Jackson, Wendy A

Tenure Summary

During Jackson’s facility-lead tenures, a total of seven deaths have been attributed to facilities under her command, all at Pulaski State Prison. GPS records show no lawsuits have been filed against Jackson as of the date of this report. However, multiple news reports, GPS intel records, and Department of Justice findings document allegations of systemic failures, misconduct, and dangerous conditions at facilities she has worked at as a unit supervisor or led as Warden.

What happened on their watch

In April 2025, Jackson was appointed Warden of Pulaski State Prison. Beginning with the death of Stephanie Sabrina Gary on March 5, 2025, and continuing through mid-2026, a total of seven deaths have been attributed to Jackson’s watch at the facility. GPS records and coroner documents show that three of these deaths—Gary, Esmeralda Carillo Hernandez, and Candace Lajon Morgan—were ruled natural or medical, with causes including cancer per Pulaski County Coroner Fred J. Clark III. The death of Deneicia Nichelle Randall in March 2026 was reported to GPS as a suicide while in lockdown, though this remains recorded as a user-reported account pending coroner review. Ronika Lashawn Carswell’s death in December 2025 led the coroner to send her body to the GBI Crime Lab for autopsy, a step the coroner takes when a death is suspected to be non-natural; the cause remains pending as of this record review. Two additional deaths in 2026—Karen Michelle Lindsey in May and Monika Yvette Bradley in July—have cause categories listed as unknown or pending.

GPS intel events and reports from 2025 and 2026 allege a pattern of retaliatory housing, extended lockdowns, staff intimidation, and a non-functional grievance process under Jackson’s wardenship. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has reported on multiple severe incidents at Pulaski State Prison, including: a prisoner being stabbed and staff failing to notice until an outside caller reported it; allegations of a sexual relationship between a supervisor and a prisoner; and allegations that Mollianne Fischer and Bonnie Rocheleau suffered catastrophic outcomes due to inadequate medical care. A Department of Justice civil rights investigation documented constitutional violations at Pulaski State Prison from 2022–2023, predating Jackson’s tenure but illuminating the persistent conditions under which these deaths and incidents occurred.

Sources

• GPS records — death totals, personnel timelines, and facility attribution data
• Pulaski County Coroner Fred J. Clark III — Coroner’s Death Investigation Reports for 2025 deaths
• Atlanta Journal-Constitution — investigations into conditions, deaths, and staff misconduct at Pulaski State Prison and Lee Arrendale State Prison
• GPS intel reports and user-submitted case files — allegations of abuse, retaliation, and medical neglect at Arrendale and Pulaski facilities
• U.S. Department of Justice — civil rights investigation findings documenting constitutional violations in Georgia prisons

Synthesized by GPS Intelligence System on Jul 12, 2026 from positions, attributed deaths, lawsuits, intel reports, and news mentions in the public corpus. The supporting data tables follow below.