It’s the Law: Georgia prisons investigation

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Attorney J Davis from James W. Davis and Associates joins 41NBC’s Shelby Coates for our weekly segment “It’s the Law.”

The U.S. Department of Justice announced a statewide civil rights investigation into Georgia prisons. The investigation focuses on prisoner-on-prisoner violence, sexual abuse of LGBT prisoners and understaffing.

Davis explains why the DOJ is handling this investigation and what its process includes.

Davis also breaks down the lawsuit filed Friday by the Southern Center for Human Rights.