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Mitchell, Rashedah Fayola
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Profile written August 30, 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
GPS personnel records show Rashedah Fayola Mitchell began as a correctional officer at Baldwin State Prison in 2006 and later worked as a behavioral health counselor, rising to behavioral health counselor supervisor from 2019 through 2025. On Feb. 1, 2026, she became Deputy Warden of Care and Treatment at Hancock State Prison. GPS records attribute a total of four deaths to her facility-leader tenure, all at Hancock State Prison. No deaths are attributed to her earlier staff-level postings. The database lists no lawsuits naming Mitchell as a defendant.What happened on their watch
Hancock State Prison — Deputy Warden of Care and Treatment (Feb. 1, 2026–present)
During this posting, GPS records show four deaths:
- Jaylin Bell, 32, died Feb. 6, 2026. 41NBC reported that Bell died following an altercation with his roommate; a GPS-logged Telegram inmate report from Hancock said Bell was killed by his roommate in "the hole (G1)." GDC's Office of Professional Standards opened an investigation, records show.
- Jerrod Johnson, 27, died Feb. 18, 2026. A note in the GPS death record states he was fatally stabbed around 4:45 p.m. and that EMS crews were called but he died before they arrived.
- Jacorey Derrelle Pearson, 36, died April 7, 2026. GDC data in GPS records say the cause of death had not been released, the body was turned over to the county coroner for transport to the GBI crime lab, and the Office of Professional Standards investigation was ongoing.
- Albert Chapa, 57, died July 30, 2026. The GPS death record contains no narrative notes.
Before Mitchell assumed the deputy warden post, GPS event records show a violent stretch at Hancock: on Jan. 12, 2026, five inmates were stabbed with shanks; on Jan. 13, a brawl injured at least two inmates; and on Jan. 25, Steven Wood died after an altercation. AJC reporting collected in GPS records describes Hancock as having a 73.5% correctional officer vacancy rate as of October 2024, and a 2024 U.S. Department of Justice report cited by the AJC described violence, sexual assaults, and gang-run prisons in Georgia.
Sources
- GPS personnel and death-attribution records
- GPS death and incident records, including GDC Office of Professional Standards investigation entries
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporting on Hancock State Prison staffing, violence, and DOJ findings
- 41NBC reporting on the Jaylin Bell death at Hancock State Prison
- U.S. Department of Justice 2024 findings, as cited in AJC reporting collected by GPS
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Behavioral Hlth Counselor Spv | HANCOCK STATE PRISON | 2026-08-27 → present |
| Deputy Warden of Care and Treatment | HANCOCK STATE PRISON | 2026-02-01 → present |
| BEHAVIORAL HLTH COUNSELOR SPV | 2019-01-01 → present | |
| Behavioral Hlth Counselor Spv | HANCOCK STATE PRISON | 2023-11-22 → 2023-11-22 |
| BEHAVIORAL HLTH COUNSELOR 3 | 2016-01-01 → 2018-12-31 | |
| BEH HEALTH/COUNSELOR (WL) | 2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31 | |
| Behavioral Health Counselor | 2011-01-01 → 2011-12-31 | |
| Correctional Officer | BALDWIN STATE PRISON | 2006-01-01 → 2006-12-31 |
Deaths attributed during tenure
4 people died at facilities under Mitchell, Rashedah Fayola's leadership.
| Date | Decedent | Age | Facility | Role at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30 | ALBERT CHAPA | 57 | HANCOCK STATE PRISON | Deputy Warden of Care and Treatment |
| 2026-04-07 | JACOREY DERRELLE PEARSON | 36 | HANCOCK STATE PRISON | Deputy Warden of Care and Treatment |
| 2026-02-18 | JERROD JOHNSON | 27 | HANCOCK STATE PRISON | Deputy Warden of Care and Treatment |
| 2026-02-06 | JAYLIN BELL | 32 | HANCOCK STATE PRISON | Deputy Warden of Care and Treatment |
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