Jackson, Wendy A

Tenure Summary

Wendy A. Jackson entered Georgia Department of Corrections service in 2008 as a correctional officer at the Bleckley Probation Substance Abuse Treatment Center, returning there as a corrections officer in 2015 and a correctional sergeant in 2016. She moved up the custody ladder — correctional lieutenant in 2017 and at Arrendale State Prison in 2018, correctional unit manager at Arrendale in 2019, correctional assistant superintendent from 2020 through 2022 — before holding superintendent-rank postings, including Superintendent at Metro Transitional Center from May 1, 2023 to March 15, 2026.

Jackson became Warden 2 at Pulaski State Prison on January 1, 2025, and Warden there from April 16, 2025; a further Warden 2 record at Pulaski is dated August 27, 2026. GPS's death registry attributes 9 deaths to her leadership tenure, all of them at Pulaski State Prison. The records contain no lawsuit naming her as a defendant.

What happened on their watch

Pulaski State Prison — Warden 2 (January 1, 2025–April 15, 2025) and Warden (April 16, 2025–present): 9 deaths attributed.

The registry names the dead:

• Esmeralda Carillo Hernandez died May 22, 2025, at Pulaski State Prison; GPS's registry lists the cause as Natural/Medical, age 50.
• Candace Lajon Morgan died June 11, 2025, at Pulaski State Prison; GPS's registry lists the cause as Natural/Medical, age 41.
• Ronika Lashawn Carswell died December 12, 2025, at Pulaski State Prison; GPS's registry lists the cause as Natural/Medical, age 50.
• Denecia Nichelle Randall died March 30, 2026, at Pulaski State Prison; GPS's registry lists the cause as Suicide, age 28.
• Karen Michelle Lindsey died May 24, 2026, at Pulaski State Prison; the registry lists the cause as Unknown/Pending, age 59.
• Tulia Eustache died June 3, 2026, at Pulaski State Prison; the registry lists the cause as Unknown/Pending, age 66.
• Monika Yvette Bradley died July 5, 2026, at Pulaski State Prison; the registry lists the cause as Unknown/Pending, age 43.
• Kristi Ray Perkins died July 12, 2026, at Pulaski State Prison; GPS's registry lists the cause as Natural/Medical, age 59.
• Jane Doe died October 19, 2026, at Pulaski State Prison; GPS's registry lists the cause as Natural/Medical.

Five of the nine are recorded as Natural/Medical, three as Unknown/Pending and one as Suicide; the decedents ranged in age from 28 to 66. GDC's Office of Professional Standards opened investigations into the deaths of Kristi Perkins and Monika Bradley as standard procedure, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was tasked with determining their causes of death, according to events recorded July 14, 2026.

Events at Pulaski during her tenure also describe a woman who entered custody at McRae Women's Diagnostic Facility, was transferred to Pulaski, became acutely ill and was hospitalized October 3, 2026, dying of tuberculosis complications; on October 23, 2026 GDC said it had completed contact tracing and initiated testing, quarantine and infection-control protocols for identified dorms or areas.

Allegations recorded at the facility during her tenure: GPS received reports dated February 10, 2026 of a pattern of intimidation, retaliation, extended lockdowns and a non-functional grievance process under the new warden. A family member alleged on April 6, 2026 that an incarcerated person was severely assaulted by other incarcerated people and that a prior warning call to the facility went unaddressed. On October 19, 2026 an inmate account reported that a captain at Pulaski was removed from their position over excessive force.

In posts to the Ga. Prisons Exposed Facebook group on October 20 and 23, 2026, Melissa Pass and CreativePear2739 alleged — citing a family member of a correctional officer — that Warden Jackson was covering up a tuberculosis outbreak, that an inmate was treated internally for TB since July and sent to an outside emergency room only when critical, and that the warden attributed the death to "pneumonia" and "cardiac arrest" and instructed medical staff not to tell officers about TB cases. These are allegations by the posters, not findings. Separately, Tyler Ryals, identified as a former GDC officer, wrote on August 25, 2026 that Dorm 8 at Pulaski was on lockdown with overflowing toilets, no ventilation and one working shower for more than 90 women, and that Warden Jackson had placed the dorm on two-week store restriction.

Earlier postings. Jackson's facility-lead career before Pulaski ran through Metro Transitional Center, where she was Superintendent from May 1, 2023 to March 15, 2026; GPS's registry attributes no deaths to that posting. Her unit-supervisor and assistant-superintendent years at Arrendale State Prison (2018–2019) and in unassigned assistant-superintendent postings (2020–2022) are documented in the positions record.

Sources

• Georgia Prisoners' Speak death registry — nine named decedents at Pulaski State Prison, 2025–2026
• Georgia Prisoners' Speak reporting — February 10, 2026 account of alleged intimidation, retaliation, lockdowns and grievance failures at Pulaski
• Georgia Department of Corrections, Office of Professional Standards — investigations into the deaths of Kristi Perkins and Monika Bradley (July 14, 2026)
• Georgia Bureau of Investigation — cause-of-death inquiry into the Perkins and Bradley deaths (July 14, 2026)
• GDC statements on TB contact tracing, testing and quarantine protocols (October 23, 2026)
• Ga. Prisons Exposed Facebook group — posts by Melissa Pass (October 20, 2026) and CreativePear2739 (October 23, 2026) alleging a TB cover-up
• Facebook post by Tyler Ryals, identified as a former GDC officer (August 25, 2026) — Dorm 8 conditions and store restriction
• GPS case submission (April 6, 2026) — family allegation of assault and an unaddressed warning call; inmate account of a captain's removal over excessive force (October 19, 2026)

Synthesized by GPS Intelligence System on Nov 1, 2026 from positions, attributed deaths, lawsuits, intel reports, and news mentions in the public corpus. The supporting data tables follow below.