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Fortune, Pierre
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Profile written May 22, 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
Pierre Fortune has worked within the Georgia Department of Corrections since at least 2015, rising from Correctional Officer through Sergeant and Lieutenant before reaching a facility-deputy role. Since 2023, GPS records show Fortune has served as Correctional Assistant Superintendent at the Atlanta Transitional Center — a step-down, community-reentry facility in Atlanta. One death is attributed to his tenure there.
What Happened on Their Watch
Atlanta Transitional Center — Correctional Asst. Superintendent (2023–present)
GPS records show one death attributed to Fortune's tenure as Assistant Superintendent at the Atlanta Transitional Center. On March 22, 2023 — early in his first year at the facility — Joel Bennett, 44, died. The cause category is recorded in GPS records; no additional notes, allegations, or investigative findings are attached to the record. No lawsuits naming Fortune as a defendant, no intel reports tied to the facility during his tenure, and no news coverage of the incident appear in GPS records.
Sources
- GPS records — death record for Joel Bennett, Atlanta Transitional Center, March 22, 2023
- GPS records — personnel and salary data for Pierre Fortune, 2015–2025
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| CORRECTIONAL ASST. SUPT | ATLANTA TRANSITIONAL CENTER | 2023-01-01 → present |
| CORRECTIONAL LIEUTENANT | 2020-01-01 → 2022-12-31 | |
| CORRECTIONAL SERGEANT | 2016-01-01 → 2019-12-31 | |
| CORRECTIONS OFFICER(WL) | 2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31 |
Deaths attributed during tenure
1 people died at facilities under Fortune, Pierre's leadership.
| Date | Decedent | Age | Facility | Role at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-22 | JOEL BENNETT | 44 | ATLANTA TRANSITIONAL CENTER | CORRECTIONAL ASST. SUPT |
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