison died after an “altercation” with another inmate, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections. In response to an email inquiry, a GDC spokesperson told 41NBC that Steven Wood, an inmate at Hancock State Prison, died on...

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TITLE: GDC confirms inmate death after ‘altercation’ at Hancock State Prison – 41NBC News
SOURCE: Google News - GDC
URL: https://www.41nbc.com/hancock-state-prison-inmate-death-altercation/
DATE: January 27, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-03-02 20:08:36
CATEGORIES: Television News
SUMMARY:
GDC confirms inmate death after ‘altercation’ at Hancock State Prison The Georgia Department of Corrections says the inmate’s death is under investigation by its Office of Professional Standards. January 27, 2026 Tucker Sargent, HANCOCK COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — An inmate at Hancock State Prison died after an “altercation” with another inmate, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections. In response to an email inquiry, a GDC spokesperson told 41NBC that Steven Wood, an inmate at Hancock State Prison, died on...

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TITLE: Coastal State Prison employee arrested, charged with trading with inmates without consent of warden or superintendent – WTOC
SOURCE: Google News - WTOC
URL: https://www.wtoc.com/2026/01/22/coastal-state-prison-employee-arrested-charged-with-trading-with-inmates-without-consent-warden-or-superintendent/
DATE: January 23, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-05-13 21:04:18
CATEGORIES: Television News
SUMMARY:
Coastal State Prison employee arrested, charged with trading with inmates without consent of warden or superintendent Updated: Jan. 23, 2026 at 5:25 AM EST CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - A Coastal State Prison corrections officer is facing charges in Chatham County. 27-year-old Michael Shawn Cole was charged with trading with inmates without consent of warden or superintendent, giving to or possession by inmates prohibited items and violation of oath by public officer. His employment record shows he started working at...

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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: Television News
SUMMARY:
Watchfacebook icontwitter iconACCESSIBILITYGDC: Fourth inmate dies following 'gang-affiliated disturbance' at Washington State Prisonby Leah Kincaid 0CommentShare storySharetopics: Washington State PrisonInmate deathsGang disturbanceGeorgia Department of CorrectionsMedical emergencyPrison riotSilas WestbrookMetro Rentry FacilityA fourth inmate injured in the fights at Washington State Prison has died after a "medical emergency" on Saturday, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC). The GDC told WGXA that after the suspected "gang-affiliated disturbance" that left three inmates dead and over a dozen more injured at the facility...

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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: Television News
SUMMARY:
GDC: Fourth dead inmate in Washington State Prison riot identified; death under investigation To stream 13WMAZ on your phone, you need the 13WMAZ app. Download the 13WMAZ app More Videos Next up in 5 Example video title will go here for this video Next up in 5 Example video title will go here for this video The Georgia Department of Corrections says that Silas Westbrook died when he arrived at the Metro Reentry Facility. Before You Leave, Check This Out

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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:
Day after deadly Georgia prison brawl, 2nd fight breaks out at nearby site For the second time in two days, a fight broke out in a Georgia prison. On Monday night, at least two inmates were injured during a brawl inside Hancock State Prison, authorities said. Officials did not detail the severity of the injuries or say if the inmates were taken to a hospital. The fight involved only inmates at the facility, located about 100 miles southeast of downtown...

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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:
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ga. — Two days after a deadly riot at Washington State Prison left three men dead and more than a dozen injured, two former Georgia inmates say the violence was not an isolated incident — but the predictable outcome of years of neglect, understaffing, and lost opportunities inside the state’s prison system. The Georgia Department of Corrections confirmed that three incarcerated men were killed during a riot Sunday at the Washington County facility. The incident remains under investigation....

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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://www.ajc.com/news/2026/01/day-after-deadly-georgia-prison-brawl-2nd-fight-breaks-out-at-nearby-site/
DATE: January 13, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-01-13 21:05:05
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
For the second time in two days, a fight broke out in a Georgia prison. On Monday night, at least two inmates were injured during a brawl inside Hancock State Prison, authorities said. Officials did not detail the severity of the injuries or say if the inmates were taken to a hospital.

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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: Television News
SUMMARY:
Watchfacebook icontwitter iconACCESSIBILITYGDC details deadly 'gang-affilliated disturbance' at Washington State Prisonby Jordan Stevenson 0CommentShare storySharetopics: Washington State PrisonGang-affiliatedDisturbanceInmatesGeorgia Department of CorrectionsRiotLockdownInvestigationWASHINGTON COUNTY, Ga. (WGXA) — The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) has shared more details on the fights at Washington State Prison that left three inmates dead and over a dozen more injured, including a guard, calling it a suspected gang-affiliated "disturbance." GDC officials said the fight began at around 1:25 p.m. on Sunday along the sidewalk among multiple inmates....

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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:
State New info | GDC says inmates in Washington State Prison fight were believed to be 'gang-affiliated' The GDC said Ahmod Hatcher, 23, Jimmy Trammell, 42, and Teddy Jackson, 27, all died after a fight broke out at Washington State Prison around 1:30 p.m. on Sunday To stream 11Alive on your phone, you need the 11Alive app. Download the 11Alive app More Videos Next up in 5 Example video title will go here for this video Next up in 5...

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TITLE: ‘The system is broken’ | Former Georgia inmates call for reform after deadly Washington State prison riot – 13WMAZ
SOURCE: Google News - GDC
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 13, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-05-14 21:04:20
CATEGORIES: Television News
SUMMARY:
Following a deadly riot at Washington State Prison in Washington County, Georgia that killed three inmates on Sunday, two former Georgia Department of Corrections inmates have called for systemic reform, attributing the violence to chronic understaffing, overcrowding, and

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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: Television News
SUMMARY:
Local News New info | GDC says inmates in Washington State Prison fight were believed to be 'gang-affiliated' The GDC said Ahmod Hatcher, 23, Jimmy Trammell, 42, and Teddy Jackson, 27, all died after a fight broke out at Washington State Prison around 1:30 p.m. on Sunday To stream 13WMAZ on your phone, you need the 13WMAZ app. Download the 13WMAZ app More Videos Next up in 5 Example video title will go here for this video Next up in...

