A former Georgia prison inmate is suing state corrections officials, alleging that he lost his left hand and suffered lasting damage to his right hand after being forced to handle frozen meat without proper protection and then denied prompt medical care.
Ronald Allen, of Tucker, Ga., filed the federal lawsuit in the Middle District of Georgia against the Georgia Department of Corrections, Commissioner Tyrone Oliver and several prison and medical staff members.
The complaint says Allen was assigned to separate frozen beef patties in a prison kitchen in April 2024 and was given only thin disposable gloves, not insulated gloves meant for work in freezing conditions…