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| Aug 27, 2026 | Execution Date Set for Cobb County Murderer | Stacey Humphreys to be executed on September 16
FORSYTH, Ga. – The Cobb County Superior Court has ordered the execution of convicted murderer Stacey Humphreys. The court ordered the Georgia Department of Corrections to carry out the executi... |
| Jul 30, 2026 | New Director of Evidenced-Based Practices and Specialized Programs | Pamela Wiggins Promoted
FORSYTH, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) Commissioner Tyrone Oliver announced the promotion of Pamela Wiggins, Director of Women’s Services, to Director of Evidenced-Based Practices and Specialized ... |
| Jul 30, 2026 | New Director of Women’s Services | Myra Orsborn Promoted
FORSYTH, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) Commissioner Tyrone Oliver announced the promotion of Myra Orsborn, Deputy Director of Women’s Services, to Director of Women’s Services, effective August 1, 2... |
| Jul 30, 2026 | New Deputy Warden of Administration at Washington State Prison | Tywanda King Promoted
FORSYTH, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) Commissioner Tyrone Oliver announced the promotion of Tywanda King, Accounting Technician III at Washington State Prison (SP), to Deputy Warden of Administrati... |
| Jul 14, 2026 | New Superintendent at Colwell Probation Detention Center | Jennifer DeFillippes Promoted
FORSYTH, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) Commissioner Tyrone Oliver announced the promotion of Jennifer DeFillippes Assistant Superintendent at Colwell Probation Detention Center (PDC), to Sup... |
| May 28, 2026 | New Director for North Region Named | Allen Dills Promoted
FORSYTH, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) Commissioner Tyrone Oliver announced the promotion of Allen Dills, Assistant Director for the North Region, to Director for the North Region, effective June 1, ... |
| May 28, 2026 | New Deputy Director for Field Operations | Antoine Caldwell Promoted
FORSYTH, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) Commissioner Tyrone Oliver announced the promotion of Antoine Caldwell, Director for the North Region, to Deputy Director for Field Operations, effective J... |
| Feb 21, 2025 | The Tug-of-War Over State Budgets: Prisons vs. Remote Work | In the United States, state budgets are battlegrounds. On one side, the pressing needs of aging prison systems. On the other, the contentious debate over remote work policies. Both issues reveal a deeper struggle: how to allocate limited re... |
| Feb 18, 2025 | National Politics | States debate prison spending as needs grow but budgets tighten | He also has proposed $8 million for infrastructure improvements and more than $2 million for radio tower replacements and satellite phones for probation officers in rural counties.
His budget would allocate roughly $3 million for correction... |
| Dec 10, 2024 | State prisons turn to extended lockdowns amid staffing shortages, overcrowding | For example, the Green Bay Correctional Institution in Wisconsin resumed normal operations in July after being on lockdown for more than a year. As of Nov. 29, the facility housed 1,080 people, nearly 45% above its designed capacity of 749.... |
| Jul 22, 2022 | More than 1,000 Contraband items seized at Multiple State Prisons | More than 1,000 Contraband items seized at Multiple State Prisons
Full Facility Shakedowns Conducted
FORSYTH, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) announced today the completion of five full-facility shakedowns as part of our c... |
| Jul 12, 2022 | Offenders Gain Marketable Skills | Offenders Gain Marketable Skills
29,091 Career, Technical and Higher Education Certificates and Diplomas Earned
FORSYTH, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) announced today its Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) Career, Technical and Hig... |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Metro Reentry Facility Hosts Graduation Ceremony | Metro Reentry Facility Hosts Graduation Ceremony
Returning Citizens Receive Diplomas and Certificates
FORSYTH, Ga. – On June 16, Metro Reentry Facility (RF) held its fourth annual Returning Citizens' Program Completion and Education Graduat... |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Special Agent Basic Academy Graduation | Special Agent Basic Academy Graduation
GDC Staff Earn Special Agent certification
FORSYTH, Ga. – On Thursday, June 16, the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) hosted a graduation ceremony recognizing twenty-one GDC staff for completing ... |
| Jun 1, 2022 | New Deputy Warden of Care and Treatment at Augusta State Medical Prison | New Deputy Warden of Care and Treatment at Augusta State Medical Prison
Barbra Colón Promoted
FORSYTH, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) Commissioner Timothy C. Ward announced the promotion of Barbra Colón to Deputy Warden o... |
| May 12, 2022 | Virgil Delano Presnell, Jr. Execution Media Advisory | Virgil Delano Presnell, Jr. Execution Media Advisory
Inmate’s last meal
FORSYTH, Ga. – Condemned murderer Virgil Delano Presnell, Jr. is scheduled for execution by lethal injection at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 17 at Georgia Diagnostic and C... |
| May 2, 2022 | New Deputy Warden of Administration at Calhoun State Prison | New Deputy Warden of Administration at Calhoun State Prison
Jennifer Craft Promotion
FORSYTH, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) Commissioner Timothy C. Ward announced the promotion of Jennifer Craft to Deputy Warden of Admin... |
| May 2, 2022 | New Deputy Warden of Security at Hancock State Prison | New Deputy Warden of Security at Hancock State Prison
Calpurnia Washington Promoted
FORSYTH, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) Commissioner Timothy C. Ward announced the promotion of Calpurnia Washington to Deputy Warden of ... |
| Apr 29, 2022 | New Director of Compliance Unit Named | New Director of Compliance Unit Named
Tomekia Jordan Promoted
FORSYTH, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) Commissioner Timothy C. Ward announced the promotion of Tomekia Jordan, Special Agent in Charge of the North Region, to... |
| Apr 29, 2022 | New Deputy Director of Compliance Unit Named | New Deputy Director of Compliance Unit Named
Clay Weaver Promoted
FORSYTH, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) Commissioner Timothy C. Ward announced the promotion of Clay Weaver, Correctional Senior Manager in the Office of P... |
| Apr 22, 2022 | New Director of the Office of Information Technology Named | New Director of the Office of Information Technology Named Henry Rutherford Appointed
FORSYTH, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) Commissioner Timothy C. Ward announced the appointment of Henry Rutherford to Director of the O... |
| Apr 22, 2022 | New Director of Engineering and Construction Services Named | New Director of Engineering and Construction Services Named Jamie Clark Promoted
FORSYTH, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) Commissioner Timothy C. Ward announced the promotion of Jamie Clark, Construction Services Manager i... |
| Hundreds of incarcerated people are dying of hep C — even though we have a simple cure | FALLS CITY, Neb. — John Ritchie shouldn’t have died.
He knew he had hepatitis C. And he knew, too, about the simple, once-daily pills that could fully cure him of the potentially deadly viral infection in about 12 weeks.
But Ritchie was ser... |