Dozens of Georgia prison officers charged in corruption probe
Source: Reuters
A corruption probe into Georgia state prisons led to the arrests on Thursday of 46 current and former officers who were indicted by a federal grand jury on drug and bribery charges, federal and state authorities said.
The arrests are the latest in a two-year investigation that has seen more than 130 current and former officers, inmates and civilians charged, U.S. Attorney John Horn for the Northern District of Georgia told reporters. The probe began examining problems with contraband and cell phones in one facility and uncovered issues in 11 of the state's 35 prisons.
"Given this magnitude of criminal activity in Georgia's prison facilities, our work is nowhere near done," Horn said at a news conference.
The Georgia Department of Corrections assisted federal agents in the undercover effort, which found prison officers offering protection for methamphetamine and cocaine trafficking in exchange for bribes, the agency said in a news release.
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World | Thu Feb 11, 2016 5:03pm EST
BY LETITIA STEIN
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