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This is a summary of reporting published by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on February 4, 2025. It was not written by Georgia Prisoners’ Speak. GPS tracks coverage of Georgia’s prison system so the record stays in one place. The full article is on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s own site.
A Baldwin County jury found three former correctional officers guilty Wednesday in a trial that exposed a scheme to smuggle drugs and cellphones into a privately operated state prison.
Natashia Seals, Tierra Harrison and Shanell Brown, who all worked at Riverbend Correctional Facility in Milledgeville, were found guilty of trading with inmates, making a false statement and violation of oath by a public officer. The jury issued a split verdict and found the three women not guilty of three other charges: trafficking meth, possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute and crossing the guard lines with drugs.
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