Georgia
The man helped an inmate inside the Georgia DOC’s Special Management Unit steal $11 million from a billionaire
Facilitating job access for returning citizens not only aids their reintegration but also addresses workforce shortages, officials said
The unit that houses the Jail Dogs program will be reallocated to some inmates who need treatment for long-term medical conditions
“Police at da door baby I’m goin back to jail,” one of the escaped inmates said in a text following a Grubhub order
The inmate allegedly punched and kicked a man and slammed his head against a toilet because of “the color of his skin,” according to the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office
“We are grateful that this last escapee has been captured,” Bibb County Sheriff David Davis said
The indictment alleges an extensive criminal enterprise in which gang members, including inmates within the Georgia DOC, orchestrated numerous crimes, including murders, attempted arson and drug trafficking inside and outside of GDOC facilities
The arrest was made nearly a month after the four inmates escaped through a broken window and a cut fence at the Bibb County jail
The arrest comes more than two weeks after the four inmates went through a broken window around 3 a.m. Oct. 16, according to Bibb Sheriff David Davis
Authorities believe the inmates broke out of the Bibb detention center through a damaged window and a cut fence
The main jail, plagued by overcrowding, crumbling walls, unsanitary conditions and violence, houses 2,600 inmates in a facility with 2,254 beds
Weekend court, where a judge heard five of 12 scheduled cases, is one of many initiatives to reduce overcrowding and violence
Along with fall freshmen all over the country, adults in custody at USP Atlanta were officially admitted and began their first semester of collegiate courses
The man’s plot was discovered when a cellmate and an undercover deputy got an audio recording of the scheme
The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office requested a price increase from $45 to $55 per head/per day to offset higher staffing and maintenance costs
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