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| Georgia sends squads to Hays, targeting weapons, phones |
| By .timesfreepress.com - Joy Lukachick |
| Published: 03/01/2013 |
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Each morning, two dozen guards strap on full body armor, hoist their riot shields and head to the showers. It's time for the prisoners to wash up. Inmates at Hays State Prison can't be left alone with one another, not even in the showers. Since three prisoners were stabbed to death inside Hays in a six-week rash of violence, and at least two officers were assaulted by inmates who escaped from cells with broken locks, the Georgia Department of Corrections has called in its special forces to help restore order. These specially trained and equipped tactical squads of 12 officers each have been on duty around the clock at Hays since the first of the year, supplementing a guard staff short by more than 16 percent in January, the latest figures available. Read More. |
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