Pulaski State Prison guard dead in apparent suicide

A Georgia Department of Corrections officer died from an apparent suicide Tuesday morning in the parking lot of Pulaski State Prison.

The guard died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the prison on Upper River Road, said Georgia Department of Corrections spokeswoman Joan Heath.

Pulaski State Prison houses more than 1,200 adult female felons.

This story was originally published March 21, 2017 at 1:48 PM with the headline "Pulaski State Prison guard dead in apparent suicide."