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A federal judge says Georgia prison officials have flagrantly violated a court order to reform conditions for inmates in solitary confinement at a state prison south of Atlanta. The Special

A federal judge says Georgia prison officials have flagrantly violated a court order to reform conditions for inmates in solitary confinement at a state prison south of Atlanta. The Special

Pye, 59, was put to death by way of lethal injection in Georgia on Wednesday evening after all of his legal efforts, including a request for stay of execution by the US Supreme Court, were exhausted.

Observations from a vigil for a murderer who was put to death Wednesday night.

Georgia Department of Corrections officials confirm there was an altercation between staff and inmates at a state prison on Saturday morning.

More families say they’ve also been extorted by inmates at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison (GDCP) in Jackson.

Kimberly Industrious says she received a call on Sunday from her son in the prison in Jackson, saying he needed $500 because he broke another inmate’s contraband cellphone.

At a state jail in southeast Georgia on Tuesday, an inmate is accused of ambushing and killing a prison guard from Georgia. Robert Clark, a 42-year-old prisoner, has been accused of murder.

Kelly Gissendaner, a Georgia death row inmate with a massive last meal request grabbed headlines, now her execution has been delayed. Mrs Gissendaner, who was set to die in few days, had requested a rather large last meal, which included two Burger King Whoppers, fries and ice cream.

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