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Three inmates were killed and about a dozen hospitalized after a gang-related altercation at Washington State Prison in Georgia; the violence began on an outdoor sidewalk during visitation hours, visitors were not harmed, autopsies will be performed by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, and the facility remained on lockdown as federal civil rights scrutiny of the GDC continues.
A corrections officer at Smith State Prison in Georgia was killed after being attacked by an inmate with a homemade weapon. The officer, Robert Clark, was escorting two offenders when one of them assaulted him from behind. Another inmate who tried to help was also injured. Clark died from his injuries, while the other inmate remains hospitalized. The inmate responsible for the attack is expected to be charged. This incident is part of a series of troubling incidents at the prison, including the firing and arrest of the warden on various charges. An investigation has also revealed numerous cases of Georgia Department of Corrections employees being arrested for crimes on the job.
Correctional Officer Robert Clark has died after being attacked by an inmate at Smith State Prison in Georgia. The inmate assaulted Clark from behind with a homemade weapon while he was escorting two inmates from the dining hall. Another inmate who tried to assist Clark was also assaulted. Clark and the assisting inmate were both taken to local hospitals, but Clark succumbed to his injuries. Layton Lester, the inmate responsible for the attack, will be charged with assault and murder.