The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
AUGUSTA, Ga. — A federal grand jury indicted two former Augusta State Medical Prison correctional officers for their roles in the death of an inmate who set a fire in his cell, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Thursday.
Robert Roberson and Marcus Phillips were charged with violating the constitutional rights of an inmate by showing deliberate indifference to a substantial risk of harm, according to federal prosecutors. Their actions led to the inmate’s death, prosecutors said…