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Emmons, Shawn F

Status: active

Current Position Assistant Director For The Southwest Region
Salary $112,500 2025 · state payroll
Deaths Under Their Watch 62 during their tenure

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.

Positions Held

TitleFacilityTenure
Assistant Director for the Southwest Region2025-07-16 → present
WARDEN 32025-01-01 → present
WARDEN 3GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISON2023-01-01 → 2024-12-31
Warden 3GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISON2023-11-22 → 2023-11-22
WardenGEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISON2023-07-01 → 2025-07-15
WardenHAYS STATE PRISON2023-01-01 → 2023-06-30
WARDEN 3HAYS STATE PRISON2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31
WardenVALDOSTA STATE PRISON2022-01-01 → 2022-02-28
WARDEN 3VALDOSTA STATE PRISON2019-01-01 → 2021-12-31
WARDEN 1VALDOSTA STATE PRISON2018-07-01 → 2018-12-31
WARDEN 1WILCOX STATE PRISON2017-01-01 → 2017-12-31
WARDEN 1JOHNSON STATE PRISON2016-01-01 → 2016-12-31
CORRECTION ADMINISTRATIONJOHNSON STATE PRISON2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31
Deputy Warden of Care and Treatment2013-01-01 → 2013-12-31

Lawsuits as defendant

Case #CourtFiledStatus
5:25-cv-00356GAMD2025-08-25pending
1:25-cv-03191GAND2025-06-06terminated
1:24-cv-02687GAND2024-06-20pending
1:24-cv-01557GAND2024-04-12terminated
3:24-cv-00048GAND2024-03-11terminated
4:23-cv-00213GAND2023-09-22terminated
7:22-cv-00036GAMD2022-04-08terminated
7:20-cv-00106GAMD2020-06-04terminated
1:20-cv-00107GAND2020-01-08terminated
1:18-cv-04617GAND2018-10-03pending
2:15-cv-00172GAND2015-08-17terminated
5:15-cv-00041GAMD2015-02-12terminated

Deaths attributed during tenure

62 people died at facilities under Emmons, Shawn F's leadership.

DateDecedentAgeFacilityRole at time
2025-07-14WOODROW WILSON HODGES68GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISONWarden
2025-06-28JACOB SCOTT WILCOX27GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISONWarden
2025-06-07MARK SMITH53GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISONWarden
2025-04-30DAVID OCTAVIOUS ROBBS37GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISONWarden
2025-03-06MICHAEL SCOTT WEST46GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISONWarden
2025-02-20William Rhodes38GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISONWarden
2024-12-15JOHN IRVIN JR TIDD36GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISONWARDEN 3
2024-11-08WILLIE HENRY PONDER47GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISONWARDEN 3
2024-11-07THOMAS JR WILLIAMS62GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISONWARDEN 3
2024-11-06STEPHEN ALLEN HESTER41GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISONWARDEN 3
2024-10-21JOSHUA MARK HOLLIDAY43GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISONWARDEN 3
2024-09-24ALBERT STINSON76GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISONWARDEN 3
2024-09-06RODRIQUEZ DEMORRIS GARRETT30GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISONWARDEN 3
2024-07-14CHRISTOPHER SHAWN BURNETT37GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISONWARDEN 3
2024-07-08EDGAR JARAMILLO53GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISONWARDEN 3
2024-06-28GREGORY LINDSEY64GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISONWARDEN 3
2024-06-25JAMES DOUGLAS ARRENDALE40GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISONWARDEN 3
2024-06-11GERALD KENNARD STEWART67GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISONWARDEN 3
2024-05-31JOHNNY EARL MCSTOTTS48GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISONWARDEN 3
2024-05-16URBAN VAN MILNER54GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISONWARDEN 3
2024-04-23KYLE MATTHEW BOONE27GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISONWARDEN 3
2024-04-08TIMOTHY TODD HOLBROOK34GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISONWARDEN 3
2024-04-01JOHN ARTHUR GILSTRAP45GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISONWARDEN 3
2024-03-20WILLIE JAMES PYE59GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISONWARDEN 3
2024-01-28BRANDON TRACE BURRELL31GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISONWARDEN 3
2024-01-26HENRY FRED SMITH72GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISONWARDEN 3
2024-01-25JAMIE LEE GREENWOOD50GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISONWARDEN 3
2024-01-16GARFIELD NORRIS ROYES54GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISONWARDEN 3
2023-12-31JAMES LARRY TURNER66GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISONWarden
2023-12-26AL PACINO BRYANT37GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISONWarden
2023-11-07ROBERT BRIAN COX44GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISONWarden
2023-11-05JOSE ANTONIO GARCIA25GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISONWarden
2023-10-31DOUGLAS BRIAN JONES51GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISONWarden
2023-10-26JEROME JERRY DAWSON61GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISONWarden
2023-10-22MYDRIA STRINGER65GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISONWarden
2023-10-15CLEVELAND WALKER68GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISONWarden
2023-10-03BRANDON LATRAY LYAS34GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISONWarden
2023-08-11DAVID MARK MICHEL38GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISONWarden
2023-01-15QUANE LAQUAUS JOHNSON33HAYS STATE PRISONWarden
2022-12-13ROBERT LEE BURTON58HAYS STATE PRISONWARDEN 3
2022-10-14TONY CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS34HAYS STATE PRISONWARDEN 3
2022-09-20JOHN TERRELL BOHANNON79HAYS STATE PRISONWARDEN 3
2022-08-29QUINTEZ DESHON SMITH25HAYS STATE PRISONWARDEN 3
2022-07-11ALBERTO EDDIE DELEON51HAYS STATE PRISONWARDEN 3
2022-05-23YAHEED TYQUAN BROOKS28HAYS STATE PRISONWARDEN 3
2022-02-28HAKEEM OLAJUWON WILLIAMS27VALDOSTA STATE PRISONWarden
2022-02-11MANUEL MENDOZA-GARCIA28HAYS STATE PRISONWARDEN 3
2022-02-07SCOTT CONWAY PINHOLSTER47HAYS STATE PRISONWARDEN 3
2022-02-01WILEY TUCKER31VALDOSTA STATE PRISONWarden
2022-01-05DEWEY LAVON SLAYTON42VALDOSTA STATE PRISONWarden
2021-06-06STANLEY WARD41VALDOSTA STATE PRISONWARDEN 3
2021-04-16RALPH BELL JOHNSON74VALDOSTA STATE PRISONWARDEN 3
2021-01-25NORMAN LEON DAVIS29VALDOSTA STATE PRISONWARDEN 3
2021-01-23RAY STARLIN NICHOLS69VALDOSTA STATE PRISONWARDEN 3
2020-12-05JOHNNY CLAUDE MITCHELL35VALDOSTA STATE PRISONWARDEN 3
2020-12-03BRANDON OMAR WEAVER34VALDOSTA STATE PRISONWARDEN 3
2020-11-14GARY THOMAS KEOWN62VALDOSTA STATE PRISONWARDEN 3
2020-09-09BOBBY LANE CARPENTER31VALDOSTA STATE PRISONWARDEN 3
2020-09-01SHANNON SMALL37VALDOSTA STATE PRISONWARDEN 3
2020-06-16ORVONTA CASMIR TILLMAN36VALDOSTA STATE PRISONWARDEN 3
2020-02-12PRINCE BLIGE54VALDOSTA STATE PRISONWARDEN 3
2020-01-11MICHAEL LEE VAUGHN47VALDOSTA STATE PRISONWARDEN 3

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