PULASKI STATE PRISON

State Prison Unknown/N/A Security GDC (Georgia Dept. of Corrections) Female

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Facility Information

Original Design Capacity: 656 (at 181% capacity)
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Bed Capacity: 1,223 beds
Current Population: 1,186
Active Lifers: 265 (22.3% of population) · Oct 2026 GDC report
Life Without Parole: 50 (4.2%)

Why design capacity matters: Adding beds to a prison does not increase medical facilities, educational programs, kitchen capacity, counseling services, or recreation areas. In Brown v. Plata (2011), the U.S. Supreme Court upheld an order capping California's prisons at 137.5% of design capacity, after federal courts found that crowding was the primary cause of unconstitutional medical and mental-health care.
What the courts held in Brown v. Plata, and how Georgia compares →

Address: 373 Upper River Road, Hawkinsville, GA 31036
Phone: (478) 783-6000
Fax: (478) 783-6008
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 839, Hawkinsville, GA 31036
County: Pulaski County
Opened: 1994
Operator: GDC (Georgia Dept. of Corrections)

Security Classification

Last updated: September 23, 2026

104 of the 1,180 people held here are classified Close security (8.8%), as of September 23, 2026.

Security level	People	Share
Close	104	8.8%
Medium	807	68.4%
Minimum	269	22.8%
Total	1,180

Earlier count (undated table, produced October 22, 2025): 85 of 1,177 Close (7.2%).

Source: Georgia Department of Corrections records produced to GPS under the Open Records Act (R031471-090226, R024615-101925). A person's security level is GDC's classification of that person, which can differ from the prison's own designation.

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Leadership & Accountability (as of 2026 records)

Officials currently holding positional authority at this facility, with deaths attributed to GPS-tracked records during their leadership tenure. Inclusion reflects role-based accountability, not legal findings of personal culpability. Death counts shown as facility / career.

Role	Name	Since	Deaths this facility / career
Warden (facility lead)	Jackson, Wendy A	2025-04-16	9 / 9
Deputy Warden of Care and Treatment (facility deputy)	Mahogany, Kasann	2019-01-01	26 / 26
Deputy Warden of Security (facility deputy)	Showers, Andrea	2023-01-01	17 / 17
Deputy Warden of Administration (facility deputy)	Hermann, Shelley Elizabeth	2025-04-16	10 / 10

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Pulaski State Prison: Deaths, Medical Neglect, and a Facility Under Pressure

Pulaski State Prison in Hawkinsville is a medium-security women's prison that opened in 1994 and today holds roughly 1,186 women against a rated capacity of 1,223 — a compound of double-bunked dormitory buildings plus segregation units used for disciplinary and protective custody. It offers GED classes, basic education, and limited vocational and treatment programs. Over the past several years it has accumulated a record that reads less like a single scandal than a slow structural failure: a mortality count GPS tracks at 31 deaths since January 1, 2020, a documented tuberculosis death that GDC confirmed in October 2026, a food-service operation that has failed state inspections repeatedly, a deputy warden arrested on sexual-contact charges, and a steady stream of family and formerly incarcerated accounts describing conditions that the state's own inspection scores do not capture. This page traces those threads and what they add up to.

A Mortality Record That Keeps Growing

GPS's mortality registry records 31 deaths at Pulaski State Prison since January 1, 2020 — a figure GPS treats as a floor, because GDC reports deaths roughly two months late. Of those, 14 carry a cause GPS lists as Unknown/Pending, 12 as Natural/Medical, three as Suicide, and two as Other.

The most recent is Jane Doe, who died October 19, 2026, and whose registry entry lists the cause as Natural/Medical. GDC told WSB-TV on October 23, 2026, that a woman who entered custody at McRae Women's Diagnostic Facility, was transferred to Pulaski, became sick, and was taken to a hospital had died of complications of tuberculosis; GDC did not release her name. GPS's reporting describes families who had been warning about the tuberculosis situation for roughly ten days before that confirmation.

The named dead in GPS's registry include Kristi Ray Perkins, who died July 12, 2026, at 59 (Natural/Medical); Monika Yvette Bradley, who died July 5, 2026, at 43 (Unknown/Pending); Tulia Eustache, who died June 3, 2026, at 66 (Unknown/Pending); Karen Michelle Lindsey, who died May 24, 2026, at 59 (Unknown/Pending); and Denecia Nichelle Randall, who died March 30, 2026, at 28 (Suicide). Before them: Ronika Lashawn Carswell, who died December 12, 2025, at 50 (Natural/Medical); Candace Lajon Morgan, who died June 11, 2025, at 41 (Natural/Medical); Esmeralda Carillo Hernandez, who died May 22, 2025, at 50 (Natural/Medical); and Stephanie Sabrina Gary, who died March 5, 2025, at 55 (Natural/Medical).

Further back, the registry lists Lesley Bell Owens, who died July 23, 2024, at 49 (Unknown/Pending); Tracy Michelle Graves, who died May 16, 2024, at 45 (Unknown/Pending); Ramada Lesha Butts, who died April 16, 2024, at 52 (Unknown/Pending); Sheila Britton, who died September 22, 2023, at 60 (Natural/Medical); Cynthia Mccain, who died September 3, 2023, at 65 (Unknown/Pending); Pharina S Peterson, who died May 1, 2023, at 75 (Natural/Medical); and Sandra Sipsy, who died January 24, 2023, at 54 (Natural/Medical). In 2022: Christina Marie Buttery, who died December 21, 2022, at 34 (Unknown/Pending); Monica Mae Cutts, who died August 15, 2022, at 29 (Suicide); Tammy Lowann Baker, who died May 26, 2022, at 54 (Natural/Medical); Sharon Ann Fuquea, who died April 16, 2022, at 56 (Unknown/Pending); and Margaret Ann Palmer, who died January 21, 2022, at 55 (Unknown/Pending). And in 2021: Tanya Marie Abbs, who died November 28, 2021, at 36 (Unknown/Pending); Sandtoro Pearson, who died October 1, 2021, at 44 (Natural/Medical); and Kathleen Conger Murphy, who died September 28, 2021, at 71 (Natural/Medical). The full list is maintained at https://gps.press/georgia-prison-deaths/facility/pulaski-state-prison/.

What the Autopsies and Coroner Records Show — and What They Don't

The death records at Pulaski are unusually well documented in some cases and conspicuously thin in others. Denecia Nichelle Randall's death produced a complete GBI Division of Forensic Sciences autopsy (ME-26-40234 / DOFS 2026-4003018), performed April 2, 2026, by Dr. Romana C. Mayer of the GBI Central Regional Office in Dry Branch and peer reviewed. It certified the cause as "Hanging" and the manner as "Suicide," finding a reported cloth ligature with a shoestring secured to a bunkbed, scattered abrasions on both sides of the neck, bilateral conjunctival haemorrhages, a left sternocleidomastoid haemorrhage, and no definitive ligature furrow. Randall's history included hypertension, bipolar disorder, PTSD, and prior suicidal ideation. GPS notes that the medical examiner's certification confirmed the account previously recorded from inside the facility.

Melissa Christine Thacker, who died July 25, 2021, at 27, was autopsied by Dr. Maryanne Gaffney-Kraft (GBI case 2021-4003542), who certified "Asphyxia due to hanging" and classified the manner as best understood as suicide. The autopsy noted paraplegia with lower-body atrophy and found no underlying soft tissue, cartilaginous, or bony injuries; a sealed evidence bag of white shoelaces tied together was submitted with the body, labelled "shoe laces removed from handicap rail."

Ronika Lashawn Carswell's GBI report, certified by Dr. Kimberly M. Johnson on April 18, 2026, lists the cause as atherosclerotic and hypertensive cardiovascular disease and the manner as Natural. Stephanie Sabrina Gary's death was recorded by Pulaski County Coroner Fred J. Clark III as Natural Causes (Cancer).

The coroner records themselves are a study in gaps. GPS obtained a "Wave 1" Pulaski coroner packet consisting of single-page handwritten Coroner's Death Investigation Reports on GBI Forensic Science forms — with no full death certificates, no autopsy narratives, and no coroner's narrative reports. Its cover sheet listed four 2025 Pulaski deaths (Gary on 3/5/2025, Hernandez on 5/22/2025, Morgan on 6/11/2025, and Carswell on 12/12/2025), and all four matched GPS database rows. One report shows a "Natural" type of death with a 1:55 AM pronouncement for a Black female, likely the Carswell case; another shows a witnessed death with Cancer and Heart Disease boxes checked; others show pronouncements at 5:39 AM with the body released to family and at approximately 4:32 AM with Heart Disease checked. In at least one, the coroner stated no cause of death and sent the body to the GBI Crime Lab for autopsy.

The distinction matters because GDC's own cause-of-death coding is not an autopsy finding. For Mozel Anderson, who died September 14, 2020, at 78, GDC's coding reads "Undetermined" — a classification drawn from a GDC dataset obtained by UCLA Law's Behind Bars Data Project through an open records request covering 2015–2021, not a pathologist's examination. Brenda Kaye Ivie's record carries the same "Undetermined" coding. GPS treats a medical examiner, coroner, or autopsy determination, where later obtained, as superseding GDC's coding.

The Doctor, the Deaths, and the Question of Medical Care

The central allegation in Pulaski's public record concerns medical care. GPS's published investigation reported that 22 women died under a doctor at Pulaski State Prison, that the doctor had a history of malpractice deaths in New York before Georgia hired him, and that the state hired him despite knowing that record. GPS's reporting further describes the doctor being praised for cutting costs by denying women medical care, that the denials resulted in deaths, and that the state gave him a raise despite it. These are GPS's own investigative findings, and the reader should understand them as such.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported in January 2025 that Bonnie Rocheleau failed to get adequate care at Pulaski when she developed pneumonia, leading to her death, and that Mollianne Fischer failed to receive adequate medical care, leaving her in a vegetative state. Georgia's DOAS Risk Management settlement ledger, obtained through open records, records a $925,000 state liability payout tied to Pulaski in connection with Rocheleau (incident 2015) and a $300,000 payout in connection with Kimery Finger (incident 2015). The same ledger records $85,000 tied to Makayah Howard (2024), $15,900 tied to Dante Coleman (2018), and $30,000 tied to Kari A Quinn (2013).

The contract structure behind that care is visible in the state's own documents. Centurion's proposed staffing matrix for Pulaski totals 1,208 weekly hours (30.20 FTE), including a Medical Director at 40 hours, a Lab Tech at 40 hours, and a Certified Nursing Assistant at 112 hours. Centurion Amendment 1 lists 40 estimated weekly medical director hours at $150 per hour and sets NP/PA hours at Pulaski at 20 per week. The mental-health side runs through MHM: Amendment 9 allocated 15.25 FTE (610 hours/week) at a FY23 annual cost of $1,561,563.57, including a Psychiatrist at 1.25 FTE and a Psychologist at 0.50 FTE; Amendment 13 restates the same 15.25 FTE at $1,943,175. Dental staffing under Amendment 9 was 3.00 FTE (120 hours/week) at $345,792.30.

GPS records show that in the past twelve months the facility generated eight medical-neglect signals across five months, several at critical severity, alongside three mental-health-crisis-unattended signals.

Tuberculosis, Masks, and a Lockdown Under Dispute

The tuberculosis death of October 2026 sits inside a wider dispute about what families were told and when. GDC told WSB-TV that it completed contact tracing under Department of Health guidelines, would test all staff and offenders who were exposed or who requested screening, and had initiated infection-control protocols including quarantine status for identified dorms or areas.

Families describe something more chaotic. In a Tell My Story account published by Georgia Prisoners' Speak on October 23, 2026, a mother writing under the name HELPUS described her daughter at McRae Women's Facility telling her she was scared to die in there, and said that at McRae and Pulaski only staff were able to get masks, that women who asked were told staff would be fired for giving them one, and that women testing positive were returned to the same dorm. She wrote that she had been emailing a state corrections official for a week without a response. GPS's reporting describes these as family accounts.

Public posts amplified the same claims. Melissa Pass wrote in the Ga. Prisons Exposed Facebook group on October 20, 2026, that Warden Wendy Jackson was being accused of a TB cover-up — that an inmate was treated internally for TB at Pulaski since July and sent to an outside emergency room only on October 3, dying October 19, and that the warden allegedly attributed the death to "pneumonia" and "cardiac arrest." Anna Shepherd wrote on October 26, 2026, that the warden had locked down a pod to contain the outbreak but that new inmates were being placed into that same pod, and that officers or inmates who complained were being placed there in retaliation; she said a second source, verified as a prison employee, confirmed the outbreak was not contained. These are the posters' accounts, not GPS findings.

What the state's published data can establish is limited. The Department of Public Health did not address a request for 2026 TB case counts at Pulaski because the 2026 report is not yet published — meaning published DPH data can neither confirm nor rule out an outbreak.

