GBI investigating death of Hancock State Prison inmate – WRDW

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating the death of Devin Edwards, 36, an inmate at Hancock State Prison in Sparta, who was found dead in his cell around 7:15 a.m. Friday and appeared to have been in a recent fight, according to the Hancock County coroner. The coroner’s office said it is unsure when …

2 Georgia state prisons still on lockdown, others restricted but …

Two Georgia state prisons, Dooly State Prison and Macon State Prison, remained on full lockdown as of the Tuesday update, while specific dorms at Smith, Valdosta and Wilcox state prisons were operating under restricted movement, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections. The lockdowns followed an October 27 fight at Hays State Prison involving four …

Inmate involved in fight at Hancock State Prison dies, coroner says – Yahoo

Devin Edwards, 36, was found in his cell at Hancock State Prison around 7:15 a.m. Friday and appeared to have been in a recent fight, according to Hancock County Coroner Dontrelle Andrews. Edwards was taken to a hospital in Washington County, where he was pronounced dead. He was serving a 30-year sentence for drug trafficking, …

Inmate involved in fight at Hancock State Prison dies, coroner says – 13WMAZ

HANCOCK COUNTY, Ga. — An inmate is dead after a fight at Hancock State Prison on Friday morning, according to Hancock County Coroner Dontrelle Andrews. Andrews said prison officials found Devin Edwards, 36, in his cell around 7:15 a.m. on Friday morning. Edwards appeared to have been in a fight recently, and was taken to …

Black Women in Georgia Prisons Struggle to Get Breast Cancer Care

A Capital B Atlanta report details how Black women in Georgia prisons face delays and barriers in receiving breast cancer screening and treatment. Melodie Rosser, who spent 20 years incarcerated, said she waited six years for a biopsy, then developed an infection after her medical records were misplaced and the incision reopened; she said she …