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Hudson, Charles Leonard
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Profile written July 26, 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’s career with the Georgia Department of Corrections began in 2007 as a correctional officer at Macon State Prison, where he later served as a sergeant and lieutenant through 2020. After rising to captain and unit manager at regional posts, he moved into facility leadership in August 2024 as Deputy Warden of Security at Dooly State Prison, becoming Deputy Warden in 2025. In June 2026 he was appointed Warden of Calhoun State Prison. During his deputy‑warden tenure at Dooly, GPS records show 14 individuals died in custody. No lawsuits naming Hudson as a defendant have been identified.What happened on their watch
Dooly State Prison (2024‑08‑16 to 2025‑12‑31)
While Hudson held the roles of Deputy Warden of Security and Deputy Warden, GPS records attribute 14 deaths to the facility. Among the decedents were Zeary Davante Davis, stabbed to death by another prisoner in September 2024, per GDC internal reports; Joshua Parrott, whose death in January 2025 was listed by GDC as “Homicide due to Strangulation”; Horatio Philmore, killed in February 2025; and Darrow Brown, whom a user report describes as being killed by a member of the Crips gang while being escorted in November 2025. Many other deaths during this period were classified as unnatural or remain under investigation.The deaths unfolded amid severe crowding and understaffing. According to GPS intelligence, Dooly held roughly 1,593 men in a facility designed for 750, and statewide correctional‑officer vacancies averaged 50%. Allegations of disorder were frequent: an inmate report stated a nurse had been used as a human shield; an anonymous Facebook comment claimed the commissary was so depleted that it effectively deprived prisoners of supplies; and the Atlanta Journal‑Constitution reported that a coroner had alleged that another Dooly prisoner may have been dead for more than 24 hours before his body was discovered. News outlets also documented a phone‑based fraud scheme run from the prison, in which an inmate allegedly impersonated a sheriff’s deputy—and the inmate contended that staff were aware of the scams. Although a series of gang‑related fights that triggered a statewide lockdown erupted after Hudson left the deputy‑warden post, the conditions that fueled them had been building throughout his tenure.
No lawsuits have been filed against Hudson personally in connection with these events.
Sources
- GPS records – facility death totals and individual‑death sample data, personnel history
- Atlanta Journal‑Constitution – coroner’s allegation regarding unrecovered body at Dooly, DOJ findings on underreported homicides, staffing and violence at Macon (contextual)
- GDC official mortality report (January 2025 PDF) – cause‑of‑death details for Joshua Parrott
- GDC internal incident reports (referenced in Zeary Davis case) – homicide classification and timeline
- Wesh.com / WALB – inmate fraud scheme at Dooly, staff‑awareness allegations
- GPS intel submissions – nurse‑as‑shield allegation, commissary shortages, Telegram‑based incident alerts
- GPS facility‑capacity reports – Dooly population and staffing figures
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 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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