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Glenn, Phillip
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Profile written May 31, 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
Phillip Glenn’s career with the Georgia Department of Corrections began in 2004 as a Trades Supervisor at Coastal State Prison. He later worked as a Maintenance Engineer at Smith State Prison before moving into facility leadership. Glenn first held a deputy warden post — Deputy Warden of Administration — at Coastal in 2014. After a series of deputy warden roles without a fixed facility assignment, he returned to Coastal as Deputy Warden in 2022–2023. In January 2024 he was promoted to Warden of the same prison, a position he still held as of May 2026. During the periods when he served in these facility‑leadership roles at Coastal, GPS records attribute a total of 91 deaths at the prison. A federal lawsuit, Hughey v. Glenn, was filed against him in 2025 and remains pending.What happened on their watch
Coastal State Prison — Deputy Warden of Administration (2014)
Glenn’s first leadership‑tier role at Coastal State Prison was this one‑year deputy warden appointment. No deaths from 2014 appear in the capped sample of most‑recent records, though GPS counts the year within the aggregated total attributed to his tenure.Coastal State Prison — Deputy Warden (2022–2023)
Glenn returned to Coastal as Deputy Warden for 2022 and 2023. GPS records show that at least 15 men died in custody at the facility during this period. Many were older, with cause category 6 (often indicating natural causes or an undetermined manner). Among the decedents were Hendrick Godwin (33), Dennis Carpenter (40), and Joshua Johnson (28). In October 2023, 43‑year‑old Salomon Andres Ramirez died in what the Atlanta Journal‑Constitution’s homicide investigation described as an apparent murder; the death was categorized as a homicide (cause category 3) in GPS files. Another inmate, 25‑year‑old Ryan Chase Archer, died in December 2023. During Glenn’s deputy‑warden years, allegations of a broader crisis at Coastal were beginning to surface. Workers and incarcerated people later described a “human rights crisis,” according to WTOC, alleging that officers regularly beat prisoners, withheld food as punishment, and maintained crumbling, unsanitary conditions.Coastal State Prison — Warden (2024–2026)
Glenn became Warden of Coastal State Prison on January 1, 2024, and remained in that role through at least May 2026. GPS data documents an additional 76 deaths during his warden tenure, bringing the total attributed to his leadership at the prison to 91. The sample list includes multiple homicides: 49‑year‑old Raymond Littles was killed in April 2024; 21‑year‑old Aiden Snapp was “brutally beaten” and died of massive head injuries on February 26, 2026; the same day, Anteveis Brown (49) was killed in a dorm assault. Deaths often occurred in clusters — two inmates died on a single day in March 2026, and the prison recorded several fatalities in most months of Glenn’s warden service.During Glenn’s time as warden, a Georgia Department of Public Health inspection on April 23, 2026, gave the prison a score of 70, citing live roaches, a dead mouse in mop water, mold, improper food temperatures, and broken equipment. Health scores at Coastal had been declining since at least February 2025. Inmate reports to GPS described kitchen closures, extremely limited meals, and commissary restrictions; one reporter said the conditions were “literally starving us.” WTOC documented allegations that officers withheld food and that inmates were subjected to lockdowns lasting seven to ten days without shower access. These conditions unfolded as the U.S. Department of Justice maintained its civil investigation of Georgia’s prisons, launched in 2021, and as the Atlanta Journal‑Constitution chronicled widespread understaffing, contraband, and violence across the state system.
Litigation
- Hughey v. Glenn (Case No. 4:25‑cv‑00122, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, filed May 15, 2025) — pending. The docket names Phillip Glenn as a defendant; the specific claims are not detailed in the available data.
Sources
- GPS personnel and death records — 91 deaths attributed to Coastal State Prison during Glenn’s leadership tenures.
- Atlanta Journal‑Constitution — investigation identifying Salomon Ramirez’s death as an apparent homicide.
- WTOC — reporting on human rights crisis allegations, including beatings, food deprivation, and unsanitary conditions at Coastal State Prison.
- Georgia Department of Public Health — April 2026 health inspection score of 70.
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia — docket for Hughey v. Glenn.
- GPS‑collected inmate reports and Telegram relay — documenting food shortages, lockdowns, and alleged mistreatment at Coastal.
- The Marshall Project and other outlets — reporting on systemic understaffing and DOJ scrutiny of Georgia prisons.
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| WARDEN 2 | COASTAL STATE PRISON | 2024-01-01 → present |
| Warden | COASTAL STATE PRISON | 2024-06-16 → 2026-05-31 |
| DEPUTY WARDEN | COASTAL STATE PRISON | 2022-01-01 → 2023-12-31 |
| DEPUTY WARDEN | 2016-01-01 → 2021-12-31 | |
| BUSINESS OPERATIONS | 2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31 | |
| Deputy Warden of Administration | COASTAL STATE PRISON | 2014-01-01 → 2014-12-31 |
| Maintenance Engineer | SMITH STATE PRISON | 2011-01-01 → 2011-12-31 |
| Trades Supervisor | COASTAL STATE PRISON | 2004-01-01 → 2004-12-31 |
Lawsuits as defendant
| Case # | Court | Filed | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4:25-cv-00122 | GAND | 2025-05-15 | pending |
| 1:24-cv-04407 | GAND | 2024-09-30 | pending |
| 4:23-cv-00352 | GASD | 2023-12-14 | terminated |
| 1:22-cv-03252 | GAND | 2022-08-15 | terminated |
| 2:18-cv-00089 | GASD | 2018-07-18 | terminated |
| 1:17-md-02782 | GAND | 2017-06-02 | pending |
| 1:14-cv-03838 | GAND | 2014-12-02 | terminated |
Deaths attributed during tenure
91 people died at facilities under Glenn, Phillip's leadership.
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