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Cook, Matasha L
Status: active
Profile written August 2, 2026
Salary
$69,779
2025 · state payroll
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
Matasha L. Cook held a series of staff positions within the Georgia Department of Corrections from 2015 through 2023—first as a Business Operation Specialist, then as an Administrative Assistant Supervisor, later as a Behavioral Health Counselor, and finally as a Financial Operations Generalist. In 2024, Cook moved into a facility‑leadership role, becoming Deputy Warden at Lee State Prison, a position she continues to hold in 2025. GPS records attribute three deaths to Cook’s leadership tenure—all occurring at Lee State Prison during her time as Deputy Warden in 2024 and 2025. No lawsuits naming Cook as a defendant are on file, and no intelligence reports or news mentions link her personally to systemic allegations.What happened on their watch
Lee State Prison (Deputy Warden, 2024–2025)
During Cook’s two‑year assignment as Deputy Warden at Lee State Prison, GPS fatality records document three inmate deaths. The first, on January 16, 2024, involved Christopher Aaron Godfrey, 40. On February 15, 2024, Daniel Emmett Ivey, 26, died. The third death occurred on September 8, 2025, when Quinton Pearson, 45, died. All three records carry cause category 6 in the GPS database. No additional investigative findings, disciplinary outcomes, or external allegations associated with these deaths appear in available records. Intel reports note a 2026 gang‑related incident at the prison, but that event falls outside Cook’s documented tenure at Lee State Prison.Litigation
No lawsuits filed against Matasha L. Cook are present in the GPS dataset.Sources
- Georgia Prisoners’ Speak personnel and fatalities database — career timeline, death records, and litigation records for Matasha L. Cook.
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| DEPUTY WARDEN | LEE STATE PRISON | 2024-01-01 → present |
| FINANCIAL OPS GENERALIST 3 | 2023-01-01 → 2023-12-31 | |
| BEHAVIORAL HLTH COUNSELOR 2 | 2020-01-01 → 2022-12-31 | |
| ADMIN ASSISTANT SPV | 2016-01-01 → 2019-12-31 | |
| BUSINESS OPERATION SPEC(SP) | 2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31 |
Deaths attributed during tenure
3 people died at facilities under Cook, Matasha L's leadership.
| Date | Decedent | Age | Facility | Role at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-08 | QUINTON PEARSON | 45 | LEE STATE PRISON | DEPUTY WARDEN |
| 2024-02-15 | DANIEL EMMETT IVEY | 26 | LEE STATE PRISON | DEPUTY WARDEN |
| 2024-01-16 | CHRISTOPHER AARON GODFREY | 40 | LEE STATE PRISON | DEPUTY WARDEN |
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