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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:
Inmate set for release this week among 3 dead in Georgia prison fight Aquinas Stillwell was prepared for his youngest brother to be released from prison Wednesday. Jimmy Trammell, 42, had spent the past decade behind bars. The brothers were going to meet up at a Greyhound bus stop in Atlanta in three days. But Stillwell got a call Sunday night that shattered those plans. The Washington State Prison warden told him his brother “had been in an altercation and...

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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: Television News
SUMMARY:
UPDATE: GDC confirms fourth inmate death tied to Washington State Prison disturbance The Georgia Department of Corrections says the inmate suffered a medical emergency days after the incident. January 22, 2026 Keenan Gibson, Associated Press, Tucker Sargent, UPDATE (1/22/26): The Georgia Department of Corrections confirmed Thursday that a fourth inmate involved in a “disturbance” at Washington State Prison earlier this month has died. According to a response to a 41NBC inquiry, Silas Westbrook had been hospitalized for minor injuries sustained...

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TITLE: DAVISBORO, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The Georgia Department of Corrections on Monday released new details about a disturbance at Washington State Prison that left three inmates dead. The prison remained on lockdown on Monday, a day after the incident. It – instagram.com
SOURCE: Google News - GDC
URL: https://www.instagram.com/p/DTb-LgDDosn/
DATE: January 12, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-03-22 12:04:03
CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
Close Never miss a post from crimewatchatlantaSign up for Instagram to stay in the loop. Sign up Log in crimewatchatlanta •Follow More options crimewatchatlanta  14w DAVISBORO, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Georgia Department of Corrections on Monday released new details about a disturbance at Washington State Prison that left three inmates dead. The prison remained on lockdown on Monday, a day after the incident. It all began around 1:25 p.m. Sunday as an altercation on the sidewalk among several inmates, according...

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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://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/central-state-prison-inmate-hospitalized-after-fight-another-inmate-georgia-department-corrections-says/93-25881031-f309-40cd-a321-4e6b9e90db5f
DATE: January 2, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-01-02 22:05:13
CATEGORIES: Television News
SUMMARY:
Local News Central State Prison inmate hospitalized after fight with another inmate, Georgia Department of Corrections says One inmate was taken to a local hospital for treatment of injuries that were not life threatening, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections. Credit: WMAZ MACON, Ga. — An inmate at Central State Prison was injured after a fight with another inmate on Wednesday. The Georgia Department of Corrections said that two inmates were involved in a fight at the prison in...

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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://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/central-state-prison-inmate-hospitalized-after-fight-another-inmate-georgia-department-corrections-says/93-25881031-f309-40cd-a321-4e6b9e90db5f
DATE: January 2, 2026
FETCHED: 2026-04-10 04:04:03
CATEGORIES: Television News
SUMMARY:
Local News Central State Prison inmate hospitalized after fight with another inmate, Georgia Department of Corrections says One inmate was taken to a local hospital for treatment of injuries that were not life threatening, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections. Credit: WMAZ MACON, Ga. — An inmate at Central State Prison was injured after a fight with another inmate on Wednesday. The Georgia Department of Corrections said that two inmates were involved in a fight at the prison in...

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TITLE: GDC: Telfair State Prison inmate killed in altercation, investigation underway – WGXA
SOURCE: Google News - GDC
URL: https://wgxa.tv/news/local/gdc-telfair-state-prison-inmate-killed-in-altercation-investigation-underway-28-year-old-preston-cato-phelps-georgia-department-of-corrections-middle-ga-inmate-deaths-physical-altercation-crime
DATE: December 15, 2025
FETCHED: 2026-01-02 22:05:15
CATEGORIES: Television News
SUMMARY:
Watchfacebook icontwitter iconACCESSIBILITYGDC: Telfair State Prison inmate killed in altercation, investigation underwayby Leah Kincaid 4CommentShare storySharetopics: Telfair State PrisonInmate deathAltercationGeorgia Department of CorrectionsHomicide investigationPreston Cato PhelpsGBI Crime LabLife sentenceTELFAIR COUNTY, Ga. (WGXA) — An inmate was killed at Telfair State Prison on Saturday, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections. GDC officials confirmed that 28-year-old Preston Cato Phelps died after an "altercation" with multiple inmates. Phelps' body was taken to the county coroner's office and will be taken to the...

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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://www.wtoc.com/video/2025/12/15/inmate-dies-telfair-state-prison-after-altercation-georgia-department-corrections-confirms/
DATE: December 15, 2025
FETCHED: 2026-01-02 22:05:14
CATEGORIES: Television News
SUMMARY:
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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: Television News
SUMMARY:
Inmate killed at Telfair State Prison, Georgia Department of Corrections says To stream 13WMAZ on your phone, you need the 13WMAZ app. Download the 13WMAZ app More Videos Next up in 5 Example video title will go here for this video Next up in 5 Example video title will go here for this video A Telfair State Prison inmate was killed on Saturday after an altercation with other inmates, the Georgia Department of Corrections says. Before You Leave, Check This...

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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
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State Georgia release last meal request for man set to be executed in Butts County next week Stacey Humphrey is slated for execution by lethal injection on Wednesday, Dec. 17. He was found guilty for the murder of two women in 2003. To stream 13WMAZ on your phone, you need the 13WMAZ app. Download the 13WMAZ app More Videos Next up in 5 Example video title will go here for this video Next up in 5 Example video title will...

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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: Television News
SUMMARY:
Dooly Macon Dooly State Prison deputy warden bitten while handcuffing inmate, GDC confirms They say that the deputy warden of security was bitten by an inmate while trying to put them in handcuffs. Credit: 13WMAZ UNADILLA, Ga. — The deputy warden for security for a Central Georgia prison was bitten by an inmate while trying to handcuff them, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections. The GDC says Dooly State Prison's Deputy Warden Charles Hudson was bit on the thumb...

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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 people who manage Georgia prisons are still struggling to keep enough guards for a prison population that will keep growing for the foreseeable future.   This story also appeared in Georgia Public Broadcasting Meanwhile, the Georgia Department of Corrections continues to forcefully and persistently make their case for permission to ground unmanned aircraft — drones — which officials say are dropping drugs, cellphones and other contraband over prison walls with relative ease.   “We’ve confiscated drones that are large enough to...

