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Fulbright, Joshua Craig
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Profile written June 28, 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
Joshua Craig Fulbright’s career with the Georgia Department of Corrections spans more than a decade, beginning in 2011 as a Correctional Officer at Lee Arrendale State Prison. He held a succession of staff and unit‑supervisor roles at Arrendale—rising through officer, sergeant, lieutenant, and captain—before moving to a unit manager position in 2024. In October 2024, Fulbright was appointed Deputy Warden of Security at Phillips State Prison, a facility‑deputy role later formalized as Deputy Warden. GPS records attribute 26 deaths to Phillips State Prison during his deputy‑warden tenure, which extends from October 2024 through at least January 2026. No lawsuits name Fulbright as a defendant, and no deaths are attributed to his earlier postings at Arrendale.What happened on their watch
Phillips State Prison — Deputy Warden of Security / Deputy Warden (October 2024–present) While Fulbright served in facility‑deputy roles at Phillips, 26 deaths were recorded at the prison, according to GPS data. The decedents range in age from 29 to 78, and the causes documented by the Gwinnett County Coroner and GBI Medical Examiner span homicide, suicide, accident, and natural death. Three deaths were classified as homicides: Corey Cochran (29) and Jody Stokes on dates in December 2024 and January 2025, and Brandon Mincey (37) in October 2024. Suicides included Nile Young (33) in October 2024, Christopher Hines (37) in March 2025, and Terry Nichols (42) in October 2025. The majority of the deaths—at least 13—were deemed natural, among them Thomas Nicely, Shun Pinkston, and William Pate in January 2025, and Harry Taldon (57), Tommye Mobley (45), and Ricky Breedlove (71) in February 2025. Two deaths were ruled accidents: Kendrick Scales (35) in August 2025 and Justin Kinsey (37) in November 2025. Eight deaths are listed with an undetermined or “unknown/pending” cause category; notably, the death of Leroy Brooks (64) in December 2024 was contested by the family, who told the medical examiner it “can't be natural causes,” citing Brooks’ history of alleged beatings in custody. The Gwinnett County Medical Examiner declined jurisdiction and no autopsy was performed; the death certificate was to be signed by the prison physician.Phillips State Prison has also drawn scrutiny in reporting by the Atlanta Journal‑Constitution. Allegations include that officers “arranged for McBride to be brought to the lockdown unit on the day he was killed in a gang‑related stabbing” and that another incarcerated person, Dave Stone, was “allegedly assaulted while in a mental health ward” with pipes, resulting in brain death. These claims, documented in media reports, are allegations and not findings of fact against Fulbright individually.
Sources
- GPS personnel and death‑attribution records (positions, total deaths, deaths by facility)
- Gwinnett County Coroner / GBI Medical Examiner reports (case‑specific cause and manner determinations for multiple decedents)
- Atlanta Journal‑Constitution — “Ga prison homicides: a list of those killed in Georgia's prison system” (allegations at Phillips State Prison)
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| DEPUTY WARDEN | PHILLIPS STATE PRISON | 2025-01-01 → present |
| Deputy Warden of Security | PHILLIPS STATE PRISON | 2024-10-01 → 2026-01-15 |
| CSM CORRECTIONAL UNIT MANAGER | 2024-01-01 → 2024-09-30 | |
| CSM CORRECTIONAL CAPTAIN | Arrendale State Prison | 2022-01-01 → 2023-12-31 |
| CSM CORRECTIONAL OFFICER 2 | 2018-01-01 → 2018-12-31 | |
| CSM CORRECTIONAL LIEUTENANT | Arrendale State Prison | 2017-01-01 → 2017-12-31 |
| CSM CORRECTIONAL SERGEANT | Arrendale State Prison | 2016-01-01 → 2016-12-31 |
| CORRECTIONS OFFICER(WL) | Arrendale State Prison | 2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31 |
| Correctional Officer | Arrendale State Prison | 2011-01-01 → 2011-12-31 |
Deaths attributed during tenure
26 people died at facilities under Fulbright, Joshua Craig's leadership.
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