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Ashley, Tonya Ford
Status: active
Profile written July 12, 2026
Current Position
Busi Support Analyst 1
Salary
$56,713
2025 · state payroll
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
Tonya Ford Ashley began her career with the Georgia Department of Corrections in 2015 as a Behavioral Health Counselor, moving into progressively senior social services program consultant roles before being promoted to Deputy Warden in 2021 — a facility-level leadership position she held through 2023. During her tenure in that command-tier role, GPS records attribute zero in-custody deaths to any facility under her oversight. In 2021, while serving as Deputy Warden, Ashley was named as a defendant in a federal lawsuit filed in the Middle District of Georgia; the case was terminated in April 2023 with no recorded settlement amount.What happened on their watch
Ashley’s leadership footprint spans her three years as Deputy Warden, from 2021 to 2023. GPS records show no deaths attributed to this period. The one litigation event that falls within her tenure is Sumrall v. Georgia Department of Corrections, a civil action filed on June 7, 2021, that lists Ashley as a defendant. The case docket (available through CourtListener) indicates the matter was terminated on April 26, 2023, with no publicly recorded settlement or judgment amount. The nature of the underlying allegations is not detailed in GPS’s structured records, and no associated news reports, intelligence reports, or facility-level incidents are documented.Litigation
- Sumrall v. Georgia Department of Corrections (Case No. 5:21-cv-00187, GAMD). Filed June 7, 2021; terminated April 26, 2023. Ashley was named as a defendant. No settlement amount or judgment is recorded in GPS data.
Sources
- CourtListener – Sumrall v. Georgia Department of Corrections docket (2021–2023)
- Georgia Prisoners’ Speak personnel and litigation records for Tonya Ford Ashley
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| BUSI SUPPORT ANALYST 1 | 2024-01-01 → present | |
| DEPUTY WARDEN | 2021-01-01 → 2023-12-31 | |
| SOCIAL SVCS PRGM CONSULTANT 3 | 2017-01-01 → 2020-12-31 | |
| BEHAVIORAL HLTH COUNSELOR 2 | 2016-01-01 → 2016-12-31 | |
| BEH HEALTH/COUNSELOR (WL) | 2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31 |
Lawsuits as defendant
| Case # | Court | Filed | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5:21-cv-00187 | GAMD | 2021-06-07 | terminated |
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