The state will pay $93,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by four Hays State Prison inmates who said guards handcuffed them and then attacked them with batons in 2010. Southern Center for Human Rights, representing the inmates, said in the suit Miracle Nwakanma, Cornelius Spencer, Eric Towns and Gregory Haines suffered serious injuries in the attack, some so requiring surgery to repair the damage. In 1997, the state settled another14 Hays State Prison inmates $140,000 for beatings they endured during a prison “shakedown” led by then-Commissioner Wayne Garner. RHONDA COOK
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The Georgia Charter Schools Association will host a job fair next month for educators interested in charter school employment opportunities.
The Charter Schools Job Fair will be held on March 10 at Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood, 1807 Memorial Drive, Atlanta.
Interviews and networking will run between 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Charter schools can register for the event and receive a classroom to conduct interviews. Prices for member schools begin at $375. Registration for non-members begins at $525.
For information: www.gacharters.org. D. AILEEN DODD
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Delta Community Credit Union is seeking applicants for its annual scholarship program. The scholarship program, now in its seventh year, awards three $5,000 scholarships based on academic achievement, school and community involvement and essay submissions on a topic selected by the credit union. The application deadline is March 30,and winners will be notified and announced on or before May 12. More info: https://www.DeltaCommunityCU.com/Scholarship. NANCY BADERTSCHER
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