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Clark, Reginald Tyrone
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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
Reginald Tyrone Clark began his career with the Georgia Department of Corrections as a corrections officer in 2015 and climbed steadily through the ranks — lieutenant, captain, unit manager — before being appointed Deputy Warden of the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison (GDCP) in 2023, a post he has held through at least 2025. His rise into a facility-leadership role coincided with a period of extraordinary mortality: GPS records attribute 63 deaths to GDCP during Clark’s tenure as deputy warden. The facility was simultaneously operating at 568% of its original 1968 design capacity, according to multiple reports documented by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and GPS research. Clark is a named defendant in one pending federal civil-rights lawsuit.What happened on their watch
Clark served as deputy warden at GDCP from January 2023 onward. During that time, GPS records show 63 people died in the prison. The sample of recorded deaths reveals at least four homicides: Carrell Beontae Johnson, 32, died on June 6, 2023 from “chopping injuries of the head and sharp-force injuries of the torso,” per an Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigation; Elmer W. Pless, 65, was strangled on May 15, 2023, also documented by the AJC; William Rhodes, 38, was killed on February 20, 2025 (GPS records list the cause as “Homocide”); and Mark Rutledge was beaten on Father’s Day 2026, according to a user report. Brandon Trace Burrell, 31, died on January 28, 2024; the AJC reported he was assaulted by another inmate while under the influence of methamphetamine and suffered numerous stab wounds. Other deaths raised serious questions: Christopher Lee, 19, was placed in a stripped cell, possibly for suicide watch, and died from what staff described as cold or exposure, a user report states. Jacob Scott Wilcox, 27, died on June 28, 2025 under circumstances categorized as homicide but with no further public detail beyond an obituary.These individual losses played out inside a facility that consultants and journalists repeatedly described as dangerously overcrowded and deteriorating. GPS research and AJC reports note that GDCP held 4,540 people — 568% of its original design capacity of 800 — while maintaining the same medical clinic, kitchen, shower, and counseling infrastructure. The intel record during Clark’s tenure includes allegations of systemic security failures: a newly convicted inmate was photographed with a homemade shank and a contraband cellphone within days of arriving; a corrections officer admitted taking money to supply a death-row prisoner with information about upcoming shakedowns; and a prisoner was moved to a location where six gang members attacked him with razor blades after he had requested protection. A federal judge noted the system’s pattern of inflated capacity figures that mask such conditions. Though Clark’s specific role in these events is not detailed in public records, they all occurred during his watch as deputy warden.
Litigation
- Jackson v. Deputy Warden Reginald Clark, No. 5:23-cv-00333 (GAMD, filed Sept. 5, 2023) — status: pending. The case names Clark directly as a defendant; details of the complaint are not included in the GPS record.
Sources
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution — investigation into Georgia prison homicides, reporting on GDCP conditions, overcrowding, and security lapses
- GPS records — deaths recorded at GDCP, facility tenure, and litigation indexing
- CourtListener — docket for Jackson v. Deputy Warden Reginald Clark
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| DEPUTY WARDEN | GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISON | 2023-01-01 → present |
| CSM CORRECTIONAL UNIT MANAGER | 2020-01-01 → 2022-12-31 | |
| CSM CORRECTIONAL CAPTAIN | 2018-01-01 → 2019-12-31 | |
| CSM CORRECTIONAL LIEUTENANT | 2016-01-01 → 2017-12-31 | |
| CORRECTIONS OFFICER (SP) | 2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31 |
Lawsuits as defendant
| Case # | Court | Filed | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5:23-cv-00333 | GAMD | 2023-09-05 | pending |
Deaths attributed during tenure
63 people died at facilities under Clark, Reginald Tyrone's leadership.
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