Facility
RICHMOND COUNTY PRISON
GPS facility profile for RICHMOND COUNTY PRISON. Population: 232. 1 deaths tracked.
Key Facts
1,771
Total deaths tracked by GPS across the GDC system since 2020 — cause-of-death data suppressed by GDC, independently tracked by GPS
71
Deaths recorded statewide by GPS in 2026 through April 8, including 24 confirmed homicides
2,389
Individuals held in county jail backlog awaiting GDC transfer as of April 3, 2026 — a persistent pressure on all receiving facilities
1,261
Inmates system-wide classified as having poorly controlled health conditions as of April 2026
$5M
Largest verified GDC wrongful death settlement in GPS database — Thomas Henry Giles case — establishing precedent for civil liability statewide
20+ years
Time Sandeep 'Sonny' Bharadia spent wrongfully imprisoned before exoneration in May 2025 — emblematic of systemic failure driving GPS's pretrial detention investigation
By the Numbers
1,771
Total Deaths Tracked by GPS
52,915
Total GDC Population
2,389
Waiting in Jail (Backlog)
6
Terminally Ill Inmates
5,163
Drug Admissions (2025)
4
Lawsuits Tracked
Facility Overview
RICHMOND COUNTY PRISON is located in Augusta, Richmond County. The facility is currently led by Warden Evan Joseph.
Population and Capacity
Current population: 232.
Deaths in Custody
GPS has tracked 1 death at this facility.
GPS Monitoring
GPS tracks this facility through weekly population reports, mortality records, and public records monitoring. Intelligence will be expanded as additional reporting and source material becomes available.
Source Articles
When Innocence Isn't Enough: How Georgia's System Turns Pretrial Detention Into a Machine for Guilty Pleas