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Dykes, Heather
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Profile written June 21, 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
Heather Dykes joined the Georgia Department of Corrections in 2023, serving first as a Financial Ops Generalist 2 and later as an Accounting Technician 3 at Dooly State Prison through the end of 2024. After a brief assignment as an accounting technician at an unspecified location in early 2025, she was appointed Deputy Warden of Administration at McRae Women’s Facility on August 16, 2025 — a role she holds at the time of reporting. GPS records attribute three deaths to her leadership tenure at McRae; no lawsuits name her as a defendant.What happened on their watch
Dooly State Prison (financial roles, 2023 – 2024) Dykes held classified financial positions at Dooly State Prison that are not in the facility-leader accountability tier. GPS records show no deaths at Dooly that are attributed to the years she worked there.McRae Women’s Facility (Deputy Warden of Administration, 2025‑08‑16 – present)
Since becoming deputy warden at McRae, three incarcerated women have died at the facility.
- Beverly Suzanne Sipple, 59, died on March 16, 2026.
- Shannon Rush died on May 17, 2026.
- Chasity King died on May 18, 2026.
All three are classified under cause category 6 in GPS records; the database does not contain further details on the circumstances of their deaths. No facility-specific intel reports, incident logs, or news mentions for McRae appear in the case file during Dykes’ tenure.
Litigation
No lawsuits naming Dykes were found.Sources
- GPS personnel records — employment timeline and salary data for Heather Dykes
- GPS death records — incident dates, facility attribution, and decedent names for the three McRae deaths
- GPS intel repository — negative query for McRae‑specific allegations during the relevant period
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Warden of Administration | McRAE WOMEN’S FACILITY | 2025-08-16 → present |
| ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN 3 | 2025-01-01 → present | |
| ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN 3 | DOOLY STATE PRISON | 2024-01-01 → 2024-12-31 |
| FINANCIAL OPS GENERALIST 2 | DOOLY STATE PRISON | 2023-01-01 → 2023-12-31 |
Deaths attributed during tenure
3 people died at facilities under Dykes, Heather's leadership.
| Date | Decedent | Age | Facility | Role at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-18 | Chasity King | — | McRAE WOMEN’S FACILITY | Deputy Warden of Administration |
| 2026-05-17 | Shannon Rush | — | McRAE WOMEN’S FACILITY | Deputy Warden of Administration |
| 2026-03-16 | BEVERLY SUZANNNE SIPPLE | 59 | McRAE WOMEN’S FACILITY | Deputy Warden of Administration |
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