Food, Water, Sewage, and the Inspection Scores

The Georgia Department of Public Health's food-safety inspections at Pulaski trace a sawtooth: routine inspections fail, followups pass, and the cycle repeats. On January 29, 2026, a routine inspection scored 67 (Grade F) with eight violations, including a person in charge not demonstrating knowledge and hands not clean or properly washed. A February 6 followup scored 96 (Grade A). On July 14, 2026, a routine inspection scored 63 (Grade F) with ten violations, including no certified food-protection manager, inadequate handwashing facilities, and improper disposition of returned or unsafe food. A July 23 followup scored 96 (Grade A) with two violations, including sewage and waste-water disposal and garbage handling.

Earlier: September 30, 2025, a followup scored 78 (Grade C) with six violations including handwashing facilities and hot-holding temperatures; August 7, 2025, a routine scored 73 (Grade C) with six violations including hand cleanliness, cold-holding temperatures, and backflow devices; February 11, 2025, a routine scored 83 (Grade B); October 8, 2024, a routine scored 90 (Grade A) with three violations including handwashing facilities, sewage disposal, and insects or rodents present; June 6, 2024, a routine scored 82 (Grade B); January 18, 2024, a routine scored 91 (Grade A); and June 27, 2023, a routine scored 92 (Grade A). Every inspection from February 2025 forward was conducted by Ethan Norfleet.

GPS has documented a systemic pattern in which DPH scores fail to capture food-service sanitation failure, because inspections are scheduled walkthroughs that do not assess equipment under load. At Pulaski, the accounts from inside describe what the scores miss. A formerly incarcerated woman identified in a Georgia Prison Reform Coalition video posted October 22, 2026, as April Freakett (spelling uncertain, GDC match unconfirmed), who said she was at Pulaski from July 4, 2024, to September 23, 2025, described feces coming up in the kitchen, drains that would not drain, plates sprayed off with a water hose rather than washed, no ice, no water in the dorms, and no air conditioning most of the time. She said her cell toilet and water did not work for two months. An anonymous formerly incarcerated woman, in a testimony posted by Marcus Johnson on November 3, 2026, described raw sewage coming up through the floors in the dorms and chow hall, food served uncovered with flies around it, and trays sprayed off outside with a hose.

GPS records show nine sanitation-failure signals at Pulaski in the past twelve months across four months, and five food-quality complaints concentrated in October and November 2026.

Heat, Water, and the Physical Plant

The facility's climate and plumbing failures recur across accounts. GDC told the public that a mechanical issue with air conditioning at Pulaski occurred July 9, 2023, and was resolved the same day, and stated there was no indication that two deaths that month — Monika Bradley on July 5 and Kristi Perkins on July 12 — were related to it. (GDC's public statements in the record carry inconsistent years for these deaths; GPS's registry lists Bradley's death as July 5, 2026, and Perkins's as July 12, 2026.)

Tyler Ryals, a former GDC officer, wrote on Facebook on August 25, 2026, that Dorm 8's A and B sides were on lockdown, that on the B side toilets were overflowing and flooding, that there was no proper ventilation, and that there was only one working shower for more than 90 women — and that Warden Wendy Jackson had placed everyone on store restriction for two weeks. He put the shower figure at "over 90 women." On August 20, 2026, Ryals wrote that he had been notified Pulaski was routinely abandoned with "skeleton crews" of only a handful of officers. Mike Walden commented on Facebook on October 25, 2026, that he had someone at Pulaski for years and that one pod of around 100 had one working shower.

GPS has received recurring reports of water shutoffs to cells during lockdown periods, extended denial of shower access, and confiscation of personal locks. GPS records show six staffing-shortage signals and five inadequate-climate signals at the facility in the past twelve months.

Violence, Extortion, and Supervision That Isn't There

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported in January 2025 that officers and staff at Pulaski did not notice a problem until someone from outside called to report a stabbing, and that the prisoner reported being assaulted hours earlier by 10 people who stomped, hit, and kicked her. The AJC also reported a July 15, 2023, disturbance in which 11 inmates destroyed building property using broomsticks, a crowbar, metal spray, shanks, and locks, with chemical spray used as nine security staff responded.

The AJC reported in May 2024 that Deputy Warden Alonzo L. McMillian was arrested at the Hawkinsville prison and booked into the Pulaski County jail on May 2, released the next day on a $10,000 bond, on charges of having a sexual relationship with a prisoner and improper sexual contact with her on February 24 and 25. GDC spokesperson Joan Heath confirmed that McMillian and a second man, Clark, were both terminated May 2 following their arrests. The AJC reported that the arrests came as the prison system faced a civil rights investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice.

GPS's systemic findings place Pulaski inside a larger pattern. The October 2024 DOJ findings letter concluded that sexual assault in GDC facilities is "rampant" and that GDC does not reasonably protect incarcerated people from sexual harm; of 456 sexual-abuse allegations recorded in 2022, only 35 were substantiated. GPS treats the DOJ-documented at-knifepoint sexual assaults at Pulaski as part of that cluster.

Accounts from inside describe violence organized around debt. An anonymous formerly incarcerated woman, in the November 3, 2026, testimony posted by Marcus Johnson, described witnessing people beaten almost to death over unpaid debts, and described being placed in what was known as the gang dorm after transfer from Diagnostics in Alto for a nonviolent offense — where, she said, the Deputy Warden of Care and Treatment opened the door, said "Good luck. You're gonna need it," and locked it behind her. Solomon Rowland posted a testimony on November 1, 2026, from a woman who said she had just left Pulaski, describing women sleeping under stairways and in shower areas because they could not afford to pay for a bed, a scabies problem for which she said she received no treatment, and a warden who reportedly told beaten women they should have paid their bill. GPS records show seven assault-by-inmate signals and eleven staff-misconduct signals (unnamed) in the past twelve months.

A New Warden and a Grievance System Families Describe as Broken

Wendy A. Jackson has held the warden's post since April 16, 2025, according to GPS's personnel records; her deputies are Shelley Elizabeth Hermann (Administration, since April 16, 2025), Kasann Mahogany (Care and Treatment), and Andrea Showers (Security). GPS's published investigation described Jackson as an "untested warden" and reported that families were sounding the alarm about her appointment. GPS's reporting describes accounts of retaliatory housing, extended lockdowns, staff intimidation, and a grievance process that families say does not function under the new leadership.

The accounts are consistent in shape. A formerly incarcerated woman in the GPRC video said that after she was jumped and beaten — four staples in her head, her face closed with Dermabond, her ears sewn back on, loose teeth still — she was put back in the same dorm as the person who attacked her. She said officers were sometimes unseen for 12 to 14 hours in lockdown cells, and in a regular dorm the only time an officer appeared was at chow. GPS has received recurring reports that grievances are discarded at the counselor level and that filing them draws retaliation, and records three grievance-obstruction signals in the past twelve months.

GPS records show ten family-safety-concern signals across five months in the past year, several at critical severity, and nine external complaints filed to bodies including the DOJ Civil Rights Division, the GDC Commissioner, GDC Inmate Affairs, the GDC Ombudsman, and a local fire department.

Infrastructure, Drones, and What the State Is Buying

The state's purchasing records show where some attention has gone. GDC issued purchase order 624049 on June 17, 2024, for "Pulaski State Prison Drone Detection," totaling $494,895.00 — including $150,446.25 in temporary installation costs, four AirWarden RF Sensor Wired units at $16,655.10 each, an AirWarden Direction Finder Module, a three-year AirWarden Control Server Subscription at $58,800.00, and four AirWarden Sensor Subscriptions at $23,520.00 each. The vendor of record is DG Investment Intermediate Holdings 2 of Norcross, with Convergint of Duluth as vendor information contact; Sean Ferguson is listed as the GDC point of contact and Abigail Weaver as buyer. The order is marked completed, with revision 1 dated 02/20/2025.

Against that, GPS has documented a systemwide pattern of deferred maintenance across GDC's aging facilities — broken locks, inoperative surveillance and fire-alarm systems, mold and water failures, broken kitchen sanitization equipment, and pest infestations — which GPS treats as a force multiplier for the violence and mortality crises it documents at the facility level. At Pulaski, the accounts from inside describe a fire set in a pod, smoke thick enough that women could barely breathe, a family told there was no fire, and an alarm subsequently silenced. A Tell My Story account published by Georgia Prisoners' Speak is titled "The Fire Alarm Kept Ringing and No One Came."

Sources

This analysis draws on Georgia Department of Corrections records and public statements, including purchase orders, staffing matrices under the Centurion and MHM contracts, and GDC statements to WSB-TV; Georgia Department of Public Health food-safety inspection reports; GBI Division of Forensic Sciences autopsy reports and Pulaski County Coroner's Death Investigation Reports obtained through open records; the Georgia DOAS Risk Management settlement ledger; federal and state court-related records; reporting by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution; GPS's own mortality registry and investigative reporting; Tell My Story firsthand narratives published by Georgia Prisoners' Speak; and public Facebook posts by named individuals and advocacy groups, which are presented as their authors' accounts. GPS has independently tracked 1,928 deaths in GDC custody system-wide since 2020.

Mortality Statistics

31 deaths documented at this facility from 2020 to present.

Deaths by Year

2026: 6
2025: 4
2024: 3
2023: 4
2022: 5
2021: 5
2020: 4

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County Public Health Department

Food service and sanitation at PULASKI STATE PRISON fall under the jurisdiction of the Pulaski County Environmental Health Department. Incarcerated people cannot choose where they eat — public health inspectors carry an elevated responsibility to hold this kitchen to the same standards applied to any restaurant.

Contact

Title: EH Specialist
Name: Ethan Norfleet
Address: 81 N. Lumpkin Street
Hawkinsville, GA 31036
Phone: (478) 783-1361
Email: Ethan.Norfleet@dph.ga.gov
Website: Visit department website →

Why this matters

GPS has documented black mold on chow-hall ceilings, cold and contaminated trays, spoiled milk, and pest contamination at Georgia prisons. The Department of Justice's 2024 report confirmed deaths from dehydration and untreated diabetes tied to food and water deprivation. Advance-notice inspections let facilities stage temporary fixes that disappear once inspectors leave.

Unannounced inspections by the county health department are one of the few outside checks on kitchen conditions behind the fence.

How you can help

Write to the county inspector and request an unannounced inspection of the kitchen and food service operation at this facility. A short, respectful letter citing Georgia food-safety regulations is more powerful than you think — inspectors respond to public concern.

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Food Safety Inspections

Georgia Department of Public Health

Latest score: 96 (Jul 23, 2026)

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What the score doesn't measure. DPH grades kitchen compliance on inspection day — food storage, temperatures, pest control. It does not grade whether today's trays are clean. GPS reporting has found broken dishwashers at most Georgia state prisons we've documented; trays go out wet, stacked, and visibly moldy — including at facilities with recent scores near 100.

Who inspects. Most Georgia state prisons sit in rural counties — often with fewer than 20,000 people, several with fewer than 10,000. The environmental health inspector lives in that community and often knows the kitchen staff personally. Rural inspection regimes don't have the structural independence you'd expect in a city-sized health department. Read the scores accordingly.

Read the investigation: “Dunked, Stacked and Served: Why Georgia Prison Trays Are Making People Sick”

Recent inspections

Date	Score	Purpose
Jul 23, 2026	96	Followup
Jul 14, 2026	63	Routine
Feb 6, 2026	96	Followup
Jan 29, 2026	67	Routine
Sep 30, 2025	78	Followup
Aug 7, 2025	73	Routine
Feb 11, 2025	83	Routine
Oct 8, 2024	90	Routine
Jun 6, 2024	82	Routine
Jan 18, 2024	91	Routine
Jun 27, 2023	92	Routine

Source: Georgia Department of Public Health — data last refreshed November 5, 2026. Search all Georgia inspections ↗

Code	Violation	Pts	Inspector notes
16C	sewage and waste water properly disposed 511-6-1.06(4)(d),(e) - grease trap; conveying sewage (c, p)	2	Sewage backing up in the grates on the loading docks and not conveying to the proper point of disposal. CA: Sewage shall be conveyed to the point of disposal through an approved sanitary sewage system or other system, including use of sewage transport vehicles, waste retention tanks, pumps, pipes, hoses, and connections that are constructed, maintained, and operated according to law. Drains need to be covered to keep unwanted solids from clogging them. Correct within 1 week.
17B	garbage/refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained 511-6-1.06(5)(m) - outside storage, prohibitions (c) Repeat	1	Outside trash is still being stored outside in trailers that leave the trash exposed to elements and pests. Food residue from busted bags on the ground outside of the trailer. CA: Except as specified in paragraph 2. of this subsection, refuse receptacles not meeting the requirements specified under subsection (5)(d)1. of this Rule such as receptacles that are not rodent-resistant, unprotected plastic bags and paper bags, or baled units that contain materials with food residue may not be stored outside. 2. Cardboard or other packaging material that does not contain food residues and that is awaiting regularly scheduled delivery to a recycling or disposal site may be stored outside without being in a covered receptacle if it is stored so that it does not create a rodent harborage problem. A method needs to be developed so that trash is not exposed to the elements while minimizing the security risk of escapees. Pre-checks on lidded trash cans before removal would be the best option at this point. Correct immediately.

