Rodney Edward Smith, a 39-year-old inmate at Macon State Prison in Oglethorpe, Georgia, was extradited to Florida on Aug. 16 to face charges for an alleged hunting lease fraud scheme, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). The FWC alleges Smith used smuggled cell phones and multiple online aliases to post fake …
A former Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) cadet, Julius Deshawn Williams Jr., 29, was sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for smuggling methamphetamine into Dooly State Prison. Williams pleaded guilty in December to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office …
Former Georgia correctional officer cadet sentenced for trying to smuggle meth into Dooly State Prison A former Georgia correctional officer cadet was sentenced for meth smuggling into Dooly State Prison. A release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Georgia said that Julius Deshawn Williams Jr., 29, tried to bring more than …
A Hancock County jury convicted Vershaun Smith of malice murder for the June 2025 fatal stabbing of fellow Hancock State Prison inmate Corey July, according to Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit District Attorney T. Wright Barksdale III. Prosecutors said surveillance video showed Smith chasing July, cornering him at a locked gate, and stabbing him multiple times. Judge …
Authorities in Georgia are searching for 40-year-old Christopher Craig, who escaped from the Georgia Department of Corrections’ Augusta Transitional Center on Monday, Aug. 3, around 5 p.m. Craig was serving a six-year sentence for methamphetamine possession with intent to distribute in Lowndes County, according to the GDC. His record includes prior convictions for aggravated assault, …
A Georgia court has ordered a new trial for Danyel Smith, who was convicted in 2003 of killing his two-month-old son in a case that relied on a Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) diagnosis. Gwinnett County Superior Court Judge Kimberly A. Gallant ruled that evolving scientific research on SBS, also known as Abusive Head Trauma, constitutes …
A former Georgia prison warden has been indicted in connection with an alleged contraband smuggling operation, according to the report. The indictment stems from accusations related to the illegal introduction of items into a state correctional facility. The case involves the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC), as the warden previously served at a Georgia prison. …
The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) announced the installation of new ModCorr MaxMod modular housing units at four facilities and one modular Medical Intensive Infirmary (MII) unit at Johnson State Prison, adding a total of 524 beds. The project, announced at a ceremony on July 21st, is part of GDC’s broader effort to strengthen correctional …
The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on July 21 for a new Medical Intensive Infirmary at Johnson State Prison, marking the completion of a statewide modular construction program. The initiative, developed with ModCorr, added 504 maximum-security beds across eight housing units at five GDC facilities and 20 medical beds in the …
The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) has stated that a viral TikTok video purportedly showing a flooded cell inside a state prison is fake. The video, which circulated on social media, prompted an official response from the GDC denying its authenticity. The department did not specify which facility the video was alleged to depict, but …