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Chambers, Pashion
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Profile written July 12, 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
Pashion Chambers began her career with the Georgia Department of Corrections as a Behavioral Health Counselor, working in that capacity at an undesignated location from 2016 through 2018 and then as a Behavioral Health Counselor Supervisor from 2019 through 2021. In 2022, she moved into facility leadership as Deputy Warden at Rutledge State Prison, a role she continues to hold. GPS records attribute 13 deaths to Rutledge State Prison during her deputy-warden tenure — all of that facility’s fatalities in the years for which data were reviewed. The deaths include three homicides, one natural death, and nine deaths in an unspecified category; the decedents ranged in age from 26 to 75. Two of the homicides were documented by an Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigation into prison killings, and a $20,000 state liability settlement was paid for an incident at the facility in 2024.What happened on their watch
Rutledge State Prison — Deputy Warden (2022–present)
Chambers became Deputy Warden at Rutledge in January 2022. The first death recorded on her watch was that of Boyzie Barnes, 65, on April 30, 2022; the cause category is unspecified. Over the following year, three more individuals died in circumstances not publicly detailed: John Irvin Tidd Sr., 59, on July 18, 2023; Leonard Leroy Dillard, 57, on October 11, 2023; and Anthony Antonio Hand, 52, on January 28, 2024. A fifth death, of Leroy House, 68, occurred just days earlier, on January 3, 2024. None of these four cases carried a homicide designation.The facility saw a homicide on April 23, 2023, when Daniel Tyler Nichols, 26, died from asphyxia due to neck compression. According to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigation, the death resulted from an inmate-on-inmate assault. Another homicide followed on July 7, 2024: Ventoris Leon Hobson, 58, was killed in an altercation with his cellmate, also documented by the AJC. A coroner told a TV station Hobson was found dead in his cell after the fight. Later that year, deaths continued: Tony Jeromy Reddish, 45, on September 28, 2024; Joe Payne, 73, on December 29, 2024; and William Edward Houston, 75, on April 10, 2025 — each with an unspecified cause. On June 1, 2025, Alan Thomas Bryant, 46, died of natural causes.
On June 15, 2025, a third homicide occurred. Brandon Keith Bolden, 37, was killed in an incident listed as a “Homocide” in GPS records. The most recent fatality attached to Chambers’ tenure is that of Jonathan Lloyd Myers, 38, on May 3, 2026, cause category unspecified.
During this period, the state’s risk‑management ledger shows a $20,000 settlement paid on June 19, 2024, for an incident involving Amber Brejae Walker at Rutledge (incident date 2024). Although no lawsuits name Chambers personally, an AJC‑sourced intel report noted that a lawsuit was filed in 2025 alleging Curtis Mincey — who died at Rutledge in 2021, before Chambers’ tenure — did not receive appropriate mental‑health care. The allegation echoes broader scrutiny of the prison; a separate 2026 AJC report described a contraband scheme by Sergeant Erika Shonquandria Hall at Rutledge, who allegedly provided cellphones and other items to prisoners in exchange for money. These events, along with the homicides, form the backdrop of Chambers’ deputy‑warden tenure.
Sources
- GPS structured personnel and death records — primary source for all counts, roles, and dates
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia Prison Homicides Investigation — cause details for Venteris Leon Hobson and Daniel Tyler Nichols
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution — contraband scheme allegation involving Sergeant Hall at Rutledge State Prison
- GA DOAS Risk Management settlement ledger (Open Records) — $20,000 settlement for Amber Brejae Walker incident at Rutledge in 2024
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| DEPUTY WARDEN | RUTLEDGE STATE PRISON | 2022-01-01 → present |
| BEHAVIORAL HLTH COUNSELOR SPV | 2019-01-01 → 2021-12-31 | |
| BEHAVIORAL HLTH COUNSELOR 3 | 2016-01-01 → 2018-12-31 |
Deaths attributed during tenure
13 people died at facilities under Chambers, Pashion's leadership.
| Date | Decedent | Age | Facility | Role at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-03 | JONATHAN LLOYD MYERS | 38 | RUTLEDGE STATE PRISON | DEPUTY WARDEN |
| 2025-06-15 | BRANDON KEITH BOLDEN | 37 | RUTLEDGE STATE PRISON | DEPUTY WARDEN |
| 2025-06-01 | ALAN THOMAS BRYANT | 46 | RUTLEDGE STATE PRISON | DEPUTY WARDEN |
| 2025-04-10 | WILLIAM EDWARD HOUSTON | 75 | RUTLEDGE STATE PRISON | DEPUTY WARDEN |
| 2024-12-29 | JOE PAYNE | 73 | RUTLEDGE STATE PRISON | DEPUTY WARDEN |
| 2024-09-28 | TONY JEROMY REDDISH | 45 | RUTLEDGE STATE PRISON | DEPUTY WARDEN |
| 2024-07-07 | VENTERIS LEON HOBSON | 58 | RUTLEDGE STATE PRISON | DEPUTY WARDEN |
| 2024-01-28 | ANTHONY ANTONIO HAND | 52 | RUTLEDGE STATE PRISON | DEPUTY WARDEN |
| 2024-01-03 | LEROY HOUSE | 68 | RUTLEDGE STATE PRISON | DEPUTY WARDEN |
| 2023-10-11 | LEONARD LEROY DILLARD | 57 | RUTLEDGE STATE PRISON | DEPUTY WARDEN |
| 2023-07-18 | JOHN IRVIN SR TIDD | 59 | RUTLEDGE STATE PRISON | DEPUTY WARDEN |
| 2023-04-23 | DANIEL TYLER NICHOLS | 26 | RUTLEDGE STATE PRISON | DEPUTY WARDEN |
| 2022-04-30 | BOYZIE BARNES | 65 | RUTLEDGE STATE PRISON | DEPUTY WARDEN |
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