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According to the Georgia Department of Corrections, that's how 21-year-old Glenn McDowell plays the game. After a three-year stint at Hays State Prison in Trion, McDowell was set for release Saturday.
PRISON FACTS* $1 billion: The Georgia Department of Corrections annual budget* $49: Cost per day per inmate* 33: Prisons in Georgia, 13 of which are close, or maximum, security prisons* 56,000 ...
A Hays State Prison guard was arrested Tuesday after allegedly smuggling drugs to inmates, the Rome News-Tribune reported.
Charles Mims is appointed the new warden of Smith State Prison, bringing 18 years of experience within the Georgia Department ...
An inmate at Macon State Prison died last week on February 14, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections.
A federal judge sentenced a former Hayes officer who smuggled meth and cellphones into Hays State Prison to over seven years in prison.
A former prison officer has been sentenced for smuggling methamphetamine inside a Georgia state prison.
Local News Inmate dead in Wilcox State Prison, per Georgia Department of Corrections They say he was serving a 15-year sentence for manslaughter charges out of Fulton County.
Hays State Prison in Trion was among the 17 facilities the DOJ visited in 2022 and 2023 as part of the investigation, which began in 2016.
A former female prisoner of the Georgia Department of Corrections filed a lawsuit against a former corrections officer alleging he raped her while she was in custody at Lee Arrendale State Prison.
A former prison officer has been sentenced for smuggling methamphetamine inside a Georgia state prison.