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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:
Credit: Sofi Gratas/GPB News Section Branding Header Content Too few guards and too many drones: Georgia prisons leaders alert lawmakers to dangers Primary Content LISTEN: While the number of prison guards in Georgia prisons is at a 15-year low, corrections officials say the number of people incarcerated in the state is at a 15-year high — and growing. Meanwhile, there's a contraband issue to fight. GPB's Grant Blankenship explains. The people who manage Georgia prisons are still struggling to keep...

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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:
Watchfacebook icontwitter iconACCESSIBILITYFormer corrections officer cadet pleads guilty to smuggling meth into Dooly State Prisonby Leah Kincaid 1CommentShare storySharetopics: MethamphetamineSmugglingDooly State PrisonCorrections officerJulius Deshawn Williams Jr.Georgia Department of CorrectionsDrug Enforcement AdministrationPossession with intentDOOLY COUNTY, Ga. (WGXA) — A man who was training to be a correction officer at Dooly State Prison pleaded guilty to attempting to smuggle narcotics into the facility. Julius Deshawn Williams Jr., 29, of Bonaire, is facing a maximum sentence of life in prison after admitting to...

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TITLE: Too few guards and too many drones: Georgia prisons leaders alert lawmakers to dangers – Georgia Public Broadcasting
SOURCE: Google GPB
URL: https://www.gpb.org/news/2025/12/02/too-few-guards-and-too-many-drones-georgia-prisons-leaders-alert-lawmakers-dangers
DATE: December 2, 2025
FETCHED: 2025-12-03 16:05:07
CATEGORIES: Georgia Public Broadcasting
SUMMARY:
Caption Commissioner Tyrone Oliver, second from left, speaks during a 2023 meeting of the Georgia Board of Corrections. In 2025, Oliver says low numbers of officers and high numbers of contraband-laden drones are pressing problems. Credit: Sofi Gratas/GPB News

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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:
18:58 Brief For The Record Contraband is entering Georgia prisons from the sky as drone drops rise again, state agency says Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) Commissioner Tyrone Oliver told state lawmakers federal restrictions hamper prisons’ ability to stop contraband-delivering drones. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder (2024 file photo) 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...

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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:
Share Add Us On GoogleAdd as a preferred source on Google ATLANTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) — Georgia lawmakers questioned Monday whether a $600 million funding boost approved last session is making any difference in the state’s troubled prison system. The prison system has struggled for years with overcrowding, understaffing and dangerous conditions. Lawmakers approved the one-time funding increase hoping it would help stabilize the system.Deputies seek information in deadly Deans Bridge Road crash The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is asking the...

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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
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Share Add Us On GoogleAdd as a preferred source on Google ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Georgia lawmakers are pressing for answers after approving a $600 million investment aimed at stabilizing the state’s troubled prison system. During a House Budget Committee meeting on Monday, members asked whether the money has led to any meaningful improvements as violence, staffing shortages and basic security failures continue. Committee Chairman Billy Hitchens said one of his top concerns remains broken cell-door locks —...

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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
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CATEGORIES: GDC Promotions & Announcements
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The Georgia Department of Corrections has appointed Tamara Grier as Deputy Warden of Security at Washington State Prison, effective on Sunday. Commissioner Tyrone Oliver announced the promotion, noting Grier’s more than 22 years of experience in the state’s correctional system. According to the Georgia Department of Corrections, Grier will supervise the security team and oversee the custody of 1,506 male inmates. She began her career in 2003 as a Correctional Officer at Hancock State Prison and advanced through roles including...

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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
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Crews called to warehouse fire near the Georgia Department of Corrections To stream 11Alive on your phone, you need the 11Alive app. Download the 11Alive app More Videos Next up in 5 Example video title will go here for this video Next up in 5 Example video title will go here for this video The department said the fire happened across from some railroad tracks, and they had to work with Norfolk Southern to stop the trains. Before You Leave,...

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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
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CATEGORIES: The Georgia Virtue
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Tamarshe Smith (Photo: Georgia Department of Corrections) Share this Facebook Twitter Pinterest Whatsapp Reddit Email Last week, Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) Commissioner Tyrone Oliver announced the promotion of Tarmarshe Smith, Assistant Director for the Southeast Region, to Southeast Regional Director, effective October 1, 2025, following the retirement of his predecessor, Annettia Toby.  As Southeast Regional Director, Smith will oversee the management of 16 state prison facilities throughout the Southeast Georgia region. The Southeast Regional Office is located in Reidsville,...

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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
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Share Add Us On GoogleAdd as a preferred source on Google VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - A family said the justice system has failed them after allegedly learning about their loved one’s stabbing, inside a South Georgia prison, from other inmates. Now we do want to warn you, some of the pictures and details in this story could be disturbing. William Springer’s sisters said when they arrived at the hospital to see their brother, doctors told them he was brain-dead. They...

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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
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CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Homicides in Georgia prisons at the six month mark this year are outpacing last year, which was one of the deadliest years on record. In just the first six months of this year, the Georgia Department of Corrections is investigating 42 deaths as possible homicides — already nearly two-thirds of the 66 suspected prison homicides the agency investigated in all of last year. In just the first six months of this year, the Georgia Department of Corrections is investigating 42...

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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
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DOUGLASVILLE, GA — Two employees with the Georgia Department of Corrections face sex crimes charges in Douglasville. Police identify the suspects as 23-year-old Raymond Mills and 32-year-old Matthew Posey. Both men are facing rape charges and are held without bond. The alleged sexual assault occurred last month at a Hampton Inn in Douglasville. The Department of Corrections says it’s working with local law enforcement on the investigation. Both men are currently suspended from their jobs without pay.

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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
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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
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This is a paid press release. Contact the press release distributor directly with any inquiries. NaphCare Launches Specialized EHR Solution for Georgia Department of Corrections Business Wire August 21, 2025 3 min read NaphCare and the Georgia Department of Corrections successfully implemented TechCare 5.0 EHR to serve incarcerated populations and enhance patient care in one of the top five largest state prison systems in the country. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., August 21, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Leading correctional healthcare company, NaphCare, Inc., today announced the...

