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Farmer, Jeffrey A
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Profile written May 31, 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
Jeffrey A. Farmer spent his early GDC career as a correctional officer and behavioral health counselor before moving into facility leadership at Baldwin State Prison in 2021. He served as Correctional Assistant Superintendent from 2021 through 2022, then was promoted to Deputy Warden, a post he held from 2023 through at least 2025. GPS records attribute a total of 55 deaths to Baldwin State Prison during Farmer’s tenure in these deputy leadership roles — deaths that span both natural causes and homicides, and that unfolded amid a documented storm of staff-driven contraband, gang violence, and allegations of deliberate indifference to medical needs.What happened on their watch
Baldwin State Prison — Correctional Assistant Superintendent (2021–2022) The period opened with a cascade of violent deaths. In June 2021, Jose Martin Garcia‑Ibrra, 41, was killed by multiple stab wounds to the head; the following month Edward McCloud, 40, died from a sharp‑force injury to the neck, and in August Jamari McClinton, 21, was stabbed just five days after being transferred from Phillips State Prison without the protective‑custody designation that had shielded him from gang threats, according to an Atlanta Journal‑Constitution investigation. That same month Bedarius Clark, 26, was found dead in segregation, a death the GDC itself labeled an assault. The AJC further reported that at least 360 Georgia prison employees had been arrested for contraband smuggling since 2018, and in 2021 a federal DOJ investigation into violence and conditions across the state’s prisons was announced. During Farmer’s tenure as assistant superintendent, GPS records count a high proportion of deaths attributed to natural causes (category 6) alongside these homicides, and a total of more than two dozen inmates died at Baldwin while he held the post.Baldwin State Prison — Deputy Warden (2023–2025)
The death toll continued under Farmer’s watch as Deputy Warden. A notable homicide was that of Fredrick Louis Spears Jr., 27, stabbed in the torso in May 2023. In October 2023, Johnny Lee Vaughn, 39, was killed in a multi‑inmate fight, his cause of death initially reported by the AJC as not publicly released. Incidents of staff misconduct intensified: in 2023, the AJC revealed that former lieutenant Tracey Wise had pleaded guilty to smuggling K‑2‑laced papers for the Bloods gang member Ryan Brandt at Baldwin, and a sweeping 23‑defendant federal indictment alleged that Brandt ran a multi‑prison criminal enterprise that involved correctional officers. A 2025 stabbing — an officer allegedly shanked inmate Akeim Burgest while a lieutenant watched, per a lawsuit reported by 13WMAZ — added to the allegations of brutality. Twenty‑three‑year‑old Almir Harris died in January 2025 from diabetic ketoacidosis; multiple GPS intake reports assert that he had been denied essential medical care. Overall, GPS records show that 55 deaths occurred at Baldwin during Farmer’s combined leadership tenure, with the majority classified as natural/medical but interspersed with stabbings and alleged neglect.
Litigation
- Manning v. Olin Corporation (GAND, filed July 17, 2025; case number 1:25‑cv‑03980) — pending; links not yet resolved.
- Manning v. Olin Corporation (GASD, filed April 22, 2026; case number 1:26‑cv‑00072) — pending; both suits name Farmer as a defendant among others.
Sources
- Atlanta Journal‑Constitution — multiple investigative reports on homicides, contraband arrests, and gang activity at Baldwin State Prison (2021–2025).
- 13WMAZ — reporting on the Akeim Burgest shanking lawsuit and the federal preservation order (2026).
- GPS records — positions, death totals, facility‑by‑facility counts, and individual death entries for Baldwin State Prison (2021–2026).
- CourtListener — docket entries for Manning v. Olin Corporation in the Northern and Southern Districts of Georgia.
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| DEPUTY WARDEN | BALDWIN STATE PRISON | 2023-01-01 → present |
| CORRECTIONAL ASST. SUPT | BALDWIN STATE PRISON | 2021-01-01 → 2022-12-31 |
| BEHAVIORAL HLTH COUNSELOR 2 | 2019-01-01 → 2020-12-31 | |
| BEHAVIORAL HLTH COUNSELOR 3 | 2016-01-01 → 2018-12-31 | |
| CORRECTIONS OFFICER(WL) | 2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31 |
Lawsuits as defendant
| Case # | Court | Filed | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:26-cv-00072 | GASD | 2026-04-22 | pending |
| 1:25-cv-03980 | GAND | 2025-07-17 | pending |
Deaths attributed during tenure
55 people died at facilities under Farmer, Jeffrey A's leadership.
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