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Phams, Angela
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Profile written May 31, 2026
Current Position
Warden (Riverbend Correctional And Rehabilitation Facility)
Riverbend Correctional And Rehabilitation Facility
Salary
Not published
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
Angela Phams began serving as Warden of Riverbend Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility on January 1, 2024, and remains in that role as of the latest GPS records. During her leadership tenure, GPS records attribute two in-custody deaths to the facility, both occurring in 2024. No lawsuits naming Phams as a defendant have been identified, and no investigative reports or media coverage directly linked to her oversight have surfaced to date. The two deaths, of men in their fifties and sixties, share the same cause category code, though specific cause-of-death details are not available in GPS records.What happened on their watch
Warden, Riverbend Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility (2024–present) Phams assumed the warden’s post at Riverbend on January 1, 2024. Within her first six months, two men died in custody. On April 5, 2024, Jimmy Ray Teems, 54, died; GPS records list his cause category as 6. On June 28, 2024, Jere Hunt Horne, 64, died, also with cause category 6. The GPS cause-category system does not disclose whether these deaths were natural, accidental, or otherwise, so the precise circumstances remain opaque. No lawsuits have been filed against Phams in connection with these deaths or any other matter at the facility. GPS intelligence logs note two subsequent incidents associated with Riverbend during Phams’ tenure. In 2025, a man identified as Jason Palmer, said to have been wrongly convicted, was reportedly placed in segregation at Telfair State Prison and later allegedly mistreated; an intelligence entry dated May 17, 2025, ties the matter to Riverbend, though Telfair is a separate facility. A second entry, dated January 11, 2026, references a "gang war at Washington State Prison following phone network blackout" and names Ahmod Hatcher; again, the record is associated with Riverbend. The nature of the connections to Riverbend is not detailed in the available data, and no further narrative or incident reports have been provided by GPS.Sources
- GPS personnel and death records for Angela Phams, including tenure dates and death-attribution counts.
- GPS intelligence entries referencing Riverbend Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility during Phams’ wardenship.
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Warden (Riverbend Correctional And Rehabilitation Facility) | RIVERBEND CORRECTIONAL AND REHABILITATION FACILITY | 2024-01-01 → present |
Deaths attributed during tenure
2 people died at facilities under Phams, Angela's leadership.
| Date | Decedent | Age | Facility | Role at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-28 | JERE HUNT HORNE | 64 | RIVERBEND CORRECTIONAL AND REHABILITATION FACILITY | Warden (Riverbend Correctional And Rehabilitation Facility) |
| 2024-04-05 | JIMMY RAY TEEMS | 54 | RIVERBEND CORRECTIONAL AND REHABILITATION FACILITY | Warden (Riverbend Correctional And Rehabilitation Facility) |
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