Rogers State Prison
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| Location | 1978 Georgia Highway 147 Reidsville, Georgia |
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| Status | open |
| Security class | medium |
| Capacity | 1391 |
| Opened | 1983; expanded 1989 |
| Managed by | Georgia Department of Corrections |
Rogers State Prison is a Georgia Department of Corrections state medium-security prison for men located in Reidsville, Tattnall County, Georgia.[1] Current capacity of the facility is 1391 inmates. (Reidsville is also the site of the 1938 Georgia State Prison, about one mile away.)
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 three 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'd seen 20 to 30 instances of prisoners being beaten while handcuffed, and other systematic cruel treatment.[2]
Rogers 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.[3]
References
- ^ "Dodge State Prison". Georgia Department of Correction. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "3 prison officers suspended amid beating allegations Reidsville claims investigated". Athens (GA) Banner Herald. Associated Press. 21 May 2005. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ Hess, Amanda. "Protecting Trans Prisoners". Slate.com. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
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