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Hudson, Charles Leonard
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Profile written August 23, 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
Charles Leonard Hudson began his GDC career as a Correctional Officer at Macon State Prison in 2007, returned to Macon in 2015, and served there as a sergeant from 2016 through 2018 and as a lieutenant from 2019 through 2020. He held the rank of captain in 2021–2022 and unit manager in 2023 through mid-August 2024, with no facility listed in the records for those postings. On August 16, 2024, Hudson became Deputy Warden of Security at Dooly State Prison, transitioning to Deputy Warden in January 2025; he was appointed Warden of Calhoun State Prison effective June 1, 2026.GPS records attribute 14 deaths to Hudson’s Dooly State Prison facility-deputy tenure — the only facility in the deaths-by-facility totals — spanning September 26, 2024 through November 16, 2025. No lawsuits naming Hudson as a defendant appear in the structured record.
What happened on their watch
Macon State Prison (staff postings, 2007; 2015–2020)
GPS records attribute none of the 14 deaths tied to Hudson to Macon State Prison. His Macon years were recorded at staff and unit-supervisor tiers, and the facility-level intel reports involving Macon in the dataset largely concern periods outside his listed Macon tenure.Dooly State Prison (Deputy Warden of Security, Aug. 2024–Jan. 2025; Deputy Warden, 2025)
At Dooly, where Hudson held facility-deputy posts, GPS records attribute 14 deaths. The first two in the sample occurred on September 26–27, 2024, within weeks of his arrival: Zeary Davante Davis, 31, and Ancion Leroy Wallace, 25. The sample’s decedents range in age from 25 to 75, and include Michael Hutchins, 75; David Smith, 53; Thomas Adrian Chamblee, 32; Marshall Davis Crews, 69; Orlando Perez Glass, 49; Timothy Glenn Williams, 56; Darrow Brown, 58; Dexter Andres Levy, 32; Paul Counts, 60; Willie Mote, 70; Horatio Philmore, 58; and Joshua Parrott, 45.Four of the 14 entries carry homicide-related notations from varying sources. The Georgia Department of Corrections’ official January 2025 mortality data lists Joshua Parrott, who died January 12, 2025, as “Homicide due to Strangulation,” according to GPS records. A GDC EAH inmate-death report confirms that Zeary Davante Davis was killed in an assault by Offender Qwinterrious Dodson on September 26, 2024, and notes that Dodson was never criminally charged, per the GPS case entry. A user report alleges that Darrow Brown, 58, was killed by a member of the Crips gang while being escorted on the walk; GPS records also note a prisoner report marking Horatio Philmore, 58, as “Homocide.” The cause-category data for the remaining deaths in the sample are more mixed, including entries with no narrative notes.
The intel records aggregated for Dooly include a WGXA report that former GDC cadet Julius Deshawn Williams Jr. was sentenced to prison for smuggling 640 grams of methamphetamine into Dooly State Prison. GPS records indicate that the investigation began with a search in June 2024, before Hudson’s Dooly tenure began, though sentencing occurred in 2026.
Calhoun State Prison (Warden, June 2026–present)
GPS records attribute no deaths to Calhoun State Prison during Hudson’s warden tenure. The DOJ findings and Calhoun death reports present in the intel records — including a February 2023 dehydration death, the homicide of DaQuavious Cachone Lackey, and February 2026 reporting on underreported homicides — are dated before he assumed the warden post on June 1, 2026, and therefore are not counted as occurring on his watch.Sources
- GPS personnel and mortality records — positions, total_deaths_attributed, deaths_by_facility, and deaths_during_tenure
- Georgia Department of Corrections official January 2025 mortality data (Joshua Parrott)
- GDC EAH inmate-death report / CMS Case 176, entry 1016 (Zeary Davante Davis)
- GPS Case Management Report GPS-DEATH-2025-07A5E (Davis death report)
- WGXA — reporting on Julius Deshawn Williams Jr. methamphetamine smuggling at Dooly State Prison
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Warden | CALHOUN STATE PRISON | 2026-06-01 → present |
| DEPUTY WARDEN | DOOLY STATE PRISON | 2025-01-01 → present |
| Deputy Warden of Security | DOOLY STATE PRISON | 2024-08-16 → 2025-01-15 |
| CSM CORRECTIONAL UNIT MANAGER | 2023-01-01 → 2024-08-15 | |
| CSM Correctional Unit Manager | MACON STATE PRISON | 2023-11-22 → 2023-11-22 |
| CSM CORRECTIONAL CAPTAIN | 2021-01-01 → 2022-12-31 | |
| CSM CORRECTIONAL LIEUTENANT | MACON STATE PRISON | 2019-01-01 → 2020-12-31 |
| CSM CORRECTIONAL SERGEANT | MACON STATE PRISON | 2016-01-01 → 2018-12-31 |
| CORRECTIONS OFFICER (SP) | MACON STATE PRISON | 2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31 |
| Correctional Officer | MACON STATE PRISON | 2007-01-01 → 2007-12-31 |
Lawsuits as defendant
| Case # | Court | Filed | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:11-cv-03542 | GAND | 2011-10-18 | terminated |
Deaths attributed during tenure
14 people died at facilities under Hudson, Charles Leonard's leadership.
| Date | Decedent | Age | Facility | Role at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-16 | DEXTER ANDRES LEVY | 32 | DOOLY STATE PRISON | DEPUTY WARDEN |
| 2025-11-07 | DARROW BROWN | 58 | DOOLY STATE PRISON | DEPUTY WARDEN |
| 2025-10-30 | PAUL COUNTS | 60 | DOOLY STATE PRISON | DEPUTY WARDEN |
| 2025-10-14 | WILLIE MOTE | 70 | DOOLY STATE PRISON | DEPUTY WARDEN |
| 2025-09-19 | MARSHALL DAVIS CREWS | 69 | DOOLY STATE PRISON | DEPUTY WARDEN |
| 2025-08-17 | ORLANDO PEREZ GLASS | 49 | DOOLY STATE PRISON | DEPUTY WARDEN |
| 2025-04-17 | TIMOTHY GLENN WILLIAMS | 56 | DOOLY STATE PRISON | DEPUTY WARDEN |
| 2025-02-02 | Horatio Philmore | 58 | DOOLY STATE PRISON | DEPUTY WARDEN |
| 2025-01-12 | Joshua Parrott | 45 | DOOLY STATE PRISON | DEPUTY WARDEN |
| 2024-12-21 | MICHAEL HUTCHINS | 75 | DOOLY STATE PRISON | Deputy Warden of Security |
| 2024-11-20 | DAVID SMITH | 53 | DOOLY STATE PRISON | Deputy Warden of Security |
| 2024-11-18 | THOMAS ADRIAN CHAMBLEE | 32 | DOOLY STATE PRISON | Deputy Warden of Security |
| 2024-09-27 | ANCION LEROY WALLACE | 25 | DOOLY STATE PRISON | Deputy Warden of Security |
| 2024-09-26 | ZEARY DAVANTE DAVIS | 31 | DOOLY STATE PRISON | Deputy Warden of Security |
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