Georgia
Justice Department finds Georgia is 'deliberately indifferent' to unchecked abuses at its prisons
Georgia's corrections department says a new federal report on state prison conditions reflects a “fundamental misunderstanding” of the challenges of running a prison system.
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia prison officials are “deliberately indifferent” to unchecked deadly violence, widespread drug use, extortion and sexual abuse at state lockups, the U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday, threatening to sue the state if it doesn’... [5170 chars]