Telfair_State_Prison

Telfair State Prison

Telfair State Prison

Georgia male-only state prison in the United States

Telfair State Prison is a Georgia Department of Corrections state prison for men located on 210 Long Bridge Road, Helena, Telfair County, Georgia, United States.[2] The facility opened in 1992 and currently has a capacity of 1420 prisoners.

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Between August and October 2012, two inmates and a corrections officer named Larry Stell were fatally stabbed in the facility.[3] Telfair was awarded Facility of the Year by Georgia Department of Corrections Commissioner Brian Owens in 2014.[4]

Telfair State was one of 7 prisons whose inmates participated in the 2010 Georgia prison strike.

Notable inmates

References

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    "New Warden at Telfair State Prison | the Georgia Department of Corrections".
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    "|| Georgia Department of Corrections ||". Archived from the original on 2013-03-17. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
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    "UPDATE: Corrections Officer Dead After Being Stabbed at Telfair State Prison Identified - 41NBC". Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
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    "Press Releases | The Georgia Department of Corrections". www.dcor.state.ga.us. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
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    "PRESLEY, AEMAN LOVEL Inmate 0001140808: Georgia Prisons (DOC)".
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    "AEMAN LOVEL PRESLEY Inmate 0001140808: Georgia Prisoner".
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    "Police: 3 deadly shootings targeting Atlanta homeless may be linked". 15 June 2020.

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