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Braley died lonely but well-funded

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Friday, March 5. 2010

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When he hung himself on Georgia's death row early on New Year's Day, Leeland Mark Braley had not had a visitor who was not an attorney in two and a half years.

Braley was not forgotten, however. His inmate account was kept flush with cash in the years since his conviction on Aug. 9, 1999 for the brutal murder of Zebulon insurance agent Kelli Hammond. [Full story »]

Braley death confirmed as suicide

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Wednesday, March 3. 2010

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Leeland Mark Braley's death has been confirmed as a suicide. GBI spokesman John Bankhead said autopsy results finalized last week indicted Braley died of cervical suspension consistent with suicide by hanging.

However, reports alleging Braley was murdered continue to turn up. [Full story »]

How secure is death row?

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Walter Geiger

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Monday, January 11. 2010

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Security on death row at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison has been called into serious question in the wake of one suicide, one possible murder and the discovery of two explosive devices there in recent weeks. [Full story »]