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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …