Category Archives: inmate violence

Stewart Detention Center On Lockdown as Detainees Protest Inhumane Conditions

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(APN) ATLANTA — Detainees at Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia were apparently met with retaliation for protesting inhumane conditions this week.   “We are deeply concerned for people currently detained at Stewart.  As communication in and out of the facility has been limited, it has been difficult to monitor the situation,” Silky Shah, co-director of the Detention Watch Network, […]

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Georgia Prisons Face Crisis of Inmate Violence: 32 Deaths in Four Years

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(APN) ATLANTA — The Southern Center for Human Right (SCHR) and State Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta) held a legislative hearing, on Thursday, April 10, 2014, at the State Capitol, on the increase of violence and violent deaths in the Georgia prison system.       “Several years ago we noticed that we were receiving… ever-growing reports of trauma and violence […]

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