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Federal govt. launches civil rights probe of Ga. prisons
In this Dec. 1, 2015, file photo, prisoners stand while being processed for intake at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson, Ga. The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021, announced a statewide civil rights investigat
In this Dec. 1, 2015, file photo, prisoners stand while being processed for intake at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson, Ga. The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021, announced a statewide civil rights investigation into Georgia prisons, citing particular concern about violence.
ATLANTA — The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday announced a statewide civil rights investigation into Georgia prisons, citing particular concern about violence.
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