Rogers State Prison is a Georgia Department of Corrections state medium-security prison for men located in unincorporated Tattnall County, Georgia , near Reidsville . Currently, the operational capacity of the facility is 1391 inmates and its warden is Brian Chambers. (Reidsville is also the site of the 1938 Georgia State Prison , about one mile away.)
8-618: The facility includes an extensive working farm, a canning operation, a dairy, and beef and pork production. These agricultural programs contribute a significant amount of food back into other state prisons. In May 2005 multiple correctional officers were suspended, pending an investigation of allegations made by a former guard and whistleblower named Tommy Cardell. Cardell went to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation claiming that he had seen 20 to 30 instances of prisoners being beaten while handcuffed, and other systematic cruel treatment. Rogers
16-491: The U.S. state of Georgia . It is an independent, statewide agency that provides assistance to Georgia's criminal justice system in the areas of criminal investigations, forensic laboratory services, and computerized criminal justice information. Its headquarters is located in unincorporated DeKalb County , near Decatur and in Greater Atlanta . The agency is divided into several parts: Fleet and Asset Section manages
24-622: The Division of Identification, Detection, Prevention and Investigation which became the GBI in 1940. Any crime committed on state property or on state highways came under the jurisdiction of the Department of Public Safety. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation was also authorized to assist in criminal investigations when requested to do so by local law enforcement officials or agencies. In 1972 then Governor of Georgia Jimmy Carter proposed extensive changes in
32-605: The GBI's fleet of more than 500 vehicles and GBI assets totally nearly 5,000 items valued in excess of $ 100 million. Staff Services is responsible for: Services Governor Eurith D. Rivers was instrumental in the creation of the department in March 1937, when a law was passed Act 220 creating the Georgia Department of Public Safety which included the Georgia State Patrol and a plainclothes investigative division called
40-518: The Georgia Bureau of Investigations. As a child, Trent was abandoned and was forced to endure a harsh coming-of-age in Atlanta's overwhelmed foster care system. Now that he is in a position to make a difference, Trent is determined to use his unique point of view to make sure no one is abandoned like he was. His personal motivation and background contribute to Will Trent having the highest clearance rate in
48-601: The structure of the executive branch of state government that led to the introduction of the Executive Reorganization Act . As a result of passage of this Act and later amendments, on February 28, 1974, the GBI was made an independent agency separate from the Georgia Department of Public Safety. The show Will Trent , based on Karin Slaughter's bestselling books, the series follows Special Agent Will Trent of
56-465: Was serving a life sentence. Officials with the U.S. Marshals Service and the Georgia Department of Corrections recaptured Munoz-Mendez on October 30, 2019 in Kentucky. 32°00′19″N 82°09′47″W / 32.00526°N 82.16312°W / 32.00526; -82.16312 Georgia Bureau of Investigation The Georgia Bureau of Investigation ( GBI ) is the state bureau of investigation of
64-578: Was the scene of the alleged mistreatment of a transgender female inmate named Zahara Green in July 2012. Green filed suit against the state corrections department. On October 25, 2019 the administration at Rogers State Prison released, due to an error, prisoner Tony Maycon Munoz-Mendez, 31, who was convicted of rape and aggravated child molestation in Gwinnett County, according to Georgia Department of Corrections records. He had been in prison since April 2015 and
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