Fraser, Yolande

Tenure Summary

The 14 deaths at Metro Reentry span from November 2020 to November 2023. The facility is a reentry center in DeKalb County. No lawsuits naming Fraser as a defendant have been identified in GPS databases.

What happened on their watch

Medical examiner records obtained by GPS show that at least eight of the deaths were ruled natural, with causes including end‑stage cancers, coronary artery disease, and complications of chronic illness. For example, Charlie B. Bowen, 78, died in December 2022 from metastatic prostate cancer and cardiomyopathy; Roy Edward Harrell, 75, died in October 2023 of cancer and cardiac disease with underlying COPD and pancreatitis; and Farrell Todd Collins, 43, died in November 2022 of an acute myocardial infarction, with toxicology detecting non‑contributory levels of fentanyl and lorazepam. The DeKalb County Medical Examiner’s investigation into Harkins noted that facility staff were “uncooperative” and could not account for her last‑known‑alive time or next of kin, though the manner was ultimately ruled natural.

Six other deaths are classified under cause category 6 in GPS records, a designation that does not carry a publicly confirmed cause of death. These include the death of Carl Frederick Ziegenbein, 36, in August 2021; James Oscar Leachman, 51, in May 2021; and Rodney Laronn Mobley, 55, in November 2020. No medical examiner notes are available for those cases in the current dataset, and GPS records do not specify whether the cause was pending investigation, unclassified, or another category.

While Fraser has since assumed the top corrections post at Helms Facility, her deputy‑warden tenure at Metro Reentry covers the entirety of the death count attributed to her leadership. No deaths have been recorded at Helms during her time as Warden or Superintendent. An intel report notes that a later death at Metro Reentry — Silas Westbrook in January 2026 — triggered an internal GDC investigation, but that event occurred more than two years after Fraser left the facility.

Sources

• GPS personnel and death-tracking databases — career timeline, death tallies, and linked medical examiner records for Metro Reentry Facility.
• DeKalb County Medical Examiner case files (e.g., 22‑2102, 22‑2126, 23‑1865, 23‑0226, 22‑2446, 21‑1956) — cause and manner determinations for several deaths.
• GDC official mortality report (GDC# 82144) — date‑of‑death correction for Bobby C. Gayton.
• Georgia Prisoners’ Speak intel event logs — Silas Westbrook investigation at Metro Reentry (2026).

Synthesized by GPS Intelligence System on Aug 2, 2026 from positions, attributed deaths, lawsuits, intel reports, and news mentions in the public corpus. The supporting data tables follow below.