Glenn, Phillip

Tenure Summary

Phillip Glenn has spent more than two decades in the Georgia Department of Corrections, the bulk of it at Coastal State Prison (CSP) in Chatham County. He began there as a Trades Supervisor in 2004, served a year as Maintenance Engineer at Smith State Prison in 2011, returned to CSP as Deputy Warden of Administration in 2014, and held Deputy Warden roles — facility unspecified for 2016–2021, confirmed at CSP for 2022–2023 — before ascending to Warden in January 2024, a role he continues to hold as of 2025. GPS records show 57 unique deaths attributed to Coastal State Prison during Glenn's combined facility-lead tenure (January 2024–present), with the dominant cause category being category 6 (cause unspecified in the structured data), alongside two confirmed natural-cause deaths (acute respiratory failure) and at least three homicides. One lawsuit names Glenn directly as a defendant. A 2024 U.S. Department of Justice investigation found that Georgia prisons, including Coastal State, violate the Eighth Amendment by failing to protect inmates from violence and neglect.

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What Happened on Their Watch

Coastal State Prison — Deputy Warden of Administration (2014)
No deaths are attributed to Glenn's facility-lead accountability tier during this posting; his title carried a `facility_deputy` classification.

Coastal State Prison — Deputy Warden (2022–2023)
GPS records show 29 deaths at Coastal State Prison during the period Glenn served as Deputy Warden there (January 2022–December 2023), all at the `facility_deputy` accountability tier. The overwhelming majority are coded cause category 6 (cause unspecified). One death stands out: Salomon Andres Ramirez, 43, died October 20, 2023 in what the GDC classified as an apparent homicide, according to the AJC's Georgia Prison Homicides investigation. Ryan Chase Archer, 25, was stabbed to death on December 13, 2023 — per GPS event records, he was due to be released in 2024. Also during this window, a lawsuit alleges that five inmates stabbed Kion E. Parks to death at CSP in September 2021 (pre-Glenn's confirmed CSP deputy tenure), and a separate AJC-sourced lawsuit alleges the lock on Rufus Ramon Lee's cell failed, allowing assailants from other dorms to reach and kill him in December 2021. A March 2020 assault at CSP was forwarded for investigation but, per WALB reporting, no records of that investigation exist. The 2024 DOJ investigation — which named Coastal State among facilities with unconstitutional conditions — covered conditions that developed across this period.

Coastal State Prison — Warden (January 2024–present)
Glenn assumed the facility-lead role at CSP in January 2024 (as Warden 2, transitioning to the Warden title June 16, 2024) and remains in that position. GPS records attribute 57 unique deaths to CSP during his warden tenure through February 2026. The vast majority are coded cause category 6. Exceptions include: Lloyd Chapman (cause of death: acute respiratory failure, January 28, 2025) and Ricky Chamblee (acute respiratory failure with hypoxia/DVT/COPD, January 18, 2025), per GPS records. Three deaths are coded as homicides (cause category 3): Raymond Littles, 49, died April 16, 2024 — per GPS event records, classified as a homicide with another prisoner disciplined; Aiden Snapp, 21, died February 26, 2026, with GPS user reports describing fatal beating injuries including brain death and a liver injury; and Anteveis Brown, 49, died February 26, 2026, with GPS user and AI-relay reports describing a stabbing in Dorm A2. Malik Ortiz, 29, and DeJarvis Walker, 25, are reported killed in February 2026 via GPS Telegram relay sources. A GPS inmate report dated May 9, 2026 alleges the prison kitchen was closed for fumigation, that some inmates received no supper, and that conditions are causing unrest. A WTOC investigation published February 12, 2026 — while Glenn held the warden role — alleged correctional officers at CSP regularly beat inmates, that staff withhold food as punishment, that housing units contain black mold and rodent infestations, and that GDC records show zero officer disciplinary actions for violence against inmates over a six-month period in 2025. WTOC further reported that lockdowns lasting seven to ten days without shower access prevent inmates from earning credits toward early parole eligibility. A Georgia Department of Public Health inspection on April 23, 2026 graded CSP at 70, citing live roaches, a dead mouse in backed-up mop water, mold, improper food temperatures, and broken equipment, per GPS event records.

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Litigation

• Hughey v. Glenn, No. 4:25-cv-00122 (N.D. Ga.), filed May 15, 2025 — pending; names Glenn directly as defendant. Per CourtListener.
• Hagans v. Ward, No. 4:23-cv-00352 (S.D. Ga.), filed December 14, 2023 — terminated July 16, 2025; outcome amount not recorded. Per CourtListener.
• In Re Bio Lab Class Actions, No. 1:24-cv-04407 (N.D. Ga.), filed September 30, 2024 — pending. Per CourtListener. (Note: GPS records list Glenn among defendants; the case caption does not appear on its face to be a prison-conditions matter — GPS records do not supply further context.)
• Brinkley v. Waters, No. 2:18-cv-00089 (S.D. Ga.), filed July 18, 2018 — terminated August 16, 2021; outcome amount not recorded. Per CourtListener.

(Three additional cases in the defendant list — SEC v. Mohamed, In Re Ethicon Physiomesh, and Lewis v. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. — appear on their face unrelated to GDC operations; GPS records supply no connecting context and they are omitted here.)

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Sources

• GPS records — deaths\_during\_tenure table; positions table; intel\_events\_at\_facilities table
• Atlanta Journal-Constitution — AJC Georgia Prison Homicides investigation (Ramirez, Parks, Lee homicide allegations; Coastal State and Smith State systemic reporting)
• WTOC — February 12, 2026 investigation into human rights conditions at Coastal State Prison; April 1, 2026 reporting on system-wide GDC lockdown
• WALB — February 13, 2026 reporting on Coastal State assault investigation gap
• U.S. Department of Justice — 2024 investigation finding Eighth Amendment violations at Georgia prisons including Coastal State
• Georgia Department of Public Health — April 23, 2026 health inspection of Coastal State Prison (grade: 70)
• CourtListener — Hughey v. Glenn (4:25-cv-00122); Hagans v. Ward (4:23-cv-00352); In Re Bio Lab Class Actions (1:24-cv-04407); Brinkley v. Waters (2:18-cv-00089)
• GPS user/Telegram relay reports — deaths of Aiden Snapp, Anteveis Brown, Malik Ortiz, DeJarvis Walker (February 2026); food service conditions report (May 2026)

Synthesized by GPS Intelligence System on May 10, 2026 from positions, attributed deaths, lawsuits, intel reports, and news mentions in the public corpus. The supporting data tables follow below.