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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: Television News
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Georgia Department of Corrections confirms death at Telfair State Prison To stream 13WMAZ on your phone, you need the 13WMAZ app. Download the 13WMAZ app More Videos Next up in 5 Example video title will go here for this video Next up in 5 Example video title will go here for this video The Georgia Department of Corrections said, on July 21, an inmate was killed after a fight with another inmate Before You Leave, Check This Out

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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
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CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Prison staff was warned of gun used to kill kitchen worker, lawsuit alleges The mother of a Georgia prison food service worker shot and killed by an inmate last year said officials knew there was a gun inside the Glennville facility for more than a year but failed to act. Deshonda Hagins is now raising her two grandchildren, ages 5 and 2, but she said her oldest daughter would still be alive had protocols been followed at the maximum-security Smith...

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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
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CATEGORIES: GDC Promotions & Announcements
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Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) Commissioner Tyrone Oliver announced the appointment of Louis DeBroux III to serve as assistant commissioner of the Office of Research, Strategic Planning and Government Relations. In this role, DeBroux will serve as legislative liaison, promoting legislative and policy priorities of the GDC and the primary contact with members of the Georgia General Assembly. Additionally, DeBroux will be responsible for supporting strategic planning and the development and implementation of an agency tracking system of strategic initiatives...

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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
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CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Smuggling cases at Georgia prison fizzle: Drugs were never tested The arrests created headlines throughout Georgia and even beyond. Two young female correctional officers showed up for their shifts at Calhoun State Prison in South Georgia with suspicious-looking Hot Pockets packages. When the packages were examined, the arrest warrants would later allege, they were found to contain methamphetamine and tobacco. But what was quickly portrayed by the Georgia Department of Corrections as an example of its vigilance was never criminally...

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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
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The arrests created headlines throughout Georgia and even beyond. Two young female correctional officers showed up for their shifts at Calhoun State Prison in South Georgia with suspicious-looking Hot Pockets packages. When the packages were examined, the arrest warrants would later allege, they were found to contain methamphetamine and tobacco.

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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
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CATEGORIES: The Appeal
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Voices Donald Tong / Pexels Nick Hacheney, Tomas KeenMay 20, 2025 Share Copy Link Email Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp Reddit LinkedIn Jerry stormed into his cell, shaking with rage. He threw his coat and gloves in a pile on his bunk and looked around for something to smash. It’s futile, and he knows it. The few items in his cell not bolted down were things he had to save for years to buy at his $0.42-an-hour job. He paces back...

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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
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More than $600M to overhaul a prison system in crisis. But it’s just the start Top Georgia lawmakers acknowledged during this year’s legislative session that costly steps were needed to deal with a prison system operating in crisis mode, and they acted accordingly. The state House and Senate approved most of what Gov. Brian Kemp asked for in a special request for the prison system and incorporated some of their own ideas, too. The result: $434 million in new funding...

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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
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Top Georgia lawmakers acknowledged during this year’s legislative session that costly steps were needed to deal with a prison system operating in crisis mode, and they acted accordingly. The state House and Senate approved most of what Gov. Brian Kemp asked for in a special request for the prison system and incorporated some of their own ideas, too. The result: $434 million in new funding for the Georgia Department of Corrections for the current fiscal year.

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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
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Top Georgia lawmakers acknowledged during this year’s legislative session that costly steps were needed to deal with a prison system operating in crisis mode, and they acted accordingly. The state House and Senate approved most of what Gov. Brian Kemp asked for in a special request for the prison system and incorporated some of their own ideas, too. The result: $434 million in new funding for the Georgia Department of Corrections for the current fiscal year.

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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
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Fifaliana Joy via Pixabay Antoine Davis, Christopher BlackwellMay 07, 2025 Share Copy Link Email Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp Reddit LinkedIn In 1978, the Oscar-winning documentary “Scared Straight!” popularized the idea that the best way to prevent young people from incarceration is to scare them. The film focuses on a group of “juvenile delinquents” who get screamed at by hardened prisoners about rape and violence inside adult prisons. The documentary spawned sequels and spinoffs. It remains a cultural touchstone—during Saturday Night...

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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
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CATEGORIES: The Appeal
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Newsletter Andy Luo / Unsplash Aaron Edward Olson and Randy BrennanApr 09, 2025 Share Copy Link Email Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp Reddit LinkedIn Prisons are designed for control, not compassion. Rows of razor wire, towering walls, and unyielding steel doors remind us we’re meant to be forgotten. For those of us serving life and long sentences, the situation is even more bleak. Of the few rehabilitative programs available, fewer still are accessible to long-term prisoners. Opportunities for growth, healing, or...

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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
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CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Prisons, education, school vouchers: A quick look at the 2026 Georgia state budget The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a proposed budget for fiscal year 2026, which begins in July. Here’s what you need to know. Boost for prisons: Gov. Brian Kemp has made improving safety and security in Georgia’s troubled prison system a top priority. The governor proposed spending an extra $125.3 million on the Department of Corrections next year. The House has doubled that — adding $125...

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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
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CATEGORIES: The Appeal
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Newsletter Melinda Gimpel / Unsplash Devontae TorrienteFeb 26, 2025 Share Copy Link Email Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp Reddit LinkedIn Private jail medical contractors have made a business out of avoiding consequences for civil rights violations. They offer local governments inexpensive, substandard medical care for their jails and then find creative ways to avoid litigation. Wellpath, the country’s largest private medical contractor, provides healthcare to hundreds of facilities across dozens of states. The company generated more than $2 billion in revenue...

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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
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CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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As state legislators work to craft complex and costly plans to fix Georgia’s troubled prison system, they may face an extra challenge: Conditions inside the wire appear to be getting even worse. Thirteen prison deaths from Jan. 1 to Feb. 4 are being investigated as homicides, prison officials told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. That’s an extraordinarily high number when compared even to the record-setting level of violent deaths over the past two years, according to data tracked by the AJC.

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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
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Two prisoners at Hancock State Prison were found dead just feet apart after gang-related violence erupted Thursday at one of the most poorly staffed prisons in Georgia. The bodies of William Holeman, 34, and Prince Porter, 38, were found in the same dorm about 15-20 feet apart, according to Hancock County Coroner Dontrelle Andrews, who was called to the scene. He said he was told by an investigator with the Georgia Department of Corrections that the men had been involved...

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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
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Two prisoners at Hancock State Prison were found dead just feet apart after gang-related violence erupted Thursday at one of the most poorly staffed prisons in Georgia. The bodies of William Holeman, 34, and Prince Porter, 38, were found in the same dorm about 15-20 feet apart, according to Hancock County Coroner Dontrelle Andrews, who was called to the scene. He said he was told by an investigator with the Georgia Department of Corrections that the men had been involved...

