Bunkley, Adrienne J

Tenure Summary

Adrienne J. Bunkley's documented career with the Georgia Department of Corrections began in non-custodial business roles: Buyer (GCI) in 2015, followed by Business Support Analyst 1 positions from 2017 through 2022. She moved into facility leadership as Deputy Warden at Metro Reentry Facility, a post the records show her holding from 2023 into 2026. Her profile lists her status as active; no source records any other status.

Nineteen deaths are attributed to Metro Reentry Facility during her leadership tenure there — the entirety of the deaths recorded against her, all at that one facility. Per GPS's death registry, nine are listed as Natural/Medical, nine as Unknown/Pending, and one as Accident. The decedents ranged in age from 36 to 85. No lawsuits naming her as a defendant are recorded, no intel reports or intel events fall within her tenure at the facility, and no news reports naming her directly are recorded.

What happened on their watch

Metro Reentry Facility — Deputy Warden (2023–2026). All 19 deaths attributed to Bunkley's leadership occurred at Metro Reentry Facility while she held the Deputy Warden role there. Per GPS's death registry, those deaths were:

• Richard Kevin Meadows died January 24, 2024, at Metro Reentry Facility; the registry lists the cause as Natural/Medical (age 63).
• Lakeith Shunta Bonner died January 24, 2024, at Metro Reentry Facility; the registry lists the cause as Unknown/Pending (age 40).
• Keithal Landon Greatheart died June 19, 2024, at Metro Reentry Facility; the registry lists the cause as Natural/Medical (age 63).
• Benjamin August Harter died September 14, 2024, at Metro Reentry Facility; the registry lists the cause as Unknown/Pending (age 85).
• Timothy Crumbley died October 5, 2024, at Metro Reentry Facility; the registry lists the cause as Accident (age 65).
• Larry Jones died November 1, 2024, at Metro Reentry Facility; the registry lists the cause as Natural/Medical (age 76).
• Joshua Jean Hanks died December 3, 2024, at Metro Reentry Facility; the registry lists the cause as Unknown/Pending (age 36).
• Harden Millard Walker died March 30, 2025, at Metro Reentry Facility; the registry lists the cause as Natural/Medical (age 70).
• Willie James Johnson died April 11, 2025, at Metro Reentry Facility; the registry lists the cause as Unknown/Pending (age 74).
• Sammy Bernard Palmer died April 25, 2025, at Metro Reentry Facility; the registry lists the cause as Unknown/Pending (age 54).
• John Whitfield died October 5, 2025, at Metro Reentry Facility; the registry lists the cause as Natural/Medical (age 61).
• Wilson Beavers died October 10, 2025, at Metro Reentry Facility; the registry lists the cause as Natural/Medical (age 66).
• Stephen Mott died October 20, 2025, at Metro Reentry Facility; the registry lists the cause as Natural/Medical (age 52).
• Rodney Corbin died October 23, 2025, at Metro Reentry Facility; the registry lists the cause as Natural/Medical (age 55).
• Robert Rodriguez Johnson died January 1, 2026, at Metro Reentry Facility; the registry lists the cause as Natural/Medical (age 46).
• Donald Woods died January 31, 2026, at Metro Reentry Facility; the registry lists the cause as Unknown/Pending (age 65).
• Samuel Dennis Hunt died March 1, 2026, at Metro Reentry Facility; the registry lists the cause as Unknown/Pending (age 64).
• Cedric Clement Pierce died April 13, 2026, at Metro Reentry Facility; the registry lists the cause as Unknown/Pending (age 61).
• Thomas Allen Mckendrick died July 6, 2026, at Metro Reentry Facility; the registry lists the cause as Unknown/Pending (age 82).

The registry's cause category is unresolved for nine of the 19. Four deaths — Whitfield, Beavers, Mott and Corbin — are recorded within an 18-day span in October 2025, all listed as Natural/Medical. Crumbley's is the sole death listed as Accident. No lawsuit, DOJ finding, audit, intel report or news report in these records names Bunkley in connection with any of these deaths, and records show no allegations attributed to her tenure.

Sources

• Georgia Prisoners' Speak (GPS) death registry — 19 deaths recorded at Metro Reentry Facility during Bunkley's Deputy Warden tenure, with dates, ages and listed cause categories.
• GPS personnel records — position history, titles and dates for Bunkley's GDC roles.

Synthesized by GPS Intelligence System on Sep 25, 2026 from positions, attributed deaths, lawsuits, intel reports, and news mentions in the public corpus. The supporting data tables follow below.