A Georgia inmate, Marcus Allen Daniels, 30, has been charged with felony theft after a Smith County, Texas investigation linked him to a $13,000 bitcoin scam targeting a Lindale woman. According to the Smith County Sheriff’s Office, the victim was told by a caller impersonating a sheriff’s employee that she needed to send $13,000 via …
The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) is investigating the deaths of two inmates at Valdosta State Prison, with official causes of death still undetermined. Inmate Antavious Bailey died on June 21; he was convicted in DeKalb County of kidnapping, armed robbery, and home invasion, and was serving a 15-year sentence. Inmate Steven Bryant died on …
A new Justice Department Inspector General report found that the federal Bureau of Prisons violated its own rules by excessively restraining prisoners, including cases where an individual died after being shackled for over two days and another required a limb amputation due to restraints being applied too tightly. The report reviewed six years of records …
Federal prosecutors announced the indictment of 12 individuals in what they described as the largest federal prosecution of a drone-based prison smuggling operation. The alleged ring used a former daycare center in Macon, Georgia, nicknamed “the Lab,” as a base to airdrop contraband including drugs, cellphones, and weapons into 10 federal prisons across eight states. …
A federal indictment unsealed June 24 charges 12 individuals in what prosecutors describe as the largest coordinated drone-smuggling prosecution to date, alleging they used six drones to drop contraband including methamphetamine, cell phones, and saw blades into ten federal prisons across eight states. The conspiracy, which ran from September 2023 to May 2026, targeted two …
An inmate at Wheeler Correctional Facility in Georgia was sentenced to 188 months in prison for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy. Dequatte Tucker, 34, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, with much of the operation directed from inside Georgia state prisons using contraband cell phones. Two co-defendants, …
The Georgia Department of Corrections is investigating the deaths of two inmates at Valdosta State Prison. Antavious Bailey died on June 21 and Steven Bryant died on June 23, with official causes of death pending autopsies by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation crime lab. The GDC Office of Professional Standards is investigating both cases as …
Federal agents arrested nine people, most from Macon, in connection with a conspiracy that allegedly used drones to smuggle drugs, cell phones, tobacco, and weapons such as saw blades into prisons. The indictment, unsealed Wednesday, describes drone deliveries to 10 prisons across eight states, including two facilities in Georgia: one in Atlanta and one in …
A drone is seen carrying a payload as photographed by the Georgia Department of Corrections. (Georgia Department of Corrections) (NEW YORK) — Twelve individuals have been charged in what the Justice Department is calling a vast conspiracy to smuggle contraband into 10 federal prisons across the country through a coordinated drone operation. The 17-count indictment, …
A new Prison Policy Initiative report finds that the 17 states and D.C. which have eliminated discretionary parole for most incarcerated people still maintain parole boards and other conditional release mechanisms, though these systems are often overlooked. The report provides a comprehensive table detailing eligibility criteria, board composition, and outcomes for these “post-parole” states, noting …