Two guards at Hays State Prison have been cleared to go back to duty after being assaulted by inmates at the facility early Sunday morning.
Georgia Department of Corrections spokesperson Gwendolyn Hogan tells FOX 5 News that the incident happened around 1:30 a.m. Sunday. The two corrections officers were taken to an area hospital where they were treated and released with minor injuries.
She says the two were back at work Sunday afternoon.
This is the third known violent incident at the prison within the past month. Two inmates were killed in fights within that time. The first was December 26 and the second was January 18.
A third inmate also died on December 22 while in protective custody.
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President Barack Obama addressed a crowd of soggy graduates and guests at Morehouse College's spring commencement ceremony on Sunday.
President Barack Obama addressed a crowd of soggy graduates and guests at Morehouse College's spring commencement ceremony on Sunday, telling graduates to take the power of their example-- as black men graduating from college-- and use it to improve people's lives.
Sunday, May 19 2013 1:53 PM EDT2013-05-19 17:53:40 GMT
President Barack Obama addressed graduates at Morehouse College's commencement ceremony in Atlanta on Sunday.
President Barack Obama addressed graduates at Morehouse College's commencement ceremony in Atlanta on Sunday, marking the first time a sitting president has made a commencement address in Georgia since 1938. See photos from his visit to Atlanta here!
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They say you can't win if you don't play, and thousands of people are. The jackpot for Saturday night's Powerball drawing is an estimated $600 million, giving many a bad case of lottery fever.
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