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GDC: Five inmates injured in ‘gang-related’ fight at Dooly State Prison – WGXA

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), …

South Carolina prison becomes first in U.S. to grow food with vertical farm – WTOC

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. …

Prison Dining Giant Aramark Serves Inedible Food to Drive Commissary Sales, Lawsuit Alleges

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 …

‘It’s a mess:’ Chief justice asks lawmakers to fix criminal court rules

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 – WTOC

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. …

Second death in one week confirmed at Coastal State Prison – WTOC

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Family demands answers after inmate dies following balcony fall at SGA prison Willis family still seeking transparency years after son’s death at Calhoun State Prison THOMASVILLE, Ga. (WALB) – The family of Willie Andrew Willis Jr. is still searching for answers one year after he suffered catastrophic injuries and died while incarcerated at Calhoun State …