Jones, Martin A

Tenure Summary

Martin A. Jones joined the Georgia Department of Corrections in 2015 as a Corrections Officer and advanced steadily through the ranks — Lieutenant (2016–2017), Captain (2018), Correctional Unit Manager (2019–2022) — before reaching the facility-deputy tier as Deputy Warden at Lee State Prison, a post he has held since 2023 and continues to hold as of 2025. GPS records show three deaths attributed to Lee State Prison during Jones's tenure as Deputy Warden, all falling under cause category 6. Two federal civil lawsuits name Jones as a defendant, both filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia during his unit-supervisor years.

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What Happened on Their Watch

Lee State Prison — Deputy Warden (2023–present)

GPS records attribute three deaths at Lee State Prison during Jones's tenure as Deputy Warden. Christopher Aaron Godfrey, 40, died on January 16, 2024; Daniel Emmett Ivey, 26, died on February 15, 2024 — two deaths within a single month, both classified under cause category 6. A third death, that of Quinton Pearson, 45, occurred on September 8, 2025, also classified under cause category 6. No additional notes, autopsy findings, or investigative details are contained in GPS records for any of these three incidents. No intel reports or news mentions are on file for Lee State Prison during this period. Jones held the role of Deputy Warden — a facility-deputy accountability tier — at the time of each death.

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Litigation

• Musson v. Jones, No. 4:22-cv-00124 (U.S. District Court, S.D. Ga.), filed May 11, 2022; terminated April 3, 2025. No outcome amount recorded. Per court records.
• Brownlee v. Jones, No. 4:23-cv-00249 (U.S. District Court, S.D. Ga.), filed September 7, 2023; terminated November 20, 2023. No outcome amount recorded. Per court records.
• Sitton v. Jones Martin Parris Tessener Law Offices PLLC, No. 1:10-cv-02297 (U.S. District Court, N.D. Ga.), filed July 22, 2010; terminated December 30, 2010. No outcome amount recorded. The multi-defendant caption and 2010 filing date predate Jones's GDC employment; GPS records do not confirm this case relates to his corrections career. Per court records.

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Sources

• GPS records — positions table, deaths-during-tenure table, and litigation table for Jones, Martin A (GPS ID 3511)
• CourtListener — Brownlee v. Jones, docket 68003102 (GASD 2023)
• CourtListener — Musson v. Jones, docket 63305011 (GASD 2022–2025)
• CourtListener — Sitton v. Jones Martin Parris Tessener Law Offices PLLC, docket 5000235 (GAND 2010)

Synthesized by GPS Intelligence System on May 6, 2026 from positions, attributed deaths, lawsuits, intel reports, and news mentions in the public corpus. The supporting data tables follow below.