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Code	Violation	Pts	Inspector notes
1-2B	certified food protection manager 511-6-1.03(3)(c) - certification documentation (pf)	4	Observed no CFSM certification documentation available on site during the time of inspection. Staff confirmed that it had been renewed but the Person In Charge (PIC) was unable to produce even a digital copy of the documentation. CA: 1.The original CFSM certificate shall be posted in public view in each food service establishment. An additional copy shall be retained on file at the food service establishment at all times and shall be made available for inspection by the Health Authority. 2. A CFSM certificate which has expired, been revoked or suspended shall not be posted in the food service establishment. 3. All licenses, certificates, diplomas, or other similar credentials issued or granted to an owner or operator who has successfully completed an approved or accredited food safety certification course and exam shall expire on the expiration date determined by the credentialing organization. Within ninety days of the expiration of the CFSM certificate, the CFSM shall enroll in an approved food safety training course, pass an approved exam, and obtain a new certificate. 4. The certification is not transferable between persons. Obtain hard copy and post in public view the documentation showing current CFSM status. Complete within 1 week.
2-2D	adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible 511-6-1.07(3)(b) - hand drying provision (pf) Corrected	4	Observed handwash sink in the restroom for the kitchen without any hand drying provisions provided and stocked. CA: Each handwashing sink or group of adjacent handwashing sinks shall be provided with: 1. Individual, disposable towels;Pf 2. A continuous towel system that supplies the user with a clean towel;Pf 3. A heated-air hand drying device;Pf or 4. A hand drying device that employs an air-knife system that delivers high velocity, pressurized air at ambient temperatures. COS: Paper towels restocked in the bathroom for the kitchen.
4-1B	proper disposition of returned, previously served, reconditioned, and unsafe food 511-6-1.04(8)(a) - discarding or reconditioning unsafe, adulterated food, or contaminated food(p) Corrected	9	Observed mold growing in multiple boxes of squash in one of the facilities walk-in coolers. CA: 1.A food that is unsafe, adulterated, or not honestly presented shall be discarded or reconditioned according to an approved procedure.P 2. Food that is not from an approved source shall be discarded.P 3. Ready-to-eat food that may have been contaminated by an employee who has been restricted or excluded shall be discarded.P 4. Food that is contaminated by food employees, consumers, or other persons through contact with their hands, bodily discharges, such as nasal or oral discharges, or other means shall be discarded. COS: Any boxes containing molded squash were voluntarily discarded.
4-2A	food stored covered 511-6-1.04(4)(c)1(iv) - packaged & unpackaged food, food stored covered(c) Corrected	4	Multiple food items throughout the kitchen were being stored uncovered and not in the process of cooling. CA: Except as specified under paragraph 2. of this subsection and when cooling as specified in DPH Rule 511-6-1-.04(6)(e)2.(ii), food shall be stored in packages, covered containers, or wrappings, except for loosely covered or uncovered containers in which food is being cooled if protected from overhead contamination. COS: Food that was uncovered was covered with lids.
6-1A	proper cold holding temperatures 511-6-1.04(6)(f) - time/temperature control for safety; cold holding (p) Corrected	9	Observed shredded cabbage out a rack with the other hot holding items sitting at a temperature of 79 degrees Fahrenheit. CA: Time/temperature control for safety food (TCS) that is being cold held must be maintained at a temperature of 41 degrees Fahrenheit or below to maintain safety. COS: Cabbage had not been out for more than four hours, given the option to discard or cool down the cabbage, decision to discard the food was elected.
6-1B	proper hot holding temperatures 511-6-1.04(6)(f) - time/temperature control for safety; hot holding (p) Corrected	9	Observed chili and refried beans on rack being hot held at 109 and 116 degrees Fahrenheit respectively. CA: TCS food being hot held shall be maintained at a temperature of 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above for safety. COS: Items placed back in the oven to reheat to proper temperature.
16B	plumbing installed; proper backflow devices 511-6-1.06(2)(r) - system maintained in good repair (p, c) Repeat	2	Observed a leak under the 2-compartment sink nearest the walk-in cooler for the flour. CA: Plumbing shall be maintained in good repair against leaks. Correct within 2 weeks.
16C	sewage and waste water properly disposed 511-6-1.06(4)(d),(e) - grease trap; conveying sewage (c, p)	2	Sewage backing up in the grates under the boilers, steamers and grill area. Also backing up near the small dining area ice machine. CA: Sewage shall be conveyed to the point of disposal through an approved sanitary sewage system or other system, including use of sewage transport vehicles, waste retention tanks, pumps, pipes, hoses, and connections that are constructed, maintained, and operated according to law. Correct within 1 week, mark off area with sewage on the floor to prevent foot traffic from tracking the water and contaminants elsewhere in the facility.
17B	garbage/refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained 511-6-1.06(5)(m) - outside storage, prohibitions (c)	1	Outside trash being stored on trailers leaving bags of food filled trash exposed to the outside elements and pests. CA: Except as specified in paragraph 2. of this subsection, refuse receptacles not meeting the requirements specified under subsection (5)(d)1. of this Rule such as receptacles that are not rodent-resistant, unprotected plastic bags and paper bags, or baled units that contain materials with food residue may not be stored outside. Trash cans with lids may be used to store trash on the trailers instead, correct within 2 weeks.
18	insects, rodents, and animals not present 511-6-1.07(5)(k) - controlling pests (pf, c)	3	Observed many flies in the front food service line swarming around the food. CA: The presence of insects, rodents, and other pests shall be controlled to minimize their presence on the premises by: 1. Routinely inspecting incoming shipments of food and supplies; 2. Routinely inspecting the premises for evidence of pests; 3. Using methods, if pests are found, such as trapping devices or other means of pest control as specified under subsections (6)(e), (6)(m), and (6)(n) of this Rule; Pf and 4. Eliminating harborage conditions. Correct within 1 week.

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Code	Violation	Pts	Inspector notes
16B	plumbing installed; proper backflow devices 511-6-1.06(2)(r) - system maintained in good repair (p, c) Repeat	2	All major leaks have been repaired but a small leak under the 3 compartment sink was observed from one of the compartments. CA:Plumbing shall be maintained in good repair against leaks. Correct within 72 hours.
17C	physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean	1	Hole in the small dining room ceiling. Any broken or missing ceiling tiles shall be replaced. Correct within 1 week.

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Code	Violation	Pts	Inspector notes
1-2A	pic present, demonstrates knowledge, performs duties 511-6-1.03(2)(a)-(n)(p),(q) - responsibility of pic (pf)	4	After observation of the operations and conversation with the Person in Charge (PIC), it does not appear that there is active managerial control over the kitchen. Steam wells on the lines unmonitored during lunch service to even determine if they are turned on and functioning to maintain hot holding temperatures and no steps being taken to correct issue when brought up until finally instructed to do so. Handwashing sink is non functional at beginning of inspection, no knowledge of it being broken known despite it being the only handwashing sink in the facility. No alternative handwashing was suggested until told there must be one. CA: There must be a person in charge on the premises of the food service establishment at all times. The person in charge shall ensure compliance with all of the duties listed on pages 37-39 of the Food Manual, the ones in particular to focus on here would be Employee Hand Washing and Proper Cooking Techniques. There needs to be a set chain of command with at least one supervisor over each line in the kitchen ensuring compliance with the rules and then one supervisor monitoring preparation work and handwashing while the other two are supervising the lines. PIC should be able to make corrective actions before being instructed on what corrective actions need to be made. This is a serious foundation level priority.
2-1B	hands clean and properly washed 511-6-1.03(5)(c) - when to wash (p) Corrected	9	Observed multiple employees of the kitchen switching back and forth from various tasks (using the bathroom, mopping, preparing food on the line) without taking time to wash their hands. Hand sink non functional with no sink designated to act as replacement hand sink at beginning of inspection. CA: Food employees shall clean their hands and exposed portions of their arms immediately before engaging in food preparation including working with exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles and during food preparation, as often as necessary to remove soil and contamination and to prevent cross contamination when changing tasks. COS: Employees made to cease changing tasks and wash hands.
2-2D	adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible 511-6-1.06(2)(o) - using a handwashing sink- operation & maintenance (pf) Corrected	4	Hand sink plumbing was ripped from the wall outlet and the pipe coming from the wall was smashed in deliberately with a foot or blunt object. CA: A hand sink shall be maintained so that it is accessible to employee use at all times. COS: One of the sinks on the line used for just water to fill steam wells was converted to a temporary hand wash station till the actual hand wash sink is fixed. Recommended adding a secondary temporary hand wash station utilizing a cooler of 85 degree water with a spigot that can be opened without need to hold onto it and a catch bucket.
6-1A	proper cold holding temperatures 511-6-1.04(6)(f) - time/temperature control for safety; cold holding (p) Corrected	9	Observed cheese sitting out at room temperature in the office of the kitchen. Observed milk and bologna in the walk-in cooler out at 42 degrees Fahrenheit. CA: Time/temperature control for safety food that is being cold held must be maintained at 41F or below. COS: Each food item was questioned for how long it had been out of temperature control, items like the milk, and bologna were moved to the an alternate working cooler to cool back to proper temperature. The cheese was voluntarily discarded. No food shall be placed back into the broken cooler until it is fixed and verified to be working by the Health Department.
6-1B	proper hot holding temperatures 511-6-1.04(6)(f) - time/temperature control for safety; hot holding (p) Corrected Repeat	9	Observed the meat for the nachos and the sauce for the line both out of temperature control. They read at 65 degrees Fahrenheit and 123 degrees Fahrenheit respectively. CA: Time/Temperature control for safety food shall be maintained at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above for safety. COS: Meat for the nachos was discarded and changed for a fresh pan and the sauce was sent back to oven to be reheated.
16B	plumbing installed; proper backflow devices 511-6-1.06(2)(r) - system maintained in good repair (p, c) Repeat	2	Water observed streaming from the fire sprinkler system near the dish washing area into a catch pan. Water leaking from the hand sink where it is disconnected and ripped from the wall. Bubbling on the ceiling in line with the sprinkler indicates larger issue potentially. CA: Plumbing shall be maintained in good repair against damage and leaks. Correct within 72 hours.
16C	sewage and waste water properly disposed 511-6-1.06(4)(d),(e) - grease trap; conveying sewage (c, p) Repeat	2	Sewage still backing up into the middle of the kitchen, situation is improved but is still coming up on the middle drain between the cooking equipment and in the dishwashing area. CA: Sewage shall be conveyed to the point of disposal through an approved sanitary sewage system or other system, including use of sewage transport vehicles, waste retention tanks, pumps, pipes, hoses, and connections that are constructed, maintained, and operated according to law. Sewage conveyance issue is currently being fixed and has made substantial progress since last inspection. Interior sewer drains under the grates need covers as well to prevent trash from going through system. Needs to be fixed asap.
17B	garbage/refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained 511-6-1.06(5)(m) - outside storage, prohibitions (c) Repeat	1	Outside trash being stored on trailers leaving bags of food filled trash exposed to the outside elements and pests. CA: Except as specified in paragraph 2. of this subsection, refuse receptacles not meeting the requirements specified under subsection (5)(d)1. of this Rule such as receptacles that are not rodent-resistant, unprotected plastic bags and paper bags, or baled units that contain materials with food residue may not be stored outside. Trash cans with lids may be used to store trash on the trailers instead, correct within 2 weeks.