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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
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Staffing vacancies for correctional officers at 20 of Georgia’s 34 prisons have reached “emergency levels,” making it impossible to keep up with even basic protocols such as routine counts of prisoners, according to consultants hired by Gov. Brian Kemp to evaluate the Department of Corrections. At some prisons, gangs are “effectively running the facilities,” in part due to a lack of staff, using violence to maintain control, the consultants’ report says. The violence is enhanced by crumbling facilities where prisoners...

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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:
Gov. Kemp takes a bold step on prison reform. There’s more to do. Years after horrifying abuses and corruption in the Georgia state prison system began to come to light, Gov. Brian Kemp and the Georgia Legislature are taking action. On Tuesday, Kemp released his proposals to finally address the problem, including $600 million in additional funding for a department with a budget of more than $1.48 billion. The money would help hire more prison staff, update training, make repairs...

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TITLE: Tex McIver released from prison – AJC.com
SOURCE: Google News - AJC
URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/tex-mciver-released-from-prison/4MWFHK6LUZCNRCHSERFY7ZASCI/
DATE: January 9, 2025
FETCHED: 2026-03-09 11:03:43
CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Tex McIver released from prison Former attorney Claud “Tex” McIver was released from prison early Thursday, almost a year after pleading guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter over the 2016 shooting death of his wife, Diane McIver. His attorney, Don Samuel, said McIver was paroled shortly after midnight. He said the 82-year-old wants to make the most of the rest of his life after his “miserable existence” behind bars for seven years. “Nightmare doesn’t begin to capture what the...

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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: Television News
SUMMARY:
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 employee turnover and arrests for criminal activity; and a persistent problem with contraband cellphones and drugs. Corrections Commissioner Tyrone Oliver on Tuesday unveiled a plan...

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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:
Credit: Grant Blankenship/GPB News Section Branding Header Content Gov. Kemp recommends adding $372 million to shore up Georgia prisons Primary Content Gov. Brian Kemp has released his recommendations for strengthening Georgia’s struggling prison system, which include an additional $372 million in state spending. “We do realize and recognize that this is — I don't know that 'historical' is the proper term, but it is out of the ordinary,” said Georgia House Appropriations Committee Chair Matt Hatchett of the budget recommendations...

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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:
After months of silence and denials about the crisis in the state prison system, Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday made a powerful statement acknowledging the troubles. He unveiled a series of recommendations to address long-standing problems, and he called for more than $600 million in additional funding for the Georgia Department of Corrections over the next 18 months. The proposal, developed with consulting firm Guidehouse Inc., includes measures to hire more correctional and security officers, improve their pay and update...

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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:
Lawmakers get jump on prison budget during rare subcommittees meeting This article originally appeared in Politically Georgia AM. Gov. Brian Kemp won’t reveal his budget for another week. But we’ll get a sneak peek at a big part of it today during a special meeting at the state Capitol. Department of Corrections Commissioner Tyrone Oliver is set to present his troubled agency’s budget request today during a joint hearing of some House and Senate budget subcommittees. This isn’t normal. Lawmakers...

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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:
TORPY: Inhumanity rules at Georgia’s prisons. But does anyone care? The conditions in Georgia’s prison system are anything but humane. But the humans involved are convicted criminals, so that largely draws shrugs. In October, federal investigators released a report that “lays bare the horrific and inhumane conditions” inside Georgia’s prisons. “Our statewide investigation exposes long-standing, systemic violations stemming from complete indifference and disregard to the safety and security of people Georgia holds in its prisons,” said Assistant Attorney General Kristen...

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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: Television News
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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 form a consistent culture among wardens. But, it stopped short of creating independent oversight. Read this story now for free To continue reading, sign up...

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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
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CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
Georgia prison system engages in deception as crisis builds U.S. District Judge Marc T. Treadwell had seen enough. The defendants in a long-running civil case had come into his courtroom and repeatedly claimed to have lived up to the terms of a settlement when they clearly had not. He did not mince words. “The Court has long passed the point where it can assume that even sworn statements from the defendants are truthful,” the judge wrote in an August order....

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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:
Former Gov. Zell Miller is most often remembered for the monumental HOPE Scholarship that sent more Georgia students to college at a minimal cost. A report on the school-to-prison pipeline released Tuesday contends Miller also sent more teens to prison as a result of changes to the juvenile justice system that remain in place today. The Southern Poverty Law Center report, “Only Young Once: Dismantling Georgia’s Punitive Youth Incarceration System,” cites Miller’s depiction of young super predators in his 1994...

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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:
ATLANTA — Georgia Department of Corrections officials began laying the groundwork Wednesday for an infusion of state funding to beef up staffing, replace aging infrastructure, and improve inmate health care. The state’s workforce of correctional officers plummeted during the COVID pandemic and has yet to fully recover, Georgia Commissioner of Corrections Tyrone Oliver told members of a Georgia House Appropriations subcommittee.  A 26% annual turnover rate before the pandemic struck in 2020 soared at one point to more than 40%...

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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:
As an ER doctor, I see it all in the prison-hospital-prison pipeline All we had was this empty hall spot. The 4-foot barrier separating the gurneys from the computer workstations had a few opened apple juice containers on top of it from the previous patient. I grabbed them and tossed them in the trash and listened to the Emergency Medical Services providers. A paramedic chortled, “I guess he thought it was a good idea to just hit his head against...

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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:
Rare killings of women come to light as Georgia prisons set homicide record When a prisoner at Lee Arrendale State Prison was found dead in her cell this spring, Hallie Reed called her mother in a panic. Reed was in the same mental health unit as the dead woman, Sherry Joyce, and she told her mother that she’d asked to be placed in protective custody and been turned down. Reed then abruptly ended the call, leaving her mother, Samantha Reed,...

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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:
Death behind bars: Here’s how Georgia prisoners are being killed Georgia prisons saw an unprecedented 38 homicides in 2023, topping the previous record of 31 the year before. This year’s death toll has already set another horrific record. At least 44 people have been homicide victims so far in 2024. Among the recent homicides is that of Mariol Rawls, 41, at Wilcox State Prison in late August. At least eight men, described as “validated gang members,” have been charged with...

