October 29, 2015: 240 prisoners are transferred after it comes to light that prisoners had been “basically running” the jail. Prisoners had been leaving the facility to work on private property and even crossing state lines. Authorities seize weapons, drugs, cell phones and jail keys from prisoners. “It appears to simply just be a ‘free for all’ that was going on at the Correctional Facility.”
2015
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Attack on Guards at Troup County Jail, Georgia
October 14, 2015: One correctional officer was choked and another received a sprained wrist after what was described by media outlets as a “large disturbance” at Troup County Jail.
