A view out the front door of Hays State Prison, in Trion Ga., reveals one of the many watchtowers on the property.
Derick Stubbs sent this photo he took of himself to his girlfriend before he was killed at Hays State Prison in Trion, Ga.
Damion MacClain was killed in Hays State Prison in Trion, Ga.There are weapons in Hays State Prison that look like weapons: Lines of barbed wire. Sharpened pieces of metal, plastic or glass. Screwdrivers.
Then there are weapons that look innocent: A piece of paper. A cellphone.
People who are in and out of the maximum security prison in Trion, Ga., say inmates will use just about anything to get an advantage over their circumstances.
Mostly, what happens behind prison walls — intimidation, threats, gang activity and worse — has stayed behind those walls.
Not anymore. Two recent killings at Hays State demonstrate how inmates bent on mayhem can even reach beyond the walls of the prison, victimizing people on the outside.