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Code	Violation	Pts	Inspector notes
2-2D	adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible 511-6-1.07(3)(b) - hand drying provision (pf)	4	Observed no paper towels or at the hand wash sink at the time of inspection. Hand sinks shall be properly stocked to encourage healthy handwashing habits.
6-1B	proper hot holding temperatures 511-6-1.04(6)(f) - time/temperature control for safety; hot holding (p) Corrected	9	Sloppy Joe mix, rice and mixed greens all recorded out of temperature on several places on the two prep lines. Pans were doubled stacked so the top pans were not in temperature control. CA:Time/temperature for safety food must be maintained at 135F or above for safety. COS: Greens were voluntarily tossed, rice and sloppy joe mix were reheated in the oven before going back to the line.
16B	plumbing installed; proper backflow devices 511-6-1.06(2)(r) - system maintained in good repair (p, c) Repeat	2	Leaks coming from back walls and floors around the facility, mainly in the walk in coolers on the left side of kitchen. Plumbing shall be maintained in good repair against leaks. Fix immediately.
16C	sewage and waste water properly disposed 511-6-1.06(4)(d),(e) - grease trap; conveying sewage (c, p) Repeat	2	Sewage still backing up into the middle of the kitchen, situation is improved but is still coming up on the middle drain between the cooking equipment and in the dishwashing area. CA:Sewage shall be conveyed to the point of disposal through an approved sanitary sewage system or other system, including use of sewage transport vehicles, waste retention tanks, pumps, pipes, hoses, and connections that are constructed, maintained, and operated according to law. Sewage conveyance issue is currently being fixed and has made substaintial progress since last inspection. Interior sewer drains under the grates need covers as well to prevent trash from going through system. Needs to be fixed asap.
17B	garbage/refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained Repeat	1	Outside trash being stored on trailers leaving bags of food filled trash exposed to the outside elements and pests. CA:Receptacles and waste handling units for refuse, recyclables, and returnables used with materials containing food residue and used outside the food service establishment shall be designed and constructed to have tight-fitting lids, doors, or covers. 2. Receptacles and waste handling units for refuse and recyclables such as an on-site compactor shall be installed so that accumulation of debris and insect and rodent attraction and harborage are minimized and effective cleaning is facilitated around and, if the unit is not installed flush with the base pad, under the unit.Recommend that if the trash is to be kept on the outside trailers that it be kept in closed cans on the trailer to reduce flies. Cans should be emptied more frequently to reduce amount of buildup.
18	insects, rodents, and animals not present 511-6-1.07(5)(k) - controlling pests (pf, c) Repeat	3	Heavy presence of flies in the kitchen area and behind it. Fly screens are not working properly and blowing air hard enough to prevent flies. CA: Fly traps are hung up and help some but are not a longer term solution to correct this issue. Fly curtains must be replaced and the exterior doors need to remain closed at all times if possible.

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Code	Violation	Pts	Inspector notes
2-1B	hands clean and properly washed 511-6-1.03(5)(c) - when to wash (p) Corrected	9	Observed multiple employees of the kitchen switching back and forth from various tasks (washing dishes, mopping, making food for the next day) without taking time to wash their hands. CA:Food employees shall clean their hands and exposed portions of their arms immediately before engaging in food preparation including working with exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles and: During food preparation, as often as recessary to remove soil and contamination and to prevent cross contamination when changing tasks. COS: Employees made to cease changing tasks and wash hands.
6-1A	proper cold holding temperatures 511-6-1.04(6)(f) - time/temperature control for safety; cold holding (p) Corrected Repeat	9	Observed various food items (milk, bologna sandwiches, pinto beans) out of temperature control at 45 degrees Fahrenheit. CA: Time/temperature control for safety food that is being cold held must be maintained at 41F or below. COS: Each food item was questioned for how long it had been out of temperature control, items like the milk, cheese, and bologna sandwiches were moved to the freezer to cool back to proper temperature. Items like the pinto benas were voluntarily discarded.
16B	plumbing installed; proper backflow devices 511-6-1.06(2)(r) - system maintained in good repair (p, c) Repeat	2	Leaks noticed coming from the bottom of the handwash sink out of the wall it is attached too. CA: System shall be maintained in good repair against leaks.
16C	sewage and waste water properly disposed Repeat	2	Sewage situation has improved but there is still sewage backing up in the drains in front of the boiling machines to the far right. CA:Sewage shall be conveyed to the point of disposal through an approved sanitary sewage system or other system, including use of sewage transport vehicles, waste retention tanks, pumps, pipes, hoses, and connections that are constructed, maintained, and operated according to law. Sewage conveyance issue is currently being fixed and has made substaintial progress since last inspection. Interior sewer drains under the grates need covers as well to prevent trash from going through system. Needs to be fixed asap.
17B	garbage/refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained 511-6-1.06(5)(f) - outside receptacles, design & construction (c)	1	Outside trash being stored on trailers leaving bags of food filled trash exposed to the outside elements and pests. CA:Receptacles and waste handling units for refuse, recyclables, and returnables used with materials containing food residue and used outside the food service establishment shall be designed and constructed to have tight-fitting lids, doors, or covers. 2. Receptacles and waste handling units for refuse and recyclables such as an on-site compactor shall be installed so that accumulation of debris and insect and rodent attraction and harborage are minimized and effective cleaning is facilitated around and, if the unit is not installed flush with the base pad, under the unit.
18	insects, rodents, and animals not present 511-6-1.07(5)(k) - controlling pests (pf, c)	3	Heavy presence of flies in the kitchen area and behind it. Fly screens are not working properly and blowing air hard enough to prevent flies. CA: Fly traps hung during inspection and made significant impact along with shutting the back door. Pest control called and if they plan to keep the back door open in the future a mesh screen curtain should be installed.

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Code	Violation	Pts	Inspector notes
4-2B	food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized 511-6-1.05(7)(b) - food contact surfaces and utensils - cleaning frequency (p, c)	4	Observed mold-like substances on trays in the dish washing area. According to PIC on duty the trays had been sitting there since last inspection when they swapped to dispoasable trays but due to shortage in the last few days they have had to return to regular trays. CA: Food service equipment and utensils shall be at anytime that contamination has occured during operation. When trays are to be stored and not used for extended periods they should be washed, rinsed, sanitized and then wrapped to prevent contamination. Trays were taken to be throughly washed rinsed, sanitized and then soaked in a bleach solution. Correct within 72 hours.
6-1A	proper cold holding temperatures 511-6-1.04(6)(f) - time/temperature control for safety; cold holding (p) Corrected	9	Observed various food items (hotdogs, bologna, milk, and egg whites) out of proper cold hold temperature. CA: Time/temperature control for safety food that is being cold held must be maintained at 41F or below. COS: Each food item was questioned for how long it had been out of temperature control, items like the milk, cheese, and egg whites were moved to the freezer to cool back to proper temperature. Items like the hotdogs, and bologna were voluntarily discarded.
16B	plumbing installed; proper backflow devices 511-6-1.06(2)(j) - backflow prevention device when required (p)	2	No backflow prevention observed on the ice machines, one ice machine was dripping straight onto the floor with no gap and the other had a drip pipe laying directly on the floor where back siphonage could occur. CA: Install a proper air gap backflow preventor to prevent back siphonage of sewage water into the ice machines.
16C	sewage and waste water properly disposed 511-6-1.06(4)(d),(e) - grease trap; conveying sewage (c, p) Repeat	2	Sewage backing up onto the floor of the kitchen in a couple of areas (around ice machine and three compartment sink). CA: Sewage shall be conveyed to the point of disposal through an approved sanitary sewage system or other system, including use of sewage transport vehicles, waste retention tanks, pumps, pipes, hoses, and connections that are constructed, maintained, and operated according to law. Sewage conveyance issue is currently being fixed and has made substaintial progress since last inspection. Interior sewer drains under the grates need covers as well to prevent trash from going through system.
17C	physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean 511-6-1.07(5)(a),(b) - good repair, physical facilities maintained; cleaning, frequency & restrictions, cleaned often enough to keep them clean (c)	1	Accumulation of mold like substances on walls, floors and ceilings of different areas of the kitchen. Main areas affected are the dish machine area and the area by the three compartment sick, however area around the main kitchen have drooping ceilings suggesting excessive moisture exposure. CA: Walls, floors, and ceilings shall be cleaned at a frequency to reduce and prevent accumulations. Correct within 72 hours.
17D	adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used 511-6-1.05(3)(d) - ventilation hood system, adequacy, adequate to prevent grease & condensation build-up (c)	1	Ventilation hood system over the top of cooking equipment is not functional and has not been since December according to the PIC. No ventilation is provided in the dishwashing area with the mechanical dishwashers. Ventilation needs to be provided in area with high heat or excessive steam and moisture and any broken ventilation hoods should be fixed ASAP. PIC has already put in request for a maintenance company to fix it.

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Code	Violation	Pts	Inspector notes
2-2D	adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible 511-6-1.07(3)(a) - handwashing cleanser, availability (pf) Corrected	4	Observed no paper towels or handsoap at the hand wash sink at the time of inspection. Hand sinks shall be properly stocked to encourage healthy handwashing habits. COS: Restocked sink.
16C	sewage and waste water properly disposed 511-6-1.06(4)(d),(e) - grease trap; conveying sewage (c, p)	2	Sewage not properly disposing and backing up onto the main floor of the kitchen. Area blocked off and water usage minimized during usage. All disposable utensils and cutlery, washing when not cooking to minimize the area impacted. CA: Plumbing is coming out as well as city services, will attempt to correct within 72 hours but will continue these emergency operation procedures till issue resolved.
18	insects, rodents, and animals not present 511-6-1.07(5)(k) - controlling pests (pf, c) Repeat	3	Observed an extreme number of flies in the kitchen on pretty much every surface. Back door being left open during dock cleaning and no fly traps were up. CA: Fly traps hung during inspection and made significant impact along with shutting the back door. Pest control called and if they plan to keep the back door open in the future a mesh screen curtain should be installed.

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Code	Violation	Pts	Inspector notes
2-2D	adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible 511-6-1.07(3)(a) - handwashing cleanser, availability (pf) Corrected	4	Observed no paper towels or handsoap at hand wash sink at time of inspection at the handwash sink in the middle of the kitchen. Sink is the main handwash station in the kitchen. Handwash stations must be properly stocked to encourage good handwashing behaviors. COS: Employee restocked sink with soap and paper towels.
4-2A	food stored covered 511-6-1.04(4)(c)1(iv) - packaged & unpackaged food, food stored covered(c) Corrected	4	Multiple bags of sugar observed loosely rolled shut or wide open. Bags must have a clip or seal or be stored within a container with a lid. COS: Bags stored correctly by employee.
12A	contamination prevented during food preparation, storage, display 511-6-1.04(4)(q) - food storage (c)	3	Observed box of bananas stored on the floor open in the dry storage area of the kitchen. Food shall be stored a minimum of 6 inches off of the floor. COS: Employee properly stored box.
14A	in-use utensils: properly stored 511-6-1.04(4)(k) - in-use utensils, between-use storage (c) Corrected	1	Observed cup used for scooping sugar stored completely submerged in the sugar itself. Scoops must have a handle and cannot be cups where you must grab the surface that is going into the product. Handles for the scoop shall be stored above the product.
15B	warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, used; test strips 511-6-1.05(3)(h),(i),(j) - temperature measuring device, manual warewashing; sanitizing solutions, testing device (pf)	1	No test strips at time of inspection to determine the concentration of the sanitizer solution in the 3 comp sink. Must have some way of determining concentration.
16B	plumbing installed; proper backflow devices 511-6-1.06(2)(r) - system maintained in good repair (p, c)	2	Water from handsink in middle of kitchen observed running out of the wall behind it. Plumbing shall be maintained in good repair against leaks. CA: Fix immediately.
18	insects, rodents, and animals not present 511-6-1.07(5)(k) - controlling pests (pf, c)	3	Observed multiple flies around facility, pests shall be controlled to minimize their presence in the facility. Recommend fly traps in areas away from food and regular cleaning of the traps.

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Code	Violation	Pts	Inspector notes
6-1B	proper hot holding temperatures 511-6-1.04(6)(f) - time/temperature control for safety; hot holding (p) Corrected	9	Teriyaki Chicken waiting to be sent out on cart reading at 80 degrees F. TCS food that is being hot held, must be maintained at a temperature of 135 degrees F or above. COS Food items were not out sitting out of temp for more than 30 minutes, food items were reheated to 165 degrees prior to serving.

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Code	Violation	Pts	Inspector notes
12A	contamination prevented during food preparation, storage, display 511-6-1.04(4)(q) - food storage (c)	3	Obseved water defrosting from fridge unit and dropping onto food and milk below it. Food shall be stored in a manner to prevent contamination during storage. CA: Put something to catch under or fix drip.
16B	plumbing installed; proper backflow devices 511-6-1.06(2)(r) - system maintained in good repair (p, c) Repeat	2	Plumbing issues throughout kitchen, some handsinks out, and wastewater backing up into kitchen area. Plumbing and leak flow preventors shall be properly installed and kept in good repart to prevent wastewater backup and keep facilities functional.
17C	physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean 511-6-1.07(5)(a),(b) - good repair, physical facilities maintained; cleaning, frequency & restrictions, cleaned often enough to keep them clean (c) Repeat	1	Mold accumulation and food residyue on floors throughout facilitym hot hold line and dishroom floor specifically. Physical faciltities such as walls, floors, and ceilings shall be kept clean and in good repair.

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Recent reports (16)

Source-attributed observations and allegations from news coverage and reports submitted to GPS. Each entry credits its source.

