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McMillan, Meosha S
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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
Meosha S. McMillan’s career with the Georgia Department of Corrections spanned more than a decade, beginning as an assistant superintendent at Clayton Transitional Center in 2011. She later held facility-lead roles as superintendent at Macon Transitional Center (2013), warden at Emanuel Women’s Facility (2017–2019), warden at Pulaski State Prison (2020–2022), and warden at Burruss Correctional Training Center (2023–2025). According to GPS records, 18 deaths are attributed to the facilities she led: 14 at Pulaski and 4 at Burruss. No lawsuits name McMillan as a defendant. The most serious individual case on her watch was a homicide at Burruss, while her tenure at Pulaski overlapped with a U.S. Department of Justice investigation that documented constitutional violations at the prison.What happened on their watch
Pulaski State Prison (Warden 1, 2020–2022)
During McMillan’s warden tenure, 14 people died in custody, per GPS records. The majority were classified under a cause category that GPS records indicate as undetermined or other non‑homicidal causes. One death diverged: Melissa Christine Thacker, 27, died by suicide in July 2021. A GBI autopsy certified the cause as asphyxia due to hanging and noted a history of paraplegia with lower body atrophy. The U.S. Department of Justice opened a civil rights investigation into Georgia’s prisons that was actively documenting constitutional violations at Pulaski State Prison during 2022–2023, a period that partially overlapped with McMillan’s leadership. While the Atlanta Journal‑Constitution had earlier reported on multimillion‑dollar state payouts tied to medical neglect at Pulaski for incidents that predated McMillan, the DOJ findings extended the pattern of scrutiny into her years as warden. No lawsuits were filed against McMillan personally in connection with these deaths.
Burruss Correctional Training Center (Warden 1, 2023; Warden 2, 2024–2025)
At Burruss, four deaths were recorded under McMillan’s command, according to GPS data. One was a homicide: Tyler Michael Zacher, 22, was assaulted at the facility in January 2025 and died the following month at a Macon hospital. A death‑investigation report from the Monroe County Coroner’s Office, citing the GBI medical examiner, attributed the death to sharp‑force injury of the head and neck. The remaining three deaths—Anthony James Walkertriplett (21), Christopher Troy Campbell (58), and Jonathan Lee Mischloney (46)—are categorized in GPS records under the same undetermined/other cause classification that dominated the Pulaski figures. No broader DOJ inquiry or major reported incidents beyond these fatalities are currently linked to Burruss during McMillan’s tenure.
Sources
- GPS records — facility‑leader death data for Pulaski State Prison (2020–2022) and Burruss Correctional Training Center (2023–2025)
- U.S. Department of Justice investigation into Georgia prisons (2022–2023) — documented constitutional violations at Pulaski State Prison
- Monroe County Coroner’s Office death‑investigation report for Tyler Zacher (2025) — cause and manner of death
- GBI Medical Examiner autopsy report for Melissa Christine Thacker (2021) — cause certified as asphyxia due to hanging
- Atlanta Journal‑Constitution — reporting on medical‑neglect settlements at Pulaski State Prison (incidents prior to McMillan’s tenure)
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Coordinator of Field Operations Risk Management and Standards | 2026-01-16 → present | |
| WARDEN 2 | BURRUSS C.T.C | 2024-01-01 → present |
| WARDEN 1 | BURRUSS C.T.C | 2023-01-01 → 2023-12-31 |
| WARDEN 1 | PULASKI STATE PRISON | 2020-01-01 → 2022-12-31 |
| WARDEN 1 | EMANUEL WOMEN’S FACILITY | 2017-01-01 → 2019-12-31 |
| SR MGR, CORRECTIONAL ADMIN | EMANUEL WOMEN’S FACILITY | 2016-01-01 → 2016-12-31 |
| CORRECTION ADMINISTRATION | RIVERBEND CORRECTIONAL AND REHABILITATION FACILITY | 2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31 |
| Private Prison Monitor | JENKINS FACILITY | 2014-01-01 → 2014-12-31 |
| Superintendent | MACON TRANSITIONAL CENTER | 2013-01-01 → 2013-12-31 |
| Assistant Superintendent | CLAYTON TRANSITIONAL CENTER | 2011-01-01 → 2011-12-31 |
Deaths attributed during tenure
18 people died at facilities under McMillan, Meosha S's leadership.
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