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Ballenger, Ricky Alex
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Profile written September 23, 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.
No deaths are attributed to facility-leader tenures held by Ricky Alex Ballenger, per GPS's compilation of Georgia Department of Corrections personnel and mortality records. His documented career runs from Correctional Officer 1 (2018) to Behavioral Health Counselor 1 and 2 (2019–2020) to Social Services Program Manager 3 (2021–2023), then into facility leadership as Deputy Warden (2024–2025); facility-specific entries place him at Arrendale State Prison as Social Svcs Prgm Mgr 3 on Nov. 22, 2023 and as Deputy Warden on Aug. 27, 2026. The records provided contain no lawsuits naming him as a defendant, no intelligence reports, and no news mentions tied to those leadership postings. Their career history is documented in the Positions table below.
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Warden | Arrendale State Prison | 2026-08-27 → present |
| DEPUTY WARDEN | 2024-01-01 → present | |
| Social Svcs Prgm Mgr 3 | Arrendale State Prison | 2023-11-22 → 2023-11-22 |
| SOCIAL SVCS PRGM MGR 3 | 2021-01-01 → 2023-12-31 | |
| BEHAVIORAL HLTH COUNSELOR 2 | 2020-01-01 → 2020-12-31 | |
| BEHAVIORAL HLTH COUNSELOR 1 | 2019-01-01 → 2019-12-31 | |
| CORRECTIONAL OFC 1 | 2018-01-01 → 2018-12-31 |
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