Davis-Bragg, Chabara L

Tenure Summary

What happened on their watch

Johnson State Prison, Deputy Warden (2022–ongoing)
During Davis‑Bragg’s time as deputy warden, 61 incarcerated people died at Johnson State Prison, according to GPS records. The deaths included several homicides: in 2023 Donald Prescott Lee, 41, died from blunt force trauma to the head, neck and torso, and Michael Page, 53, was ruled a homicide (per the Atlanta Journal‑Constitution’s homicide investigation). In 2024 Kenneth Adam Robinson, 50, was killed in a homicide documented by the AJC. In 2025 Paul Russell Brewster’s death was listed as “Homocide” in GPS notes. In 2026 Michael Elias Peschel, 36, suffered 20 stab wounds inflicted by his cellmate, and Phillip Lamar Byrd, 46, was reportedly beaten, drugged, and killed by gang members, according to inmate reports collected by GPS. A death initially reported as a suicide—Martrese Jamon McKay, 30—was later questioned when information suggested he might have collapsed suddenly. Most other deaths carried a cause‑category consistent with natural causes; many decedents were older men, and the series of 2025–2026 fatalities included multiple natural‑cause deaths.

Beyond individual deaths, the prison’s conditions drew scrutiny. In December 2023, a food‑safety inspection gave Johnson State Prison a failing score of 64 out of 100, with documentation of rats, roaches, and broken kitchen equipment. In April 2026, multiple reports surfaced of contaminated food trays causing illness among incarcerated people; the reports pointed to degraded dishwashing infrastructure that forced a manual chemical‑dunk process.

Legal liabilities also marked the period. Although the underlying incident occurred before Davis‑Bragg’s arrival, the family of David Henegar—who was beaten to death by his cellmate in October 2021—filed a lawsuit in January 2025, and the state settled for $4 million in April 2026. The Atlanta Journal‑Constitution reported allegations that officers ignored Henegar’s screams and those of other inmates during a five‑hour beating, that he was housed with a mentally ill cellmate who had previously attacked him, and that he remained in custody past his release date due to an administrative delay. Additionally, a $100,000 settlement was paid in 2023 to Andrick Jackson for an incident at the facility, per Georgia’s DOAS settlement ledger. An escape was also recorded at the prison in April 2023, and the GDC issued no public release about it.

Litigation

Sources

• GPS intelligence records — death listings, incident reports, and facility‑specific intel
• Atlanta Journal‑Constitution — reporting on Georgia prison homicides and the Henegar lawsuit settlement
• Georgia Department of Administrative Services Risk Management settlement ledger (Open Records) — settlement payouts for Johnson State Prison

Synthesized by GPS Intelligence System on Jul 19, 2026 from positions, attributed deaths, lawsuits, intel reports, and news mentions in the public corpus. The supporting data tables follow below.