An investigation is underway following the death of a 33-year-old inmate at Baldwin State Prison near Milledgeville, Georgia. Baldwin County Coroner Steve Chapple pronounced the inmate deceased around 7 p.m. last Friday, though the time of death was determined to be several hours earlier; the inmate was found alone in his cell. The inmate’s name …
Marquavious Knox, a 34-year-old state inmate at Riverbend Correctional Facility in Baldwin County, was found deceased in his cell on Aug. 10, according to Baldwin County Coroner Steve Chapple. An autopsy was performed at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Laboratory in Dry Branch, with preliminary findings still pending. Joan Heath, communications director for the …
Rodney Edward Smith, a 39-year-old inmate at Macon State Prison in Oglethorpe, Georgia, was extradited to Florida on Aug. 16 to face charges for an alleged hunting lease fraud scheme, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). The FWC alleges Smith used smuggled cell phones and multiple online aliases to post fake …
A former Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) cadet, Julius Deshawn Williams Jr., 29, was sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for smuggling methamphetamine into Dooly State Prison. Williams pleaded guilty in December to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office …
A Hancock County jury convicted Vershaun Smith of malice murder for the June 2025 fatal stabbing of fellow Hancock State Prison inmate Corey July, according to Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit District Attorney T. Wright Barksdale III. Prosecutors said surveillance video showed Smith chasing July, cornering him at a locked gate, and stabbing him multiple times. Judge …
Authorities in Georgia are searching for 40-year-old Christopher Craig, who escaped from the Georgia Department of Corrections’ Augusta Transitional Center on Monday, Aug. 3, around 5 p.m. Craig was serving a six-year sentence for methamphetamine possession with intent to distribute in Lowndes County, according to the GDC. His record includes prior convictions for aggravated assault, …
A Georgia court has ordered a new trial for Danyel Smith, who was convicted in 2003 of killing his two-month-old son in a case that relied on a Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) diagnosis. Gwinnett County Superior Court Judge Kimberly A. Gallant ruled that evolving scientific research on SBS, also known as Abusive Head Trauma, constitutes …
The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) announced the installation of ModCorr MaxMod modular housing units at four facilities and one modular Medical Intensive Infirmary (MII) unit at Johnson State Prison, adding a total of 524 beds. The project, celebrated at a July 21st ceremony, is part of GDC’s broader effort to strengthen correctional infrastructure and …
A former Georgia prison warden has been indicted in connection with an alleged contraband smuggling operation, according to the report. The indictment stems from accusations related to the illegal introduction of items into a state correctional facility. The case involves the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC), as the warden previously served at a Georgia prison. …