🌱 How ambulance shortages affected a detainee’s death at Lumpkin’s ICE prison

Hello Lumpkin! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How ambulance shortages affected a detainee’s death at Lumpkin’s ICE prison
• How $1-a-day labor inside Lumpkin’s detention center fuels big profits

Also on today's calendar: TEEN TAKEOVER! and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: Why did the chicken cross the road? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, with a high of 80 and low of 48 degrees.
• Friday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, temps: high: 82, low: 53.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 89 and low of 63 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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📰 News we're reading

• Ambulance Delays, 911 Confusion in Latest ICE Detention Death (atlpresscollective.com) — Residents should know that another detainee has died at Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, where 911 recordings show confusion and long waits for an ambulance on April 28. With Stewart County’s limited EMS resources stretched thin, mutual aid from neighboring Webster County was needed, raising fresh concerns about emergency response capacity and calls to close the facility.
   

• 'Morally Reprehensible': For-Profit Immigrant Detention Centers Exploiting Prison Labor With $1 Per Day Wages (commondreams.org) — Lumpkin’s Stewart Detention Center is highlighted as a key example of immigrant detainees allegedly working up to 14 hours a day for just $1 while keeping the privately run facility operating. A watchdog report criticizes companies like CoreCivic and GEO Group for profiting from this labor, detailing how detainees struggle to afford basics such as toothpaste and soap despite the corporations’ multimillion‑dollar earnings.
   

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📸 Around Lumpkin

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lumpkin

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday May 19

• FRAUD PREVENTION →
  Parks Memorial Public Library, 890 Wall St, Richland
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday May 19

• TEEN TAKEOVER! →
  Cusseta Chattahoochee Public Library, 262 Broad St Meeting Room, Cusseta
  4:00 pm

Thursday May 28

• TRIVIA SHOWDOWN →
  Cusseta Chattahoochee Public Library, 262 Broad St Meeting Room, Cusseta
  2:00 pm

Tuesday June 2

• UNEARTH A STORY WITH FIDDLIN' DAN →
  Cusseta Chattahoochee Public Library, 262 Broad St Meeting Room, Cusseta
  4:00 pm

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📣 Lumpkin Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday May 14

• COFFEE & CONVERSATION →
  South Columbus Public Library, 2034 S Lumpkin Rd, Columbus
  11:00 am
• Randolph County Chamber of Commerce →
  Turner Dining Hall, 413 College St, Cuthbert
  11:30 am
• ADULT CRAFTERNOONS →
  Cusseta Chattahoochee Public Library, 262 Broad St Meeting Room, Cusseta
  2:00 pm
• UNCOVER A CLASSIC (RETOLD) BOOK CLUB →
  Columbus Public Library, 3000 Macon Rd, Columbus
  6:00 pm

Friday May 15

• SIMPLE STEPS STORYTIME: FAMILIES →
  Cusseta Chattahoochee Public Library, 262 Broad St Meeting Room, Cusseta
  11:00 am
• Luke Brown & The Jubilee →
  Highside Market, 211 13th St, Columbus
  7:00 pm
• Ghost Tour — Springer Theatre →
  Springer Opera House, 103 E 10th St, Columbus
  7:00 pm

Saturday May 16

• PMP Bootcamp – Weekend Classroom Training in Columbus, GA →
  Hampton Inn Columbus Downtown, 1201 Broadway, Columbus
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• CHSGa posted a job opening for Floor Technician - PRN - Day/Evening/Weekend in Cuthbert. Apply here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Plains

• Documentary about American culture to film segment in Greater Binghamton (binghamtonhomepage.com)

Dawson

• One mountain over: Could a ‘halfback wave' solve the Eastern Kentucky depopulation problem? (newsfromthestates.com)

Columbus

• Democratic candidate for governor Keisha Lance Bottoms visits Columbus for meet and greet (wrbl.com)
• Columbus council approves $250,000 for South Commons master plan (wtvm.com)
• New principal coming to Columbus school if Muscogee board OKs recommendation (ledger-enquirer.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: To show the opossum how its done! (Thank you Mary Lynn S. for sending it in!)
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