GDC investigating two inmate deaths at Washington State Prison GDC says the causes of death for Courtney Davis and Isreal Jones are undetermined and both cases are under standard investigation 23 hours ago Tucker Sargent, DAVISBORO, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Georgia Department of Corrections is investigating the deaths of two inmates at Washington State Prison. …
An inmate at Telfair State Prison in McRae-Helena, Georgia, died on Sunday, June 11, 2026, following an altercation with another inmate, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC). A GDC spokesperson stated that the body of Timothy Wilson was turned over to the county coroner and will be sent to the GBI Crime Lab …
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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 …
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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 …