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Davis-Bragg, Chabara L
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Profile written June 28, 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
Chabara L. Davis-Bragg began her career with the Georgia Department of Corrections as a Behavioral Health Counselor in 2015, rising through supervisory counseling roles before shifting into custody management as a Correctional Unit Manager in 2021. In 2022 she was appointed Deputy Warden at Johnson State Prison, a position she held continuously through at least early 2026. GPS records attribute 61 deaths at Johnson State Prison during Davis-Bragg’s tenure as Deputy Warden, the only facility-level leadership role in which deaths are recorded against her. During her watch, the prison also faced a $4 million wrongful-death settlement, a failing food-safety inspection, an escape, and multiple homicide deaths that later prompted allegations of staff indifference.What happened on their watch
Johnson State Prison (Deputy Warden, 2022–present)
GPS records document 61 deaths at Johnson State Prison from January 2022 through mid-2026. Among the fatalities, at least ten are categorized as homicides. In 2023, Donald Prescott Lee, 41, died from blunt force trauma to the head, neck, and torso, and Michael Todd Page, 53, was ruled a homicide. In 2024, Kenneth Adam Robinson, 50, was killed, and Kevin Kosturi, 29, died, both homicides. In 2025, Paul Russell Brewster, 48, died in a homicide, and Justin Brandon Hulett, 38, died in an incident under investigation. In 2026, Michael Elias Peschel, 36, sustained 20 stab wounds from a cellmate who, according to the notes in the record, should have been housed alone after a prior confrontation with officers; Joseph Lamar Sanders, 54, and Phillip Lamar Byrd, 46, were also homicide victims, with Byrd’s death described in Telegram reports as a gang beating and forced overdose. The remaining deaths in the record are predominantly of elderly individuals, cause category 6, though the circumstances are not further detailed.Systemic problems surfaced repeatedly during Davis-Bragg’s tenure. In December 2023, Johnson State Prison failed a food safety inspection with a score of 64 out of 100, and inspectors documented rats, roaches, broken kitchen equipment, and contaminated trays. In April 2026, multiple incident reports described contaminated food service trays causing illness among incarcerated people, attributed to degraded dishwashing infrastructure. In April 2023, an escape occurred at the facility, and the GDC issued no public news release, per GPS event logs.
Although the death of David Henegar occurred in October 2021, before Davis-Bragg became Deputy Warden, the litigation surrounding it unfolded during her tenure. A lawsuit filed by Henegar’s family in January 2025 alleged that prison officers ignored his screams and the warnings of other prisoners over a five-hour attack by a mentally ill cellmate who had previously assaulted Henegar. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the suit further alleged that Henegar was kept past his scheduled release due to an administrative delay, exposing him to the fatal assault. In April 2026, the state settled the case for $4 million, as reported by the AJC, on the eve of a federal trial.
Litigation
- Henegar v. Georgia Department of Corrections — filed January 2025 in federal court; settled for $4,000,000 in April 2026, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The lawsuit asserted that Johnson State Prison staff failed to protect David Henegar despite prior warnings and did not intervene during a prolonged fatal beating.
Sources
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution — investigation into Georgia prison homicides, including Lee, Page, Robinson, and the Henegar lawsuit and settlement.
- GPS records — death log attributing 61 deaths during Deputy Warden tenure; contemporaneous incident and event logs for food-safety failures, escape, and contaminated-tray reports.
- Court filings and settlement records — referenced via AJC reporting on the Henegar civil case and $4 million payout.
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| DEPUTY WARDEN | JOHNSON STATE PRISON | 2022-01-01 → present |
| CORRECTIONAL UNIT MANAGER | 2021-01-01 → 2021-12-31 | |
| BEHAVIORAL HLTH COUNSELOR SPV | 2017-01-01 → 2020-12-31 | |
| BEHAVIORAL HLTH COUNSELOR 3 | 2016-01-01 → 2016-12-31 | |
| BEH HEALTH/COUNSELOR (WL) | 2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31 |
Deaths attributed during tenure
61 people died at facilities under Davis-Bragg, Chabara L's leadership.
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