Two inmates at Johnson State Prison died this week, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections. Their names and causes of death have not been released.
A spokeswoman told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution the deaths were not related to the heat. Much of Georgia experienced above-average temperatures for the last week of May.
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Johnson State Prison is located in Wrightsville, about 60 miles east of Macon. The medium-security facility for male felons has a capacity of 1,600.
No further details were available late Friday.
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