1 hospitalized after fight between 3 inmates at Dooly State Prison, GDC says The Georgia Department of Corrections says it happened on June 7. Credit: 13WMAZ UNADILLA, Ga. — An inmate at Dooly State Prison was hospitalized after a fight broke out last week, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections. They say it happened …
A suspect previously arrested in a joint narcotics investigation between North Carolina officials and the Union County Sheriff’s Office has led authorities to discover that a Hayes State Prison inmate was contributing to drug trafficking in northeast Georgia and North Carolina. The Union County Sheriff’s Office collaborated with the Cherokee County, NC Sheriff’s Office in …
An inmate at Telfair State Prison in Georgia died on June 7 following an altercation with another inmate, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC). The deceased, Timothy Wilson, was serving a 22-year sentence for aggravated assault out of Cherokee County and was scheduled for release in September 2028. His body has been turned …
A 21-year-old inmate, Je’Vion Benham, was found dead in his cell at Valdosta State Prison in Georgia on Dec. 24, with the coroner ruling the cause of death as strangulation and the manner as homicide. The Lowndes County Coroner’s Office estimated that Benham died on Monday, Dec. 22, meaning his body went undiscovered for approximately …
Telfair State Prison inmate dead after fight with fellow inmate, GDC says The Georgia Department of Corrections said a Telfair State Prison inmate is dead after a fight with another inmate. Their cause of death has not been confirmed. TELFAIR COUNTY, Ga. — A Telfair State Prison inmate is dead after getting into a fight …
A North Carolina drug investigation led to the discovery of a large amount of contraband inside a Georgia state prison. The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office in North Carolina said the probe began with a June 1 search warrant that yielded a trafficking amount of methamphetamine. Investigators found that one suspect, Amanda King, had allegedly communicated …
A federal judge ruled that conditions on the Farm Line at Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola), where incarcerated workers are forced to labor in extreme heat for as little as zero to four cents an hour, violate the Eighth Amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment. However, citing a recent Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision …
Arthur Lee Cofield, Jr., who stole at least $15 million while incarcerated using contraband cellphones, escaped from a low-security satellite camp adjacent to the Federal Correctional Institution Jesup in Georgia on March 26, 2025. His absence was first noticed during a 4 P.M. institutional count, and he should be considered dangerous, according to a Federal …
A recent article highlights the push for Adrienne’s Act in California, which would mandate cooling systems and heat-relief protocols in state prisons following the 2024 heat-related death of incarcerated woman Adrienne Boulware. The bill, which has passed committee stages, would require the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to implement plans for cooled living quarters, …
Number of African-Americans sent to Georgia prisons hits historic lows The number of African-Americans being locked up in Georgia’s prison system has dropped to historic lows, reflecting a monumental shift in the way Georgia is punishing nonviolent offenders. While prison admissions have dropped almost 19 percent in the past eight years, the incarceration of black …