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The Georgia Division of Corrections (GDC) introduced {that a} shakedown of 5 prisons within the state resulted within the confiscation of greater than 1,000 contraband objects, together with cellphones, weapons and methamphetamine.
The GDC performed 5 full-facility shakedowns final week as a part of efforts to remove “harmful” contraband from Georgia’s prisons, the division mentioned in a press launch on Friday.
Coastal, Central, Dooly, Lee and Valdosta state prisons all underwent the unannounced shakedowns.
The division seized greater than 1,000 contraband objects it says might be utilized by inmates to conduct legal exercise throughout the prisons.
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The Georgia Division of Corrections seized greater than 1,000 contraband objects throughout a shakedown of 5 state prisons.
(Georgia Division of Corrections)
In response to the GDC, 647 weapons, 210 cell telephones and 241 cellphone chargers had been confiscated.
It additionally revealed that 1,420.6 grams of marijuana, 2,557.3 grams of tobacco, 289.9 grams of methamphetamine, 66.5 ounces of alcohol and 142 capsules had been seized from throughout the prisons’ partitions.
“We’ve got taken an aggressive method to ridding our amenities of this stuff, when, within the arms of inmates can create an unsafe surroundings,” GDC Commissioner Timothy C. Ward mentioned within the press launch.
The Georgia Division of Corrections mentioned the unannounced shakedowns had been performed at Coastal, Central, Dooly, Lee, and Valdosta state prisons.
“We’ll proceed to be steadfast on this method and others we might discover to be helpful, in upholding our non-negotiable mission of defending the general public,” he continued.
The division mentioned it might proceed to hold out shakedowns at jail amenities all through the state.
“The GDC stays dedicated to making sure the protection of each employees and inmates, as we frequently consider and implement safety processes and strategies to cease the introduction of unlawful contraband,” the GDC wrote within the press launch.
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The Georgia Division of Corrections mentioned full-facility shakedowns will proceed at jail amenities all through the state.
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It additionally mentioned it might make the most of further security measures within the amenities, together with conducting well being and wellness checks, and that it has applied “state-of-the artwork” technological techniques and has enhanced “front-line and perimeter detection procedures.”
