Mims, Charles

Tenure Summary

Charles Mims holds the Warden post at Smith State Prison, a facility-leadership position that began July 5, 2026 and has no recorded end date; his status is listed as active. GPS's personnel record attributes zero deaths to his leadership tenure at the facility, and no lawsuits naming him as a defendant appear in the file. His tenure is instead documented through contraband-related allegations and facility incidents reported during the months he has held the role.

What happened on their watch

Smith State Prison — Warden, from July 5, 2026 (ongoing). No deaths are attributed to this posting in GPS's records. What the record does contain is a cluster of contraband and lockdown material dated inside Mims's tenure, all of it tied to his role as Warden on those dates.

According to an October 26, 2026 report by The Georgia Virtue, court documents allege that on August 22, 2026, Jennifer Lynn Thrasher carried four bundles of methamphetamine into Smith State Prison. The same report states that Thrasher is accused of smuggling methamphetamine into the facility for her incarcerated husband over a three-year period. On October 27, 2026, the Atlantic Circuit District Attorney's Office filed a civil forfeiture complaint seeking $115,710.36 from Thrasher in connection with the alleged smuggling, per GPS's event log. These are allegations; no finding against Thrasher is recorded in the file, and nothing in the records attributes the alleged smuggling to Mims.

A separate inmate report dated September 16, 2026 states that multiple Georgia facilities — including Smith State Prison, Jenkins Facility, Ware State Prison, and Rutledge State Prison — went on lockdown or ran emergency counts, reportedly in reaction to a disturbance at another facility, with ongoing tension described inside at least one cellblock. The log does not identify which cellblock or specify further conditions at Smith.

The records also note that on September 11, 2026, Kelvin Rogers, an inmate at Smith State Prison, was sentenced to 96 months and a $500 fine; no charge is stated in the entry.

No news reports naming Mims directly appear in the file.

Sources

• The Georgia Virtue — October 26, 2026 report on the alleged three-year contraband operation at Smith State Prison, including the August 22, 2026 methamphetamine allegation and the state's seizure action
• Atlantic Circuit District Attorney's Office — civil forfeiture complaint filed October 27, 2026, seeking $115,710.36 from Jennifer Lynn Thrasher (as recorded in GPS's event log)
• GPS intake/case record — September 16, 2026 inmate report on lockdowns and emergency counts at Smith State Prison, Jenkins Facility, Ware State Prison, and Rutledge State Prison
• GPS personnel record — Warden posting at Smith State Prison effective July 5, 2026; zero deaths attributed to the tenure; no lawsuits naming Mims as defendant

Synthesized by GPS Intelligence System on Nov 1, 2026 from positions, attributed deaths, lawsuits, intel reports, and news mentions in the public corpus. The supporting data tables follow below.