Jones, Martin A

Tenure Summary

Martin A. Jones's corrections career, as documented in GPS personnel records, began in 2015 as a Corrections Officer, then moved through Correctional Lieutenant (2016–2017), Correctional Captain (2018), and Correctional Unit Manager (2019–2022) before he entered facility leadership as Deputy Warden at Lee State Prison, a role the records show him holding for 2023, 2024, and 2025, with annual salaries rising from $64,891.72 to $71,302.49. By July 16, 2026, the records list him under the title Deputy Warden of Security at Lee State Prison, with no end date.

GPS attributes 3 deaths to his leadership tenures, all of them at Lee State Prison. No lawsuits naming Jones as a defendant appear in the records, and no news reports naming him directly appear. During his time as Deputy Warden of Security in 2026, inmate reports relayed to GPS described gang violence, a lockdown, and staff on heightened alert at the facility.

What happened on their watch

Lee State Prison — Deputy Warden (2023–2025; records also list single-day Deputy Warden entries dated Nov. 22, 2023, and Aug. 27, 2026)

GPS's death registry attributes 3 deaths at Lee State Prison to Jones's tenure as Deputy Warden, all occurring while he held that role:

• Christopher Aaron Godfrey died January 16, 2024, at Lee State Prison; GPS's registry lists the cause as Unknown/Pending. He was 40.
• Daniel Emmett Ivey died February 15, 2024, at Lee State Prison; GPS's registry lists the cause as Unknown/Pending. He was 26.
• Quinton Pearson died September 8, 2025, at Lee State Prison; GPS's registry lists the cause as Unknown/Pending. He was 45.

Because the registry cause for all three is Unknown/Pending, GPS does not state a manner or cause of death for any of them. Two of the three deaths fell within roughly a month of each other in early 2024 (Godfrey at 40, Ivey at 26); the third came in September 2025 (Pearson at 45). No lawsuit arising from these deaths names Jones as a defendant in the records provided, and no reported public narrative is attached to any of the three entries.

Lee State Prison — Deputy Warden of Security (from July 16, 2026)

Three inmate reports dated inside this posting, each tied to Jones's role as Deputy Warden of Security, describe unrest at the facility. A report dated September 12, 2026, states that an incarcerated person reported gang fights at Lee State Prison and that staff were reportedly placed on heightened alert for further violence. A September 18, 2026, account relayed from an incarcerated person indicated the prison had come off lockdown and that staff had been extra cautious following weekend gang fights. A September 22, 2026, report says Lee State Prison came off lockdown and attributes the lockdown to a possible drone sighting — an explanation, the report notes, that the source itself doubted. These are accounts relayed by incarcerated people and submitted to GPS; they are allegations, not confirmed findings, and none of them names Jones individually.

Sources

• GPS death registry — entries for Christopher Aaron Godfrey (Jan. 16, 2024), Daniel Emmett Ivey (Feb. 15, 2024), and Quinton Pearson (Sept. 8, 2025), all at Lee State Prison, cause listed as Unknown/Pending.
• GPS inmate reports (case submissions 498, 499, and 520) — relayed accounts of gang fights, lockdown, and a possible drone sighting at Lee State Prison, dated Sept. 12, 18, and 22, 2026.
• GPS personnel records for the Georgia Department of Corrections — Jones's position titles, facilities, dates, and salary years from 2015 through 2026.

Synthesized by GPS Intelligence System on Oct 11, 2026 from positions, attributed deaths, lawsuits, intel reports, and news mentions in the public corpus. The supporting data tables follow below.