DeKalb inmate dies after medical emergency at county jail, sheriff says
Authorities say 73-year-old John Parazzo was found unresponsive inside the DeKalb County Jail. Officials do not suspect foul play.
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Authorities say 73-year-old John Parazzo was found unresponsive inside the DeKalb County Jail. Officials do not suspect foul play.
After decades of incarceration and employment barriers, a 75-year-old Atlanta woman says a state pardon and record restriction gave her a second chance.
The Fulton County Sheriff's Office is implementing new procedures for processing misdemeanor arrests in response to overcrowding and worsening conditions at the jail.
All of the Georgia Department of Corrections' facilities around the state have been placed on lockdown after "altercation" at Dooly State Prison sent nine inmates to the hospital.
The former warden of Smith State Prison is accused of burying shivs and cell phones in his backyard to try to obstruct the contraband investigation.
A Georgia man says he was traumatized by severe medical neglect at a problem-plagued jail in Atlanta.
Tiger Woods is out of jail and headed for more uncertainty.
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, joined by attorney Liza Park and Je'vion Benham's mother, says the young man's death inside a Valdosta State Prison was "foreseeable and preventable."
Following the arrest of James Pearce Jr. on Saturday night, the Atlanta Falcons face troubling questions about the standout rookie's immediate and long-term future with the team.
After serving time, Janine Battista overcame stigma and barriers to rebuild her life, highlighting the challenges thousands face reentering society in Georgia.
Georgia lawmakers are moving to void a Savannah ordinance that fines or jails people for leaving guns in unlocked cars.
Georgia corrections officials say fighting at a state prison left three inmates dead and injured a corrections officer and 13 inmates over the weekend.
A disturbance at a prison in northern Georgia Sunday afternoon left three inmates dead and 12 more injured along with a guard, authorities say.
Derrick Groves, 28, was sentenced Friday to two life sentences over a 2018 double murder, with the Louisiana judge rebuking him for the disruption caused by his five months on the run.
Georgia offensive lineman Nyier Daniels remained in a Jackson County, Georgia, jail Monday morning following his arrest on multiple charges resulting from a high-speed police chase.
An investigation led by Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff has uncovered dozens of reports of medical neglect in immigration detention centers nationwide.
More Georgia officers are accused of misusing license plate databases to track partners, family, and acquaintances, sparking new concerns about privacy oversight.
Piedmont Atlanta Hospital says its advanced Gamma Knife radiosurgery technology offers a non-invasive treatment option for brain tumors, vascular abnormalities and other neurological disorders.
At Sunnybrook Stables in Cobb County, the rising diesel prices are showing up in the cost of keeping its horses fed.
A lawyer says influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate will fight extradition to the United Kingdom.
U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is demanding answers from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over changes made to a federal foodborne illness surveillance program.