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Jackson, Kendric
Status: active
Profile written June 21, 2026
Salary
$86,679
2025 · state payroll
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
Kendric Jackson’s career with the Georgia Department of Corrections began in 2015 as a correctional officer at Smith State Prison, rising through sergeant, lieutenant, and unit manager roles before moving into facility leadership. In 2022 he became deputy warden at Dodge State Prison, transferred to the same post at Telfair State Prison in 2023, and was promoted to warden at Calhoun State Prison in December 2024. In June 2026, Jackson was appointed warden at Valdosta State Prison. GPS records attribute a total of 18 prisoner deaths to the facilities where Jackson held facility‑leader or deputy‑warden responsibilities — 3 at Dodge, 8 at Telfair, and 7 at Calhoun. Three federal lawsuits name Jackson as a defendant, spanning his service as a line officer through his tenure as a warden.What happened on their watch
Dodge State Prison (2022)
Jackson served as deputy warden during calendar year 2022, a period in which GPS records document three deaths at the prison. On June 2, Douglas Anthony Forts, 57, died from an acute traumatic amputation of a finger during a fight, a death the Atlanta Journal‑Constitution’s homicide investigation listed as a homicide. On September 14, 21‑year‑old Hezekiah Cuyler died of blunt force trauma to the head, also recorded as a homicide by the AJC. The third death, on December 22, was 63‑year‑old Arnold Merle McDonald; GPS records classify his cause of death in the “other” category.Telfair State Prison (2023)
Jackson’s year as deputy warden at Telfair saw eight prisoner deaths. Two are documented homicides: on April 18, 29‑year‑old Deahmoz Oshmic Floyd died from exsanguination after a stab wound to the neck, and on December 22, 24‑year‑old Kwesi Jamal Stultz died from multiple injuries to the head, both according to the AJC’s prison homicides investigation. A claim filed against the state alleged that Floyd had renounced his gang affiliation and that no prison staff were present in the dorm when he was stabbed. The remaining six deaths — Boby Murray (51), Walter Rakim Jordan (53), Clifford Lawrence Bagley (31), Larry Adams (53), Renel Janvier Whitfield (31), and Juan Carlos Ramirez Bibiano (27) — are listed under the “other” cause category. Ramirez Bibiano’s death on July 20 drew particular scrutiny: GPS records show he collapsed after officers left him in an outdoor recreation cage for five hours during a 105‑degree heat index, arriving at the hospital with a body temperature of 107 °F; GDC reported the death as “natural causes.” At the time, Telfair’s correctional officer vacancy rate was reportedly 76 %, leaving only 36 officers to supervise roughly 1,400 prisoners, per an AJC report.Calhoun State Prison (December 2024–May 2026)
Jackson was warden during seven deaths at Calhoun. Two are recorded as homicides: on January 19, 2025, Theodore Roundtree died from multiple stab wounds, and on December 21, 2025, 37‑year‑old Matthew Len Nutt was killed in a restricted‑housing unit, according to a user‑reported death. Three deaths — Thomas Haugabook (67), Tyler Jackson (30), and Gary Bernard Duncan (67) — fall under the “other” cause category, as does the January 6, 2025, death of Charles Owens from a ruptured abdominal aneurysm. On January 28, 2026, 67‑year‑old Jimmy McMullen died from a long‑term illness. During Jackson’s wardenship, federal investigators continued to scrutinize Calhoun: a U.S. Department of Justice report highlighted a 2023 dehydration death and a 2024 stabbing homicide, while two inmates were convicted in 2026 of running a nationwide wire‑fraud and extortion operation using contraband cellphones. GPS records also note a systematic transfer of 87 lifers out of Calhoun to close‑security facilities in early 2026, attributed to Jackson’s leadership.Litigation
* Daker v. Ward (7:20‑cv‑00113, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia) — filed June 11, 2020, terminated November 3, 2021; no monetary award. * Hall v. Mcghee (1:15‑cv‑00428, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia) — filed February 12, 2015, terminated January 10, 2020; no monetary award. * Daker v. Oliver Filing Restriction Per 59 Order (1:25‑cv‑03191, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia) — filed June 6, 2025, terminated March 30, 2026; no monetary award.Sources
- GPS personnel and deaths records — career timeline, death counts, and decedent details
- Atlanta Journal‑Constitution — Georgia Prison Homicides Investigation (documenting homicide causes for Cuyler, Forts, Stultz, Floyd)
- Atlanta Journal‑Constitution — reporting on Telfair staffing, Ramirez Bibiano heat‑related death, Calhoun contraband‑phone fraud, and systemic prison conditions
- U.S. Department of Justice — investigation findings released 2026 covering Calhoun and other GDC facilities
- Court records via CourtListener — case filings for Daker v. Ward, Hall v. Mcghee, and Daker v. Oliver Filing Restriction
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Warden | VALDOSTA STATE PRISON | 2026-06-01 → present |
| WARDEN 1 | CALHOUN STATE PRISON | 2025-01-01 → present |
| Warden | CALHOUN STATE PRISON | 2024-12-16 → 2026-05-31 |
| DEPUTY WARDEN | 2024-01-01 → 2024-12-15 | |
| DEPUTY WARDEN | TELFAIR STATE PRISON | 2023-01-01 → 2023-12-31 |
| DEPUTY WARDEN | DODGE STATE PRISON | 2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31 |
| CSM CORRECTIONAL UNIT MANAGER | SMITH STATE PRISON | 2021-01-01 → 2021-12-31 |
| CORRECTIONAL LIEUTENANT | SMITH STATE PRISON | 2020-01-01 → 2020-12-31 |
| CSM CORRECTIONAL LIEUTENANT | SMITH TRANSITIONAL CENTER | 2019-01-01 → 2019-12-31 |
| CSM CORRECTIONAL LIEUTENANT | SMITH STATE PRISON | 2018-01-01 → 2018-12-31 |
| CSM CORRECTIONAL SERGEANT | SMITH STATE PRISON | 2017-01-01 → 2017-12-31 |
| CSM CORRECTIONAL OFFICER 1 | SMITH STATE PRISON | 2016-01-01 → 2016-12-31 |
| Correctional Officer | SMITH STATE PRISON | 2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31 |
Lawsuits as defendant
| Case # | Court | Filed | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:25-cv-03191 | GAND | 2025-06-06 | terminated |
| 7:20-cv-00113 | GAMD | 2020-06-11 | terminated |
| 1:15-cv-00428 | GAND | 2015-02-12 | terminated |
Deaths attributed during tenure
18 people died at facilities under Jackson, Kendric's leadership.
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