Georgia lawmakers have approved a $250 million budget allocation aimed at improving conditions in the state’s prisons.

The original indictment accused them of "punching and kicking" an inmate in their custody. The new charges against them ...

LOWNDES COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) — An investigation is underway after an inmate at Valdosta State Prison was found dead in his cell ...

A man was arrested after an attempted contraband drop at Hancock State Prison, according to the Hancock County Sheriff's ...

As the proposed closure of Rockview state prison looms, history provides some clues about what could happen with the aging facility if the recommendation from Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration ...

An off-duty sheriff’s deputy helped tackle the robber as he ran away from the B&T Food Fresh Market in Ridgeland.

Prisoners Anthony Williams, 41, Connor Brown, 22, and Zacharia Luz, 42, were killed in the July 30 fight at Ely State Prison. No officers were injured. Authorities say the charges in the case ...

Kathy Hochul requires the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to report those officers to the state Division of Criminal Justice Services as having been removed from their positio ...

Inmates who complete their sentence would be provided the documents normally needed for employment if Georgia legislation becomes law.

A Georgia court on Wednesday sentenced pro-Western ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili to nine years in prison for misspending public funds, adding three years to the jail term he is currently serving.