🌱 Why a party inside Hawkinsville’s Pulaski State Prison is sparking outrage

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• Why a party inside Hawkinsville’s Pulaski State Prison is sparking outrage

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📰 News we're reading

• Outrage After Georgia Inmates Are Filmed Throwing Party Inside Prison: ‘Being Paid for By The Taxpayers' (thenerdstash.com) — A recent video allegedly filmed inside Pulaski State Prison in Hawkinsville shows women inmates dancing and celebrating at what appears to be a party, sparking online outrage. Viewers questioned whether such gatherings are allowed, how they’re funded, and whether they undermine the prison’s role in punishment versus rehabilitation.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Cochran

• Forgotten Lions veteran could be a training camp surprise nobody saw coming (sidelionreport.com)
• Bleckley deputies obtain warrants after reported limousine hit-and-run (41nbc.com)

Perry

• Dublin VA hosts Perry town hall to help local veterans learn about benefits and medical care (13wmaz.com)
• Perry's comprehensive plan shifting to regional commission over disagreements with consultant (hhjonline.com)
• New Georgia laws force changes to school zone cameras (13wmaz.com)

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