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EDITORIAL: Prison transparency essential

The people of Georgia have the right and need to know what is going on behind prison walls ... Read more

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Six inmates die at Valdosta prison within year: Open records request makes deaths public

VALDOSTA — Six inmates have died at Valdosta State Prison during the last year, including two homicide victims, ... Read more

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Senate eyes unreported prison deaths

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Belinda L. Maley’s son, Matthew Loflin, died in 2014 within nearly three months at the ... Read more

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ZACHARY: Bad things happen when no one is watching

Belinda Maley will never see her son again. Her son, Matthew, had been in trouble and was at ... Read more

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Records show four ex-Valdosta prison guards sentenced for beating

VALDOSTA — Four former Valdosta prison officers were sentenced in federal court this week for the beating of ... Read more

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EDITORIAL: Prison transparency essential

Inmates have civil rights.  Prisons in Georgia are under a microscope and it is about time.  This week, ... Read more

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Corrections commissioner: 49% staff turnover in Georgia prisons

ATLANTA— During a Georgia Department of Corrections budget hearing Wednesday, Commissioner Timothy Ward briefly hit on one of ... Read more

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Ga. bills focus on inmate mental health

ATLANTA — Amid an investigation into conditions inside Georgia prisons, launched in September, state lawmakers are taking steps ... Read more

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Ga. bills focus on inmate mental health

ATLANTA — Amid an investigation into conditions inside Georgia prisons, launched in September, state lawmakers are taking steps ... Read more

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Settlement reached in Valdosta inmate death

VALDOSTA — Georgia’s prison system has reached a multi-million dollar settlement in a lawsuit filed by the parents ... Read more