Georgia’s prison system sees a spike in violent deaths and severe staffing shortages, prompting urgent calls for reform and funding to address the escalating crisis.

Macon State Prison is a high-security facility that houses more than 1,700 men in Oglethorpe, the county seat of Macon County, which has a population of 11,800. The GDC announced that Gregory Sampson, ...

The bill’s language mirrors model legislation from the Cicero Institute, a conservative Texas-based think tank that has ...

The Muskingum County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday morning they arrested Wayne Pletcher and Sara Moore without incident, according to a social media post. As previously reported by News Center 7 ...

HANCOCK COUNTY, Ga. — Two inmates died on Thursday at the Hancock State Prison, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections. The GDC confirmed Friday to Action News Jax’s Atlanta ...

HANCOCK COUNTY, Ga. — Two Hancock State Prison inmates are dead after two different fights, according to Hancock County Coroner Dontrelle Andrews. Andrews said that William Holeman, 34 ...

Coroner Dontrelle Andrews said that both men were found dead after separate fights in the prison around 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, but the GDC said one was uninjured. FireAid delivered loads of ...

The bodies of William Holeman, 34, and Prince Porter, 38, were found in the same dorm about 15-20 feet apart, according to Hancock County Coroner Dontrelle Andrews, who was called to the scene.

HANCOCK COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Two inmates died on Thursday at the Hancock State Prison, according to a news release from the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC). GDC did confirm ...