Camden inmate pleads guilty as the source of…

Release: Camden County jail inmate admits providing drugs that caused fellow inmate's overdose death Autopsy found acute fentanyl intoxication BRUNSWICK, GA:  An inmate at the Camden County Detention Facility has admitted providing the drugs resulting…

Twelve Thomas County inmates charged after fight

Release: Thomasville, GA (February 25, 2021) – On February 15, 2021, at approximately 12:25 p.m., the GBI was requested to assist the Thomas County Sheriff’s Office with an investigation regarding a fight between multiple inmates that…

Two Ben Hill inmates charged in jail death

Release: Inmates Charged in Ben Hill County Jail Death Case FEBRUARY 04, 2021 Ben Hill County, GA (February 4, 2021) – On Wednesday, January 26, 2021, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation charged Ben Hill County inmate…

Colquitt Jailer arrested for providing contraband

Release: GBI Arrests Colquitt County Jailer JANUARY 06, 2021 Colquitt County, GA (January 6, 2021) - On Wednesday, January 6, 2021, Amber Richter, 25, was arrested and charged with providing prohibited items to an inmate…

LCSO investigates inmate death from overdose in Camden

Release: Inmate at Camden County jail charged with providing drugs resulting in fellow inmate's overdose death Autopsy found acute fentanyl intoxication BRUNSWICK, GA:  An inmate at the Camden County Detention Facility has been charged with…

GDC investigates suspected inmate homicide in Macon

Release: Inmate Death Under Investigation FORSYTH, Ga. – Special Agents with the Georgia Department of Corrections’ (GDC) Office of Professional Standards are investigating the death of an inmate at Macon State Prison in Oglethorpe, Ga.,…