Blair, Sherryl F

Tenure Summary

Sherryl F. Blair's career with the Georgia Department of Corrections began in 2007 as a correctional officer at Burruss Correctional Training Center, where she subsequently held administrative and financial posts — administrative assistant III in 2016 and Financial Ops Generalist 3 in 2018 — before moving into custody leadership. She served as Deputy Warden at Dodge State Prison in 2019, held deputy warden posts in 2020–2022, and was Deputy Warden at McEver Probation Detention Center in 2023. She became a Correctional Superintendent in January 2024 and has held the Superintendent role at McEver since June 16, 2024, per GDC personnel and salary records.

Across her leadership tenures, one death is attributed to a facility under her command, recorded at McEver Probation Detention Center: Anthony Golson, age 46, on October 7, 2023, when Blair's position on that date was Deputy Warden. No lawsuits naming Blair as a defendant, no intelligence reports or events, and no news mentions of her are documented in the records provided. GPS records list no cause description for the death beyond a cause category code.

What happened on their watch

Dodge State Prison — Deputy Warden, 2019. Blair's first leadership posting was at Dodge State Prison, where she is listed at a salary of $43,156.75 for the year. The accountability record attributes no deaths to this posting. A separate one-day position entry lists her as Deputy Warden at Dodge on November 22, 2023.

Deputy Warden, 2020–2022. Salary records show Blair continued in deputy warden positions at increasing pay, reaching $61,523.62 in 2022. No facility is identified for these years in the records, and no deaths or allegations are attributed to them.

McEver Probation Detention Center — Deputy Warden, 2023. Blair is listed as Deputy Warden at McEver for 2023 at a salary of $63,216.44. One death is attributed to her time at the facility: Anthony Golson, 46, died on October 7, 2023, per GPS records, which classify the death under cause category 6. The records do not describe the circumstances of Golson's death, and no lawsuit, intelligence report, or news account connected to it is included in the material provided.

Superintendent, January–June 15, 2024. Blair is recorded as a Correctional Superintendent at a salary of $66,577.17. No facility is named for this period in the records, and no deaths are attributed to it.

McEver Probation Detention Center — Superintendent, June 16, 2024–present. Blair has led McEver since June 16, 2024, with a 2025 salary of $79,123.29 and a position entry dated August 27, 2026. The accountability record attributes no deaths to her superintendent tenure at the facility, and no lawsuits, intel items, or news coverage are documented for that period.

Sources

• Georgia Department of Corrections personnel and salary records, 2007–2026 — Blair's postings at Burruss CTC, Dodge State Prison, and McEver Probation Detention Center
• GPS death records for McEver Probation Detention Center — Anthony Golson, died October 7, 2023
• No court filings, DOJ documents, or news reports naming Blair were located in the provided records

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.