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US prisons face staff shortages as officers quit amid COVID
At a Georgia state House of Representatives hearing on prison conditions in September, a corrections officer called in ... Read more
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As COVID recedes in prisons, will any lessons learned stick?
Derrick Johnson had a makeshift mask. He had the spray bottle of bleach and extra soap that corrections ... Read more
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County raises the cost of inmate work details
MOULTRIE, Ga. — The Colquitt County government is raising the cost of using inmate labor, hoping to turn ... Read more
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Corrections officer charged after investigator finds drugs
MOULTRIE, Ga. -- A corrections officer is facing five felony charges in the wake of his arrest Tuesday ... Read more
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Jail releases 61 inmates to ease virus response
MOULTRIE, Ga. — Under court order, 61 non-violent inmates have been released from the Colquitt County Jail. Read more
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Escapees stole Roads and Bridges truck, were caught in Florida
MOULTRIE, Ga. – The two Colquitt County inmates who escaped on Friday, March 27, have been found and ... Read more
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Weinstein tests positive for the coronavirus
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Harvey Weinstein, the Hollywood producer sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual ... Read more
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Baltimore shooting leaves 2 officers wounded; suspect dead
BALTIMORE (AP) — A shooting in Baltimore on Wednesday left a former state corrections officer who had been ... Read more
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Estate of inmate who died at Kentucky jail gets $1.75M
ASHLAND, Ky. -- Boyd County and its insurance carrier have reached a $1.75 million civil settlement with the ... Read more
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GANGS OF GEORGIA: Moultrie officers work to identify gang members
MOULTRIE, Ga. — Recent arrest reports at Colquitt County Jail have noted the names Ghost Face and Gangster ... Read more