ALLEGATION According to Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published: Jan 21, 2025
Mollianne Fischer failed to receive adequate medical care at Pulaski State Prison, resulting in her being left in a vegetative state.
"Mollianne Fischer was left in a vegetative state in May 2014 after she failed to receive adequate medical care at Pulaski State Prison."
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ALLEGATION According to Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published: Jan 21, 2025
Bonnie Rocheleau failed to get adequate care at Pulaski State Prison when she developed pneumonia, leading to her death.
"Bonnie Rocheleau, who had long suffered from COPD, failed to get adequate care at Pulaski State Prison when she developed pneumonia, leading to her death in March 2015."
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ALLEGATION According to Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published: May 13, 2024
McMillian is accused of having a sexual relationship with a prisoner and engaging in improper sexual contact with her on Feb. 24 and 25.
"The warrants in McMillian's case state that the deputy warden had a 'sexual relationship' with a prisoner and specifically engaged in improper sexual contact with her on Feb. 24 and 25."
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ALLEGATION According to Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published: May 13, 2024
The alleged sexual misconduct of two prison supervisors could signal a larger systemic problem within the GDC.
"Michele Deitch, an attorney and a distinguished senior lecturer at the University of Texas at Austin's LBJ School of Public Affairs who directs the school's Prison and Jail Innovation Lab, said the alleged sexual misconduct of two prison supervisors could signal a larger problem within the GDC."
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ALLEGATION According to Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published: Jan 21, 2025
Officers and staff failed to notice a prisoner being stabbed until an outside caller reported it, and the prisoner reported being assaulted hours earlier by 10 people.
"Officers and staff at Pulaski State Prison, one of the state's four facilities for women, didn't notice a problem until someone from the outside called to say a prisoner was being stabbed. The prisoner was then discovered slumped over a toilet wearing a medical gown and no underwear and bleeding profusely. According to the DOJ, the woman said she had been assaulted hours before by 10 people who stomped, hit and kicked her."
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ALLEGATION Submitted via GPS public submission form Recorded by GPS: Apr 6, 2026
OTHER — PULASKI STATE PRISON: Family member Thasmia Foster (Facebook, no other contact info) reports her loved one at Pulaski State Prison was…
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OBSERVATION According to Facebook, Marcus Johnson Published: Nov 3, 2026
Marcus Johnson wrote on Facebook on November 3, 2026: "# ANONYMOUS FORMERLY INCARCERATED WOMAN'S TESTIMONY ### Pulaski State Prison – Georgia **I am requesting that my identity remain anonymous for my protection and the protection of my family.** I was housed at Pulaski State Prison. I was convicted of a crime I did not commit. Before my incarceration, I had never been in trouble. I had never even received a speeding ticket. I was transferred directly from Diagnostics in Alto to Pulaski State Prison for a nonviolent offense. I was placed in what was known as the GANG dorm. I was terrified and scared to death. When the Deputy Warden of Care and Treatment opened the door, the only thing he said to me was, "Good luck. You're gonna need it." He then locked the door behind me. Nobody showed me my cell. When I entered, people were running around trying to steal my belongings. My family came for visitation and immediately asked that I be moved out of that dorm. A lieutenant, who no longer works there, told my family that it was the worst dorm possible and that officers rarely went inside because of the conditions and lack of adequate staffing. I witnessed people being beaten almost to death over unpaid debts. On another occasion, someone set a fire in the pod. The smoke became so thick that we could barely breathe. I called my parents, begging them to contact the prison. When they called, they were told there was no fire. The fire alarm was subsequently silenced. My family eventually had to contact the local fire department because prison staff continued hanging up on them. We went without hot water and heat during the winter. During the summer, we had no cold water or air conditioning. Raw sewage came up through the floors in the dorms and chow hall. Food was served after sitting out uncovered, with flies around it. Trays were not properly sanitized. They were sprayed off outside with a water hose. The healthcare was another serious concern. I became close to a young woman who experienced a manic episode after smoking a cigarette that was allegedly laced with another substance. Instead of receiving what I believed was appropriate mental health treatment, she was placed in a turtle suit, her medication was withheld, and she remained in lockdown for days. Her mother repeatedly called trying to get help, but she could not get anywhere. The treatment from some staff members was horrible. I tried to keep to myself, but I was still verbally harassed and subjected to what I experienced as physical intimidation by an […]"
"# ANONYMOUS FORMERLY INCARCERATED WOMAN'S TESTIMONY ### Pulaski State Prison – Georgia **I am requesting that my identity remain anonymous for my protection and the protection of my family.** I was housed at Pulaski State Prison. I was convicted of a crime I did not commit. Before my incarceration, I had never been in trouble. I had never even received a speeding ticket. I was transferred directly from Diagnostics in Alto to Pulaski State Prison for a nonviolent offense. I was placed in what was known as the GANG dorm. I was terrified and scared to death. When the Deputy Warden of Care and Treatment opened the door, the only thing he said to me was, "Good luck. You're gonna need it." He then locked the door behind me. Nobody showed me my cell. When I entered, people were running around trying to steal my belongings. My family came for visitation and immediately asked that I be moved out of that dorm. A lieutenant, who no longer works there, told my family that it was the worst dorm possible and that officers rarely went inside because of the conditions and lack of adequate staffing. I witnessed people being beaten almost to death over unpaid debts. On another occasion, someone set a fire in the pod. The smoke became so thick that we could barely breathe. I called my parents, begging them to contact the prison. When they called, they were told there was no fire. The fire alarm was subsequently silenced. My family eventually had to contact the local fire department because prison staff continued hanging up on them. We went without hot water and heat during the winter. During the summer, we had no cold water or air conditioning. Raw sewage came up through the floors in the dorms and chow hall. Food was served after sitting out uncovered, with flies around it. Trays were not properly sanitized. They were sprayed off outside with a water hose. The healthcare was another serious concern. I became close to a young woman who experienced a manic episode after smoking a cigarette that was allegedly laced with another substance. Instead of receiving what I believed was appropriate mental health treatment, she was placed in a turtle suit, her medication was withheld, and she remained in lockdown for days. Her mother repeatedly called trying to get help, but she could not get anywhere. The treatment from some staff members was horrible. I tried to keep to myself, but I was still verbally harassed and subjected to what I experienced as physical intimidation by an officer. That officer continued targeting me and calling both me and my family disrespectful names during visitation. Eventually, after my family continued making calls and sending emails, I was transferred to another dorm. I could go on and on about the things I witnessed and experienced during the relatively short time I was there. But those months felt like a lifetime. There were more times than I can count when I felt hopeless and alone. The people working inside those facilities are supposed to help maintain safety and provide support, but too often, that was not what I experienced. We had already been sentenced. There was no reason we should have been forced to live under those conditions. What I witnessed was inhumane and difficult to put into words. God truly had His hand on me. I give Him all the glory for bringing me safely back home to my family. But I have not forgotten the people I left behind. There are still good people serving time at Pulaski who have to endure conditions I would not wish on anyone. I worry about their safety, their health, and how they are being treated. My heart especially goes out to those who do not have family members on the outside willing or able to make phone calls, send emails, demand answers, and advocate for their safety the way my family did for me. **Something has got to give.** Being incarcerated does not mean a person loses their humanity. A prison sentence should not mean losing the right to basic sanitation, medical attention, protection from violence, and humane treatment. I am sharing my testimony because people need to know what is happening behind those walls. I am asking that someone listen, that someone investigate, and that someone finally take action. **Please do not allow the voices of those still inside to go unheard.** *I am requesting that my identity and any identifying information about my family remain confidential.* --- **Marcus Johnson** Administrator Georgia Prison Reform Coalition (GPRC) GPRCLA@protonmail.com"
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OBSERVATION According to Facebook, GEORGIA PRISON REFORM COALITION (GPRC) Published: Oct 22, 2026
GEORGIA PRISON REFORM COALITION (GPRC) wrote on Facebook on October 22, 2026: "ATTENTION! ATTENTION! This video is from a woman who was formerly incarcerated at Pulaski State Prison in Georgia. Listen to some of the things she experienced, even after the Department of Justice investigation into Georgia’s prison system. The DOJ released its findings in October 2024, yet serious questions remain about what has changed. How much longer must incarcerated individuals and their families wait for accountability, transparency, and meaningful reform? We need independent oversight to ensure that the problems identified are being addressed and that people inside Georgia’s prisons are safe. Georgia Prison Reform Coalition (GPRC) is working to bring national attention to these issues. Please watch, share, and help spread the word. The public needs to hear these voices! [Video, 1:50, posted by Marcus Johnson (GPRC administrator). The speaker introduces herself as April Freakett/Prickett (spelling uncertain; probable GDC match, not confirmed), at Pulaski State Prison from July 4, 2024 to September 23, 2025. Machine transcript (faster-whisper large-v3 on gps-research), not checked against the audio: at 00:48 the small.en pass heard "beat with a lock", large-v3 "beat with a lot". Full files and case: see review note.] [00:00] Hey, my name is April Freakett. I was in Pulaski State Prison from July 4th to, um, of 2024 to September 23rd of 2025. [00:11] It was really bad in there. Like, we had feces coming up in the kitchen. Um, the drains weren't draining. Like, it was bad. [00:22] Um, the plates aren't being washed. They're being sprayed off with water hose. Um, there's no ice, no water in the dorms, no air conditioner most of the time. [00:35] Um, my toilet and my cell didn't work for two months. Like, I had to go use the bathroom in somebody else's cell, and that's hard to do sometimes in there. [00:42] So, it was really bad. Um, my water also wasn't working in my cell for those two months either. [00:48] Um, I, I got jumped and beat with a lot. [00:52] I had four staples put in my head. My face durabonded. You can see it right there. My ears sewed back on. [00:59] I still got loose, loose teeth today from it. Um, for them all to put me back into the same dorm where the person that jumped on me. [01:11] There's mold in the showers. I'm trying to think what else. [01:21] We wouldn't see officers sometimes for, like, 12 to 14 hours in the lockdown cell. [01:27] Um, and in a, when you're in a regular dorm, the only time you'd see an officer was […]"
"ATTENTION! ATTENTION! This video is from a woman who was formerly incarcerated at Pulaski State Prison in Georgia. Listen to some of the things she experienced, even after the Department of Justice investigation into Georgia’s prison system. The DOJ released its findings in October 2024, yet serious questions remain about what has changed. How much longer must incarcerated individuals and their families wait for accountability, transparency, and meaningful reform? We need independent oversight to ensure that the problems identified are being addressed and that people inside Georgia’s prisons are safe. Georgia Prison Reform Coalition (GPRC) is working to bring national attention to these issues. Please watch, share, and help spread the word. The public needs to hear these voices! [Video, 1:50, posted by Marcus Johnson (GPRC administrator). The speaker introduces herself as April Freakett/Prickett (spelling uncertain; probable GDC match, not confirmed), at Pulaski State Prison from July 4, 2024 to September 23, 2025. Machine transcript (faster-whisper large-v3 on gps-research), not checked against the audio: at 00:48 the small.en pass heard "beat with a lock", large-v3 "beat with a lot". Full files and case: see review note.] [00:00] Hey, my name is April Freakett. I was in Pulaski State Prison from July 4th to, um, of 2024 to September 23rd of 2025. [00:11] It was really bad in there. Like, we had feces coming up in the kitchen. Um, the drains weren't draining. Like, it was bad. [00:22] Um, the plates aren't being washed. They're being sprayed off with water hose. Um, there's no ice, no water in the dorms, no air conditioner most of the time. [00:35] Um, my toilet and my cell didn't work for two months. Like, I had to go use the bathroom in somebody else's cell, and that's hard to do sometimes in there. [00:42] So, it was really bad. Um, my water also wasn't working in my cell for those two months either. [00:48] Um, I, I got jumped and beat with a lot. [00:52] I had four staples put in my head. My face durabonded. You can see it right there. My ears sewed back on. [00:59] I still got loose, loose teeth today from it. Um, for them all to put me back into the same dorm where the person that jumped on me. [01:11] There's mold in the showers. I'm trying to think what else. [01:21] We wouldn't see officers sometimes for, like, 12 to 14 hours in the lockdown cell. [01:27] Um, and in a, when you're in a regular dorm, the only time you'd see an officer was when they would take you to chow. [01:31] And all the while, like, the officers were, like, basically antagonizing, like, encouraging the people to get to, for violence. [01:43] It was bad, y'all. Like, anything else I can do to help, please let me know. [01:48] Thank you."
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OBSERVATION According to Facebook, Solomon Rowland Published: Nov 1, 2026
Solomon Rowland wrote in the Ga. Prisons Exposed Facebook group on November 1, 2026: "ANOTHER TESTIMONY FROM INSIDE GEORGIA'S PRISON SYSTEM — PULASKI STATE PRISON This time, we are hearing from a woman who recently left Pulaski State Prison. What she describes raises serious concerns about the treatment and living conditions of women incarcerated in Georgia. Here is her testimony: "I just left Pulaski State Prison, and what I witnessed and experienced was horrible. Women are sleeping underneath stairways and in shower areas because they cannot afford to pay for a bed. There is a scabies problem inside the prison, and women are not receiving proper treatment. I know firsthand because I had scabies, and they did nothing to treat me. Instead, I was told it was self-inflicted. The warden tries to hide what is happening inside that facility. Officers don't seem to care about the conditions women are living in. Even worse, when women are beaten, extorted, or tortured because they cannot pay their debts, the warden reportedly tells them they should have paid their bill. I never want to go back to that place. But I want to become an advocate for the women who are still there and cannot speak freely about what they are experiencing." THIS IS WHY WE NEED INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT. Women incarcerated in Georgia are still human beings. They deserve medical treatment, safe housing, protection from violence, and basic human dignity. Nobody should have to pay for protection. Nobody should be forced to sleep in a shower area. Nobody should be denied medical treatment. And nobody in a position of authority should dismiss violence and extortion as a debt that someone should have paid. The Georgia Prison Reform Coalition wants to hear from former inmates, families, and advocates. Your testimony matters. Your voice matters. We are listening, and we are working to bring these concerns to the people who have the authority to make changes. Marcus Johnson Administrator Georgia Prison Reform Coalition (GPRC) GPRCLA@protonmail.com"
"ANOTHER TESTIMONY FROM INSIDE GEORGIA'S PRISON SYSTEM — PULASKI STATE PRISON This time, we are hearing from a woman who recently left Pulaski State Prison. What she describes raises serious concerns about the treatment and living conditions of women incarcerated in Georgia. Here is her testimony: "I just left Pulaski State Prison, and what I witnessed and experienced was horrible. Women are sleeping underneath stairways and in shower areas because they cannot afford to pay for a bed. There is a scabies problem inside the prison, and women are not receiving proper treatment. I know firsthand because I had scabies, and they did nothing to treat me. Instead, I was told it was self-inflicted. The warden tries to hide what is happening inside that facility. Officers don't seem to care about the conditions women are living in. Even worse, when women are beaten, extorted, or tortured because they cannot pay their debts, the warden reportedly tells them they should have paid their bill. I never want to go back to that place. But I want to become an advocate for the women who are still there and cannot speak freely about what they are experiencing." THIS IS WHY WE NEED INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT. Women incarcerated in Georgia are still human beings. They deserve medical treatment, safe housing, protection from violence, and basic human dignity. Nobody should have to pay for protection. Nobody should be forced to sleep in a shower area. Nobody should be denied medical treatment. And nobody in a position of authority should dismiss violence and extortion as a debt that someone should have paid. The Georgia Prison Reform Coalition wants to hear from former inmates, families, and advocates. Your testimony matters. Your voice matters. We are listening, and we are working to bring these concerns to the people who have the authority to make changes. Marcus Johnson Administrator Georgia Prison Reform Coalition (GPRC) GPRCLA@protonmail.com"
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OBSERVATION According to Facebook, Anna Shepherd Published: Oct 26, 2026
Anna Shepherd wrote in the 🔥 WorldWide Chain Breakers & CCCAN Georgia Coalition 🔥 Facebook group on October 26, 2026: "Pulaski State Prison - Update When I broke the news of a TB outbreak five days ago, I was called a liar. Since then, it has been confirmed and covered by multiple agencies. The same source has now provided an update: The warden has locked down a pod to try to contain the outbreak, but there is a serious issue: new inmates are being placed into that exact locked-down pod alongside those who are infected. The source also reports that any officers or inmates who complain are being placed in the pod as retaliation. A second source, verified as a prison employee, confirms that the outbreak is not contained and that proper protocols are not being followed to stop the spread to protect the inmates and staff. #BreakingNews #Tuberculosis #PublicHealthCrisis #PrisonConditions #Whistleblower #InvestigativeReporting #PrisonReform"
"Pulaski State Prison - Update When I broke the news of a TB outbreak five days ago, I was called a liar. Since then, it has been confirmed and covered by multiple agencies. The same source has now provided an update: The warden has locked down a pod to try to contain the outbreak, but there is a serious issue: new inmates are being placed into that exact locked-down pod alongside those who are infected. The source also reports that any officers or inmates who complain are being placed in the pod as retaliation. A second source, verified as a prison employee, confirms that the outbreak is not contained and that proper protocols are not being followed to stop the spread to protect the inmates and staff. #BreakingNews #Tuberculosis #PublicHealthCrisis #PrisonConditions #Whistleblower #InvestigativeReporting #PrisonReform"
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OBSERVATION According to Facebook, Mike Walden Published: Oct 25, 2026
Mike Walden commented on Facebook under ""𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝗣𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶" on October 25, 2026: "I got some one in Pulaski for years..it's a shame and hinges on being criminal.one pod of around 100 has one working shower.some just don't bathe.hygene issues?Allowed Behavior??"
"I got some one in Pulaski for years..it's a shame and hinges on being criminal.one pod of around 100 has one working shower.some just don't bathe.hygene issues?Allowed Behavior??"
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OBSERVATION According to Facebook, CreativePear2739 Published: Oct 22, 2026
CreativePear2739 wrote in the Ga. Prisons Exposed Facebook group on October 22, 2026: "This is from The Georgia Independent Pulaski County, GA - Pulaski State Prison Wardon Wendy Jackson is being accused of a TB cover up. A concerned family member of a Georgia correctional officer claims that Pulaski State Prison is covering up an active Tuberculosis (TB) outbreak, leading to an inmate’s death and exposing prison staff, hospital workers, and families to the infection without warning. Muscogee County Jail allegedly failed to test incoming inmates, introducing TB into Pulaski State Prison. Pulaski then transferred infected inmates to the McRae facility without alerting McRae staff to the TB exposure. An inmate was reportedly treated internally for TB at Pulaski since July. She was only sent to an outside emergency room on October 3 when her condition turned critical, and she died on October 19. Hospital staff reportedly noted the TB was severe and untreated for months. The warden allegedly attributed her death to "pneumonia" and "cardiac arrest" to conceal the outbreak. The warden allegedly instructed medical staff not to tell prison officers about the TB cases. Officers transporting the dying inmate to the hospital were reportedly ordered not to inform hospital staff that she had TB or that there was an outbreak. Because TB is airborne and contagious, correctional officers, medical staff, hospital workers, inmates, and officers' families (including young children) were exposed without proper precautions or knowledge. I reached out to Muskogee County and the Prisons, they have no comments on the deaths or outbreaks. Governor Brian Kemp - might want to check on your prisons. #PulaskiStatePrison #GADOC #TBOutbreak #PrisonAccountability #gapol #PrisonReform #PublicHealthCrisis #inmatehealthcare Pulaski County, GA - Pulaski State Prison Wardon Wendy Jackson is being accused of a TB cover up."
