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Anthony, Dedrick M
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Profile written June 7, 2026
This profile reflects positional accountability — this individual held the leadership roles shown during the dates shown, during which the listed deaths or lawsuits occurred. Inclusion does not constitute a legal finding of personal culpability for any specific incident.
Tenure Summary
Dedrick M. Anthony began his career with the Georgia Department of Corrections in 2009 as a correctional officer at Georgia State Prison. Over the following decade he rose through the ranks, holding sergeant and lieutenant roles before transferring to Rogers State Prison in 2022 and later to Emanuel Probation Detention Center. By 2024, Anthony had assumed dual leadership posts — both Warden and Correctional Assistant Superintendent — at the Appling Integrated Treatment Facility. GPS records attribute one death to his leadership tenure, all at Appling, and no lawsuits name him as a defendant.What happened on their watch
Georgia State Prison (2009–2016 as officer, 2016 as sergeant; lieutenant roles from 2017–2020) Anthony spent most of his early career at Georgia State Prison, a facility that has been the subject of federal court oversight on and off since the 1972 Guthrie v. Evans lawsuit and was the site of a deadly riot in 1978. During his time there, the prison was already documented for persistent constitutional violations; a 2024 Department of Justice investigation would later find many of the same problems identified decades earlier. In 2020, while Anthony held the rank of correctional lieutenant (his specific post that year is not recorded in GPS records), a prisoner named Brandon Peters died after allegedly suffering for days from severe symptoms; the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that officials failed to intervene and provide proper medical care, and the state later settled a claim for $750,000. A separate series of allegations detailed by The Georgia Virtue describe a transgender inmate, David Dwayne Cassady, being held in solitary confinement for months without required hearings in 2019, in conditions including feces-covered walls and no heat, while Anthony was a lieutenant at a facility not identified in the employment record. None of the deaths at Georgia State Prison — including seven homicides recorded in 2020–2021 — are attributed to Anthony’s leadership tenure, as he did not serve in a facility‑lead position there.Rogers State Prison (2022, correctional officer)
Anthony briefly worked as a CSM Correctional Officer 2 at Rogers State Prison in 2022. An intel report records an allegation of a “Guard Stabbing Incident” at that facility, but the incident date is not provided, and no deaths during his 2022 assignment are attributed to him.
Emanuel Probation Detention Center (2023, correctional lieutenant)
In 2023 Anthony served as a correctional lieutenant at Emanuel PDC. GPS records show no deaths or allegations associated with his tenure there.
Appling Integrated Treatment Facility (2024–present, Warden & Correctional Assistant Superintendent)
On August 10, 2025, while Anthony held the post of Warden, John Kevin Gazerro, 58, died at the Appling Integrated Treatment Facility. The death is classified under cause category 6; the specific cause is not detailed in GPS records. This is the only death attributed to Anthony’s leadership tenure. No lawsuits have been filed against him in connection with the death, and no other fatalities are recorded during his wardenship.
Litigation
There are no lawsuits in which Dedrick M. Anthony is listed as a defendant.Sources
- Georgia Prisoners’ Speak personnel and death attribution records
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution — report on Brandon Peters’ death and the state settlement
- The Georgia Virtue — allegations regarding David Dwayne Cassady’s conditions at Georgia State Prison
- GPS intel records — historical federal court oversight of Georgia State Prison (Guthrie v. Evans) and 2024 DOJ investigation findings
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| CORRECTIONAL ASST. SUPT | 2025-01-01 → present | |
| Warden (Appling Integrated Treatment Facility) | APPLING INTEGRATED TREATMENT FACILITY | 2024-01-01 → present |
| CORRECTIONAL ASST. SUPT | APPLING INTEGRATED TREATMENT FACILITY | 2024-01-01 → 2024-12-31 |
| CORRECTIONAL LIEUTENANT | EMANUEL PROBATION DETENTION CENTER | 2023-01-01 → 2023-12-31 |
| CSM CORRECTIONAL OFFICER 2 | ROGERS STATE PRISON | 2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31 |
| CSM CORRECTIONAL LIEUTENANT | 2017-01-01 → 2020-12-31 | |
| CSM CORRECTIONAL SERGEANT | GEORGIA STATE PRISON | 2016-01-01 → 2016-12-31 |
| CORRECTIONS OFFICER (SP) | GEORGIA STATE PRISON | 2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31 |
| Correctional Officer | GEORGIA STATE PRISON | 2009-01-01 → 2009-12-31 |
Deaths attributed during tenure
1 people died at facilities under Anthony, Dedrick M's leadership.
| Date | Decedent | Age | Facility | Role at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-10 | JOHN KEVIN GAZERRO | 58 | APPLING INTEGRATED TREATMENT FACILITY | Warden (Appling Integrated Treatment Facility) |
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