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Clark, Reginald Tyrone
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Profile written September 6, 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 appears in GPS records as an active Georgia Department of Corrections employee who rose through custody posts: correctional officer in 2015, lieutenant in 2016–2017, captain in 2018–2019, unit manager in 2020–2022, and deputy warden at Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison beginning in 2023. GPS records attribute 67 deaths to Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison during Clark’s deputy warden tenure there. One federal lawsuit naming Clark as defendant, Jackson v. Deputy Warden Reginald Clark, has been pending in the Middle District of Georgia since Sept. 5, 2023. The record also includes a single-day Deputy Warden entry at Baldwin State Prison dated Nov. 22, 2023, with no deaths attributed to that posting.What happened on their watch
Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison — Deputy Warden, 2023–2026
GPS records show 67 deaths attributed to Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison during Clark’s deputy warden postings at that facility. The available death sample spans January 2023 through July 2026, with decedent ages from 19 to 76. Individual records include documented causes and disputes. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Georgia Prison Homicides Investigation, Carrell D. Johnson, 32, died June 6, 2023, from chopping injuries of the head and sharp-force injuries of the torso; Elmer W. Pless, 65, died May 15, 2023, from strangulation. GPS records also contain GBI medical examiner findings of suicide by hanging for Rodriquez Demorris Garrett, Christopher Shawn Burnett, and Timothy Todd Holbrook, all in 2024.Some deaths carry unresolved or competing accounts. A prisoner report alleged that Christopher Lee, 19, died Jan. 31, 2026, after being placed in a stripped cell in H-house, possibly for suicide watch, with staff attributing death to cold or exposure; a later GBI autopsy certified the manner as natural, with probable cardiac dysrhythmia. For Mark Rutledge, 72, a witness account says he was beaten at GDCP on Father’s Day; GPS notes that GDC’s June 2026 mortality report confirmed the death but carried no cause.
Broader facility patterns overlap Clark’s tenure. GPS intelligence records state GDCP held 4,540 incarcerated people at 568% of its original 1968 design capacity of 800. AJC reporting cited in those records alleged that newly convicted prisoner Shane Tassi possessed a homemade shank and contraband cellphone within days of arriving; that officer Vera Jackson admitted taking money to provide information to death row prisoner Eric Perkinson; and that Charles Lee Broady Jr. was attacked after requesting protection from gang members. These are allegations from published reports, not findings against Clark.
Baldwin State Prison — Deputy Warden, single-day entry, Nov. 22, 2023
GPS records show no deaths attributed to this posting. Baldwin State Prison allegations in later reporting — including officer-involved stabbing claims and failure-to-protect lawsuits — do not date to this single-day entry.Litigation
- Jackson v. Deputy Warden Reginald Clark, No. 5:23-cv-00333, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, filed Sept. 5, 2023; status pending per CourtListener.
Sources
- GPS structured personnel and mortality records for Reginald Tyrone Clark.
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Georgia Prison Homicides Investigation and GDCP contraband, violence, and infrastructure reporting cited in GPS intel records.
- GBI Medical Examiner records obtained via GPS open-records requests, cited in individual death entries.
- CourtListener docket 67762218 — Jackson v. Deputy Warden Reginald Clark.
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Warden | GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISON | 2026-08-27 → present |
| DEPUTY WARDEN | GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISON | 2023-01-01 → present |
| Deputy Warden | BALDWIN STATE PRISON | 2023-11-22 → 2023-11-22 |
| 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
67 people died at facilities under Clark, Reginald Tyrone's leadership.
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