Fulbright, Joshua Craig

Tenure Summary

Joshua Craig Fulbright's career with the Georgia Department of Corrections began at Arrendale State Prison, where GPS personnel records list him as a correctional officer in 2011 and again in 2015, a sergeant in 2016, a lieutenant in 2017, and a captain in 2022 and 2023. A 2018 correctional officer 2 entry and a 2024 correctional unit manager entry carry no facility name. On October 1, 2024, he entered facility leadership as Deputy Warden of Security at Phillips State Prison, a post the records show him holding until January 15, 2026; he is also listed as Deputy Warden at Phillips through 2025. Records additionally list a Deputy Warden of Security assignment at Phillips beginning July 16, 2026, and a Deputy Warden entry dated August 27, 2026. His personnel status is listed as active.

GPS's death registry attributes 22 deaths to Fulbright's leadership tenure, every one of them at Phillips State Prison. Of those 22, twelve are recorded as Natural/Medical, four as Homicide, three as Suicide, one as Accident, one as Overdose, and one as Unknown/Pending. No lawsuits naming Fulbright as a defendant appear in the records. Three intel allegations tied to Phillips are dated inside his deputy-warden tenure there.

What happened on their watch

Arrendale State Prison — correctional officer (2011), corrections officer (2015), sergeant (2016), lieutenant (2017), captain (2022–2023), correctional unit manager (November 22, 2023). The death registry attributes no deaths to these postings. No deaths are recorded against Arrendale in his facility totals.

Phillips State Prison — Deputy Warden of Security (from October 1, 2024) and Deputy Warden (2025); additionally listed as Deputy Warden of Security from July 16, 2026, and Deputy Warden on August 27, 2026. All 22 attributed deaths fall in this period, spanning October 2024 to January 2026.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports dated January 21, 2025, carried two allegations concerning Phillips while Fulbright held the Deputy Warden role: that Dave Stone was allegedly assaulted in a mental health ward, apparently with two pipes wrapped in a cloth, resulting in brain death; and that officers allegedly arranged for McBride to be brought to the lockdown unit on the day he was killed in a gang-related stabbing. A separate intel allegation dated July 17, 2026 — during his Deputy Warden of Security assignment — states that a serious stabbing occurred in a dormitory at Phillips in 2025, in a dormitory that had previously been safe but became violent after incarcerated veterans were transferred and recreational materials were removed.

GPS intel events dated May 17, 2025, recorded against Phillips while he was Deputy Warden, describe Jason Palmer's placement in segregation, denial of adequate food and phone access for months, a blocked emergency contact, and a wrongful-conviction challenge citing no physical evidence, hearsay testimony and a biased jury. An April 6, 2025 event recorded against Phillips notes a prisoner killed at Jackson State Prison, described as a probation violator with months remaining on his sentence.

Those who died during Fulbright's leadership tenure at Phillips State Prison, per the GPS death registry:

• Willie Roseborough died January 13, 2026, at Phillips State Prison; the registry lists the cause as Natural/Medical (age 54).
• Justin Curtis Kinsey died November 8, 2025, at Phillips State Prison; the registry lists the cause as Accident (age 37).
• Terry Nichols died October 14, 2025, at Phillips State Prison; the registry lists the cause as Suicide (age 42).
• Alonzo Jr Carter died September 20, 2025, at Phillips State Prison; the registry lists the cause as Homicide (age 78).
• Kendrick Keon Scales died August 27, 2025, at Phillips State Prison; the registry lists the cause as Overdose (age 35).
• Joseph Ulrich died June 1, 2025, at Phillips State Prison; the registry lists the cause as Natural/Medical (age 30).
• John Dean Tolbert died May 4, 2025, at Phillips State Prison; the registry lists the cause as Natural/Medical (age 69).
• Taron Edmonds died March 31, 2025, at Phillips State Prison; the registry lists the cause as Natural/Medical (age 32).
• Christopher Blake Hines died March 24, 2025, at Phillips State Prison; the registry lists the cause as Suicide (age 37).
• Jerry Wayne Spencer died March 10, 2025, at Phillips State Prison; the registry lists the cause as Natural/Medical (age 58).
• Harry Ray Taldon died February 22, 2025, at Phillips State Prison; the registry lists the cause as Natural/Medical (age 57).
• Tommye Mobley died February 14, 2025, at Phillips State Prison; the registry lists the cause as Natural/Medical (age 45).
• Ricky Ray Breedlove died February 7, 2025, at Phillips State Prison; the registry lists the cause as Natural/Medical (age 71).
• Thomas Nicely died January 23, 2025, at Phillips State Prison; the registry lists the cause as Natural/Medical.
• Shun Pinkston died January 18, 2025, at Phillips State Prison; the registry lists the cause as Natural/Medical.
• William Pate died January 14, 2025, at Phillips State Prison; the registry lists the cause as Natural/Medical.
• Jody Stokes died January 13, 2025, at Phillips State Prison; the registry lists the cause as Homicide.
• Eddie Ray Scott died December 19, 2024, at Phillips State Prison; the registry lists the cause as Natural/Medical (age 60).
• Corey Madison Cochran died December 18, 2024, at Phillips State Prison; the registry lists the cause as Homicide (age 29).
• Leroy Brooks died December 9, 2024, at Phillips State Prison; the registry lists the cause as Unknown/Pending (age 64).
• Brandon Lashaun Mincey died October 11, 2024, at Phillips State Prison; the registry lists the cause as Homicide (age 37).
• Nile Baptiste Young died October 7, 2024, at Phillips State Prison; the registry lists the cause as Suicide (age 33).

Sources

• Atlanta Journal-Constitution — allegations concerning Dave Stone and McBride at Phillips State Prison, published January 21, 2025, during Fulbright's Deputy Warden tenure.
• GPS death registry — 22 deaths attributed to Fulbright's leadership tenure at Phillips State Prison, 2024–2026.
• GPS intel allegation, July 17, 2026 — 2025 dormitory stabbing at Phillips State Prison.
• GPS intel events, May 17, 2025 and April 6, 2025 — Jason Palmer segregation and wrongful-conviction matters; a killing recorded against the Phillips facility record.

Synthesized by GPS Intelligence System on Oct 11, 2026 from positions, attributed deaths, lawsuits, intel reports, and news mentions in the public corpus. The supporting data tables follow below.