This article was updated on Jan. 12, 2025, at 6:11 p.m.
Fighting that broke out at a Georgia state prison over the weekend left three inmates dead and injured a corrections officer and 13 more inmates, the Georgia Department of Corrections said Monday.
The agency said the violence erupted in an outdoor area of the medium-security Washington State Prison, and that guards used non-lethal weapons to subdue the fighting. It said the situation was under control within about 90 minutes. Visitors were safely evacuated after some injured inmates entered the prison’s visitation area, the statement said.
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