Douglas County Jail employees accused of having sex with inmates

DOUGLASVILLE - A corrections officer and cook at the Douglas County Jail are accused of having sex with inmates there. The female employees have been fired, officials said Monday. <br> <br> Douglas County Sheriff Phil D. Miller said that last week Velverly Arnold was seen walking into a supply storage area with a male prisoner. A sergeant discovered Arnold, a corrections officer, having sex with the inmate. <br> <br> Shirley Billinger, 61, also was accused of having sex with male prisoners. Billinger worked as a cook at the jail, officials said. <br> <br> Both employees had been with the department for eight years, Miller said. <br> <br> The women face felony charges of having improper sexual relations with prisoners in custody.

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