Advocates say the backlog has led to lengthy jail stays.

Nance sued Georgia’s prison system claiming lethal injection would cause him excruciating pain because of his medical history ...

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ga. — When someone is charged with dropping drugs or other contraband into a Georgia state prison and cannot make bail, they do not go to a state facility. They wait for trial in ...

The scheme unraveled when authorities found more than a pound of pure methamphetamine, along with other drugs, hidden in the ...

Ten inmates have died so far this year at the Fulton County Jail, where former President Donald Trump was booked last month. Another inmate at Atlanta's problematic Fulton County Jail is dead, marking ...

Authorities have captured three inmates, including one charged with murder, who escaped from a county jail east of Atlanta. The trio fled the DeKalb County Jail early on Dec. 22, according to the ...

SUMTER COUNTY, Ga. — Two inmates facing charges that include murder escaped from a Georgia jail Sunday night. Ricky Martin, 20, and Kentravious Holmes, 21, were detained at the Sumter County Jail in ...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. (ANF/Gray News) — Three inmates who escaped from a Georgia county jail have been recaptured, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office announced Tuesday ...

Authorities in Georgia asked for the public's assistance on Monday, Feb. 9, after two inmates facing violent crime charges escaped from jail over the weekend. Two inmates escaped custody from the ...

A Richmond, GA, county sheriff’s deputy was fired and arrested in October 2025 after an investigation uncovered her ...