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McGrew, Betty LEE

Not on GDC's 2025 payroll (last listed 2018)

Profile written September 23, 2026

Most Recent Position Deputy Warden
Salary $51,500 2018 · state payroll

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

Records compiled by Georgia Prisoners' Speak show no deaths attributed to facility-leader tenures held by Betty Lee McGrew. Her documented state service runs from 2015 through 2018: a year in Correction Administration in 2015 ($50,706.38), followed by three consecutive years carrying the Deputy Warden title in 2016 ($55,436.16), 2017 ($58,232.88) and 2018 ($51,500.10). None of those postings is linked in the records to a named facility, and no intel reports, intel events or news mentions are recorded against her during any of those periods. Her career history is documented in the Positions table below.

One federal case names her as a defendant: Hardy v. Georgia Department of Corrections (No. 1:17-cv-00172, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia), filed December 13, 2017 — while she held the Deputy Warden title — and terminated October 27, 2021, with no outcome amount recorded. The docket as summarized here does not state the claims or any findings against her.

Litigation

  • Hardy v. Georgia Department of Corrections, No. 1:17-cv-00172, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia (GASD). Filed December 13, 2017; terminated October 27, 2021. No monetary outcome recorded. Filed during McGrew's 2017 Deputy Warden posting.

Sources

  • CourtListener docket — Hardy v. Georgia Department of Corrections, 1:17-cv-00172 (GASD), filed 2017-12-13, terminated 2021-10-27
  • Georgia Prisoners' Speak personnel and position records for Betty Lee McGrew (2015–2018 salary and title history)

Synthesized by GPS Intelligence System on Sep 23, 2026 from positions, attributed deaths, lawsuits, intel reports, and news mentions in the public corpus. The supporting data tables follow below.

Positions Held

TitleFacilityTenure
DEPUTY WARDEN2016-01-01 → 2018-12-31
CORRECTION ADMINISTRATION2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31

Lawsuits as defendant

Case #CourtFiledStatus
1:17-cv-00172GASD2017-12-13terminated

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