Andre, Dorothy

Tenure Summary

Dorothy Andre's documented career with the Georgia Department of Corrections sits entirely at Phillips State Prison. She entered as a corrections officer in 2015, served as a CSM correctional sergeant from 2017 through 2020, as a CSM correctional lieutenant in 2021 and 2022, and as a CSM correctional unit manager from 2023 through 2025. On January 16, 2026, she moved into the facility-deputy tier as Deputy Warden of Security at Phillips; a further "Deputy Warden" entry is dated August 27, 2026. The records list her status as active, with no source-stated status.

Five deaths are attributed to her leadership tenure, all at Phillips State Prison: two recorded in GPS's registry as Natural/Medical and three as Unknown/Pending. No lawsuit naming her as a defendant appears in the records, and no news report names her directly.

What happened on their watch

Phillips State Prison — Deputy Warden of Security, from January 16, 2026

Five deaths carry this posting, all at Phillips State Prison. They span February to July 2026 and ages 29 to 58:

• Rodger Scales died February 9, 2026, at Phillips State Prison; the registry lists the cause as Natural/Medical. He was 40.
• Cornelius Burge died February 11, 2026, at Phillips State Prison; the registry lists the cause as Natural/Medical. He was 42.
• Rickie Lynn Rutherford died April 18, 2026, at Phillips State Prison; the registry lists the cause as Unknown/Pending. Rutherford was 41.
• Richard L Thatcher died May 3, 2026, at Phillips State Prison; the registry lists the cause as Unknown/Pending. He was 58.
• Jacob Ray Nicholson died July 13, 2026, at Phillips State Prison; the registry lists the cause as Unknown/Pending. He was 29.

For three of the five, GPS's registry has not yet established a cause; those causes should not be inferred from the pattern of the other two.

One intel report dated July 17, 2026, and recorded against her Deputy Warden of Security role, carries an allegation that a serious stabbing occurred in a dormitory at Phillips in 2025, that the dormitory had previously been safe, and that it became violent after incarcerated veterans were transferred and recreational materials were removed. That is a claim by a source, not an established finding.

Two further intel events at Phillips fall inside the same posting and name Janice Buttrum. A March 17, 2026 event records that a federal judge denied dismissal of a parole process lawsuit and found that Georgia's juvenile lifer parole system may be an unconstitutional sham. A March 25, 2026 event records that the parole board denied release for a fifth time and provided no documentation of differentiation between juvenile and adult offenders as required by the Supreme Court. Neither event is recorded as a suit against Andre.

Earlier periods at Phillips — correctional officer in 2015; correctional officer 2 in 2016; sergeant from 2017 through 2020; lieutenant in 2021 and 2022; unit manager from 2023 through 2025 — are documented only as positions and dates here.

Sources

• GPS death registry — five deaths at Phillips State Prison during the Deputy Warden of Security tenure: Rodger Scales, Cornelius Burge, Rickie Lynn Rutherford, Richard L Thatcher and Jacob Ray Nicholson
• GPS intel report (allegation), dated July 17, 2026 — alleged 2025 dormitory stabbing at Phillips State Prison
• GPS event records — March 17, 2026 federal ruling on Georgia's juvenile lifer parole process; March 25, 2026 parole denial (both naming Janice Buttrum)

Synthesized by GPS Intelligence System on Oct 11, 2026 from positions, attributed deaths, lawsuits, intel reports, and news mentions in the public corpus. The supporting data tables follow below.