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Mahogany, Kasann
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Profile written May 31, 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
Kasann Mahogany began a Georgia Department of Corrections career in 2015 in rehabilitation counseling roles, later advancing to Behavioral Health Counselor Supervisor. In 2019, Mahogany became a Deputy Warden at Pulaski State Prison, a facility‑leadership post held continuously through at least the end of 2025 (a death in March 2026 is recorded with Mahogany still listed as Deputy Warden). GPS records attribute a total of 26 deaths to the facility during Mahogany’s tenure as Deputy Warden — all 26 occurred at Pulaski State Prison. The causes of those deaths are predominantly listed as unknown or pending, with documented natural causes in a handful of cases and two suicides. No lawsuits naming Mahogany as a defendant appear in the GPS database.What happened on their watch
Mahogany served as Deputy Warden at Pulaski State Prison from January 2019 through at least December 2025. During this period, 26 deaths were recorded among people incarcerated at the facility. The majority of those deaths (19 of 26) carry a cause category of “Unknown/Pending” in GPS records; investigative data, including coroner reports obtained in 2026, remain incomplete for many cases. Where cause-of-death determinations are available, three deaths in 2025 — Stephanie Gary (55), Esmeralda Hernandez (50), and Candace Morgan (41) — were ruled natural, all attributed to cancer by Pulaski County Coroner Fred J. Clark III. A fourth 2025 death, Ronika Carswell (50), was sent to the GBI Crime Lab for autopsy, a step typically taken when a death is suspected non‑natural; the final manner remains pending.Two deaths were classified as suicides. Melissa Christine Thacker, 27, died by suicide on July 25, 2021; a GPS published account notes she had a well‑documented history of mental illness and prior suicide attempts that “should have triggered preventive intervention.” Deneche Nichelle Randall, 28, died on March 30, 2026, reportedly by suicide while in lockdown — the death is listed under Mahogany’s role at the time. The ages of those who died ranged from 27 to 78.
Broader institutional failures at Pulaski during Mahogany’s tenure drew outside scrutiny. The U.S. Department of Justice opened a civil‑rights investigation into Georgia’s prison system that explicitly documented constitutional violations at Pulaski State Prison in 2022‑2023. In July 2023, an inmate disturbance at the prison required nine security staff members to respond after 11 imprisoned people destroyed building property using improvised weapons, including broomsticks, a crowbar, and shanks; chemical spray was deployed. The Atlanta Journal‑Constitution reported that officers and staff at Pulaski failed to notice a stabbing until an outside caller reported it, and the victim stated she had been assaulted hours earlier by ten people. The facility also saw the May 2024 arrest of Deputy Warden Alonzo L. McMillian on charges of sexual contact with a prisoner — an arrest GDC spokesperson Joan Heath confirmed led to his termination the same day. None of these specific incidents are attributed directly to Mahogany in the available records, but they occurred at the facility where Mahogany held a senior leadership role.
Sources
- GPS personnel records and deaths‑during‑tenure database (covers Mahogany’s positions and 26 attributed deaths)
- Pulaski County Coroner Fred J. Clark III — handwritten death investigation reports for 2025 deaths (Gary, Hernandez, Morgan, Carswell)
- Atlanta Journal‑Constitution — reporting on DOJ investigation of Georgia prisons, including findings at Pulaski State Prison (2024‑2025)
- Atlanta Journal‑Constitution — reporting on stabbing at Pulaski State Prison and failure of staff to notice (2025)
- Atlanta Journal‑Constitution — reporting on arrest of Deputy Warden Alonzo L. McMillian for sexual contact with a prisoner (2024)
- U.S. Department of Justice — civil rights investigation into Georgia prison system, documenting constitutional violations at Pulaski State Prison (2023)
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| DEPUTY WARDEN | PULASKI STATE PRISON | 2019-01-01 → present |
| BEHAVIORAL HLTH COUNSELOR SPV | 2017-01-01 → 2018-12-31 | |
| REHABILITATION COUNSELOR 3 | 2016-01-01 → 2016-12-31 | |
| REHAB/SUPTV COUNSELOR (AL) | 2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31 |
Deaths attributed during tenure
26 people died at facilities under Mahogany, Kasann's leadership.
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