Pay is rising for many public sector employees as governments try to compete for new workers and stem a tide of retirements and resignations.

Glynn County Interim Police Chief Rickey Evans said Monday that the man shot and killed by a Papa John’s delivery driver on Saturday night had “an extensive criminal history.”

WARE COUNTY, Ga. A corrections officer is recovering at a Jacksonville hospital more than a week after hew as injured during a disturbance at the Ware State Prison in Georgia. The Georgia Department of Corrections said two staff members and three inmates were injured. A different officer who was on duty the night of the disturbance told News4Jax lack of staff and equipment is part of the blame for how the inmates were able to take control. The Georgia Department of Corrections said it could not release specific details about the officers condition because of state laws. The investigation into the unrest at the Ware State Prison is ongoing.

WAYCROSS, Ga. – Three inmates and two staff members were injured during unrest at a state prison in Southeast Georgia that began Saturday night, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections. Eason said he believes if Ware State Prison had more guards, the disturbance “absolutely would not have happened.”“The fear of that was what if you get taken, hostage or beat up. A Ware State inmate was killed two weeks ago in what authorities said was an altercation with another inmate. Department of Corrections data shows 22 inmates and 32 staff members at Ware State Prison have tested positive for the coronavirus. Ware State Prison houses adult male felons and has a total capacity for 1,546, according to information about the facility on the department’s website.

The Georgia prison with the highest number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 was Coffee Correctional Facility, the state Department of Corrections reported Saturday. As of Saturday, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections website, the facility had more confirmed cases of COVID-19 than any other prison within the system. The GDC website showed 174 inmates had tested positive for the coronavirus and one had recovered as of Saturday. All new inmates and inmates returning from court are administered a COVID-19 test. The GDC said inmates who are symptomatic will be placed in a designed medical isolation unit while awaiting test results.

REIDSVILLE, Ga. - Authorities are asking people to be on the lookout after a convicted rapist serving a life sentence was accidentally released from prison. Tony Maycon Munoz-Mendez, 31, had been incarcerated since April 2015 when he was convicted of rape and aggravated child molestation in Gwinnett County (Ga.). However, the Georgia Department of Corrections reported Monday that Munoz-Mendez had been released "in error" from the state prison in Reidsville on Monday, WSB reports. "All resources are being utilized to ensure the rapid apprehension of Munoz-Mendez," said spokeswoman Lori Benoit. Those with information on Munoz-Mendez are asked to contact the Georgia Department of Corrections at 478-992-5111.