Georgia Department of Corrections

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Name: Georgia Department of Corrections
First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

Corrections Fire Services celebrates 50 years

ALTO - The Georgia Department of Corrections celebrated a milestone in public safety on Wednesday: 50 years of the Georgia Department of Corrections Fire Services.The program started in 1963 with the fire station that since has been named for Chief Richard ... [Published Access North GA - 8 hours ago]
First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 19 hours ago - 1 reports

Probation officers Graham and Rucker honored for outstanding service

Two local probation officers in the Northern Judicial Circuit are being recognized by the state department of corrections for outstanding service.“The awards are presented quarterly to one of the 900 probation officers throughout the state and are presented ... [Published Anderson Independent-Mail - 19 hours ago]
First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

County Coimmissioners Met Monday night May 21.

The first order of business at the Spalding County commissioner meeting May 20th was to approve: a Proclamation honoring The Exchange Club’s 2012 Man of the Year, Dr. Phillip B. Smith.Chairman Flowers-Taylor presented Commissioners Chipper Gardner and ... [Published WKEU Radio - May 21 2013]
First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Deal honors fallen police Georgia officers

In this 2013 file photo, Officers salute as they lay a wreath during the Peace Officers Memorial Day Service in Rome. (Alan Riquelmy/RN-T.com)FORSYTH, Ga. -- The first black policeman killed while protecting the Athens public 50 years ago will finally ... [Published RN-T.com - May 21 2013]
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Doggy daycare worker accused of kicking pup in his care

A Fulton County man is accused of kicking a puppy in his care at a Johns Creek grooming business where he worked only a few weeks. The incident was captured on video by the shop’s owner, who called police.Marlon Darell Williams, 22, of Roswell, will be ... [Published Atlanta Journal And Constitution - May 20 2013]
First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Arson suspect treated for burns, back in jail

by By Jessica Loeding, jessica.loeding@daily-tribune.com The Daily Tribune NewsSuffering burns so severe he could not be fingerprinted, the suspect in a Wednesday arson has been treated and is back in jail.Phillip Rodger Bennett, 58, was taken into ... [Published Cartersville Daily Tribune News - May 18 2013]
First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

South rec complex stirs more heated discussion

Parents turned out again to protest actions by the Jones County American League at the South Recreation Complex on Highway 49 after a productive recreation committee meeting of the Jones County commissioners.Commissioner and committee chairman Jonathan ... [Published Jones County News - May 16 2013]
First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

90 employers expected at Thursday?s career expo

SAVANNAH, GA – On Thursday, May 16th, the Southeast Georgia Career Expo will be held in Savannah.The Georgia Department of Labor’s (GDOL) Savannah Career Center, the GDOL’s Veterans Services Division, and Savannah Technical College sponsor the annual ... [Published WJCL ABC 22 - May 15 2013]
First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Lawsuit over Ga. open records law dismissed

ATLANTA --The state Department of Corrections has agreed to give the Southern Center for Human Rights 1,000 pages of documents after the group sued during their probe into a northwest Georgia prison.The Department of Corrections initially told the organization ... [Published South Carolina Enquirer-Herald - May 10 2013]
First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

State pays civil rights group for trying to overcharge for records

The Georgia Department of Corrections has agreed to hand over 1,000 pages of documents the Southern Center for Human Rights filed a lawsuit to obtain, and to pay the civil rights group’s legal fees. The center had sued to force the department to provide ... [Published Atlanta Journal And Constitution - May 09 2013]
First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 2 reports

Gwinnett serial rape suspect at large

NORCROSS, Ga -- Police in Gwinnett County are hunting an accused serial rapist who is luring his victims into a vacant apartment. They know who he is, but don't know where he is. Police said Joseph Tyler Sivonda, 23, of Norcross is hiring female escorts ... [Published 11 Alive - May 03 2013]
First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

'I'm Going to Kill My Only Son'

A man incarcerated in a Georgia state prison allegedly threatened to kill his juvenile son and to put two other people in an underground container until they starve.Daniel Eric Cobble, who is in the Baldwin State Prison until July 2021 for aggravated ... [Published Powder Springs-Lithia Springs Patch - May 01 2013]

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"It brought up memories and things that were long forgotten," she said. "But it's going to be OK now. I can get it behind me."
"The intent to murder is actually included in aggravated assault and he has two counts of that."
In a statement to 6 News, Schofield said: "Our responsibility is to ensure public safety and part of it goes with officer safety. Officers will be appropriately screened and trained. Over the next five years, we will fully implement the officer's ability to carry firearms in the course of their duties."
"(The 21-year-old) lied to her friend, essentially, to get her to come down here" he said

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Corrections Fire Services celebrates 50 years [Published Access North GA - 8 hours ago]
Probation officers Graham and Rucker honored fo... [Published Anderson Independent-Mail - 19 hours ago]
Washington, D.C. Fugitive Snared by U.S. Marshals [Published Noodls - May 22 2013]
County Coimmissioners Met Monday night May 21. [Published WKEU Radio - May 21 2013]
Deal honors fallen police Georgia officers [Published RN-T.com - May 21 2013]
Deal honors fallen cops, Donald Moon [Published OnlineAthens - May 20 2013]
Doggy daycare worker accused of kicking pup in ... [Published Atlanta Journal And Constitution - May 20 2013]
Arson suspect treated for burns, back in jail [Published Cartersville Daily Tribune News - May 18 2013]
Cartersville Arson Suspect Treated in Hospital ... [Published Cartersville Patch - May 17 2013]
CSH board forms state property task force [Published Union Recorder - May 17 2013]
South rec complex stirs more heated discussion [Published Jones County News - May 16 2013]
90 employers expected at Thursday?s career expo [Published WJCL ABC 22 - May 15 2013]
Tennessee to become one of the last states to a... [Published WATE - May 15 2013]
Gris: If the cap and gown fits, wear it [Published Macon Telegraph - May 10 2013]
Lawsuit over Ga. open records law dismissed [Published Fox 5 Atlanta WAGA - May 10 2013]
Lawsuit over Ga. open records law dismissed [Published South Carolina Enquirer-Herald - May 10 2013]
Accused serial rapist captured in Gwinnett County [Published Atlanta Journal And Constitution - May 09 2013]
State pays civil rights group for trying to ove... [Published Atlanta Journal And Constitution - May 09 2013]
Deputies: Wanted SC man leads deputies on chase... [Published FOX Carolina - May 09 2013]
EDITORIAL: Hufstetler anchors news [Published RN-T.com - May 09 2013]
Duo accused of swiping cars, VIN numbers for pr... [Published Atlanta Journal And Constitution - May 08 2013]
Helicopters Out Searching For Missing 71 Year O... [Published 41 NBC - May 08 2013]
Man faces human trafficking charge [Published Rockdale Citizen - May 07 2013]
Court targets mental illness [Published Forsyth County News - May 07 2013]
Parolee Wanted in Connection with Cobb Theft [Published Northeast Cobb Patch - May 06 2013]
Gwinnett serial rape suspect at large [Published 11 Alive - May 03 2013]
Police seek serial rape suspect [Published Atlanta Journal And Constitution - May 03 2013]
Georgia officials, lawmakers to tour Hays State... [Published 3 WRCB-TV - May 02 2013]
'I'm Going to Kill My Only Son' [Published Powder Springs-Lithia Springs Patch - May 01 2013]
Forsyth: Looking for Ways to Pay the Bills [Published 41 NBC - Apr 30 2013]
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