Rhianna Woods
January 10, 2025
Cause of Death
Overdose
Additional Information
Acute Respiratory Failure/ Possible Drug Overdose
[DeKalb County ME case 25-0059, added via ORR intake 20260608-0ac9c823 2026-06-08] Manner: Accident (overdose). Cause: Acute drug (benzodiazepine) intoxication. FEMALE. DRUG DEATH. Reportedly swallowed 'something' evening 01/08/2025, then seizures; admission bloods +benzodiazepine; respiratory failure. *** FACILITY DISCREPANCY: ME report places her at METRO REENTRY FACILITY (1301 Constitution); GPS DB has WHITWORTH WOMEN'S FACILITY. Left facility_id unchanged pending admin decision. ***
[Metro/DeKalb context, admin 2026-06-08] Per the DeKalb County ME (case 25-0059), Woods had been taken to the Metro Reentry Facility (1301 Constitution Rd SE, DeKalb County) — where she ingested the substance — and the death was investigated under DeKalb County jurisdiction. GPS facility-of-record is Whitworth Women's Facility (left unchanged). Admin hypothesis: GDC appears to do a 'technical'/administrative transfer of an inmate to Metro when the inmate is near death or sent to an Atlanta-area hospital, even if the inmate may never physically see the facility — likely GDC recordkeeping, not necessarily nefarious. See hypothesis_gdc_technical_transfer_to_metro.
[DeKalb County ME case 25-0059, added via ORR intake 20260608-0ac9c823 2026-06-08] Manner: Accident (overdose). Cause: Acute drug (benzodiazepine) intoxication. FEMALE. DRUG DEATH. Reportedly swallowed 'something' evening 01/08/2025, then seizures; admission bloods +benzodiazepine; respiratory failure. *** FACILITY DISCREPANCY: ME report places her at METRO REENTRY FACILITY (1301 Constitution); GPS DB has WHITWORTH WOMEN'S FACILITY. Left facility_id unchanged pending admin decision. ***
[Metro/DeKalb context, admin 2026-06-08] Per the DeKalb County ME (case 25-0059), Woods had been taken to the Metro Reentry Facility (1301 Constitution Rd SE, DeKalb County) — where she ingested the substance — and the death was investigated under DeKalb County jurisdiction. GPS facility-of-record is Whitworth Women's Facility (left unchanged). Admin hypothesis: GDC appears to do a 'technical'/administrative transfer of an inmate to Metro when the inmate is near death or sent to an Atlanta-area hospital, even if the inmate may never physically see the facility — likely GDC recordkeeping, not necessarily nefarious. See hypothesis_gdc_technical_transfer_to_metro.
GDC Identification Number: 1002958059