Georgia’s prison controversy, which followed allegations by an inmate that he was sexually abused at the hands of prison guards, has escalated amid allegations that more prisoners have been punished, including through physical violence, for expressing support for the inmate. The controversy erupted after convicted Giorgi Davitadze, 36, the son of Avtandil Davitadze, a former Georgian Dream member of the Tbilisi City Council, alleged that prison …
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