Ex-Clayton County jailer pleads guilty to using excessive force on inmate

CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — A former Clayton County jailer pleaded guilty to using excessive force against a detainee. Jabin Bethea admitted to using a Taser on an inmate at least six times without any ...
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Former metro Atlanta county jail admits to tasing inmate multiple times

CLAYTON COUNTY, GA — A former Clayton County jailer has admitted to tasing an inmate at least six times without any ...

Georgia nonprofit pushes for changes inside Clayton County Jail

New Order National Human Rights Organization met with Clayton County Sheriff Levon Allen to discuss the state of the jail ...
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Human rights activist to meet with Clayton County sheriff over jail conditions

Dozens of residents raised concerns earlier this month during a county commission meeting, with some calling for a public ...
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Fulton County doesn’t need a new jail. Here’s why it’s a bad investment.

As Fulton County weighs options to address the substandard conditions in its jail, a former board commission chairman urges leaders to choose diversion over incarceration.
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Families of Clayton County inmates claim inhumane conditions, human rights violations inside jail

The group said inmates are being forced to live in inhumane and unsafe conditions. They’re calling for Sheriff Levon Allen to resign and they say human rights have been violated. “We’re not standing ...

Clayton jail contractor accused of hiding drugs inside her office desk

A jail contractor is facing charges for allegedly smuggling contraband into the Clayton County Jail as part of Operation ...
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Two more inmate deaths inside the Harris County Jail were reported this week

Two more inmates died inside the Harris County Jail this week, according to a spokesperson for the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, bringing the jail’s in-custody death total to 18 this year. The ...
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In a Mississippi Jail, Inmates Became Weapons

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Chris Mack has been locked up in Mississippi’s Rankin County Jail on and off since he ...
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In a Brutal Mississippi Jail, Inmates Say They Were Enlisted as Enforcers

High-ranking inmates known as trusties were ordered to do guards’ bidding, former inmates and guards said, and the culture of violence in the jail went straight to the top. By Brian HoweyMukta Joshi ...
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Harris County Jail inmate dies after contracting bacterial meningitis, sheriff’s office says

A 53-year-old Harris County Jail inmate died Thursday after being diagnosed with bacterial meningitis, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. A news release from the sheriff’s office, which ...
Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune

Here's how expanded programming at the Wood County Jail is transforming inmates' lives

The new Wood County Jail has introduced over half a dozen programs to help inmates develop life skills. Programs include job training like ServSafe, counseling, life skills, and recovery groups like ...