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Blair, Sherryl F
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Profile written August 2, 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
Sherryl F. Blair’s career with the Georgia Department of Corrections began in 2007 as a Correctional Officer at Burruss Correctional Training Center. Blair subsequently moved through a series of administrative and financial support roles before stepping into facility leadership. In 2019, Blair served as Deputy Warden at Dodge State Prison, then held Deputy Warden positions at undisclosed facilities from 2020 to 2022. Blair returned to a known facility in 2023 as Deputy Warden of McEver Probation Detention Center, and in 2024 was promoted to Superintendent of that same facility, a post Blair continues to hold. According to GPS records, one death is attributed to Blair’s facility-leadership tenure — the death of Anthony Golson at McEver Probation Detention Center in October 2023, while Blair served as Deputy Warden.What happened on their watch
Dodge State Prison (Deputy Warden, 2019) No deaths were recorded at Dodge State Prison during Blair’s tenure as Deputy Warden in 2019, per GPS records.McEver Probation Detention Center (Deputy Warden, 2023; Superintendent, 2024–present)
A single in-custody death occurred at McEver while Blair was Deputy Warden. On October 7, 2023, Anthony Golson, 46, died. GPS records classify the death under cause category 6; no additional details about the circumstances, investigative findings, or allegations of wrongdoing are present in the available data. No lawsuits naming Blair as a defendant have been filed in connection with any facility leadership post. Since Blair became Superintendent in June 2024, no further deaths have been documented at McEver under Blair’s watch.
Sources
- Georgia Prisoners’ Speak personnel and incident records — career timeline for Sherryl F. Blair, total deaths attributed during leadership tenure, and the death of Anthony Golson.
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| CORRECTIONAL SUPERINTENDENT | McEVER PROBATION DETENTION CENTER | 2025-01-01 → present |
| Superintendent | McEVER PROBATION DETENTION CENTER | 2024-06-16 → present |
| CORRECTIONAL SUPERINTENDENT | 2024-01-01 → 2024-06-15 | |
| DEPUTY WARDEN | McEVER PROBATION DETENTION CENTER | 2023-01-01 → 2023-12-31 |
| DEPUTY WARDEN | 2020-01-01 → 2022-12-31 | |
| DEPUTY WARDEN | DODGE STATE PRISON | 2019-01-01 → 2019-12-31 |
| FINANCIAL OPS GENERALIST 3 | BURRUSS C.T.C | 2018-01-01 → 2018-12-31 |
| Business Support Analyst I | 2017-01-01 → 2017-12-31 | |
| Administrative Assistant III (supervisor) | BURRUSS C.T.C | 2016-01-01 → 2016-12-31 |
| Accounts Payable Paraprofessional | 2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31 | |
| Accountant Paraprofessional | 2010-01-01 → 2010-12-31 | |
| Correctional Officer | BURRUSS C.T.C | 2007-01-01 → 2007-12-31 |
Deaths attributed during tenure
1 people died at facilities under Blair, Sherryl F's leadership.
| Date | Decedent | Age | Facility | Role at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-07 | ANTHONY GOLSON | 46 | McEVER PROBATION DETENTION CENTER | DEPUTY WARDEN |
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