Blair, Sherryl F

Tenure Summary

Sherryl F. Blair began her GDC career as a Correctional Officer at Burruss Correctional Training Center in 2007, later transitioning through a series of financial and administrative roles before ascending to facility leadership. She served as Deputy Warden at Dodge State Prison in 2019, then held Deputy Warden postings through 2023 — including at McEver Probation Detention Center — before being promoted to Correctional Superintendent at McEver, a role she continues to hold as of 2025. GPS records attribute one death to facility-leader tenures held by Blair, occurring at McEver Probation Detention Center.

What Happened on Their Watch

Dodge State Prison — Deputy Warden (2019)

Blair held the Deputy Warden role at Dodge State Prison during 2019. GPS records attribute no deaths to her tenure there. However, GPS intelligence events document two deaths at Dodge State Prison in 2022 — after Blair's recorded posting there had ended. On June 2, 2022, Douglas Anthony Forts, 57, died from acute traumatic amputation of a finger sustained during a fight, per GPS records. On September 14, 2022, Hezekiah Sha'Nard Cuyler, 21, died from blunt force trauma to the head, per GPS records. These events post-date Blair's documented assignment to Dodge and are not attributed to her tenure.

McEver Probation Detention Center — Deputy Warden / Superintendent (2023–present)

Blair served as Deputy Warden at McEver Probation Detention Center in 2023 and was elevated to Correctional Superintendent effective June 16, 2024, a role she continues to hold. GPS records attribute one death to her tenure at this facility. On October 7, 2023, Anthony Golson, 46, died at McEver while Blair held the Deputy Warden position. No cause-of-death category detail or additional notes are available in GPS records for this incident. No lawsuits naming Blair as a defendant and no intel reports tied to her facility postings appear in GPS records.

Sources

• GPS records — death attribution data, positions table, and intelligence events for Blair, Sherryl F (https://gps.press/intelligence/personnel/blair-sherryl-f/)
• GPS intelligence events — Death of Douglas Anthony Forts at Dodge State Prison (June 2, 2022); Death of Hezekiah Sha'Nard Cuyler at Dodge State Prison (September 14, 2022)

Synthesized by GPS Intelligence System on May 22, 2026 from positions, attributed deaths, lawsuits, intel reports, and news mentions in the public corpus. The supporting data tables follow below.