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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:
A Baldwin County jury found three former correctional officers guilty Wednesday in a trial that exposed a scheme to smuggle drugs and cellphones into a privately operated state prison. Natashia Seals, Tierra Harrison and Shanell Brown, who all worked at Riverbend Correctional Facility in Milledgeville, were found guilty of trading with inmates, making a false statement and violation of oath by a public officer. The jury issued a split verdict and found the three women not guilty of three other...

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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:
Georgia preps for fight as feds expose horrific prison conditions One by one they stepped to the podium in a spare room at the Richard Russell federal building in Atlanta, the Justice Department’s top civil rights official and all three of Georgia’s U.S. attorneys. They used different words and offered up their own disturbing examples, but each had the same message: The Georgia prison system is a horror show that must be fixed. The question now: Will the state of...

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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 has uncovered stunning violence, rampant sexual assaults, gang-run facilities and other startling conditions in an out-of-control Georgia state prison system, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday. “The findings report we issue today lays bare the horrific and inhumane conditions that people are confined to inside Georgia’s state prison system...,” said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division during an afternoon news conference. “People are assaulted, stabbed, raped and killed or left...

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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:
Credit: Grant Blankenship/GPB News Section Branding Header Content The federal Department of Justice: 'deliberate indifference' to violence in Georgia prisons Primary Content LISTEN: After a yearslong investigation, the Department of Justice says violence in Georgia prisons is at a "crisis level." GPB's Grant Blankenship reports. In a blistering, just-released report years in the making, the federal Department of Justice describes Georgia’s prison system as anarchic and operating with little regard for the constitutional rights of the most vulnerable incarcerated people...

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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:
Americans rely on our justice system to hold those accountable who violate the law and cause harm to their fellow citizens. But who is responsible for holding the justice system accountable when it falls short of its own standards? Recently, Congress provided a partial answer by overwhelmingly passing the bipartisan Federal Prison Oversight Act. The legislation aims to address the growing crisis in the federal prison system, including severe understaffing; crumbling infrastructure; widespread and unacceptable reports of physical and sexual...

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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:
Editor’s note: This story was updated in August 2024 to include information on several additional drug trafficking networks prosecuted in 2023-2024. Editor’s note: This story was updated in August 2024 to include information on several additional drug trafficking networks prosecuted in 2023-2024. When federal prosecutors announced their massive Operation Ghost Busted case, the charges revealed a startling reality: the massive drug trafficking operation had a home base inside Georgia’s state prison system.

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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:
Credit: Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Recorder Section Branding Header Content Georgia prisons chief tells state lawmakers drones are smuggling deadly contraband into prisons Primary Content The Georgia Department of Corrections continues to struggle with an onslaught of drones that are being used to deliver contraband, such as drugs, cell phones, and potentially even the firearm used by an inmate of Smith State Prison to kill a food service worker in June. Department of Corrections Director Tyrone Oliver told a state Senate panel...

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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:
The reports and books on prison reform could fill a small library, so it seems odd to offer to the Georgia Department of Corrections, the Georgia Legislature and the governor suggestions on how to improve conditions within our state’s prisons. Surely, they’ve heard it all before, including from us, time and time again. Advocates have been calling for reforms for years. For decades. But nothing is getting better — or not much is. Safe and secure prisons are necessary for...

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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:
Editor’s note: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is not identifying the inmate who wrote this essay for his safety. As an educated inmate with more than 15 years of experience in the Georgia prison system, I believe I can offer valuable insights to the Georgia State Senate’s study committee on current prison issues. The root causes of problems such as violence and recidivism in the justice system stem from unreasonable sentencing that prioritizes retribution with little thought for redemption. Statistics show Georgia...

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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 Georgia’s prison system is in crisis: Face it, fix it. For years, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has reported on rampant violence, drugs and corruption in the state’s correctional institutions. This week, we hear from stakeholders and look for solutions. Today kicks off a series of editorials that will tackle the issue and what can be done. For this introductory look at the problem, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has worked with artist Calder Robinson...

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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:
As someone who has dedicated my life’s work to advocating for justice and fairness toward all human beings, I think Georgia is at a crucial tipping point for prioritizing the well-being of both those who live and work in our prisons. Georgia’s prisons and carceral system are facing crisis-level challenges, from understaffing to overpopulation, crumbling infrastructure to underfunded mental health care. This is a multifaceted problem that extends beyond prison walls, and it will take a multifaceted approach and cooperation...

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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 on track to see its deadliest year ever, with 156 deaths, including at least 24 homicides, during the first six months of 2024. Mortality data obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution shows deaths inside state correctional facilities from all causes have been rising during the first half of each year since 2020. The number of such deaths in the first half of this year even exceeds the number of prisoner deaths during the height of...

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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 is on track to see its deadliest year ever, with 156 deaths, including at least 24 homicides, during the first six months of 2024. Mortality data obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution shows deaths inside state correctional facilities from all causes have been rising during the first half of each year since 2020. The number of such deaths in the first half of this year even exceeds the number of prisoner deaths during the height of...

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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:
South Georgia prison becomes deadlier amid corruption, extreme staffing shortage The beating started after 11 on the night of May 29 and may have lasted until 5:30 the next morning, arrest warrants say. Wedged between two bunks, Shane Griffith had nowhere to run and no one to turn to for help as 11 other inmates at Valdosta State Prison assaulted him. He was punched, kicked, stomped on, beaten with poles and shoes, whipped with a belt and burned. Eleven against...

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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:
Jon Ossoff urges Georgia lawmakers to address the state’s ‘disgrace’ of a prison system U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff said America’s prisons are an enormous civil and human rights failure. The Georgia senator joined “Politically Georgia” on Friday to discuss his recent effort to strengthen oversight of the federal Bureau of Prisons. “A bipartisan investigation into our federal prison in Atlanta, U.S. Penitentiary Atlanta, found that for nearly a decade there had been extreme civil and human rights violations, as well...

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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:
play pause Listen Listening...   /   A Fulton County Judge dismissed a case against the state of Georgia this week that put into question the legality of a contract for a new health care provider in the state’s prisons.  The Georgia Department of Corrections' new contract with Centurion Health will go into effect July 1. Centurion will manage physical and mental health care services for roughly 47,000 inmates.  The hearing for the lawsuit against the State of Georgia from...

