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Mahogany, Kasann
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Profile written August 2, 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 joined the Georgia Department of Corrections in 2015 as a rehabilitation counselor and rose through behavioral-health supervisory roles before becoming Deputy Warden at Pulaski State Prison in 2019. Mahogany has remained in that facility‑leadership position ever since. GPS records attribute 30 in‑custody deaths to Mahogany’s tenure at Pulaski — all occurring at that prison. No lawsuits directly name Mahogany as a defendant. During the same years, the facility drew a U.S. Department of Justice civil‑rights investigation that documented constitutional violations, and multiple press reports flagged systemic failures in medical care and staff conduct.What happened on their watch
Mahogany’s entire leadership‑tier service has been as Deputy Warden at Pulaski State Prison, a women’s facility. Between January 2020 and July 2026, GPS records show 30 deaths at the prison. Cause‑of‑death information is often sparse, but where documentation exists the causes vary. Pulaski County Coroner records for 2025 list three deaths from natural causes — all were attributed to cancer (Stephanie Gary, Esmeralda Hernandez, Candace Morgan) — while a fourth death that year (Ronika Carswell) was sent to the GBI Crime Lab for autopsy, suggesting a suspected non‑natural death. Medical‑examiner reports confirm two suicides during Mahogany’s tenure: Melissa Thacker in July 2021 and Denezia Randall in March 2026, both by hanging. A GPS user report alleged that Kristi Perkins, who died in July 2026, had untreated diabetes and fell, but the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is still working to determine the cause for Perkins and for Monika Bradley, who died days earlier. The GDC’s Office of Professional Standards opened its standard investigations into both 2026 deaths.The facility experienced several broader incidents while Mahogany served as deputy. In July 2023, inmates staged a disturbance involving broomsticks, shanks, and chemical spray, and officials acknowledged a same‑day air‑conditioning mechanical issue. A deputy warden at the prison, Alonzo L. McMillian, was arrested in May 2024 on charges of sexual contact with a prisoner and was terminated. The DOJ civil‑rights investigation, whose findings were reported in October 2024, concluded that conditions at Pulaski State Prison violated the Constitution, covering conduct that fell within Mahogany’s tenure. An Atlanta Journal‑Constitution investigation separately detailed a 2015 death from pneumonia and a 2014 case that left a woman in a vegetative state — both were attributed to inadequate medical care at Pulaski — and in 2025 the paper reported that officers and staff failed to notice a prisoner being stabbed until an outside caller alerted them. Georgia Prisoners’ Speak also received family reports in 2026 alleging unsafe conditions, retaliation, and a broken grievance process under the new warden Wendy Jackson, who began her role in mid‑2025.
Sources
- Georgia Prisoners’ Speak (GPS) in‑custody death database and intelligence reports for Pulaski State Prison
- Atlanta Journal‑Constitution — investigation into medical neglect, staff sexual misconduct, and prison conditions; reporting on DOJ findings
- U.S. Department of Justice — civil‑rights investigation of Georgia prisons, documenting constitutional violations at Pulaski State Prison (2024)
- Pulaski County Coroner’s death investigation reports (2025)
- GBI Medical Examiner’s Office — autopsy reports for Denezia Randall (2026) and Melissa Thacker (2021), confirming suicide by hanging
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
30 people died at facilities under Mahogany, Kasann's leadership.
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