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Benton, Brooks L
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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.
GPS records show no deaths attributed to facility-leader tenures held by Brooks L. Benton. Their career history is documented in the Positions table below.
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Although no in-custody deaths are linked to Benton's warden postings in GPS records, Benton does appear as a named or co-defendant in federal civil litigation filed during their tenure. Nine cases are on record across the U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Middle, and Northern Districts of Georgia, spanning 2014 through 2023. The cases directly naming Benton — Edmond v. Benton (GASD, filed 2021-02-18, terminated 2022-07-29), Chambers v. Benton (GASD, filed 2021-01-05, terminated 2025-09-02) — were filed while Benton held a Warden 3 position. Ivester v. Georgia Department of Corrections (GASD, filed 2021-08-23) remains pending as of the date of this record. No outcome amounts are recorded for any case in GPS records, and no legal conclusions are drawn here.
Litigation
- Chambers v. Benton — No. 4:21-cv-00002 (GASD) — filed 2021-01-05 — terminated 2025-09-02 — no outcome amount recorded.
- Edmond v. Benton — No. 4:21-cv-00051 (GASD) — filed 2021-02-18 — terminated 2022-07-29 — no outcome amount recorded.
- Ivester v. Georgia Department of Corrections — No. 4:21-cv-00238 (GASD) — filed 2021-08-23 — pending as of GPS records.
- Koffler v. Brown — No. 4:21-cv-00257 (GASD) — filed 2021-09-13 — terminated 2024-07-09 — no outcome amount recorded.
- Diamond v. Ward — No. 1:20-cv-04764 (GAND) — filed 2020-11-23 — terminated 2020-12-01 — no outcome amount recorded.
- Diamond v. Ward — No. 5:20-cv-00453 (GAMD) — filed 2020-12-01 — terminated 2023-01-23 — no outcome amount recorded.
- Willis v. Government Employees Insurance Company — No. 5:23-cv-00430 (GAMD) — filed 2023-10-26 — terminated 2026-01-23 — no outcome amount recorded.
- Hagans v. Ward — No. 4:23-cv-00352 (GASD) — filed 2023-12-14 — terminated 2025-07-16 — no outcome amount recorded.
- United States ex rel. Nix v. United Biologics LLC — No. 1:14-cv-01486 (GAND) — filed 2014-05-16 — terminated 2020-03-11 — no outcome amount recorded.
Sources
- GPS personnel and salary records — positions 2015–2023, Brooks L. Benton
- CourtListener — federal docket records, GASD, GAMD, GAND (nine cases listed above)
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| WARDEN 3 | 2023-01-01 → 2023-12-31 | |
| WARDEN 3 | 2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31 | |
| WARDEN 3 | 2021-01-01 → 2021-12-31 | |
| WARDEN 3 | 2020-01-01 → 2020-12-31 | |
| WARDEN 3 | 2019-01-01 → 2019-12-31 | |
| WARDEN 3 | 2018-01-01 → 2018-12-31 | |
| WARDEN 1 | 2017-01-01 → 2017-12-31 | |
| WARDEN 1 | 2016-01-01 → 2016-12-31 | |
| CORRECTION ADMINISTRATION | 2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31 |
Lawsuits as defendant
| Case # | Court | Filed | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4:23-cv-00352 | GASD | 2023-12-14 | terminated |
| 5:23-cv-00430 | GAMD | 2023-10-26 | terminated |
| 4:21-cv-00257 | GASD | 2021-09-13 | terminated |
| 4:21-cv-00238 | GASD | 2021-08-23 | pending |
| 4:21-cv-00051 | GASD | 2021-02-18 | terminated |
| 4:21-cv-00002 | GASD | 2021-01-05 | terminated |
| 5:20-cv-00453 | GAMD | 2020-12-01 | terminated |
| 1:20-cv-04764 | GAND | 2020-11-23 | terminated |
| 1:14-cv-01486 | GAND | 2014-05-16 | terminated |
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