The Georgia Court of Appeals declined to hear an appeal from former Smith State Prison Warden Brian Adams and former correctional officer Ireon Moore in a wrongful death lawsuit, citing a lack of jurisdiction due to a procedural issue. The lawsuit, filed by the family of Bobby C. Kicklighter, alleges that Adams and Moore facilitated …
According to an AJC.com report, Sheqweetta Vaughan, a 35-year-old mother who had just entered the Georgia prison system to serve a two-year sentence, died at Lee Arrendale State Prison six months after giving birth. Her body was found decomposing in a hot cell, highlighting ongoing dysfunction within the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) despite increased …
A man previously convicted in a 2023 armed robbery has been accused of a “gang-style attack” on a fellow inmate, according to WTOC. The incident occurred within a Georgia Department of Corrections facility, though the specific location was not detailed in the provided content. The accused individual was already serving time for the 2023 conviction …
Marquez Powell was exonerated on Thursday after spending nearly 21 years in a Georgia prison for a 2005 murder he maintained he did not commit. A Fulton County judge vacated his conviction following a joint motion from the Georgia Innocence Project and the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office Conviction Integrity Unit, which cited newly developed …
Two inmates died within 24 hours of each other on June 13 and June 14 at Washington State Prison near Davisboro, Georgia. The Georgia Department of Corrections reported their causes of death as undetermined, with no signs of altercations or foul play. The bodies were sent to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Laboratory for …
The Georgia Department of Corrections is investigating an altercation involving three inmates at Dooly State Prison that occurred on June 7, 2026. According to GDC, one inmate was taken to a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries and has since returned to the facility. The department stated that the incident remains under investigation and that additional …
Two inmates at Washington State Prison in Georgia died within 24 hours of each other, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC). Israel Jones, in his late 60s and serving a 47-year sentence for armed robbery from Chatham County, died on Friday; Courtney Davis, in his early 40s and serving a 10-year sentence for …
The Georgia Department of Corrections is investigating an altercation involving three inmates at Dooly State Prison that occurred on Sunday, June 7. According to GDC, one inmate was taken to a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries and has since returned to the facility. The department stated that the incident remains under investigation and that additional …
GDC investigating two inmate deaths at Washington State Prison GDC says the causes of death for Courtney Davis and Isreal Jones are undetermined and both cases are under standard investigation 23 hours ago Tucker Sargent, DAVISBORO, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Georgia Department of Corrections is investigating the deaths of two inmates at Washington State Prison. …
An inmate at Telfair State Prison in McRae-Helena, Georgia, died on Sunday, June 11, 2026, following an altercation with another inmate, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC). A GDC spokesperson stated that the body of Timothy Wilson was turned over to the county coroner and will be sent to the GBI Crime Lab …