# 2 McRae Women’s Facility inmates pronounced dead within 2 days of each other, GDC says – 13WMAZ

> 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,…

**Published**: 2026-05-19
**Source**: https://gps.press/gps-news/2-mcrae-womens-facility-inmates-pronounced-dead-within-2-days-of-each-other-gdc-says-13wmaz/
**Author**: Georgia Prisoners' Speak

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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…