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King, Tywanda F
On GDC's 2025 payroll
Profile written October 18, 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
Tywanda F. King's documented career with the Georgia Department of Corrections is, through 2025, almost entirely financial and administrative. State position and salary records list her as a Financial Ops Generalist at increasing grade levels from 2015 through 2023 — Financial Ops Gen (Al) in 2015, Generalist 1 from 2016 to 2017, and Generalist 3 from 2018 through 2023 — then as Accounting Technician 3 in 2024 and 2025. None of those postings is tied to a specific facility in the records. A single record places a Financial Ops Generalist 3 assignment at Washington State Prison on November 22, 2023.
Her move into facility leadership at Washington State Prison is dated August 1, 2026, when she became Deputy Warden of Administration; a separate one-day "Deputy Warden" entry at the same facility is dated August 27, 2026. One death is attributed to her leadership tenure, all of it at Washington State Prison. No lawsuit naming her as a defendant appears in the records, and no news report in the records names her.
What happened on their watch
Financial and accounting staff positions — 2015 through 2025. King held Financial Ops Gen (Al) (2015), Financial Ops Generalist 1 (2016–2017), Financial Ops Generalist 3 (2018–2023), and Accounting Technician 3 (2024–2025), with a Financial Ops Generalist 3 assignment recorded at Washington State Prison on November 22, 2023.
Washington State Prison — Deputy Warden of Administration, from August 1, 2026. One death is attributed to this posting.
- Joseph Earl Adams died August 30, 2026, at Washington State Prison; GPS's death registry lists the cause as Unknown/Pending, and records his age as 58. Because the cause is listed as Unknown/Pending, GPS does not yet know what caused his death.
An inmate report dated October 1, 2026 — logged against Washington State Prison while King held the Deputy Warden of Administration role — describes a tactical team operation in 2026, with about 14 vans reported on site and the facility remaining on lockdown afterward; the housing areas affected were not specified in the report. The report's own account refers to Macon State Prison as the location of the operation.
No lawsuits, settlements, or news reports naming King appear in the records for this or any earlier posting.
Sources
- GPS Death Registry — record for Joseph Earl Adams, died August 30, 2026, Washington State Prison, cause listed as Unknown/Pending, age 58
- GPS case submission #542 — inmate report dated October 1, 2026, describing a 2026 tactical team operation with roughly 14 vans on site and a subsequent lockdown
- Georgia Department of Corrections position and salary records, 2015–2026 — Financial Ops and Accounting Technician postings, and the Deputy Warden of Administration appointment at Washington State Prison effective August 1, 2026
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Warden | WASHINGTON STATE PRISON | 2026-08-27 → present |
| Deputy Warden of Administration | WASHINGTON STATE PRISON | 2026-08-01 → present |
| ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN 3 | 2024-01-01 → present | |
| Financial Ops Generalist 3 | WASHINGTON STATE PRISON | 2023-11-22 → 2023-11-22 |
| FINANCIAL OPS GENERALIST 3 | 2018-01-01 → 2023-12-31 | |
| FINANCIAL OPS GENERALIST 1 | 2016-01-01 → 2017-12-31 | |
| FINANCIAL OPS GEN (AL) | 2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31 |
Deaths attributed during tenure
1 people died at facilities under King, Tywanda F's leadership.
| Date | Decedent | Age | Facility | Role at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-30 | JOSEPH EARL ADAMS | 58 | WASHINGTON STATE PRISON | Deputy Warden of Administration |
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