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Edwards, Brianna
On GDC's 2025 payroll
Profile written September 23, 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.
No deaths are attributed to facility-leader tenures held by Brianna Edwards, per Georgia Prisoners' Speak's compilation of Georgia Department of Corrections records; no lawsuits were filed against her as a defendant during those tenures, and no news coverage names her. Her career history — from correctional officer (2017) through sergeant (2020), lieutenant (2021–2023), captain and unit manager (2023–2025), to Deputy Warden of Security and Deputy Warden at Smith State Prison (2026) — is documented in the Positions table below.
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Warden | SMITH STATE PRISON | 2026-08-27 → present |
| Deputy Warden of Security | SMITH STATE PRISON | 2026-07-01 → present |
| CSM CORRECTIONAL UNIT MANAGER | 2024-01-01 → present | |
| CSM Correctional Captain | SMITH STATE PRISON | 2023-11-22 → 2023-11-22 |
| CSM CORRECTIONAL LIEUTENANT | 2021-01-01 → 2023-12-31 | |
| CSM CORRECTIONAL SERGEANT | 2020-01-01 → 2020-12-31 | |
| CSM CORRECTIONAL OFFICER 2 | 2018-01-01 → 2019-12-31 | |
| CSM CORRECTIONAL OFFICER 1 | 2017-01-01 → 2017-12-31 |
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