Georgia Prison Deaths Database

We keep this record so their names are not forgotten—and so Georgia cannot continue to hide the true cost of its prison system.

This database documents 1,652 deaths in Georgia prisons from 2020 to 2025.

1,652 Total Deaths Documented
52.1 Average Age at Death
67 Facilities

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Recent Deaths

DateNameFacilityAge
12/21/2025 Nutt, Matthew CALHOUN STATE PRISON -
12/14/2025 Phelps, Preston TELFAIR STATE PRISON -
12/01/2025 ALLEN, BARRETT, CHRISTOPHER WARE STATE PRISON -
11/20/2025 Coppeak, Charles GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISON -
11/02/2025 Parham, Dustin WHEELER CORRECTIONAL FACILITY -
10/31/2025 OGLETREE, MICHAEL SPECIAL MANAGEMENT UNIT 33
10/30/2025 COUNTS, PAUL DOOLY STATE PRISON 60
10/29/2025 JACKSON, JEFFERY AUGUSTA STATE MEDICAL PRISON 63
10/29/2025 DENSON, ERNEST COASTAL STATE PRISON 62
10/29/2025 JAMES, ROGER JOHNSON STATE PRISON 68
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