Facility
WASHINGTON STATE PRISON
GPS facility profile for WASHINGTON STATE PRISON. Population: 1,276. 38 deaths tracked.
Key Facts
2 confirmed
Deaths from gang violence at Washington State Prison, January 2026 — part of GPS-tracked statewide total of 72 deaths in 2026 through April 19
~90 days
Facility-wide lockdown duration at Washington State Prison following January 2026 homicides, with no visitation and $30/week commissary cap
16 lbs
Documented weight loss reported by an incarcerated person during the Washington State Prison lockdown period
1,772
Total deaths tracked by GPS across Georgia's prison system — the GDC does not publicly report cause-of-death data
$30 cap
Weekly commissary limit imposed during lockdown, combined with item-level restrictions and documented nutritional inadequacy of meals
2010–2026
16-year span across which GPS documents the same foundational failures: forced uncompensated labor, inadequate nutrition, structural deterioration, and lockdowns as administrative response
By the Numbers
1,779
Total Deaths Tracked by GPS
52,804
Total GDC Population
13,003
Close Security (24.30%)
2,440
Waiting in Jail (Backlog)
17
Lawsuits Tracked
4,789
Drug Offenders (8.97%)
Facility Overview
WASHINGTON STATE PRISON is located in Davisboro, Washington County. The facility is currently led by Warden Veronica Stewart.
Population and Capacity
Current population: 1,276. Rated capacity: 1,548 (82.4% of capacity).
Original design capacity: 750. Current population is 170.1% of original design capacity. This facility is operating 70.1% over its original design capacity.
Deaths in Custody
GPS has tracked 38 deaths 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.
Timeline
March 17, 2026
Federal judge denies motion to dismiss in Buttrum v. Herring parole process lawsuit lawsuit
March 17, 2026
Court finds Georgia's juvenile lifer parole process may be unconstitutional sham violating Eighth Amendment investigation
December 15, 2025
Inmate dies at Telfair State Prison following altercation death
October 27, 2025
Classification drift documented in Georgia prisons: Medium security facilities housing close security inmates without adequate staffing and infrastructure report
October 27, 2025
Classification drift documented in Georgia prisons — medium security facilities operating as close security without adequate staffing and infrastructure report
August 28, 2024
Georgia Senate Department of Corrections Facilities Study Committee hearing on contraband smuggling, violence, and facility conditions investigation
June 30, 2024
DOC reports 430+ drone incidents, 15,000 confiscated cell phones, and 69 staff arrests over 12-month period report
June 16, 2024
Inmate kills food service worker using drone-delivered firearm at Smith State Prison death
June 16, 2024
Food service worker killed by inmate using drone-delivered firearm at Smith State Prison death
June 16, 2024
Inmate suicide following murder at Smith State Prison incident
December 13, 2010
GDC lockdown of four prisons in response to strike; hot water shut off and prisoners transferred as retaliation incident
December 13, 2010
GDC lockdown response to work strike at four prisons incident
December 13, 2010
GDC places four prisons under lockdown in response to work strike incident
December 13, 2010
Georgia Department of Corrections implements lockdown at four prisons in response to strike incident
December 9, 2010
Coordinated prison work strike across 10 Georgia prisons incident
December 9, 2010
Largest prison work strike in U.S. history across 10 Georgia prisons incident
December 9, 2010
Prison officials retaliation: hot water shut off and prisoner transfers during strike incident
December 9, 2010
Prison officials retaliate by shutting off hot water and transferring strike leaders incident
Source Articles
The Crackdown That's Killing: Georgia's $50M Phone War Fuels Record Prison Violence
Parole Denied: A Federal Judge Says Georgia's Promise to Juvenile Lifers May Be a Lie
315 Gangs, Zero Strategy: How Georgia Abandoned Its Prisons While Other States Found Solutions
Decarceration IS Inevitable -- Georgia Can Choose How, or Let the Courts Decide
Banned to Be Silent: How Georgia’s Prison Technology Crackdown Protects Power, Not Safety
They Knew: Empty Posts, Broken Locks, and Georgia’s Deadliest Prison Week
Truth in Sentencing Broke Parole. Georgia Is Paying the Price.
Georgia Prison Security Levels
The Classification Crisis: How Four Medium Security Prisons are Killing People
The Price of Love: How Georgia’s Prisons Bleed Families Dry
Georgia’s “Hardened” Solution: Another Fortress Instead of Reform
Why Families Must Fight FCC Prison Jammers Now
Unqualified and Unprepared: Leadership Failure in Georgia’s Prisons
Left for Dead: The Tragic Story of Jamie Shahan
Violence And Corruption Unleashed: The Truth About Washington SP
Forced to Drink: Blue Water Scandal at Washington Prison