"This is from The Georgia Independent Pulaski County, GA - Pulaski State Prison Wardon Wendy Jackson is being accused of a TB cover up. A concerned family member of a Georgia correctional officer claims that Pulaski State Prison is covering up an active Tuberculosis (TB) outbreak, leading to an inmate’s death and exposing prison staff, hospital workers, and families to the infection without warning. Muscogee County Jail allegedly failed to test incoming inmates, introducing TB into Pulaski State Prison. Pulaski then transferred infected inmates to the McRae facility without alerting McRae staff to the TB exposure. An inmate was reportedly treated internally for TB at Pulaski since July. She was only sent to an outside emergency room on October 3 when her condition turned critical, and she died on October 19. Hospital staff reportedly noted the TB was severe and untreated for months. The warden allegedly attributed her death to "pneumonia" and "cardiac arrest" to conceal the outbreak. The warden allegedly instructed medical staff not to tell prison officers about the TB cases. Officers transporting the dying inmate to the hospital were reportedly ordered not to inform hospital staff that she had TB or that there was an outbreak. Because TB is airborne and contagious, correctional officers, medical staff, hospital workers, inmates, and officers' families (including young children) were exposed without proper precautions or knowledge. I reached out to Muskogee County and the Prisons, they have no comments on the deaths or outbreaks. Governor Brian Kemp - might want to check on your prisons. #PulaskiStatePrison #GADOC #TBOutbreak #PrisonAccountability #gapol #PrisonReform #PublicHealthCrisis #inmatehealthcare Pulaski County, GA - Pulaski State Prison Wardon Wendy Jackson is being accused of a TB cover up."
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OBSERVATION According to Facebook, Melissa Pass Published: Oct 20, 2026
Melissa Pass wrote in the Ga. Prisons Exposed Facebook group on October 20, 2026: "Pulaski County, GA - Pulaski State Prison Wardon Wendy Jackson is being accused of a TB cover up. A concerned family member of a Georgia correctional officer claims that Pulaski State Prison is covering up an active Tuberculosis (TB) outbreak, leading to an inmate’s death and exposing prison staff, hospital workers, and families to the infection without warning. Muscogee County Jail allegedly failed to test incoming inmates, introducing TB into Pulaski State Prison. Pulaski then transferred infected inmates to the McRae facility without alerting McRae staff to the TB exposure. An inmate was reportedly treated internally for TB at Pulaski since July. She was only sent to an outside emergency room on October 3 when her condition turned critical, and she died on October 19. Hospital staff reportedly noted the TB was severe and untreated for months. The warden allegedly attributed her death to "pneumonia" and "cardiac arrest" to conceal the outbreak. The warden allegedly instructed medical staff not to tell prison officers about the TB cases. Officers transporting the dying inmate to the hospital were reportedly ordered not to inform hospital staff that she had TB or that there was an outbreak. Because TB is airborne and contagious, correctional officers, medical staff, hospital workers, inmates, and officers' families (including young children) were exposed without proper precautions or knowledge. I reached out to Muskogee County and the Prisons, they have no comments on the deaths or outbreaks. Governor Brian Kemp - might want to check on your prisons. #PulaskiStatePrison #GADOC #TBOutbreak #PrisonAccountability #gapol #PrisonReform #PublicHealthCrisis #inmatehealthcare"
"Pulaski County, GA - Pulaski State Prison Wardon Wendy Jackson is being accused of a TB cover up. A concerned family member of a Georgia correctional officer claims that Pulaski State Prison is covering up an active Tuberculosis (TB) outbreak, leading to an inmate’s death and exposing prison staff, hospital workers, and families to the infection without warning. Muscogee County Jail allegedly failed to test incoming inmates, introducing TB into Pulaski State Prison. Pulaski then transferred infected inmates to the McRae facility without alerting McRae staff to the TB exposure. An inmate was reportedly treated internally for TB at Pulaski since July. She was only sent to an outside emergency room on October 3 when her condition turned critical, and she died on October 19. Hospital staff reportedly noted the TB was severe and untreated for months. The warden allegedly attributed her death to "pneumonia" and "cardiac arrest" to conceal the outbreak. The warden allegedly instructed medical staff not to tell prison officers about the TB cases. Officers transporting the dying inmate to the hospital were reportedly ordered not to inform hospital staff that she had TB or that there was an outbreak. Because TB is airborne and contagious, correctional officers, medical staff, hospital workers, inmates, and officers' families (including young children) were exposed without proper precautions or knowledge. I reached out to Muskogee County and the Prisons, they have no comments on the deaths or outbreaks. Governor Brian Kemp - might want to check on your prisons. #PulaskiStatePrison #GADOC #TBOutbreak #PrisonAccountability #gapol #PrisonReform #PublicHealthCrisis #inmatehealthcare"
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OBSERVATION According to Facebook, Tyler Ryals Published: Aug 20, 2026
Tyler Ryals, a former GDC officer, wrote on Facebook on August 20, 2026: "Yes, the ongoing unconstitutional conditions affect both male and female prisons in Georgia. Since beginning public advocacy I've been notified that Pulaski State Prison has been routinely abandoned with "skeleton crews" of only a handful of officers just like the majority of the male prisons. At McRae women's facility, a nurse who recently contracted at the facility described it as drug filled and totally insecure."
"Yes, the ongoing unconstitutional conditions affect both male and female prisons in Georgia. Since beginning public advocacy I've been notified that Pulaski State Prison has been routinely abandoned with "skeleton crews" of only a handful of officers just like the majority of the male prisons. At McRae women's facility, a nurse who recently contracted at the facility described it as drug filled and totally insecure."
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OBSERVATION According to Facebook, Tyler Ryals Published: Aug 25, 2026
Tyler Ryals, a former GDC officer, wrote on Facebook on August 25, 2026: "PULASKI STATE PRISON NEEDS HELP! PLEASE SHARE! Dorm 8 BOTH A & B SIDES are currently on lockdown. On the B side, toilets are reportedly overflowing and flooding, there is no proper air/ventilation, and there is only ONE working shower for over 90 women! On top of these conditions, Warden Wendy Jackson has placed everyone on store restriction for TWO WEEKS. These women are incarcerated, but they are still HUMAN BEINGS. They deserve working toilets, sanitary living conditions, proper ventilation, and access to basic hygiene. Families should not have to worry about their loved ones being forced to live around overflowing sewage or without adequate facilities. Pulaski State Prison needs HELP and ATTENTION NOW! We are asking the Georgia Department of Corrections to investigate the conditions in Dorm 8 immediately and make sure these women have safe and sanitary living conditions. PLEASE SHARE! Somebody needs to LISTEN! JUST SAD MRS.JACKSON AINT NO BETTER THAN THE OTHER LADY THAT WAS THERE"
"PULASKI STATE PRISON NEEDS HELP! PLEASE SHARE! Dorm 8 BOTH A & B SIDES are currently on lockdown. On the B side, toilets are reportedly overflowing and flooding, there is no proper air/ventilation, and there is only ONE working shower for over 90 women! On top of these conditions, Warden Wendy Jackson has placed everyone on store restriction for TWO WEEKS. These women are incarcerated, but they are still HUMAN BEINGS. They deserve working toilets, sanitary living conditions, proper ventilation, and access to basic hygiene. Families should not have to worry about their loved ones being forced to live around overflowing sewage or without adequate facilities. Pulaski State Prison needs HELP and ATTENTION NOW! We are asking the Georgia Department of Corrections to investigate the conditions in Dorm 8 immediately and make sure these women have safe and sanitary living conditions. PLEASE SHARE! Somebody needs to LISTEN! JUST SAD MRS.JACKSON AINT NO BETTER THAN THE OTHER LADY THAT WAS THERE"
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OBSERVATION According to Georgia Prisoners Speak — Tell My Story Published: Feb 17, 2026
The Fire Alarm Kept Ringing and No One Came
"Author: Trigger Cat Anyone can go to prison. That's the first thing I need you to understand. I was working, paying taxes, paying off a student loan, supporting my community and church. My crime was non-violent, no victim, no harm done — only to myself. I was minimum security. And then I walked into Pulaski State Prison in Statesboro, Georgia, and I saw drugs for the first time in my life. I expected order. Stability. Instead I saw inmates walking around with no officers present. I saw violence. I saw neglect. I was there from 2023 through July 2025. Two years that I will never forget. The security bubble was empty. There were no officers stationed in the dorms. We went for hours with no supervision. When something happened — a medical emergency, a fight, someone overdosing on K2 — other inmates had to call their families and have them call the facility to send help. That's how we got help. We called our mothers. The fighting was awful. Multiple fights at one time. Blood, urine, and other fluids left on the floor. Some of these fights lasted more than thirty minutes. The victims didn't want to seek medical help, so they managed their wounds themselves. Sometimes they had no choice. Many were sent to the hospital. And then we were punished. The entire dorm. Mass punishment. We'd lose commissary for the next week. We'd be put on lock down. The ones fighting? Most of them didn't get commissary anyway. So the ones being punished were the innocent ones. We had something called block movement — that's when we were allowed to leave the dorm to go to school, medical, group, mental health appointments. First block was at 7:50 a.m., second block at 10:50 a.m., Monday through Friday. Ninety percent of the time, no one came to get us. We missed very important appointments. Medical. Dental. Education. The facility was missing so many mental health appointments they had to assign an officer to go to each dorm to get people. That's how bad it was. On May 15, 2024, no officer came for first block movement. We missed medical, dental, education. At second block, Officer P wouldn't let anyone leave the dorm. Again, appointments were missed. May 16, Officer Williams said there was "no movement." He did that often. May 19, no officer came for first or second block. We missed everything. And when we did leave the dorm, we had to sit outside for hours before an officer would come and let us back in. That meant we sat out in extreme cold, rain, with no bathroom, for however long. I remember one time an inmate was outside waiting to be let in. A huge rain came and she got drenched. It was awful to watch her snuggle as close to the building as she could to try not to get wet. After the rain moved on, an officer let her in. On April 22, 2024, me and other inmates were locked outside the dorm from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. It was cold — we had no jackets at this time — and the wind was freezing. We had to use the bathroom. We had no water to drink. At the same time, two laundry workers were locked in our sallyport. We kept asking Mrs. Mapp and the warden to let us in. We were repeatedly told "hold on." The warden and the others — Officer Bright and Deputy Warden Mohagany — left us and went back up the walkway. Often inmates didn't have a bed because the bed they were assigned already had someone sleeping there. Inmates just took the beds they wanted. Sometimes an inmate would bully her roommate out of the room so she could have it to herself. That happened often. When that happened, an inmate didn't have a place to sleep. She was forced to sleep in the day room or room with other inmates, usually on the floor either way. I saw up to five inmates in one room. Two slept in the bunks and the other three slept on the floor. Inmates were extorted and bullied. When staff were told, they did nothing. We had to take up for each other. One day a young, very small inmate was being extorted. Officer Bright was told about it and even given the approximate time of the phone call. Nothing happened. Each dorm was divided into two sides — side A and side B. Most often, the officers would leave the doors between them open and unlocked. When that happened, you had entire dorms mingling with no supervision. Some dorms have up to 192 inmates. On November 25, 2024, commissary was being delivered. An inmate from the other side of the dorm came to my side and stole a store bag off the floor. She took it through the sallyport to her side. Sergeant Bright came to the dorm and did nothing. The doors between the two sides remained unlocked. January 15, 2025, about five people jumped on one inmate. One inmate threw 180-degree water on the victim. January 13, an inmate was assaulted by four other inmates. Locks were used to strike the victim. She was assaulted because of a debt she owed. January 17, an inmate assaulted another inmate. January 23, an inmate was assaulted for not paying her debt. January 28, two inmates got into a fight. January 29, an inmate was assaulted because she didn't pay her debt. In case you didn't know, there are drugs and cigarettes in prison. The debts I'm talking about are for weed, meth, cigarettes. These assaults were brutal. The aggressor used locks, pipes, mops, brooms, wooden sticks, a screwdriver. The sky is the limit. And then we lost commissary. February 10, our entire dorm lost commissary because two inmates got into a fight. February 23, our commissary was taken because some inmates weren't sleeping in their assigned rooms. May 5, our dorm was placed on lock down because there was a big fight involving several inmates. The dorm also lost its commissary. May 26, Deputy Warden Mahogany came to the dorm and told us to "get it together" or our commissary would be taken. She pulled our dorm rep to the floor and told her — who is an inmate just like me — she "needs to fix this." Really. We never knew when we would eat. Breakfast could be anywhere from 4 a.m. to 6 a.m. Lunch was from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dinner was from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Often we would go eight to ten hours between meals. When we did eat, the meal wasn't even enough to satisfy a toddler. The only way we knew it was time to eat is when an officer came to the dorm and yelled "breakfast." If you didn't hear the breakfast call, you missed breakfast. If it was a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, you missed breakfast and lunch. We ate sandwiches four days a week. On Wednesdays, we had a sandwich at lunch. On Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, we had a single sandwich — dry bologna or peanut butter — for lunch. We got our lunch sandwich on our breakfast tray. If you didn't go to breakfast, you didn't get your lunch sandwich. We took the lunch sandwich back to the dorm and ate it for lunch or whenever. Here's what I mean by inconsistent. March 12, 2025: breakfast at 6 a.m., lunch at 3 p.m., dinner at 5 p.m. March 13: breakfast at 7:30 a.m., lunch at 2 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m. March 21: breakfast at 4:15 a.m. — our lunch, a peanut butter sandwich and a banana, was on our breakfast tray — dinner at 2 p.m. March 22: breakfast at 8 a.m., lunch on our breakfast tray, dinner at 4 p.m. You are hungry and you have no idea when you will eat or if you will eat. This is awful on your mental health. The food portions were very small. Not big enough to fill a toddler. Everything was an ice cream scoop size. Sometimes we got lucky and got maybe a half cup. Diabetics ate what everyone else ate. There was no such thing as a diabetic diet. April 21, 2025: breakfast at 6 a.m. — oatmeal, maybe a cup, two turkey patties the size of a silver dollar, one piece of white bread. April 22: breakfast at 6:45 a.m. — oatmeal, about a cup, some kind of meat gravy, half a cup, a piece of white bread. Lunch at 1:15 p.m. — sloppy joe, maybe three-quarters of a cup, two pieces of white bread, pinto beans, and dry lettuce. Dinner at 4 p.m. — scoop of spaghetti, pinto beans, greens, dry lettuce. April 25: breakfast at 4:45 a.m. — grits, half a cup, two sausage patties the size of a silver dollar, small biscuit. Lunch — a dry bologna sandwich was on our breakfast tray. Dinner at 2:30 p.m. — vegetable-meat soup, white rice, and northern beans. Small portions, of course. We ate a lot of raw cabbage, grits, white bread, beans, canned potatoes, and canned carrots. I take life-sustaining medication. January 22, 2025, no a.m. pill call. I missed my medication. January 26, no a.m. pill call. I missed my medication. February 4, no a.m. pill call. February 6, no a.m. pill call. June 15, 2024, no a.m. pill call. September 10, at breakfast, we were told "no pill call at this time." However, no one ever came back to the dorm to get us. I missed my life-sustaining medication. April 19, 2025, the fire alarm in the dorm sounded for fifty minutes. An inmate called her mother and had her contact the facility to have the alarm turned off. I cannot tell you how loud this alarm is. It easily causes hearing loss, not to mention what it does to your mental health. May 4, at 9:05 a.m., the fire alarm sounded. Officer Anderson came to the dorm at 9:56 a.m. She contacted main control to stop the alarm. It stopped ringing at 10:01 a.m. May 9, at 9:10 a.m., the fire alarm sounded. At 9:30 a.m., Officer Kendrick was letting some inmates in the dorm. He contacted main control to stop the alarm. May 9, at 12:05 p.m., the fire alarm sounded. It stopped at 12:40 p.m. No one came to check on us. May 20, at 10:50 a.m., the fire alarm sounded. It stopped at 11:25 a.m. No one came to check on us. May 29, the fire alarm sounded from 9:01 a.m. to 10:18 a.m. June 1, from 10:31 a.m. to 11:20 a.m. June 4, from 1:02 p.m. to 1:33 p.m. I cannot begin to tell you what it is like to listen to that alarm sounding. It is so loud my ears start buzzing and I feel like I am going to have a panic attack. An inmate who was in the infirmary for seven days said she didn't shower or brush her teeth the entire time. She was sent back to the dorm with nothing. Her personal effects were stolen while she was gone. We gave her hygiene and personal items so she could shower and brush her teeth. When the officer removed the inmate from the dorm, a bag of items was taken for the inmate. However, those did not return with her. When she was returned to the dorm, she only had the clothing she was wearing. She was sent back without a mat, so she had to sleep on the metal bed. We never had yard call or recreation. Many of us were on vitamin D supplements because we never got sunlight. For the first two and a half years of my sentence, my dorm was unable to go to the library. When we were finally allowed to go, the officers wouldn't let us leave the dorm because that meant they had to come back and let us in. The facility is an open facility. We had no raincoats, so if it was raining, you had to decide if you wanted to get soaked and eat or get meds. In 2024, we received our winter jacket on December 15. When you enter the facility, you rarely get any additional clothing. You can put in a clothing request and you might get a few items or you may never hear back. If you do receive some clothing, it will be well over a month before you get it. For well over a year, we had a massive water leak in the dorm. We had to mop up water two to three times daily. When I left, the water was still an issue. Probably still is. June 20, 2024, over and above that water leak, there was standing water on the far wall of the dorm. There was a leak in the wall and water was running into rooms. The inmates were getting up the water with towels, daily, as we had no mop. This went on for three weeks. We were told we only had one maintenance man. You will never understand how hot it gets inside a tin can. Some windows in the rooms will open. However, most will not. Even if you are blessed enough — I was not — to be able to purchase a thirty-dollar fan, it only circulates hot air. You will never understand how cold it gets inside a tin can. We were only provided one blanket and it was thin. You can put in a clothing request for a sweatshirt but you probably will not get it. At one time, I remember having on four shirts trying to get warm. Our chemicals were watered down. We got watered down bleach, pine scent, and citrus scent. How are you supposed to sanitize with watered down chemicals? Because of all the fights, all our mops, brooms, and mop buckets were destroyed. We asked lower-level staff as well as the administrative staff for new supplies and they were never provided. Inmates had to soak up water with towels. Many rooms didn't have hot or cold running water. Some had water running that couldn't be turned off. God forbid if you had issues with your toilet. The room next to me had a stopped-up toilet for weeks. Officers and administration were told multiple times. Finally, the ladies got it unstopped themselves. The locks to our doors didn't work. Meaning, we couldn't lock ourselves in the room. Well, you can lock yourself in the room but you will play hell getting out. It requires an officer to manually use a key to open the door. There were several incidents where inmates were locked in their rooms for more than twenty-four hours because an officer refused to unlock the door. These inmates missed meals, meds, and appointments. April 27, 2024, three inmates were locked in their rooms for over twelve hours. At 5:30 p.m., Captain Roberts, Officer Slappy, and Officer Hobes were told these people were locked in their rooms. Only after shift change did Officer Barnett, who was bringing the kitchen detail workers back to the dorm, unlock the door. This was about 7 p.m. Other inmates had even called their families to have them call the facility to try and get help. September 17, 2024, two men from the fire department were in the dorm. I showed them where our fire extinguisher was housed. It was housed in a small room with the door welded shut. When I left, it was still in that room with the door welded shut. I had to stay eight months longer than I should have because I needed a class parole wanted me to have and the counselors didn't get me in the class in a timely manner. I was unable to use any of my Performance Incentive Credits. One PIC point means one month knocked off your sentence. I had eight PIC points. After I took the needed class, I was able to close my case plan, which was six more PIC points. I left with fourteen PIC points that were never used. I earned those and was unable to use them. The thing that bothers me the most is when I was in court, the judge, DA, and my lawyer signed off on my probation provisions permitting me certain conditions. However, parole is not allowing those conditions. I have to wait until I roll into probation for those conditions to be honored. Therefore, life for me is a struggle. I see now why so many people return to prison. This system is not designed to reduce recidivism. It is designed to enhance it. Many people think prison consists of hardcore criminals. The truth is, there are normal, hardworking people there who made one minor mistake. They have to suffer like you would not believe."
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November 3, 2026

