A Georgia prison guard was killed when an inmate — already in jail for murder — pulled a “homemade weapon” and attacked the correctional officer from behind as he escorted him from a jail dining hall, officials said.
Robert Clark was killed and another inmate who tried to intervene was wounded Sunday after prisoner Layton Lester allegedly launched at the 42-year-old victim inside Smith State Prison on Sunday, the Georgia Department of Corrections said in a press release.
Clark was assaulted using a “homemade weapon” while taking the two inmates from the dining area, officials said. The other inmate, Marko Willingham, was injured when he tried to help Clark.
Clark, who only started working at the prison in April, was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
They are CORRECTIONS OFFICERS SINCE THE 50’S NOT GUARDS !!!!! NOT Barney Fife !!!!
Guards work at malls & stores !!! Prisons & Jails have CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS !!!!
Correctional Officers are the PRISON POLICE !!!! Not Guards !!!! Not Mayberry RFD / Not Barney Fife !!!!
In prisons & jails there are no guards sitting around on their asses !!! They are the Prison police & are busy as hell
Overworked / Un-armed / putting up with Dirty Administrations Like ECI Westover , MD !!!!!
UNDER PAID ( Less than the outside police ) & they should get MORE than them Not less !!!!
DOC could care less if staff gets hurt !! ALL they care about is their damn Inmates !!!! FACT
When ECI began officers could Not even wear Mace & had No Radio on the Tiers with 96 inmates
& were Locked in with them !!! Try that for a Job Sometime !!!!
This is why we need the death penalty…there is NO incentive to NOT be a murderer if all they can do is take away your commissary privilege…
The death-penalty would have prevented this!
Wake up people!
Most inmates (prisoners) are out loose running around all day & evening even AM early hours !!!!
NOT locked in as people out here in the free world think they are like in the movies !!!!
Dirty Wardens / Dirty Mngmt !!!!!!!
In ALL the Jails & Prisons Not just ECI or WCDC !!! ALL are Corrupt !!! What a Nice example
they set for the inmates !!! DUGH
When you work in a hellhole ( Prison or Jail ) you are Un-armed & at Great Risk !!!! Govt don’t care either !!!!
ALL the Govt cares about is their inmates NOT Staff !!! They can be Replaced !!!!! FACT
Plenty of Weapons in Prison & Jail baby !!!! Always will be !!!! But staff can’t have ANY !!!!
EVERY JAIL / PRISON always Has & Will have weapons > (SHANKS ) / Razors / You name it !!!
Only the BRAVE could work there UNARMED as they are !!!! ( or the Crazy )