For destroying video footage of a prisoner’s fatal stabbing, the Georgia Department of Corrections has been sanctioned by a federal judge in an associated lawsuit against the officer blamed for allowing the attack. Chief U.S. District Judge Leslie Gardner has cleared the way for the civil case over Hakeem Williams’ 2022 death to be heard …
Watchfacebook icontwitter iconACCESSIBILITYGDC: Five inmates injured in 'gang-related' fight at Dooly State Prisonby Leah Kincaid 1CommentShare storySharetopics: Dooly State PrisonGang-relatedInmatesFightGeorgia Department of CorrectionsUnadillaInjuriesPrison violenceDOOLY COUNTY, Ga. (WGXA) — Five inmates were injured in what is believed to be a "gang-related" fight at Dooly State Prison on Monday. According to the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC), …
DOOLY COUNTY, Ga. — Five inmates required medical treatment after a fight at Dooly State Prison on Monday, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC). GDC officials said that a fight broke out in one of the dormitories at Dooly State Prison on Monday, leaving several inmates injured. The fight was believed to be …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – A South Carolina women’s prison has become the first correctional facility in the country to grow its own food using a vertical farm. Fourteen inmates at the Camille Graham Correctional Institution help transplants grow into full heads of lettuce. The opportunity provides agricultural experience and a chance at a new beginning. …
Philadelphia, PAajay_suresh | Wikimedia Commons Elizabeth Weill-GreenbergMar 18, 2026 Share Copy Link Email Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp Reddit LinkedIn A federal lawsuit filed by West Virginia prisoners alleges that Aramark Corporation serves inedible, low-quality food in its prison cafeterias to drive customers to its food-for-purchase programs. Last year, people incarcerated at West Virginia’s Mt. Olive …
The way convicted criminals must bring claims of incompetence against their lawyers is “a mess” created by decades of Georgia Supreme Court rulings, its top judge says in urging state lawmakers to fix the problem. Chief Justice Nels Peterson said Tuesday that Georgia has made itself an outlier in the procedure for claiming a criminal …
Two inmates die in one day at Coastal State Prison GDC confirms four total inmate deaths at facility in February *Editor’s note: The video above is from a WTOC Investigation that can be viewed here. SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) – Two inmates died on the same day at Coastal State Prison last week, WTOC has learned. …
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Share this Facebook Twitter Pinterest Whatsapp Reddit Email Not long ago, a Georgia Department of Corrections inmate who built bombs inside his cell at a Tattnall County prison and mailed them to a number of government offices in hopes of getting the attention of state prison officials was sentenced by a federal judge. But why …
Civil rights attorney says Georgia inmate’s body went undiscovered for 2 days in cell Attorney Ben Crump is demanding accountability from the Georgia Department of Corrections. Attorney Ben Crump is demanding accountability from the Georgia Department of Corrections. Above video: Full press conference with attorney Ben Crump Civil rights attorney Ben Crump stood alongside a …