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Perry, James Kevin
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Profile written July 12, 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
James Kevin Perry has held a series of escalating correctional leadership roles within the Georgia Department of Corrections from at least 2015 through the present. After starting as a Correction Administration staffer, he served as a Correctional Assistant Superintendent and then as Deputy Warden for several years, before advancing to Warden 2 and eventually Warden 3 positions. GPS records attribute zero deaths to any facility under Perry’s supervision during his entire leadership tenure. Two federal civil-rights lawsuits naming Perry as a defendant were filed during his time as a facility lead, though neither resulted in a recorded monetary judgment or settlement.What happened on their watch
Perry’s earliest recorded supervisory post was as a Correctional Assistant Superintendent in 2016, followed by Deputy Warden roles from 2017 through 2020. No deaths were attributed to the facilities he served during those years, and no lawsuits or publicly documented incidents involving Perry emerged from that period.From 2021 to 2022, Perry held the rank of Warden 2. GPS records again list zero facility deaths during this tenure. In March 2022, a lawsuit captioned Mcclinton v. Berry was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, naming Perry as a defendant (case number 5:22‑cv‑00109). The case was terminated in February 2025; the nature of the allegations and the specific disposition are not detailed in available GPS data.
In 2023, Perry transitioned to the Warden 3 role, a position he continues to hold. No deaths are attributed to his facilities in 2023, 2024, or year‑to‑date 2025. During this time, a second federal suit—Danenberg v. Perry—was filed on January 17, 2024, in the Southern District of Georgia (case number 1:24‑cv‑00006). That case was terminated on July 8, 2024, with no monetary outcome recorded.
No news reports, intelligence documents, or systemic incident patterns at the facilities Perry administered are present in the GPS database.
Litigation
- Mcclinton v. Berry, No. 5:22‑cv‑00109 (M.D. Ga. filed Mar. 14, 2022, terminated Feb. 14, 2025). Perry named as defendant. No monetary outcome listed.
- Danenberg v. Perry, No. 1:24‑cv‑00006 (S.D. Ga. filed Jan. 17, 2024, terminated Jul. 8, 2024). No monetary outcome listed.
Sources
- GPS personnel and death‑attribution records — position history, total deaths attributed (0), and case dockets.
- CourtListener — docket entries for Danenberg v. Perry and Mcclinton v. Berry (as linked in structured records).
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| WARDEN 3 | 2023-01-01 → present | |
| WARDEN 2 | 2021-01-01 → 2022-12-31 | |
| DEPUTY WARDEN | 2017-01-01 → 2020-12-31 | |
| CORRECTIONAL ASST. SUPT | 2016-01-01 → 2016-12-31 | |
| CORRECTION ADMINISTRATION | 2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31 |
Lawsuits as defendant
| Case # | Court | Filed | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4:25-cv-00136 | GAND | 2025-05-30 | pending |
| 1:24-cv-00006 | GASD | 2024-01-17 | terminated |
| 1:23-cv-01593 | GAND | 2023-04-12 | terminated |
| 5:22-cv-00109 | GAMD | 2022-03-14 | terminated |
| 7:16-cv-00141 | GAMD | 2016-08-17 | terminated |
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