WRIGHTSVILLE, Ga. — The Georgia Department of Corrections is responding after a corrections officer at Johnson State Prison was arrested for allegedly allowing the beating of two inmates ...

but if they fail, we will step into that breach of our most basic foundations of our community,” said District Attorney Clayton M. Fuller. “The wickedness of a parent who treats their own flesh and ...

The Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) raised Thursday serious concerns about prison conditions and psychiatric care ...

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An escaped Georgia convict was acquitted by a Leon County jury of attempted first-degree murder but convicted on other charges, prosecutors said. John H. Mincey, 32, was convicted April 17 of ...

The Georgia Bulldogs and head coach Kirby Smart have lost five players to the transfer portal this spring. UGA has added three incoming transfers and has several more targets, which are primarily on ...

Prosecutors accused her of stabbing him. “It happened so fast,” Favors, 58, told The Associated Press from prison in Georgia, later adding, “I felt my life was at risk.” Between 74% and 95 ...

A man who served as a medical examiner for many metro Atlanta counties - including Gwinnett - has died in federal prison. Joe Burton, 74, died Friday after suffering a heart attack at the federal ...