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Glenn, Phillip
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Profile written September 6, 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 GDC career has centered on Coastal State Prison, with early postings as Trades Supervisor (2004) and Deputy Warden of Administration (2014), followed by a longer run as Deputy Warden (2022–2023) and then Warden/Warden 2 from January 2024 onward, with records extending into 2026. GPS records attribute 98 deaths at Coastal State Prison to the leadership tenures Glenn held there. The facility breakdown shows all 98 deaths at Coastal; none are attributed to his 2011 Maintenance Engineer posting at Smith State Prison. The earliest attributed death in the provided records is Travis Akeem Coleman, 31, on Jan. 31, 2022; the most recent is Sheldon Leroy Burns, dated approximately Aug. 30, 2026. GPS records also list Glenn as a defendant in one federal lawsuit, Hagans v. Ward, filed Dec. 14, 2023, and terminated July 16, 2025.What happened on their watch
Coastal State Prison — early roles, 2004 and 2014
GPS death records attribute no deaths to Glenn’s 2004 Trades Supervisor posting or his 2014 Deputy Warden of Administration role.Coastal State Prison — Deputy Warden, 2022–2023
The attributed death window begins during this posting. GPS records list deaths at Coastal throughout 2022 and 2023, including Travis Akeem Coleman, 31 (Jan. 31, 2022); King E. Calloway, 76 (Dec. 30, 2022); Salomon Andres Ramirez, 43 (Oct. 20, 2023); and Ryan Chase Archer, 25 (Dec. 13, 2023). The AJC’s Georgia Prison Homicides Investigation identifies Ramirez’s death as an apparent homicide. Most records from this period carry no published cause of death. The lawsuit Hagans v. Ward was filed while Glenn held this Deputy Warden role.Coastal State Prison — Warden/Warden 2, 2024–2026
Deaths continued at a similar pace. GPS records include Raymond Littles, 49, whose April 16, 2024 death is noted in a GPS event record as a homicide with another prisoner disciplined. In 2026, GPS records list Aiden Snapp, 21, and Anteveis Brown, 49, both on Feb. 26; Snapp’s record states he was beaten and died of massive head injuries and a liver injury, while Brown’s record carries a prisoner report that he was stabbed in Dorm A2. Those accounts are allegations from user reports, not official GDC findings. The most recent record, Sheldon Leroy Burns, is dated approximately Aug. 30, 2026; a public Facebook post alleged an officer left her post and that medical staff ignored Burns’s health complaints for 30–40 minutes before responders arrived. GPS treats the Burns date as approximate pending official mortality reporting.Broader systemic patterns documented during Glenn’s Coastal tenures include a 2024 U.S. Department of Justice investigation finding that Georgia prisons, including Coastal, were failing to protect prisoners from violence and neglect in violation of the Eighth Amendment, according to GPS event records. A Georgia Department of Public Health inspection on April 23, 2026, scored Coastal 70, citing live roaches, a dead mouse, mold, improper food temperatures, and broken equipment; GPS records note Coastal’s health score fell from 87 in February 2025 to 70 by the most recent inspection. WTOC reported workers and inmates describing a human rights crisis at Coastal, including allegations of routine beatings.
Litigation
- Hagans v. Ward, No. 4:23-cv-00352, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, filed Dec. 14, 2023; listed in GPS records with Phillip Glenn as a defendant. Status: terminated July 16, 2025; no outcome amount recorded.
Sources
- GPS records — Georgia Prisoners’ Speak personnel and mortality database
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Georgia Prison Homicides Investigation (Salomon Andres Ramirez apparent homicide)
- WTOC — Coastal State Prison human rights crisis reporting
- Georgia Department of Public Health inspection records (via GPS)
- U.S. Department of Justice 2024 investigation findings (via GPS)
- CourtListener docket — Hagans v. Ward, No. 4:23-cv-00352
- Public Facebook post — August 2026 allegations concerning Sheldon Leroy Burns
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 | 2023-11-22 → 2023-11-22 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4:23-cv-00352 | GASD | 2023-12-14 | terminated |
Deaths attributed during tenure
98 people died at facilities under Glenn, Phillip's leadership.
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