Ware State Prison
{{Short description|Georgia state prison}}
{{Infobox Prison
| prison_name = Ware State Prison
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| location = 3620 Harris Road
Waycross, Georgia
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| status = open
| classification = close security
| capacity = 1546
| opened = 1990
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| managed_by = Georgia Department of Corrections
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Ware State Prison is a Georgia Department of Corrections state prison for men located in Waycross, Ware County, Georgia.{{cite web|title=Ware State Prison|url=http://www.dcor.state.ga.us/GDC/FacilityMap/html/S_50000249.html|website=Georgia Department of Corrections|access-date=17 August 2016}}
The facility first opened in 1990, and has a maximum capacity of 1546 inmates.{{cite web | url=https://www.prisonpro.com/content/ware-state-prison | title=Ware State Prison Visiting hours, inmate phones, mail }}
History
In 2013, the prison was involved in a series of lawsuits related to an attack on an inmate. The inmate, Cleveland Dunn, was attacked by a fellow inmate on September 9, 2011. Dunn alleged in his lawsuit that he did not receive adequate care for his injuries. Dunn claimed that over two weeks had passed before he was taken to Augusta State Medical Prison for medical treatment related to his injuries.[https://www.ajc.com/blog/investigations/ware-state-prison-brutal-beating-and-wait-for-hospital-care/8OcpCfZP5nntFwlIHVQhzO/ At Ware State Prison, a brutal beating and a wait for hospital care] The Atlanta Journal-Constitution In September 2016, the last of Dunn's lawsuits was dismissed; most of them due to immunity from prosecution under Georgia law.[https://www.leagle.com/decision/infdco20160930d19 DUNN v. HART {{!}} Civil Action No. 5:13-cv-131.] Leagle
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Over the course of 2020, a number of inmates and staff contracted COVID-19. The state of Georgia reported 26 inmates and 58 staff members infected as of September 11, 2020, with two inmates dying from the virus.[https://www.newsweek.com/georgia-prison-riot-guards-stabbed-1522203 Riot at Ware State Prison in Georgia Leaves 2 Staff Members and 2 Inmates Injured Amid Reports of Violence on Livestreams] Newsweek{{cite web |url=http://www.gdc.ga.gov/content/cases |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200906185224/http://www.gdc.ga.gov/content/cases |archive-date=2020-09-06 |title=Confirmed COVID-19 Cases |author= |website=The Georgia Department of Corrections }}
On July 17, an investigation was launched into an incident where an inmate, Robert Wilson, was attacked by another inmate. Wilson died of his injures the same day.[http://www.gdc.ga.gov/NewsRoom/PressReleases/inmate-death-under-investigation-35 Inmate Death Under Investigation] Georgia Department of Corrections Wilson's death was the third Georgia inmate of four to have died in July as a result of violence.[https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/4th-georgia-prisoner-killed-in-suspected-homicide-this-month/UTOYKYFDL5HNNFQ444MTAQFZ24/ 4th Georgia prisoner killed in suspected homicide this month] The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
During the evening of August 1, a riot broke out at the prison that left at least three inmates and two staff members injured.[https://www.ajc.com/news/breaking-violent-riot-reported-at-south-georgia-prison/3EISC6BDTZBRHI7YATPM3HPPNU/ UPDATE: South Georgia prison on lockdown after riot] The Atlanta Journal-Constitution In the aftermath of the riot, the Human and Civil Rights Coalition of Georgia claimed that there had been ongoing issues at the prison since April.[https://twitter.com/hcrc_ga/status/1289849331659370498 The Human and Civil Rights Coalition of Georgia on Twitter: We have been dealing with issues at Ware State Prison since April 2020.] Twitter
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