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Former prison guards charged in connection with inmate’s death

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ATLANTA – Two former correctional officers at Augusta State Medical Prison have been indicted in connection with the death of an inmate in 2020. Robert Roberson and Marcus Phillips are charged with violating the inmate’s constitutional rights by showing deliberate indifference to a fire in his cell that caused his death. The indictment, returned by a federal grand jury this week, alleges that on Oct. 28, 2020, the two officers noticed a smolderin
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Former prison guards charged in connection with inmate’s death

ATLANTA – Two former correctional officers at Augusta State Medical Prison have been indicted in connection with the death of an inmate in 2020. Robert Roberson and Marcus Phillips are charged with violating the inmate’s constitutional rights by showing deliberate indifference to a fire in his cell that caused his death. The indictment, returned by a federal grand jury this week, alleges that on Oct. 28, 2020, the two officers noticed a smolderin

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