Marcus Johnson wrote on Facebook on November 3, 2026: "# ANONYMOUS FORMERLY INCARCERATED WOMAN'S TESTIMONY ### Pulaski State Prison – Georgia **I am requesting that my identity remain anonymous for my protection and the protection of my family.** I was housed at Pulaski State Prison. I was convicted of a crime I did not commit. Before my incarceration, I had never been in trouble. I had never even received a speeding ticket. I was transferred directly from Diagnostics in Alto to Pulaski State Prison for a nonviolent offense. I was placed in what was known as the GANG dorm. I was terrified and scared to death. When the Deputy Warden of Care and Treatment opened the door, the only thing he said to me was, "Good luck. You're gonna need it." He then locked the door behind me. Nobody showed me my cell. When I entered, people were running around trying to steal my belongings. My family came for visitation and immediately asked that I be moved out of that dorm. A lieutenant, who no longer works there, told my family that it was the worst dorm possible and that officers rarely went inside because of the conditions and lack of adequate staffing. I witnessed people being beaten almost to death over unpaid debts. On another occasion, someone set a fire in the pod. The smoke became so thick that we could barely breathe. I called my parents, begging them to contact the prison. When they called, they were told there was no fire. The fire alarm was subsequently silenced. My family eventually had to contact the local fire department because prison staff continued hanging up on them. We went without hot water and heat during the winter. During the summer, we had no cold water or air conditioning. Raw sewage came up through the floors in the dorms and chow hall. Food was served after sitting out uncovered, with flies around it. Trays were not properly sanitized. They were sprayed off outside with a water hose. The healthcare was another serious concern. I became close to a young woman who experienced a manic episode after smoking a cigarette that was allegedly laced with another substance. Instead of receiving what I believed was appropriate mental health treatment, she was placed in a turtle suit, her medication was withheld, and she remained in lockdown for days. Her mother repeatedly called trying to get help, but she could not get anywhere. The treatment from some staff members was horrible. I tried to keep to myself, but I was still verbally harassed and subjected to what I experienced as physical intimidation by an […]" report

