Most of Georgia’s state prisons were placed on lockdown Thursday morning due to a security threat, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections. The department said four inmates were involved in what officials believe was a gang-related fight Tuesday at Hays State Prison in Chattooga County; three were taken to a hospital and later returned …
The Georgia Department of Corrections placed 27 state prisons on lockdown after a gang-related altercation at Hays State Prison in Chattooga County injured three inmates, Patch reported. The fight occurred Tuesday and was contained to two dorms at Hays, according to the GDC; the three injured inmates were taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening …
A fight at Hays State Prison in Chattooga County on Tuesday, described by the Georgia Department of Corrections as believed to be gang-related, led officials to place 25 other Georgia prisons on lockdown, WGXA reported. The GDC said the fight involved four inmates and was contained to two dorms; the inmates were hospitalized for non-life-threatening …
Officials: More than 20 Georgia prisons placed on lockdown Officials: More than 20 Georgia prisons placed on lockdown Above video: Your Wednesday headlines More than two dozen Georgia prisons and correctional facilities have been placed on lockdown, the Georgia Department of Corrections announced Wednesday. The facilities will remain on lockdown until further notice while investigations …
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The Atlantic Circuit District Attorney’s Office has filed a civil forfeiture complaint seeking $115,710.36 from Jennifer Lynn Thrasher, 50, of Macon, who is accused of smuggling methamphetamine into Smith State Prison for her incarcerated husband, Jamaine Thrasher, according to the article. Court documents cited in the report allege that on August 22, 2026, she carried …
14 likes, 0 comments – crimewatchatlanta on October 24, 2026: "The Brief Tristan Cox, 35, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for sexually assaulting an inmate at an Atlanta halfway house, prosecutors announced. Federal investigators said Cox assaulted the inmate in a supply room in April 2024 while working an overnight shift, then …
An incarcerated woman died Monday from tuberculosis complications after being transferred between two Georgia Department of Corrections facilities, WGXA reported. According to the GDC, she entered custody at McRae’s Women’s Diagnostic Facility and was later transferred to Pulaski State Prison, where she became acutely ill and was hospitalized on October 3. The GDC said it …
The Georgia Department of Corrections is investigating the death of Macon State Prison inmate Juld Carter as a homicide, GDC Deputy Director of Communications Lori Benoit confirmed. Carter died Wednesday at the Oglethorpe facility, and his body was turned over to the county coroner for transport to the GBI Crime Lab to determine the official …
The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) is investigating the Wednesday death of a Macon State Prison inmate as a homicide. #WGXA #MaconCounty #Oglethorpe #GDC 1:57 AM · Oct 23, 2026window.__xClientTextFormatters?.run(“_R_5tgnaipilhbl56_”, “formatFullTimestamp”, {“timestamp”:1792720620000,”lang”:”en”,”nowLabel”:”Now”,”precision”:”Hours”}); 252 Views By https://x.com/WGXAnews