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Mahogany, Kasann
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Profile written August 9, 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 working for the Georgia Department of Corrections in 2015 as a rehabilitation counselor, then served as a behavioral health counselor supervisor before being named Deputy Warden at Pulaski State Prison in 2019. As of mid‑2026, Mahogany still holds that role. GPS records attribute 30 deaths at Pulaski State Prison to Mahogany’s tenure as deputy warden. Her watch coincided with a U.S. Department of Justice civil rights investigation that documented constitutional violations at the facility, and with several public allegations of inadequate medical care and staff misconduct there. Two deaths on her watch were certified by the GBI as suicides by hanging; others were classified as natural by the Pulaski County coroner, while multiple deaths remain undetermined and are under active investigation by state authorities.What happened on their watch
Pulaski State Prison (Deputy Warden, 2019–present) Thirty deaths were recorded at the prison between January 2020 and July 2026, according to GPS data. Among them, the GBI medical examiner certified two suicides: Melissa Christine Thacker, 27, died of “asphyxia due to hanging” in July 2021, and Deneicia Nichelle Randall, 28, died by hanging in March 2026. Pulaski County Coroner Fred J. Clark III determined that three 2025 deaths—Candace Morgan (41), Esmeralda Carillo Hernandez (50), and Stephanie Sabrina Gary (55)—were natural (cancer). A fourth 2025 decedent, Ronika Lashawn Carswell (50), was sent to the GBI crime lab for autopsy, an act that the coroner’s office indicates is taken when a death is suspected to be non‑natural; the cause remains pending. The state’s own coding, obtained by UCLA’s Behind Bars Data Project, classified two earlier deaths—Sandtoro Pearson (2021) and Kathleen Conger Murphy (2021)—as “natural,” though those determinations were not made by a pathologist.A substantial share of the deaths (at least 18 of the 30, per the available records) carry an unknown or pending cause. Among them, Kristi Perkins died in July 2026; a family report cited by GPS alleges she had untreated diabetes, was struggling to stand, and fell, striking her head. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the GDC Office of Professional Standards have both opened inquiries into the deaths of Perkins and Monika Yvette Bradley, who died days earlier.
During the period Mahogany served as deputy warden, the Department of Justice investigated the Georgia prison system and issued findings (2022‑23) that constitutional violations existed at Pulaski State Prison. The Atlanta Journal‑Constitution reported that corrections staff at Pulaski failed to notice a prisoner being stabbed until an outsider phoned the facility, and that the prisoner said she had been assaulted hours earlier by ten people. In July 2023, a disturbance inside the prison involved eleven inmates wielding broomsticks, a crowbar, shanks, and locks, with nine security staff responding and chemical spray deployed. GPS records also show a $85,000 state settlement paid in 2024 to Makayah Howard for an incident at the prison. Since early 2025, GPS has received reports alleging intimidation, retaliation, extended lockdowns, and a non‑functional grievance process under the warden appointed that year.
Litigation
No lawsuits naming Mahogany as a defendant appear in GPS records.Sources
- GPS custodial mortality database — 30 deaths attributed to Pulaski State Prison during Mahogany’s deputy warden tenure
- Pulaski County Coroner Fred J. Clark III, handwritten death investigation reports (2025)
- GBI Division of Forensic Sciences autopsy reports — Thacker (2021) and Randall (2026)
- UCLA Law Behind Bars Data Project — GDC‑coded cause‑of‑death data (2015‑2021)
- Georgia Department of Administrative Services settlement ledger — Howard (2024) and other Pulaski‑related payouts
- Atlanta Journal‑Constitution — investigations of medical neglect, staff sexual misconduct, and failure to protect prisoners at Pulaski State Prison
- U.S. Department of Justice — civil rights investigation of Georgia prisons (2022‑2023)
- GPS intelligence submissions — family reports of neglect patterns and alleged retaliatory conditions under the current warden
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| DEPUTY WARDEN | PULASKI STATE PRISON | 2019-01-01 → present |
| Deputy Warden | PULASKI STATE PRISON | 2023-11-22 → 2023-11-22 |
| 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
30 people died at facilities under Mahogany, Kasann's leadership.
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