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Peoples, Delvin Rasaunn
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Profile written May 31, 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
Delvin Rasaunn Peoples has climbed the ranks of the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) over a career spanning two decades, starting as a Correctional Officer at Lee State Prison in 2006. Peoples moved into leadership roles beginning in 2018, serving as Correctional Assistant Superintendent at McEver Probation Detention Center, then as Correctional Superintendent and later Deputy Warden at Calhoun State Prison from 2019 through mid-2024. In September 2024, Peoples transferred to Macon State Prison, first as Special Assistant to the Warden, then as Deputy Warden, before being appointed Warden in January 2026. GPS records attribute a total of 44 deaths to the facilities where Peoples held leadership-tier positions: 19 during his tenure at Calhoun State Prison and 25 at Macon State Prison.What happened on their watch
Calhoun State Prison (2019–2024) During Peoples’ time at Calhoun, where he held the facility-lead role of Correctional Superintendent in 2019 and then served as Deputy Warden from 2020 through August 2024, GPS records attribute 19 deaths. The decedents ranged in age from 21 to 81. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC), several deaths during this period were inmate-on-inmate homicides: Gonzalo Colmenero (54) was killed in an assault in July 2024, Kenneth Scott Piper (37) was murdered in May 2024, Daquavious Lackey (21) died from a stab wound and blunt force injuries in May 2022, and Martel Orlando Dorsey (32) was stabbed in November 2023. An AJC report, citing a U.S. Department of Justice investigation, alleged that staff failed to follow procedures when moving Lackey’s assailant between housing units, contributing to his death. Federal investigators also documented an incarcerated person dying of dehydration at Calhoun in February 2023 after staff allegedly shut off his water and failed to deliver meals. Broader systemic issues overlapped this tenure: the AJC reported that nearly two dozen drug smuggling cases investigated at Calhoun were dismissed because evidence was never submitted for testing, and WALB detailed DOJ findings that Georgia deliberately underreported prison homicides and that EMS response delays averaged 30 minutes due to understaffing. A February 2026 incident report documented the death of Willie Andrew Willis Jr. at Calhoun after a fall; his family alleged to WALB that he was thrown from a balcony and that nearly an hour passed before he was airlifted.Macon State Prison (2024–present)
After transferring to Macon State Prison in September 2024, serving as Deputy Warden and then Warden, Peoples’ tenure has seen 25 deaths attributed to the facility. The mounting toll included a series of homicides and suicides during 2025. Per GPS case management reports, Marquis Young (37) was killed in October, Pierre Cedric Scott (41) was killed by his cellmate in segregation in August, and Xavier Anthony Adams (40) was killed in July. Sanchez Jackson (48) was stabbed to death in June; family confirmed his death to local news outlets. Calvin Earl Noble (25) and Cassiem Mahlon Johnson (55) both died by suicide in August 2025. In February 2026, GPS records show that Eric Roberts (33) died at the prison; GDC’s Office of Professional Standards opened an investigation, but the death certificate listed no signs of foul play. Allegations of systemic dysfunction at Macon are extensive. The AJC reported that the Macon coroner found only five to eight officers staffing the entire facility during death responses and that two-thirds of correctional officer jobs were unfilled as of October 2024. The Southern Center for Human Rights filed a lawsuit in January 2025 concerning inadequate bedding and hygiene for over 96 men sharing a single toilet. According to 13WMAZ, incarcerated people Devito Duran Young and Andreaus Benard Oliver Sr. pleaded guilty to coordinating a fentanyl trafficking ring from inside Macon using contraband cellphones.
Litigation
- Jacobs v. Georgia Department of Corrections – Filed March 26, 2025, in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia (case 4:25-cv-00111). The case was initiated during Peoples’ tenure as Deputy Warden at Macon State Prison. Status remains pending.
Sources
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution — multiple homicide reports during 2019–2024 tenure at Calhoun SP and 2025 tenure at Macon SP; coverage of DOJ findings, understaffing, and dismissed drug cases.
- WALB — family allegations regarding Willie Andrew Willis Jr.’s death at Calhoun SP; DOJ investigation findings on mortality reporting, EMS delays, and dehydration death.
- 13WMAZ — reporting on drug trafficking conspiracies coordinated from Macon SP.
- GPS Case Management records — individual death reports for Macon SP decedents, including incidents in segregation.
- Court records — Jacobs v. Georgia Department of Corrections (CourtListener).
- Solitary Watch — reporting on the 2010 Macon SP strike and allegations of authorities cutting hot water.
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Warden | MACON STATE PRISON | 2026-01-16 → present |
| DEPUTY WARDEN | MACON STATE PRISON | 2025-01-01 → present |
| Special Assistant to the Warden | MACON STATE PRISON | 2024-09-01 → present |
| DEPUTY WARDEN | CALHOUN STATE PRISON | 2020-01-01 → 2024-08-31 |
| CORRECTIONAL SUPERINTENDENT | CALHOUN STATE PRISON | 2019-01-01 → 2019-12-31 |
| CORRECTIONAL ASST. SUPT | McEVER PROBATION DETENTION CENTER | 2018-01-01 → 2018-12-31 |
| CORRECTIONAL LIEUTENANT | 2016-01-01 → 2017-12-31 | |
| CORRECTIONS OFFICER (SP) | LEE STATE PRISON | 2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31 |
| Correctional Officer | LEE STATE PRISON | 2006-01-01 → 2006-12-31 |
Lawsuits as defendant
| Case # | Court | Filed | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4:25-cv-00111 | GAMD | 2025-03-26 | pending |
Deaths attributed during tenure
44 people died at facilities under Peoples, Delvin Rasaunn's leadership.
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