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Franklin, Lakisha M
Status: active
Profile written July 12, 2026
Current Position
Deputy Warden
Salary
$36,963
2025 · state payroll
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
Lakisha M. Franklin has served as a Deputy Warden within the Georgia Department of Corrections since at least 2018, a role she continues to hold as of 2025. GPS records show that during her leadership tenure, no deaths were attributed to any facility she oversaw. She is named as a defendant in two federal lawsuits filed in the Southern District of Georgia — one pending and one terminated — though no deaths or broader systemic allegations are linked to these cases in the available records.What happened on their watch
Franklin began her career in Georgia corrections with behavioral health and counseling roles from 2015 through 2017, including time as a Behavioral Health Counselor Supervisor. She was promoted to Deputy Warden in 2018 and has held that title continuously through the present. The specific facilities to which she has been assigned are not documented in GPS records. Across her entire deputy warden tenure, GPS data attributes zero deaths to any facility under her supervision. No news reports, intelligence reports, or incident records have surfaced connecting her leadership to any fatalities or systemic failures.Litigation
- Wade v. Morgan, Case No. 3:23-cv-00073, filed August 31, 2023, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. Status: pending. According to the court docket on CourtListener, Franklin is listed as a defendant.
- Meadows v. Ward, Case No. 3:22-cv-00113, filed September 13, 2022, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. The case was terminated on November 10, 2022. Court records accessed via CourtListener include Franklin as a defendant.
Sources
- CourtListener — docket for Meadows v. Ward (3:22-cv-00113)
- CourtListener — docket for Wade v. Morgan (3:23-cv-00073)
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| DEPUTY WARDEN | 2018-01-01 → present | |
| BEHAVIORAL HLTH COUNSELOR SPV | 2016-01-01 → 2017-12-31 | |
| BEH HEALTH/COUNSELOR (WL) | 2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31 |
Lawsuits as defendant
| Case # | Court | Filed | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3:23-cv-00073 | GASD | 2023-08-31 | pending |
| 3:22-cv-00113 | GASD | 2022-09-13 | terminated |
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