Updated: 3:15 PM EDT June 10, 2021
WHEELER COUNTY, Ga. Contact tracing and testing is underway at a Georgia state prison where at least four inmates are suspected to have tuberculosis (TB).
According to a statement from CoreCivic Public Affairs Manager Ryan Gustin, the first inmate at Wheeler Correctional Facility became ill in early May and was soon transferred to Augusta State Medical Prison for continued medical care.
Several days later, another inmate began having symptoms consistent with tuberculosis and was also transferred to ASMP for further evaluation.
Gustin says Wheeler Correctional medical staff have been taking precautionary protocols to lower the risk of infection of other inmates and staff like providing medical isolation pods, PPE masks, and providing meals in disposable trays.
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Alamo, Georgia, like too many rural towns across America, is in distress. When the hospital closed, the central Georgia town lost around 120 jobs, leaving behind the Wheeler Correctional Facility Georgia’s largest prison as the town’s leading employer. Around one third of Alamo’s 3,370 residents live below the poverty line, and there is little evidence that change is on the horizon.
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DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) Authorities arrested a former Dublin Police officer after suspecting her of supplying a state inmate with money Thursday. This is according to a news release from the Dublin Police Department.
Authorities identified the former officer as 37-year-old Shuronica Walker, of East Dublin.
Shuronica Walker charges
(1) count of items prohibited for possession of an inmate
(1) count of violation of oath of office
On January 22, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation initiated the investigation at the request of the Georgia Department of Corrections. The investigation regarded a Dublin police officer possibly supplying an inmate with money via non-approved methods.