Jackson, Wendy A

Tenure Summary

Wendy A. Jackson's career in the Georgia Department of Corrections runs from 2008, when she is listed as a Correctional Officer at the Bleckley Probation Substance Abuse Treatment Center, through her current posting as Warden at Pulaski State Prison. She moved up through Correctional Sergeant and Correctional Lieutenant posts, a Correctional Unit Manager role at Arrendale State Prison (2019), Correctional Assistant Superintendent positions (2020–2022), and a Superintendent post at the Metro Transitional Center (May 1, 2023 – March 15, 2026). She is recorded in the Warden 2 slot at Pulaski State Prison from January 1, 2025, to April 15, 2025, and has held the Warden title there since April 16, 2025. A separate personnel listing records the Warden 2 title at Pulaski on August 27, 2026.

Eight deaths are attributed to her facility-leadership tenure, every one of them at Pulaski State Prison, per the per-facility totals in GPS's death registry. No lawsuit naming Jackson as a defendant appears in the records for this profile, and no news report in the input names her directly.

What happened on their watch

Pulaski State Prison — Warden 2 (Jan 1 – Apr 15, 2025) and Warden (Apr 16, 2025 – present). All eight deaths attributed to Jackson's leadership occurred here, with the role-at-time recorded as Warden for each. GPS's registry lists them as:

• Esmeralda Carillo Hernandez died May 22, 2025, at Pulaski State Prison; the registry lists the cause as Natural/Medical, age 50.
• Candace Lajon Morgan died June 11, 2025, at Pulaski State Prison; the registry lists the cause as Natural/Medical, age 41.
• Ronika Lashawn Carswell died December 12, 2025, at Pulaski State Prison; the registry lists the cause as Natural/Medical, age 50.
• Denecia Nichelle Randall died March 30, 2026, at Pulaski State Prison; the 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; the registry lists the cause as Natural/Medical, age 59.

Four of the eight are recorded as Natural/Medical, three are Unknown/Pending — meaning GPS does not yet know the cause — and one is recorded as Suicide. Ages at death range from 28 to 66.

On February 10, 2026, GPS received a series of reports describing a pattern of abuse under the new warden at Pulaski: intimidation of staff by senior personnel, retaliation, retaliatory housing, extended lockdowns, and a non-functional grievance process. Those reports name Jackson directly. On April 6, 2026, a family member submitted an allegation that an incarcerated person at Pulaski was severely assaulted by other incarcerated people and that a prior warning call to the facility went unaddressed in the period before the assault — an allegation, not a finding. Following the deaths of Perkins and Bradley, the GDC's Office of Professional Standards opened investigations into both deaths as standard procedure on July 14, 2026, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation opened an investigation on the same date to determine their causes of death.

Metro Transitional Center — Superintendent (May 1, 2023 – March 15, 2026). The registry attributes no deaths to this posting.

Correctional Superintendent (Jan 1 – Apr 30, 2023). No facility is recorded for this posting.

Sources

• Georgia Prisoners' Speak death registry — eight deaths at Pulaski State Prison during Jackson's Warden tenure, including named decedents above
• Georgia Prisoners' Speak intel reports, February 10, 2026 — reports of intimidation, retaliation, extended lockdowns, retaliatory housing, and grievance-process failures at Pulaski State Prison under Warden Jackson
• Georgia Prisoners' Speak case submission, April 6, 2026 — family allegation of assault and an unaddressed warning call at Pulaski State Prison
• GDC Office of Professional Standards — investigations into the deaths of Kristi Perkins and Monika Bradley, July 14, 2026
• Georgia Bureau of Investigation — investigation into the causes of death of Kristi Perkins and Monika Bradley, July 14, 2026
• GDC personnel and salary records — position history from 2008 through 2026

Synthesized by GPS Intelligence System on Sep 27, 2026 from positions, attributed deaths, lawsuits, intel reports, and news mentions in the public corpus. The supporting data tables follow below.