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Washington State Prison inmate killed after fight with officers at hospital
SANDERSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Two investigations are underway after an inmate from the Washington State prison was shot and killed. The incident happened Tuesday around 9:00 p.m. at the Washington County Regional Medical Center in Sandersville. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), 31-year-old Jacob Henson was being treated for stabbing injuries from an incident earlier that day at
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Prison officers traumatized by rate of executions in US death penalty states
Pursuit of ‘non-stop executions’ causing psychological distress to corrections staff as states urged to widen gap between executionsThe relentless pursuit of “non-stop executions” by a rump of US death penalty states is exposing prison staff to extreme levels of psychological and physical stress, according to traumatized corrections officers who are appealing for help.Though capital punishment is generally on the wane in America, with only five states carrying out executions last year, those...
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Biden opens first field office in Florida as campaign gains ground in state
After President Joe Biden’s campaign recently declared Florida “winnable,” it has opened its first field office in the state. The office is in Hillsborough County, the third-largest county in Florida, which contains most of Tampa. The county has voted Democrat in the past two elections, but Republicans are gaining ground in voter registrations there. That […]