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Beland, Ryan
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Profile written July 12, 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
Ryan Beland moved through the ranks of the Georgia Department of Corrections from correctional officer and counselor to facility leadership. GPS records attribute a total of 12 deaths to facilities during his leadership tenures: three as Correctional Assistant Superintendent at Helms Facility in 2022, eight across his roles as Correctional Superintendent and Warden at Rutledge State Prison between 2024 and 2026, and one as Warden at Johnson State Prison in June 2026. While no lawsuits name Beland directly as a defendant, his watch at Rutledge saw a state liability settlement of $20,000 for a 2024 incident, and he assumed command at Johnson State Prison shortly after that facility was embroiled in a $4 million settlement over a high‑profile inmate homicide that sparked allegations of staff neglect.
What happened on their watch
Helms Facility (2022, Correctional Assistant Superintendent)
Beland held a facility‑deputy role at Helms Facility during 2022, a year in which three deaths were recorded. Mitchell LeBron Dunn, 60, died on January 26 from lung cancer (natural), according to a DeKalb County Medical Examiner case record. Kenneth Clyde, 65, died on February 25, and Walton Jerome Thomas, 56, died on June 26; both deaths are categorized as category 6 (other) in GDC data. No additional circumstances or lawsuits tied specifically to this tenure appear in the provided records.Rutledge State Prison (2024–2026, Correctional Superintendent and Warden)
Beland served as Correctional Superintendent from January to September 2024, briefly as Special Assistant to the Warden, and then as Warden from January 2025 until June 2026. During this combined period, eight deaths are attributed to the facility. As superintendent in 2024: Leroy House (68, Jan. 3), Anthony Antonio Hand (52, Jan. 28), Venteris Leon Hobson (58, July 7 – an inmate‑on‑inmate homicide, per an Atlanta Journal‑Constitution investigation), and Tony Jeromy Reddish (45, Sept. 28). As warden: William Edward Houston (75, April 10, 2025), Alan Thomas Bryant (46, June 1, 2025 – natural causes), Brandon Keith Bolden (37, June 15, 2025 – listed as a homicide in GPS records), and Jonathan Lloyd Myers (38, May 3, 2026). A $20,000 state settlement, documented in the GA DOAS Risk Management ledger, was paid in June 2024 for an incident involving Amber Brejae Walker at Rutledge that year. During Beland’s warden tenure, a 2025 lawsuit (filed before his arrival) by the sister of Curtis Mincey—who died at Rutledge in 2021—alleged that Mincey had mental illness and did not receive appropriate care, per intel reports. Separately, a 2021 arrest of a sergeant for smuggling contraband at the facility predates Beland’s appointment.Johnson State Prison (2026–present, Warden)
Beland became Warden at Johnson State Prison on June 16, 2026. On June 24, Ernest Perez died at the facility. The GPS death record classifies the death as a homicide (cause category 3) and notes an auto‑promoted user report. Beland’s arrival followed a $4 million settlement in April 2026 for the 2021 killing of David Henegar by a cellmate, along with multiple lawsuits alleging that officers ignored pleas for help. Reports of contaminated food trays and a failing food‑safety inspection at Johnson in 2023 are also documented, though both incidents predate his tenure.Litigation
GPS records do not list any lawsuits in which Beland, Ryan is named as a defendant.Sources
- GPS records – personnel history, death counts, death details, and settlement amounts.
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution – homicide investigations, including Hobson at Rutledge and the Henegar case at Johnson.
- GA Department of Administrative Services Risk Management settlement ledger (Open Records) – settlement payouts for Rutledge, Johnson, and other facilities.
- DeKalb County Medical Examiner case records – manner and cause for Mitchell Dunn.
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Warden | JOHNSON STATE PRISON | 2026-06-16 → present |
| Warden | RUTLEDGE STATE PRISON | 2025-04-01 → present |
| WARDEN 1 | RUTLEDGE STATE PRISON | 2025-01-01 → present |
| Special Assistant to the Warden | RUTLEDGE STATE PRISON | 2024-10-01 → present |
| CORRECTIONAL SUPERINTENDENT | RUTLEDGE STATE PRISON | 2024-01-01 → 2024-09-30 |
| CORRECTIONAL SUPERINTENDENT | 2023-01-01 → 2023-12-31 | |
| CORRECTIONAL ASST. SUPT | HELMS FACILITY | 2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31 |
| CORRECTIONAL ASST. SUPT | 2021-01-01 → 2021-12-31 | |
| BEHAVIORAL HLTH COUNSELOR 3 | ATLANTA TRANSITIONAL CENTER | 2020-01-01 → 2020-12-31 |
| BEHAVIORAL HLTH COUNSELOR 3 | 2018-01-01 → 2019-12-31 | |
| BEHAVIORAL HLTH COUNSELOR 2 | METRO REENTRY FACILITY | 2017-01-01 → 2017-12-31 |
| BEHAVIORAL HLTH COUNSELOR 2 | 2016-01-01 → 2016-12-31 | |
| BEH HEALTH/COUNSELOR (WL) | 2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31 | |
| Counselor | CHARLES D. HUDSON TRANSITIONAL CENTER | 2013-01-01 → 2013-12-31 |
| Correctional Officer | CHARLES D. HUDSON TRANSITIONAL CENTER | 2011-01-01 → 2011-12-31 |
Deaths attributed during tenure
12 people died at facilities under Beland, Ryan's leadership.
| Date | Decedent | Age | Facility | Role at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | Ernest Perez | — | JOHNSON STATE PRISON | Warden |
| 2026-05-03 | JONATHAN LLOYD MYERS | 38 | RUTLEDGE STATE PRISON | Warden |
| 2025-06-15 | BRANDON KEITH BOLDEN | 37 | RUTLEDGE STATE PRISON | Warden |
| 2025-06-01 | ALAN THOMAS BRYANT | 46 | RUTLEDGE STATE PRISON | Warden |
| 2025-04-10 | WILLIAM EDWARD HOUSTON | 75 | RUTLEDGE STATE PRISON | Warden |
| 2024-09-28 | TONY JEROMY REDDISH | 45 | RUTLEDGE STATE PRISON | CORRECTIONAL SUPERINTENDENT |
| 2024-07-07 | VENTERIS LEON HOBSON | 58 | RUTLEDGE STATE PRISON | CORRECTIONAL SUPERINTENDENT |
| 2024-01-28 | ANTHONY ANTONIO HAND | 52 | RUTLEDGE STATE PRISON | CORRECTIONAL SUPERINTENDENT |
| 2024-01-03 | LEROY HOUSE | 68 | RUTLEDGE STATE PRISON | CORRECTIONAL SUPERINTENDENT |
| 2022-06-26 | WALTON JEROME THOMAS | 56 | HELMS FACILITY | CORRECTIONAL ASST. SUPT |
| 2022-02-25 | KENNETH CLYDE | 65 | HELMS FACILITY | CORRECTIONAL ASST. SUPT |
| 2022-01-26 | MITCHELL LEBRON DUNN | 60 | HELMS FACILITY | CORRECTIONAL ASST. SUPT |
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