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Hermann, Shelley Elizabeth
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Profile written August 2, 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
Shelley Elizabeth Hermann began her career with the Georgia Department of Corrections as a Correctional Officer at Pulaski State Prison in 2010. She then held a series of staff-level administrative and financial roles at Dodge State Prison and in central GDC offices for over a decade. In 2025, she moved into a leadership position, first as Deputy Warden and then as Deputy Warden of Administration at Pulaski State Prison, effective April 16, 2025. GPS records show that during Hermann’s tenure as the facility’s deputy warden of administration, eight in‑custody deaths have been attributed to Pulaski State Prison. The deaths occurred between May 2025 and July 2026. No lawsuits currently name Hermann as a defendant.What happened on their watch
Hermann assumed the role of Deputy Warden of Administration at Pulaski State Prison on April 16, 2025. The eight deaths attributed during her leadership tenure were recorded at this single facility. According to GPS records and coroner documentation, the known causes include natural causes (two women died of cancer, per the Pulaski County Coroner), a suicide by hanging (per a GBI Medical Examiner’s autopsy), and five deaths that remain undetermined or are listed as unknown pending further investigation. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is explicitly examining the deaths of Kristi Perkins and Monika Bradley; both incidents triggered standard procedural reviews by the GDC Office of Professional Standards. A GPS user report concerning Perkins asserts that she had untreated diabetes, had difficulty standing, slipped, and hit her head — a claim that, if substantiated, would point to a potential medical neglect. For Bradley, a family-submitted report to GPS suggested heat exhaustion and dehydration as possible factors, though that cause remains unconfirmed and the date matches an earlier, imprecise family account.The deaths occurred against a backdrop of broader systemic concerns at Pulaski. Intake reports compiled by Georgia Prisoners’ Speak indicate that within months of a new warden taking over in 2025, prisoners and advocates described a pattern of intimidation, retaliation, extended lockdowns, and a non‑functional grievance process. While Hermann did not occupy the top warden role, these allegations describe the facility’s daily climate during her time as deputy warden. The facility had also been flagged in an earlier U.S. Department of Justice civil rights investigation of Georgia prisons, which documented constitutional violations at Pulaski relating to violence and staff failures, including an incident where staff did not respond to a prisoner’s stabbing until an outside caller reported it. Earlier litigation at the facility resulted in substantial settlements — such as $925,000 for the 2015 death of Bonnie Rocheleau, who allegedly failed to receive adequate care for pneumonia — though those events predate Hermann’s leadership.
During Hermann’s tenure, no death was officially ruled a homicide; two were certified as natural, one suicide, and five remain with an undetermined or pending cause. The GBI’s active involvement for Perkins and Bradley means the circumstances of those two deaths are still under investigation.
Litigation
No lawsuits naming Hermann as a defendant were identified in GPS records.Sources
- Georgia Prisoners’ Speak personnel and death records for Pulaski State Prison
- Pulaski County Coroner Fred J. Clark III death investigation reports (provided via open records)
- GBI Medical Examiner’s autopsy report for D. Randall (ME-26-40234)
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution — reporting on inadequate medical care at Pulaski, systemic failures, and the DOJ investigation (articles: “Prison system failures cost Georgia taxpayers millions,” “Two high-ranking Georgia prison employees accused in sex cases,” “Georgia expected to fight feds over state’s prison conditions”)
- U.S. Department of Justice civil rights investigation of Georgia prisons (documenting constitutional violations at Pulaski)
- GA Department of Administrative Services Risk Management settlement ledger (open records) — references to Pulaski payouts for Rocheleau, Fischer, and others
- GPS user-submitted death and condition reports (submissions GPS-DEATH-2026-4FC8D, GPS-260708-0D34D1, and others)
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Warden of Administration | PULASKI STATE PRISON | 2025-04-16 → present |
| DEPUTY WARDEN | 2025-01-01 → present | |
| BUSI SUPPORT ANALYST 1 | 2023-01-01 → 2024-12-31 | |
| American Correctional Association Facility Compliance Specialist | DODGE STATE PRISON | 2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31 |
| GCI Plant Manager | DODGE STATE PRISON | 2021-01-01 → 2021-12-31 |
| FINANCIAL OPS GENERALIST 1 | 2017-01-01 → 2020-12-31 | |
| Financial Operations Generalist I | DODGE STATE PRISON | 2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31 |
| Maintenance Secretary | DODGE STATE PRISON | 2011-01-01 → 2011-12-31 |
| Correctional Officer | PULASKI STATE PRISON | 2010-01-01 → 2010-12-31 |
Deaths attributed during tenure
8 people died at facilities under Hermann, Shelley Elizabeth's leadership.
| Date | Decedent | Age | Facility | Role at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-12 | Kristi Perkins | — | PULASKI STATE PRISON | Deputy Warden of Administration |
| 2026-07-03 | Monika Yvette Bradley | — | PULASKI STATE PRISON | Deputy Warden of Administration |
| 2026-06-03 | TULIA EUSTACHE | 66 | PULASKI STATE PRISON | Deputy Warden of Administration |
| 2026-05-24 | KAREN MICHELLE LINDSEY | 59 | PULASKI STATE PRISON | Deputy Warden of Administration |
| 2026-03-30 | DENECIA NICHELLE RANDALL | 28 | PULASKI STATE PRISON | Deputy Warden of Administration |
| 2025-12-12 | RONIKA LASHAWN CARSWELL | 50 | PULASKI STATE PRISON | Deputy Warden of Administration |
| 2025-06-11 | CANDACE LAJON MORGAN | 41 | PULASKI STATE PRISON | Deputy Warden of Administration |
| 2025-05-22 | ESMERALDA CARILLO HERNANDEZ | 50 | PULASKI STATE PRISON | Deputy Warden of Administration |
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