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The state's Private Prison Contracting Act of 1986, however, authorizes a single private prison for state inmates. [3] As of 2016 Tennessee technically contracts directly with CoreCivic only for inmates held at South Central. For the three other facilities, the state circumvents its statute by contracting with the local county.
Decatur County Prison Bainbridge: Minimum 135 Adult males Effingham County Prison Springfield: Medium 192 Adult males Floyd County Prison Rome: Medium 424 Adult males Gwinnett County Prison Lawrenceville: Minimum 158 Adult males Hall County Correctional Institution Gainesville: Medium 200 Adult males Harris County Prison Hamilton: Medium 150 ...
The State of Georgia passed a rewritten death penalty law in 1973. In 1976 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Georgia death penalty was constitutional. [19] In June 1980 the site of execution was moved to GDCP, and a new electric chair was installed in place of the original one. The original chair was put on display at the Georgia State Prison.
The Federal Correctional Institution, Jesup (FCI Jesup) is a medium-security United States federal prison housing male inmates in Jesup, Georgia. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a United States Department of Justice division. It has two adjacent satellite facilities: a low-security facility and a minimum-security prison camp ...
Because Georgia is one of four states where the juvenile justice system ends at age 16, the Fulton County Jail routinely holds 17-year-olds and subjects them to the same conditions.
Ed Foxworth, a spokesperson for the Wayne County Sheriff's Office, said Sunday that a 35-year-old inmate attempted suicide on Saturday, but said the inmate's condition was "unknown." Detroit ...
More than 800 people have lost their lives in jail since July 13, 2015 but few details are publicly released. Huffington Post is compiling a database of every person who died until July 13, 2016 to shed light on how they passed.
Waynesboro was founded in 1821 as a county seat for the newly created Wayne County. The city initially consisted of a 40-acre (16 ha) plot that included the courthouse and jail. A school, Ashland Academy, was established in 1843. [11] The city incorporated in 1850. [3]