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Jones, Latorsha T
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Profile written August 23, 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
Latorsha T. Jones entered the Georgia Department of Corrections as a financial operations generalist in 2019, a staff-tier role with no facility assignment. Beginning in January 2020, she held the deputy warden post at Wilcox State Prison; position records run through 2025, and the GPS death log also lists her as deputy warden in 2026 incident entries. GPS records attribute 47 deaths at Wilcox State Prison to Jones’s tenure as deputy warden. No lawsuit records list Jones as a defendant, but a state settlement ledger shows a $13,000 payout in 2023 tied to a Wilcox State Prison incident during her tenure.What happened on their watch
Wilcox State Prison, deputy warden (2020–present). The sampled death log spans 2020–2026 and includes multiple homicides, suicides by hanging, drug-toxicity deaths, natural deaths, and several pending classifications. Homicide entries include Mariol Rawls, 41, who died in August 2024 after being stabbed with what GPS and AJC records describe as a homemade weapon by multiple men described as validated gang members; GPS records list murder charges. Arthur Williams, 55, died in July 2024 of blunt-force injuries to the head and neck; James Forest Williams, 43, died in October 2022 of blunt and sharp force injuries; Dominique Cole, 37, died in June 2025 of blunt-force injuries and strangulation after an assault at Wilcox; Daylyne Collins, 30, died in April 2025 of multiple sharp-force injuries; Rodney Whatley, 54, died in October 2024 of blunt-force head trauma; and Marcus Walker, 20, died in January 2026 of manual strangulation. For Ian Henry, 29, GPS records preserve a source conflict: a witness report classifies the June 2025 death as homicide, while the Wilcox County coroner certified suicide by hanging; GPS retains the homicide classification, citing its stated view that GDC-influenced coroner rulings can under-record in-custody homicides.Suicide and hanging cases include Darrius Zanders, 33, found hanging in May 2025 after requesting a move to J building; a GBI autopsy confirmed hanging and suicide. Corey Dewberry, 37, died by hanging in October 2021 after being placed in solitary following self-harm statements; Fatian Dukes, 39, died by hanging in isolation in March 2020; Deon Vanzyre, 28, died by hanging in January 2026. Raymond Moody, 37, died in March 2025, and the coroner narrative describes a hanging in a solitary cell while the manner remained pending. The log also shows drug-toxicity deaths involving methamphetamine, fentanyl, and synthetic cannabinoids, including Tony Royce Smith, 56, whose September 2021 fentanyl death was recorded by the coroner as accidental after about ten hours undiscovered, and Stacy Bullard and Collis Welch, both November 2025 methamphetamine toxicity cases. Natural deaths in the sample include COVID-19, cancer, heart, kidney, and respiratory conditions. Mark Calcaterra, 44, who died in September 2021, illustrates a classification conflict: GPS retains a family-sourced medical-neglect/diabetic-ketoacidosis classification, while the Wilcox coroner ruled the death natural, citing acute respiratory distress syndrome due to COVID-19.
Wilcox State Prison also saw mass violence on Jones’s watch. A March 8, 2026 gang fight sent nine people to the hospital with stab wounds; an early 2025 gang fight produced the same result; and an April 2026 Telegram relay described multiple stabbings and a lockdown. The AJC reported that Dominique Cole had told family members guards at Wilcox were tied to gangs, and that the warden promised a follow-up call that never came and failed to return Cole’s belongings. A May 2026 Facebook post, with unnamed author, alleged that Wilcox under Warden Micheal Thomas locked down inmate movement during staff gatherings and that basic supply issuance lapsed for roughly a year. Broader systemic findings include a 2024 U.S. Department of Justice report describing Georgia prisons as gang-run and riddled with violence and sexual assault, per the AJC, and the AJC reported hundreds of GDC employees were arrested or fired for smuggling contraband. A GA DOAS settlement ledger records a $13,000 payout in July 2023 tied to a 2023 Wilcox State Prison incident involving Barrington Morrison.
Sources
- GPS records — personnel, death log, and facility intelligence
- Wilcox County Coroner Janice B. Brown case summaries
- GBI medical examiner autopsy reports, including Darrius Zanders, Corey Dewberry, and Fatian Dukes
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Georgia Prison Homicides Investigation and September 2025 reporting on Dominique Cole
- GA DOAS Risk Management settlement ledger (Open Records)
- U.S. Department of Justice 2024 report on Georgia prisons
- Facebook public post (May 2026)
- Telegram relay via GPS (April 2026)
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| DEPUTY WARDEN | WILCOX STATE PRISON | 2020-01-01 → present |
| Deputy Warden | WILCOX STATE PRISON | 2023-11-22 → 2023-11-22 |
| FINANCIAL OPS GENERALIST 3 | 2019-01-01 → 2019-12-31 |
Deaths attributed during tenure
47 people died at facilities under Jones, Latorsha T's leadership.
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