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State prisons chief pitches case for funding boost
Georgia Department of Corrections officials began laying the groundwork Wednesday for an infusion of state funding to beef up staffing, replace aging infrastructure, and improve inmate health care.
Preparations for Montgomery County’s Thanksgiving Parade kicks off
Preparations are underway for the annual Montgomery County Thanksgiving Parade – the biggest Thanksgiving parade throughout ...
Jail conditions in Georgia's Fulton County violated constitutional rights of inmates: DOJ report
"Fulton County Jail fails to adequately protect incarcerated people from the substantial risk of serious harm from violence, ...
State Senate hearing spotlights high employee turnover, deaths in Georgia's prison system
In a State Senate hearing on Friday, officials described prison work as the toughest and lowest-paying position in public ...
Justice Department Finds 'Dehumanizing' Filth and Violence at Atlanta Jail Where Man Died Covered in Bugs
Justice Department investigators found squalid living conditions, unchecked violence, and illegal mistreatment of minors and ...
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Bainbridge couple sentenced in South Georgia Circuit’s largest RICO case
BAINBRIDGE, Ga. (WALB) - Decatur County prosecutors have just closed out the largest RICO case in the South Georgia Judicial ...
DOJ report calls jail where inmate was ‘eaten alive’ by bedbugs a ‘death sentence’ for its inhabitants
Inmates held at a beleaguered county jail in Georgia have been subjected to unconstitutional, inhumane, and violent ...