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25 State Prisons On Lockdown Due To ‘Increased Security Threat’
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
4
First seen
Oct 29, 8:50 AM EDT
updated Oct 29, 9:27 AM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WSB-TV (Channel 2 ABC), WANF (Atlanta News First CBS) and 2 others, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
At least 25 to 26 Georgia state prisons and correctional facilities have been placed on lockdown due to increased security threat group activity, WXIA, WAGA, WANF, and WSB-TV reported.
Written by our system from the sources below (4), version 1, Oct 29, 9:45 AM EDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
- Increased 'security threat group' activity has 25+ state prisons and correctional facilities in Georgia on lockdown · WXIA (11Alive NBC)
- State places 26 Georgia prisons on lockdown over threat activity · WAGA (FOX 5 Atlanta)
- Georgia prisons placed on lockdown due to security threat · WANF (Atlanta News First CBS)
- 25 state prisons on lockdown due to ‘increased security threat’ · WSB-TV (Channel 2 ABC)
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How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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