Anthony, Dedrick M

Tenure Summary

Dedrick M Anthony's career with the Georgia Department of Corrections, as reflected in GDC personnel and salary records compiled by Georgia Prisoners' Speak, runs from 2009 through at least 2025 and is almost entirely a custody-track progression. He appears at Georgia State Prison as a correctional officer in 2009 and again in 2015, was promoted to sergeant there in 2016, and held correctional lieutenant postings recorded for 2017 through 2020 (no facility is listed for those years). He surfaces again at Rogers State Prison as a correctional officer in 2022 and at Emanuel Probation Detention Center as a correctional lieutenant in 2023, including a single-day lieutenant entry dated November 22, 2023.

His leadership-tier record begins at Appling Integrated Treatment Facility, where he is listed as Warden effective January 1, 2024, with no end date on the record, and concurrently as Correctional Assistant Superintendent in 2024 and into 2025. One death is attributed to his leadership tenures, and it occurred at Appling. He is not named as a defendant in any lawsuit in the records provided, no intelligence reports or events are recorded against his tenure dates, and no news coverage naming him appears in the data.

What happened on their watch

Georgia State Prison — correctional officer (2009; 2015), sergeant (2016). These are staff-tier postings, not leadership roles. The records document the title, facility and dates; no deaths are attributed to these periods.

Correctional lieutenant (2017–2020). Records list the title, salary progression and dates. No facility is identified for these years, and no deaths are attributed to them.

Rogers State Prison — correctional officer 2 (2022). A staff-tier posting; the records document the title and facility only.

Emanuel Probation Detention Center — correctional lieutenant (2023, including an entry dated November 22, 2023). A unit-supervisor role. No deaths are attributed to this facility or period.

Appling Integrated Treatment Facility — Warden from January 1, 2024 (no end date recorded); also Correctional Assistant Superintendent for 2024 and through July 15, 2025. One death is attributed to his leadership tenure, and it occurred at this facility: John Kevin Gazerro, age 58, died on August 10, 2025, at a time when Anthony is recorded as holding the Warden role. The record categorizes the death under cause category 6 and contains no public narrative of the circumstances, so the events leading to Gazerro's death are not established by the data provided. Anthony's Assistant Superintendent listing carries an end date of July 15, 2025, placing the Warden title as his active leadership role on the date of the death.

A further single-day entry lists Anthony as Correctional Superintendent at Appling on August 27, 2026; the records provide no additional context for that entry.

Sources

• Georgia Department of Corrections personnel and salary records (2009–2025), compiled by Georgia Prisoners' Speak — career positions, titles, facilities and salary years
• Georgia Prisoners' Speak in-custody death tracking records — decedent John Kevin Gazerro, died August 10, 2025, Appling Integrated Treatment Facility, age 58, cause category 6

Synthesized by GPS Intelligence System on Sep 23, 2026 from positions, attributed deaths, lawsuits, intel reports, and news mentions in the public corpus. The supporting data tables follow below.