Georgia Mother Dies Alone in Prison Cell, Body Found Decomposing Days Later
Sheqweetta Vaughan, a 32-year-old mother battling postpartum depression, was found dead and decomposing in her cell at Lee Arrendale State Prison in July 2025, highlighting systemic neglect in Georgia's women's prison system. Sheqweetta Vaughan's death at Lee Arrendale State Prison represents another preventable tragedy in Georgia's failing correctional system. Her case underscores how the state's …