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Davis-Bragg, Chabara L
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Profile written August 9, 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 Georgia Department of Corrections career in 2015 as a behavioral health counselor and served in progressively responsible counselor and supervisory roles through 2020. In 2021 she was promoted to Correctional Unit Manager, and in 2022 she became Deputy Warden at Johnson State Prison, a position she continues to hold. GPS records show that 61 deaths occurred at Johnson State Prison during her tenure as Deputy Warden. While no lawsuits name Davis‑Bragg individually, her time in the facility‑leadership role has coincided with a series of homicides, an understaffing crisis documented by a whistleblower, and the $4 million state settlement of a lawsuit alleging that prison staff failed to protect an incarcerated man from a fatal attack by his cellmate.What happened on their watch
Davis‑Bragg has served as Deputy Warden at Johnson State Prison continuously since January 2022. GPS records attribute 61 deaths to the facility during that period. The deaths include several recorded homicides: Donald Prescott Lee, 41, died on November 16, 2023 from blunt force trauma to the head, neck, and torso, per the Atlanta Journal‑Constitution’s prison‑homicide investigation; Kenneth Adam Robinson, 50, died on August 10, 2024 in a homicide, according to the same AJC investigation; and Michael Page, 53, died on June 29, 2023 in a killing for which the death certificate had not been obtained by investigators. Other prisoner‑reported deaths with cause‑category “homicide” include Michael Elias Peschel, 36, who suffered 20 stab wounds from a cellmate in March 2026, and Phillip Lamar Byrd, 46, whom witness accounts allege was beaten, forced outside in the cold, and then injected with drugs until he overdosed in January 2026. In addition, Justin B. Hulett, 38, died in February 2025 in an incident categorized as a homicide, and Kevin Kosturi, 29, died in December 2024 under the same cause category.Beyond the violent deaths, the facility endured severe operational strains that drew outside scrutiny. In spring 2024, former GDC CERT Sergeant Major Tyler Ryals described on his YouTube channel an incident at Johnson State Prison where only four staff members were present for approximately 1,400 prisoners — no lieutenant was on duty, a single officer covered a lockdown building, and female officers were reportedly reliant on “inmate bodyguards” for protection. Ryals recounted using a taser during a mental‑health crisis response and accepting help from incarcerated men because no backup was available; the officer‑in‑charge never filed a use‑of‑force report. A federal lawsuit filed in January 2025 on behalf of the estate of David Lamar Henegar — killed by his cellmate in October 2021, before Davis‑Bragg’s appointment — alleged that officers ignored hours‑long screams, that staff knew the cellmate had previously attacked Henegar, and that an administrative delay kept Henegar in prison past his scheduled release, exposing him to the fatal attack. The state paid $4 million to settle the case on the eve of trial in 2026. Additional documented facility conditions include a failing food‑safety inspection in December 2023 (score 64/100, with rats, roaches, and broken equipment) and reports in April 2026 of contaminated food trays causing illness because dishwashing infrastructure had degraded.
Sources
- Atlanta Journal‑Constitution — Georgia prison homicides investigation, naming Kenneth Adam Robinson, Donald Prescott Lee, and Michael Page as homicides at Johnson State Prison during Davis‑Bragg’s tenure, and reporting on the Henegar lawsuit settlement.
- Tyler C. Ryals (YouTube channel) — whistleblower account of understaffing and a use‑of‑force incident at Johnson State Prison in spring 2024.
- Georgia Department of Administrative Services Risk Management settlement ledger (Open Records) — $4 million payout tied to David Lamar Henegar’s death at Johnson State Prison.
- GPS records — death totals, incident logs, and facility‑condition reports.
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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