16 inmates charged in Coffee County prison stabbings

A state task force has indicted 16 prison inmates following a violent series of stabbings inside a South Georgia correctional center.
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A state task force has indicted 16 prison inmates following a violent series of stabbings inside a South Georgia correctional center.
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A state task force has indicted 16 prison inmates following a violent series of stabbings inside a South Georgia correctional center.

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