Inmate fatally stabbed during altercation at Hancock State Prison, officials say

HANCOCK COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – An inmate was fatally stabbed at Hancock State Prison on Tuesday, according to Hancock County Coroner Dontrelle Andrews.

Andrews said the stabbing happened around 2:30 p.m. on June 17 while the inmate was outside in the prison yard. He said there was a physical altercation with another inmate that led to the fatal stabbing.

The inmate has been identified as 33-year-old Corey July. July was serving a three-year sentence for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon out of Floyd County, with a maximum release date of February 2027.

The death is being investigated by the Georgia Department of Corrections’ Office of Professional Standards.