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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.
Three inmates were killed and at least 13 injured when fights broke out in Washington State Prison in Washington County, Georgia, in what authorities believe was gang-related. Two victims have been identified: Jimmy Trammell, 42, who was days from completing a 10-year burglary sentence and being released, and Ahmod Hatcher, 23. The prison was placed on lockdown as family members seek answers about the security failures that contributed to the disturbance.
Three inmates died and at least 12 inmates and a guard were wounded in an incident at Washington State Prison in Washington County, Georgia. Responding agencies including the Georgia State Patrol and local authorities secured the facility, and the deceased were identified as 23-year-old Ahmod Hatcher, 42-year-old Jimmy Trammell, and 27-year-old Teddy Jackson.