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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:
In an image captured from a social media post, Shane Tassi is with two other young men, all wearing white shirts and bright orange pants marked as Georgia Department of Corrections uniforms. Tassi’s in the middle, brazenly displaying a homemade shank and making a gang gesture that ties him to the Bloods in Milledgeville. When local law enforcement spotted the photo and sent it to District Attorney T. Wright Barksdale III, he was outraged. Just days earlier, Barksdale had prosecuted...

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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:
Morning, y’all! The “cooling” trend continues today, with high temperatures expected to hover around 90 degrees.Don’t forget it’s Election Day: Plenty of important local races are in runoffs, from school boards to the U.S. House. Find what’s on your ballot with the AJC-Atlanta Civic Circle voter guide — and stay tuned to AJC.com for results after polls close at 7 p.m.! Also significant: Justin Ross Harris, the man accused of leaving his 22-month-old son Cooper to die in his hot...

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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: Television News
SUMMARY:
Why? Support independent fact-based journalism! WABE is a non-profit organization funded primarily by listeners just like you who make affordable donations. 90% of our revenue comes from the Atlanta community. Donate today. It’s easy, tax-deductible, and it feels good! Members Benefits Advanced access to WABE sponsored public events such as Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me Member news emails with exclusive content and access to special member events Sustaining members receive advance notice or are automatically entered into on-air contests Need...

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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:
Gun violence comes to a Georgia prison: Inmate fatally shoots food service worker, then kills himself In an extraordinary breach of security, a Georgia state prison inmate shot and killed an Aramark food service employee Sunday at Smith State Prison in Glennville. Jaydrekus Hart shot the employee while working in the prison kitchen at 4:30 a.m., according to The Georgia Department of Corrections. The inmate then shot himself, the GDC said, and was pronounced dead at a local hospital. “The...

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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:
With Georgia prisons on pace to set yet another grim record for homicides, the Department of Corrections has decided to no longer issue reports on how its inmates are dying. After years of providing monthly mortality reports that often included the initial manner of death, the GDC abruptly decided to withhold that information, starting with the March report. Instead, GDC said it will release the manner of death for prisoners only after local medical examiners make those determinations— a process...

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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:
A death row inmate who fatally shot a man while fleeing from a bank robbery in Gwinnett County wants to become the first person in Georgia’s modern history to be legally executed by firing squad. Michael Nance, 62, appeared before a federal judge in Atlanta on Monday as trial began in his case alleging it would be unconstitutionally cruel for him to die by lethal injection. Nance claims his deteriorated veins and prolonged exposure to back pain medication mean the...

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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 state prison staff members, including a deputy warden, have been arrested following separate incidents in which they are accused of having sexual contact with female prisoners. Alonzo L. McMillian, the deputy warden for administration at Pulaski State Prison, and Russell Edwin Clark, a lieutenant at Lee Arrendale State Prison, were arrested within 24 hours of each other earlier this month on charges that they engaged in sexual contact with individuals in custody and violated their oaths as officers.

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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 officers accused in contraband scheme run by Valdosta inmate Georgia prison officials were in the midst of a complex investigation focused on drones making contraband drops for inmates when they stumbled onto a separate conspiracy — a criminal scheme enabled by their own staff. While investigators were using wire taps aimed at discovering drone drops, they heard conversations suggesting that at least a half-dozen correctional officers were helping a Valdosta State Prison inmate, Kydetrius Thomas, move drugs and...

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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: Television News
SUMMARY:
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 Department of Corrections in contempt, threatening them with fines and ordering an independent monitor to ensure compliance with a settlement agreement for the Special Management...

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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:
OPINION: The hellhole that is Georgia’s prison system screams for overhaul The state Senate this month authorized a committee to take a deep dive into Georgia’s murderous prison system. Just days later, the warden at Telfair State Prison got stabbed by an inmate during a shakedown by officials looking to unearth contraband in a dorm. Inmates jealously guard their illegal cellphones, weapons and drugs. The incident underscored the dire state of Georgia’s prison system. Nothing says drastic changes are in...

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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
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CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
With prison violence in Georgia at a crisis point, the state Senate has authorized a group of senators to take a fresh look at the Georgia Department of Corrections and identify ways to improve the troubled system. A new seven-member committee, approved unanimously by the Senate, is charged with examining “current issues impacting the ability of the Department of Corrections to operate secure and safe facilities and to ensure the welfare of both its staff and those in its custody.”...

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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
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CATEGORIES: The Marshall Project
SUMMARY:
This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this delivered to your inbox? Subscribe to future newsletters here. For decades, Louisiana had the nation’s highest rate of incarceration. And — given that the U.S. is among the most carceral countries on the planet — the state arguably spent some 20 years as the “prison capital” of the world. Louisiana lost that distinction, by a hair, after a series of...

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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
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CATEGORIES: Other Media
SUMMARY:
Credit: Grant Blankenship/GPB News Section Branding Header Content Georgia prisons are full and understaffed. Families of the incarcerated want that message heard Primary Content There are now almost 51,000 people incarcerated by the state of Georgia. That’s the highest number in 15 years. Meanwhile, the number of Georgia correctional officers is at its lowest this century, and reports of violence inside Georgia prisons have continued to spike since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. On Thursday, also Crossover Day for...

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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
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CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
The medical provider for the Georgia prison system backed out of its contract with the Department of Corrections last year after incurring more than $30 million in unanticipated costs, most due to the rampant violence in the state’s prisons, records obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution show. Wellpath, based in Nashville, Tenn, provided no clues for its decision when it sent the state a notice of non-renewal in June, just two years into its contract. But emails between Wellpath and GDC...

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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
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CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
Prison system failures cost Georgia taxpayers millions Since 2018, the state has paid out nearly $20 million to settle claims involving death or injury to prisoners in facilities operated by the Georgia Department of Corrections. The cases involve a range of allegations, including improper medical care, the failure to protect prisoners from violent attacks and failure to monitor and care for prisoners who died by suicide in their cells. Attorneys who have represented family members said the deaths are a...

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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
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CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
Opinion: Corrections chief: Georgia’s making progress on prison safety Editor’s note: This opinion piece resulted from a request the AJC made to the office of Gov. Brian Kemp, asking them to respond to an opinion piece about prison conditions written by a group of inmates that is also appearing today on ajc.com/opinion. When I was appointed to lead the brave men and women at the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC), I saw it as an honor, but also as an...

