Andre, Dorothy

Tenure Summary

Dorothy Andre has spent her entire documented GDC career — from 2015 through the present — at Phillips State Prison, rising from corrections officer to, as of January 16, 2026, Deputy Warden of Security. GPS records show 63 deaths attributed to Phillips SP across the accountability-tier tenures she held as Lieutenant (2021–2022), Unit Manager (2023–2025), and Deputy Warden of Security (2026–present). Of those, at least 14 are classified as homicides (cause category 3) per GPS records and AJC investigative reporting. No lawsuits naming Andre as a defendant appear in GPS records. The facility's violence record during her supervisory years overlaps with a DOJ-documented gang war triggered by a September 2022 killing at Phillips SP.

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What Happened on Their Watch

Phillips State Prison — Lieutenant (2021–2022)

Andre held the rank of Correctional Lieutenant at Phillips SP from 2021 through 2022, a period GPS records associate with 20 deaths at the facility. At least seven of those are classified as homicides. According to AJC investigative reporting, David Arthur Stone, 61, died November 20, 2021 from closed head trauma; Stone's sister told the AJC he was assaulted in the facility's mental health ward, allegedly with two pipes wrapped in cloth, and was removed from life support after his brain ceased functioning. In 2022, the AJC documents four additional stabbing deaths: Jamal Cymonne Johnson, 32 (June 11, stab wounds to the head injuring the brain); Sidney Nealey, 22 (July 18, stab wounds to the torso); Jacob Daniels, 18 (August 13, stab wound to neck, shoulder, and arm); and Quafabian Melik McBride, 19 (September 30, stab wound to the chest injuring the heart). Per GPS records citing a DOJ report, McBride was killed in a gang-related fight in the lockdown unit; the AJC alleges that officers arranged for McBride to be brought to that unit on the day he was killed. The DOJ found that McBride's death triggered a multi-prison gang war — Bloods attacking Crips over several days — resulting in 20 hospitalizations across GDC facilities. Alim Racheed Lovett, 33, died December 8, 2022 from stab wounds to the back injuring the right lung, with four other prisoners involved per the incident report.

Phillips State Prison — Unit Manager (2023–2025)

Andre served as Correctional Unit Manager from 2023 through 2025. GPS records attribute 41 deaths at Phillips SP to this tenure period. Cause categories are predominantly listed as category 6 (unspecified/other), with at least four classified as homicides. Per AJC investigative reporting, Arthur James Wimbush Jr., 46, died April 2, 2023 from blunt force trauma with fracture of the thyroid cartilage. David E. Fambro, 69, died July 24, 2024 from complications of facial fractures, with a 26-day interval between injury and death — classified as a homicide per GPS records citing the AJC. GPS research notes also record that Brandon Lashaun Mincey, 37, was stabbed by other inmates at Phillips SP in October 2024, per WTOC and FOX 5 Atlanta reporting. Jody Stokes died January 13, 2025, with the death certificate listing homicide by strangulation, per GPS records. The age range of decedents during this period spans 18 (Thomas Lane Dean, April 2024) to 86 (John Carlysle Neale, February 2024), indicating deaths across the full population spectrum.

Phillips State Prison — Deputy Warden of Security (January 16, 2026–present)

Andre was elevated to Deputy Warden of Security on January 16, 2026. GPS records attribute two deaths to this tenure to date: Rodger Scales, 40, on February 9, 2026, and Cornelius Burge, 42, on February 11, 2026, both classified as cause category 6. A separate gang-violence incident — five deaths and multiple hospitalizations at Washington State Prison following a phone blackout — is logged in GPS facility event records for Phillips SP on January 11, 2026, though the direct connection to Phillips SP is not specified in the available record.

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Sources

• Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Georgia Prison Homicides Investigation; reporting on Stone, McBride, Daniels, Nealey, Johnson, Lovett, Wimbush, Fambro deaths at Phillips SP
• WTOC / FOX 5 Atlanta — reporting on Brandon Lashaun Mincey stabbing death, October 2024, Phillips SP
• DOJ report — findings on McBride homicide triggering multi-prison gang war; officer-arrangement allegation in lockdown unit
• GPS records — death classifications, cause categories, tenure dates, salary records, and facility event log for Phillips State Prison

Synthesized by GPS Intelligence System on May 6, 2026 from positions, attributed deaths, lawsuits, intel reports, and news mentions in the public corpus. The supporting data tables follow below.