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Lilliott, Shameka
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Profile written June 28, 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
Shameka Lilliott has spent more than two decades at the Georgia Department of Corrections’ McRae Women’s Facility, rising from a front-line Correctional Officer in 2004 to the position of Deputy Warden of Security by late 2024. GPS records show that five incarcerated people died while she served as a facility deputy warden — a rank that places direct security oversight of the facility under her responsibility. All five deaths occurred at McRae between July 2025 and May 2026, with four clustered within a two‑month span in 2026.What happened on their watch
Lilliott first held a supervisory role as Unit Manager in 2022; no deaths were attributed to that tenure. She became Deputy Warden of Security on December 16, 2024, and continued as Deputy Warden through at least the end of 2025, with her salary recorded at $72,803.85 that year.The first recorded death under her watch as deputy warden came on July 20, 2025, when Jadia Corine Rozier, 23, died. GPS records classify Rozier’s cause of death under category 3; a subsequent habeas corpus case was filed in connection with her death, per GPS research notes.
Then, beginning in March 2026, a rapid series of deaths followed at McRae while Lilliott remained a deputy warden. On March 16, Beverly Suzanne Sipple, 59, died. Kristal Lyn Layne, 55, died on May 10; Shannon Michelle Rush, 43, on May 16; and Chasity King, 26, on May 18. All four of these deaths are listed under cause category 6 in GPS records — a classification that the database does not further define.
No lawsuits have been filed naming Lilliott as a defendant, and GPS has not catalogued any intelligence reports or news mentions directly tied to her leadership at the facility.
Sources
- Georgia Prisoners’ Speak (GPS) personnel and fatality records — career history and five deaths attributed during deputy warden tenure at McRae Women’s Facility.
- GPS research notes linking Jadia Rozier’s death to a habeas corpus filing.
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| DEPUTY WARDEN | McRAE WOMEN’S FACILITY | 2025-01-01 → present |
| Deputy Warden of Security | McRAE WOMEN’S FACILITY | 2024-12-16 → 2026-04-15 |
| CSM CORRECTIONAL UNIT MANAGER | McRAE WOMEN’S FACILITY | 2024-01-01 → 2024-12-15 |
| Unit Manager | McRAE WOMEN’S FACILITY | 2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31 |
| Correctional Officer | McRAE WOMEN’S FACILITY | 2004-01-01 → 2004-12-31 |
Deaths attributed during tenure
5 people died at facilities under Lilliott, Shameka's leadership.
| Date | Decedent | Age | Facility | Role at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-18 | CHASITY KING | 26 | McRAE WOMEN’S FACILITY | DEPUTY WARDEN |
| 2026-05-16 | SHANNON MICHELLE RUSH | 43 | McRAE WOMEN’S FACILITY | DEPUTY WARDEN |
| 2026-05-10 | KRISTAL LYN LAYNE | 55 | McRAE WOMEN’S FACILITY | DEPUTY WARDEN |
| 2026-03-16 | BEVERLY SUZANNNE SIPPLE | 59 | McRAE WOMEN’S FACILITY | DEPUTY WARDEN |
| 2025-07-20 | JADIA CORINE ROZIER | 23 | McRAE WOMEN’S FACILITY | DEPUTY WARDEN |
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