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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
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CATEGORIES: The Marshall Project
SUMMARY:
When Andrew Phillips took a job as a corrections officer at Georgia’s Smith State Prison in 2021, he was desperate for work. Shortly after he started, he noticed a problem. The prison housed about 1,500 men, and each shift was supposed to have 30 officers to guard them, but most days there were half that, according to Phillips. He said he and his colleagues often had to work 16-hour days, five days a week. “We just had no energy, we...

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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
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CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
The man who pulled off an astounding multi-million dollar heist from inside Georgia’s toughest state prison was sentenced Friday to more than 11 years in federal prison. In imposing the sentence of 135 months, U.S. District Court Judge Steve Jones also ordered Arthur Lee Cofield Jr. to pay more than $12.5 million in restitution — $11 million for the money he stole from the Charles Schwab account of billionaire movie producer Sidney Kimmel, $1.2 million he stole from an individual...

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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
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CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
Opinion: Georgia must fix prison corruption crisis On the face of it, the mission of the Georgia Department of Corrections seems simple enough: “To protect Georgians by operating secure facilities and providing opportunities for offender rehabilitation.” But, as our investigation has revealed, the very opposite is happening. The department – and the state that funds it – have failed miserably. Our series has uncovered an operation that’s in crisis, presenting a real and present danger to all Georgians. Inside our...

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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
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CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
As the Georgia Department of Corrections has seen record numbers of deaths from homicides, suicides and drug overdoses since 2020, it has tightened its grip on information about its prisons.Two such efforts made headlines. For six months, the GDC fought a subpoena from the U.S. Department of Justice for records related to the government’s investigation of violence in the prison system, saying it would release them only if the federal government signed a nondisclosure agreement. To pry the information from...

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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
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CATEGORIES: Georgia Public Broadcasting
SUMMARY:
Listen Listening... / GPB's Peter Biello speaks with Brian Randolph, executive director of the Human and Civil Rights Coalition of Georgia, who has been tracking reports of deaths of incarcerated people. By: Listen Listening... LISTEN: GPB's Grant Blankenship reports on the latest number of prison deaths from the Georgia Department of Corrections. — In the last weeks of December, two incarcerated men were stabbed to death in Georgia's Central State prison. That brings the total deaths inside Georgia state prisons...

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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
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CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
Feds: For more than a decade, Georgia prison gang carried out murders, assaults In spite of being locked up in Georgia’s state prisons, members of the Sex Money Murder gang and their associates carried out a series of murders, brutal assaults, and fraud and drug-trafficking operations, according to a federal indictment announced Monday in Atlanta by U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan. The 12-count indictment charged 23 defendants, including 11 who were incarcerated at the time of their alleged criminal acts,...

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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
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CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
Little B’s prison release places focus on Ga’s juvenile justice policies The world had changed since Michael Lewis was incarcerated in 1997. As he stood in a hotel lobby following his release from Macon Transitional Facility last month his eyes darted across the room. The flat-screen TVs. The ability to pay a bill with the tap of a phone. “All of it is new to me,” the 40-year-old said. “It’s a surreal experience.” Lewis, who is known as Little B,...

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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
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CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
Georgia prison inmate killed after reported altercation The day after advocates held a protest over conditions in Georgia prisons, a state inmate died after a violent incident at Baldwin State Prison in Hardwick. The Georgia Department of Corrections confirmed Thursday morning the death of Johnny Vaughn “after an altercation with several inmates.” His death is being investigation by the department’s Office of Professional Standards. The county coroner will determine the manner and cause of death, pending autopsy results by the...

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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
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CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
Inside Georgia’s prisons, wave after wave of prison employees have become criminals themselves — smuggling in contraband or allowing others to do it and at times pocketing payoffs in the thousands, an Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigation found. Prisoners have run elaborate drug-trafficking networks and cybercrime schemes as well as extortion and other criminal enterprises, all with the help of the contraband supplied by dirty guards, nurses, cooks and even high-ranking officers. The widespread corruption has fueled violence inside the prisons and...

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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
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CATEGORIES: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SUMMARY:
Former Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Tuesday, five months after he was convicted of violating the civil rights of detainees in a facility he once called “Georgia’s toughest para-military jail.” Hill, whose reputation as a tough-as-nails lawman became so widely known that the creators of Grand Theft Auto video game franchise added a squad car in his name, will also be required to serve six years of probation upon release and will...

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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
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CATEGORIES: The Marshall Project
SUMMARY:
At a Georgia state House of Representatives hearing on prison conditions in September, a corrections officer called in to testify, interrupting his shift to tell lawmakers how dire conditions had become. On a “good day,” he told lawmakers, he had maybe six or seven officers to supervise roughly 1,200 people. He said he had recently been assigned to look after 400 prisoners by himself. There weren’t enough nurses to provide medical care. This article was published in partnership with Associated...

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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
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CATEGORIES: Historical
SUMMARY:
Georgia prisoner strike comes out of lockdown By Guest Blogger / December 16, 2010 Share on Twitter Submit to Reddit Share on Facebook More Linkedin Share on Google+ Share via Email By Kung Li Georgia prisoners came out of their cells today, ending the lockdown phase of the largest prison work strike in U.S. history. The coordinated, nonviolent action drew support from around the country. Months in the planning, the work strike this past week surprised prison officials.     Officials...

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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
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CATEGORIES: Historical
SUMMARY:
Georgia Prisoners’ Strike: “We locked ourselves down.” In a protest that appears to be spreading through Georgia’s prison system, inmates are striking for better conditions. One interesting facet of this rare prison strike, which reaches across multiple facilities and across racial and factional lines, is the participants’ use of self-imposed lockdown to serve their own goals. Lockdown, in which prisoners are confined to their cells for up to 24 hours a day, is routinely imposed on inmates for punishment or...

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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:
Last week a diverse group of nonviolent protesters across Georgia stood up for their rights, calling for decent wages, better social services and respect for their civil liberties. It didn’t take long for the government to crack down on the demonstrations, however: the protesters were already in prison. The uprising of Georgia inmates on December 9 defied the stereotype of the chaotic “prison riot” in the public imagination. Yet neither did “Lockdown for Liberty” fit within the conventional model of...