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Jackson, Kendric
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Profile written August 16, 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
Kendric Jackson has held Georgia Department of Corrections positions since 2015, beginning as a correctional officer at Smith State Prison and later serving as sergeant, lieutenant, and unit manager, including a posting at Smith Transitional Center. His first facility leadership postings came as deputy warden at Dodge State Prison in 2022 and Telfair State Prison in 2023. He was appointed warden at Calhoun State Prison in December 2024 and served there through May 2026, then became warden at Valdosta State Prison beginning June 2026.
GPS records attribute 22 deaths to facilities during Jackson’s leadership tenures: 8 at Telfair State Prison, 8 at Calhoun State Prison, 3 at Dodge State Prison, and 3 at Valdosta State Prison. GPS’s litigation record for Jackson includes two listed cases, both in the Daker line of litigation.
What happened on their watch
Dodge State Prison — Deputy Warden, 2022
GPS records attribute three deaths at Dodge during Jackson’s deputy warden posting. Douglas Anthony Forts died June 2, 2022; the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s homicide investigation lists the cause as acute traumatic amputation of a finger during a fight, and Dodge County Coroner records note “unknown - fight w/ another” with the manner left blank. Hezekiah Cuyler was injured in an August 31, 2022 fight, was airlifted, and died September 14, 2022; coroner records list the manner as homicide and the AJC lists blunt force trauma to the head. Arnold Merle McDonald fell December 17, 2022, developed a subdural hematoma, and died December 22, 2022; the coroner left the manner blank.
Telfair State Prison — Deputy Warden, 2023
GPS records attribute eight deaths at Telfair during Jackson’s 2023 deputy warden tenure. Kwesi Jamal Stultz, 24, died December 22, 2023, with homicide by multiple blunt-force injuries to the head, according to Telfair County Coroner records and the AJC homicide investigation. Deahmoz Oshmic Floyd, 29, died April 18, 2023, of a stab wound to the neck; the AJC lists exsanguination. A claim filed against the state alleged Floyd was stabbed when no staff were present in the dorm, and that he had renounced his gang affiliation, making him a target. Juan Carlos Ramirez Bibiano, 27, died July 20, 2023, after being held for roughly five hours in an outdoor recreation cage with a heat index near 105°F; his family’s lawsuit alleged an officer said “if he dies, he dies,” and the family later reached a $3.2 million settlement with the state, reported by 13WMAZ. Other recorded deaths included Clifford Bagley (May 28, overdose, accident), Larry Adams (April 3, fall, accident), Renel Whitfield (January 25, natural), Walter Jordan (August 30, natural), and Bobby Murray (December 21, no listed cause). Intel records also include a family report of cancelled visitation and AJC opinion coverage describing Telfair as missing 76% of its essential workforce, with 36 officers for about 1,400 prisoners.
Calhoun State Prison — Warden, December 2024–May 2026
GPS records attribute eight deaths at Calhoun during Jackson’s warden tenure. Theodore Roundtree died January 19, 2025, of multiple stab wounds, according to a GDC-released January 2025 mortality report; the Calhoun County Coroner’s certificate lists the manner as homicide. Matthew Len Nutt died December 21, 2025, of blunt force trauma; the coroner listed homicide, and a user report described a homicide in segregation. Charles Owens died January 6, 2025, of a ruptured abdominal aneurysm. Thomas Haugabook died September 25, 2025, of intracranial hemorrhage, listed as natural, and Jimmy McMullen died January 28, 2026, of pancreatic cancer, listed as natural. Gary Bernard Duncan, Tyler Jackson, and Freddie Lee Patterson have no listed cause in GPS records. During this period, GPS records also reference a systematic transfer of 87 lifers out of Calhoun State Prison, predominantly to Level 5 close-security facilities, with Jackson named in reports dated February through April 2026. A U.S. Department of Justice investigation made public in February 2026 found statewide underreporting of prison homicides and high correctional-officer vacancy rates; two Calhoun prisoners were also convicted in January 2026 of running a wire fraud operation using contraband cell phones.
Valdosta State Prison — Warden, June 2026–present
GPS records attribute three deaths at Valdosta during Jackson’s tenure. Antavious Bailey, 40, died June 21, 2026; Steven Bryant, 49, died June 23, 2026; and Ramon Ortiz died July 4, 2026. The Georgia Department of Corrections Office of Professional Standards stated it was investigating the Bailey and Bryant deaths as standard procedure, with official causes pending autopsy; the GDC June 2026 monthly mortality report confirmed those deaths but carried no cause. GPS corrected the identity of Ramon Ortiz after an initial data error; cause remains unknown/pending. Intel records include a July 2026 WRDW report in which GDC alleged an inmate staged a flooded-cell video, while an inmate claimed poor living conditions. A public Facebook commenter identifying himself as a former Valdosta supervisor alleged pressure to falsify staffing reports and retaliation for refusing.
Litigation
- Daker v. Ward, No. 7:20-cv-00113 (GAMD), filed June 11, 2020, terminated November 3, 2021.
- Daker v. Oliver Filing Restriction Per 59 Order, No. 1:25-cv-03191 (GAND), filed June 6, 2025, terminated March 30, 2026.
Sources
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Georgia Prison Homicides Investigation and contraband/staffing reporting
- 13WMAZ — reporting on the Juan Carlos Ramirez Bibiano heat-death settlement
- WRDW — reporting on the Valdosta State Prison flooded-cell video allegation
- U.S. Department of Justice investigation / federal report on GDC violence and underreporting
- GDC June 2026 monthly mortality report
- GDC-released January 2025 mortality data
- Calhoun County Coroner death certificates obtained via GPS open-records requests
- Telfair County Coroner certifications obtained via GPS open-records requests
- Dodge County Coroner records
- CourtListener dockets — Daker v. Ward and Daker v. Oliver
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 | DODGE STATE PRISON | 2023-11-22 → 2023-11-22 |
| 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
22 people died at facilities under Jackson, Kendric's leadership.
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