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  2. Prison escape - Wikipedia

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    A prison escape (also referred to as a bust out, breakout, jailbreak, jail escape or prison break) is the act of an inmate leaving prison through unofficial or illegal ways. Normally, when this occurs, an effort is made on the part of authorities to recapture them and return them to their original detainers.

  3. Georgia prisons 'horrific and unsafe' with homicides rampant ...

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    In December 2023, the prisons experienced five homicides at four prisons, and other serious incidents, including numerous deaths after altercations between inmates, and a Central State Prison ...

  4. Solitary confinement - Wikipedia

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    Solitary confinement is used on incarcerated individuals when they are considered a danger to themselves or others. It is also used on individuals who are at high risk of being harmed by others, for example because they are transgender, have served as a witness to a crime, or have been convicted of crimes such as child molestation or abuse.

  5. List of Georgia Department of Corrections facilities - Wikipedia

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    Bostick State Prison: 2010 Georgia State Prison: 2022 Homerville State Prison 2009 Men's State Prison: 2011 Metro State Prison: 2011 Milan State Prison 2008 Rivers State Prison 2008 Scott State Prison 2009 Thomas County Prison 2017 Troup County Correctional Institution 2017 Wayne State Prison 2008

  6. Georgia prison officials in 'flagrant' violation of solitary ...

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    A psychology professor and prison expert told the court he had toured maximum security prisons in roughly two dozen states, and Georgia's SMU unit was “one of the harshest and most draconian ...

  7. Georgia lawmakers seek answers to deaths and violence ...

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    Georgia prisons remain understaffed and overwhelmed by violence and deaths, according to statistics presented to state lawmakers Wednesday. A total of 981 people have died in Georgia prisons since ...

  8. Incarceration in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Drug offenses account for the incarceration of about 1 in 5 people in U.S. prisons. [7] Violent offenses account for over 3 in 5 people (62%) in state prisons. [7] Property offenses account for the incarceration of about 1 in 7 people (14%) in state prisons. [7] The United States maintains a higher incarceration rate than most developed ...

  9. Staffing a challenge for Georgia's prisons, commissioner says

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    (The Center Square) – Hiring and retention of employees are among the biggest challenges for Georgia's prison system, Department of Corrections Commissioner Tyrone Oliver told a House of ...