November 1, 2026

Solomon Rowland wrote in the Ga. Prisons Exposed Facebook group on November 1, 2026: "ANOTHER TESTIMONY FROM INSIDE GEORGIA'S PRISON SYSTEM — PULASKI STATE PRISON This time, we are hearing from a woman who recently left Pulaski State Prison. What she describes raises serious concerns about the treatment and living conditions of women incarcerated in Georgia. Here is her testimony: "I just left Pulaski State Prison, and what I witnessed and experienced was horrible. Women are sleeping underneath stairways and in shower areas because they cannot afford to pay for a bed. There is a scabies problem inside the prison, and women are not receiving proper treatment. I know firsthand because I had scabies, and they did nothing to treat me. Instead, I was told it was self-inflicted. The warden tries to hide what is happening inside that facility. Officers don't seem to care about the conditions women are living in. Even worse, when women are beaten, extorted, or tortured because they cannot pay their debts, the warden reportedly tells them they should have paid their bill. I never want to go back to that place. But I want to become an advocate for the women who are still there and cannot speak freely about what they are experiencing." THIS IS WHY WE NEED INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT. Women incarcerated in Georgia are still human beings. They deserve medical treatment, safe housing, protection from violence, and basic human dignity. Nobody should have to pay for protection. Nobody should be forced to sleep in a shower area. Nobody should be denied medical treatment. And nobody in a position of authority should dismiss violence and extortion as a debt that someone should have paid. The Georgia Prison Reform Coalition wants to hear from former inmates, families, and advocates. Your testimony matters. Your voice matters. We are listening, and we are working to bring these concerns to the people who have the authority to make changes. Marcus Johnson Administrator Georgia Prison Reform Coalition (GPRC) GPRCLA@protonmail.com" report

October 30, 2026 (approx.)

Inmate dies of tuberculosis complications at Pulaski State Prison death

An unidentified female inmate was transferred from McRae Women's Diagnostic Facility to Pulaski State Prison, where she became acutely ill and was taken to a local hospital, dying from tuberculosis complications.

Source: 13WMAZ

October 26, 2026

Anna Shepherd wrote in the 🔥 WorldWide Chain Breakers & CCCAN Georgia Coalition 🔥 Facebook group on October 26, 2026: "Pulaski State Prison - Update When I broke the news of a TB outbreak five days ago, I was called a liar. Since then, it has been confirmed and covered by multiple agencies. The same source has now provided an update: The warden has locked down a pod to try to contain the outbreak, but there is a serious issue: new inmates are being placed into that exact locked-down pod alongside those who are infected. The source also reports that any officers or inmates who complain are being placed in the pod as retaliation. A second source, verified as a prison employee, confirms that the outbreak is not contained and that proper protocols are not being followed to stop the spread to protect the inmates and staff. #BreakingNews #Tuberculosis #PublicHealthCrisis #PrisonConditions #Whistleblower #InvestigativeReporting #PrisonReform" report

October 25, 2026

Mike Walden commented on Facebook under ""𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝗣𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶" on October 25, 2026: "I got some one in Pulaski for years..it's a shame and hinges on being criminal.one pod of around 100 has one working shower.some just don't bathe.hygene issues?Allowed Behavior??" report

October 23, 2026 (approx.)

GDC initiates TB contact tracing, testing, and quarantine protocols policy change

The GDC said it completed contact tracing under Department of Health guidelines, will test all staff and offenders who were exposed or request screening, and initiated infection control protocols including quarantine status for identified dorms or areas at the facilities.

Source: WGXA

October 22, 2026

GEORGIA PRISON REFORM COALITION (GPRC) wrote on Facebook on October 22, 2026: "ATTENTION! ATTENTION! This video is from a woman who was formerly incarcerated at Pulaski State Prison in Georgia. Listen to some of the things she experienced, even after the Department of Justice investigation into Georgia’s prison system. The DOJ released its findings in October 2024, yet serious questions remain about what has changed. How much longer must incarcerated individuals and their families wait for accountability, transparency, and meaningful reform? We need independent oversight to ensure that the problems identified are being addressed and that people inside Georgia’s prisons are safe. Georgia Prison Reform Coalition (GPRC) is working to bring national attention to these issues. Please watch, share, and help spread the word. The public needs to hear these voices! [Video, 1:50, posted by Marcus Johnson (GPRC administrator). The speaker introduces herself as April Freakett/Prickett (spelling uncertain; probable GDC match, not confirmed), at Pulaski State Prison from July 4, 2024 to September 23, 2025. Machine transcript (faster-whisper large-v3 on gps-research), not checked against the audio: at 00:48 the small.en pass heard "beat with a lock", large-v3 "beat with a lot". Full files and case: see review note.] [00:00] Hey, my name is April Freakett. I was in Pulaski State Prison from July 4th to, um, of 2024 to September 23rd of 2025. [00:11] It was really bad in there. Like, we had feces coming up in the kitchen. Um, the drains weren't draining. Like, it was bad. [00:22] Um, the plates aren't being washed. They're being sprayed off with water hose. Um, there's no ice, no water in the dorms, no air conditioner most of the time. [00:35] Um, my toilet and my cell didn't work for two months. Like, I had to go use the bathroom in somebody else's cell, and that's hard to do sometimes in there. [00:42] So, it was really bad. Um, my water also wasn't working in my cell for those two months either. [00:48] Um, I, I got jumped and beat with a lot. [00:52] I had four staples put in my head. My face durabonded. You can see it right there. My ears sewed back on. [00:59] I still got loose, loose teeth today from it. Um, for them all to put me back into the same dorm where the person that jumped on me. [01:11] There's mold in the showers. I'm trying to think what else. [01:21] We wouldn't see officers sometimes for, like, 12 to 14 hours in the lockdown cell. [01:27] Um, and in a, when you're in a regular dorm, the only time you'd see an officer was […]" report

October 22, 2026

CreativePear2739 wrote in the Ga. Prisons Exposed Facebook group on October 22, 2026: "This is from The Georgia Independent Pulaski County, GA - Pulaski State Prison Wardon Wendy Jackson is being accused of a TB cover up. A concerned family member of a Georgia correctional officer claims that Pulaski State Prison is covering up an active Tuberculosis (TB) outbreak, leading to an inmate’s death and exposing prison staff, hospital workers, and families to the infection without warning. Muscogee County Jail allegedly failed to test incoming inmates, introducing TB into Pulaski State Prison. Pulaski then transferred infected inmates to the McRae facility without alerting McRae staff to the TB exposure. An inmate was reportedly treated internally for TB at Pulaski since July. She was only sent to an outside emergency room on October 3 when her condition turned critical, and she died on October 19. Hospital staff reportedly noted the TB was severe and untreated for months. The warden allegedly attributed her death to "pneumonia" and "cardiac arrest" to conceal the outbreak. The warden allegedly instructed medical staff not to tell prison officers about the TB cases. Officers transporting the dying inmate to the hospital were reportedly ordered not to inform hospital staff that she had TB or that there was an outbreak. Because TB is airborne and contagious, correctional officers, medical staff, hospital workers, inmates, and officers' families (including young children) were exposed without proper precautions or knowledge. I reached out to Muskogee County and the Prisons, they have no comments on the deaths or outbreaks. Governor Brian Kemp - might want to check on your prisons. #PulaskiStatePrison #GADOC #TBOutbreak #PrisonAccountability #gapol #PrisonReform #PublicHealthCrisis #inmatehealthcare Pulaski County, GA - Pulaski State Prison Wardon Wendy Jackson is being accused of a TB cover up." report

Source Articles (19)

"There Was No Ordinary Day": Rachelle Terry on Life Inside Pulaski State Prison

Oct 24, 2026

No había un día normal": Rachelle Terry sobre la vida dentro de la Prisión Estatal de Pulaski

Oct 24, 2026

A Woman Died of Tuberculosis at Pulaski State Prison. Families Had Been Warning for Ten Days.

Oct 23, 2026

Una mujer murió de tuberculosis en la prisión estatal de Pulaski. Las familias llevaban diez días alertando sobre el problema.

Oct 23, 2026

Georgia inmate dies of tuberculosis

WSB-TV · Oct 23, 2026

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Role	Name	Tenure	Deaths this facility / career
WARDEN 1 (facility lead)	McMillan, Meosha S	2020-01-01 → 2022-12-31	14 / 18
Warden (facility lead)	Flowers, Karen Douglas	2023-09-01 → 2025-04-15	6 / 9
CORRECTIONAL SUPERINTENDENT (facility lead)	Turnage, Gloria ANN	2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31	5 / 5
Correctional Superintendent (facility lead)	Turnage, Glory ANN	2026-08-27 → 2026-08-27	— / —
Deputy Warden (facility deputy)	McMillian, Alonzo	2023-11-22 → 2023-11-22	— / —
Clinical Chaplain (specialty lead)	Lucas, Gary	2023-11-22 → 2026-08-27	— / —

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Aerial photo of PULASKI STATE PRISON, February 26, 1981 — **February 26, 1981**USGS aerial photo (NHAP NB1NHAP800286075)

Aerial photo of PULASKI STATE PRISON, February 13, 1988 — **February 13, 1988**USGS aerial photo (NAPP 682-128)

Aerial photo of PULASKI STATE PRISON, February 17, 1993 — **February 17, 1993**USGS aerial photo (NAPP 6573-007, 6573-009)

Aerial photo of PULASKI STATE PRISON, February 6, 1999 — **February 6, 1999**USGS aerial photo (NAPP 11147-174, 11147-176)

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