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Powell, Beau J
On GDC's 2025 payroll
Profile written October 11, 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
Beau J Powell's documented GDC career began in staff-tier work: Business Support Analyst 1, a post with no facility listed, held across the 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 salary years, with annual salary rising from $26,102.01 in 2019 to $49,287.54 in 2022. He entered facility leadership in 2023 as Deputy Warden at Whitworth Women's Facility — the role listed for the 2023, 2024 and 2025 salary years and recorded again on a single-date entry of November 22, 2023. He is listed as Deputy Warden of Administration at Whitworth Women's Facility from July 16, 2026 with no end date, and by a separate single-date entry as Auditor/Examiner 3 on August 27, 2026. His personnel status is recorded as active, with no status source indicating any other status.
One death is attributed to Powell's leadership tenures, and it occurred at Whitworth Women's Facility. The records carry no lawsuits naming Powell as a defendant, no intel reports or intel events at Whitworth dated inside his tenure there, and no news reports naming him directly.
What happened on their watch
Whitworth Women's Facility — Deputy Warden (2023–2025). Powell held the Deputy Warden role at Whitworth across the 2023, 2024 and 2025 salary years. During that tenure, one death is attributed to the facility. Rhianna Woods died January 10, 2025, at Whitworth Women's Facility; GPS's registry lists the cause as Overdose. Powell's recorded role at the time of her death was Deputy Warden. Beyond that single registry entry, the records provided carry no intel reports, no intel events, and no lawsuits attaching to this posting.
Whitworth Women's Facility — Deputy Warden of Administration (from July 16, 2026). Powell is listed in this administrative deputy role at Whitworth beginning July 16, 2026, with no end date recorded. No deaths are attributed to this posting in the records.
Auditor/Examiner 3 (August 27, 2026). A single-date entry lists Powell in this post, with no facility attached. No deaths are attributed to it.
Sources
- Georgia Prisoners' Speak death registry — Rhianna Woods, died January 10, 2025, Whitworth Women's Facility, cause listed as Overdose; the only death attributed to Powell's leadership tenures.
- Georgia Department of Corrections position and salary records as compiled by Georgia Prisoners' Speak — Powell's Business Support Analyst 1 service (2019–2022), Deputy Warden at Whitworth Women's Facility (2023–2025), Deputy Warden of Administration at Whitworth (from July 16, 2026), and Auditor/Examiner 3 entry (August 27, 2026), with the associated annual salary figures.
No lawsuits, DOJ findings, or news reports naming Powell appear in the records reviewed for this page.
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Auditor/Examiner 3 | 2026-08-27 → present | |
| Deputy Warden of Administration | WHITWORTH WOMEN’S FACILITY | 2026-07-16 → present |
| DEPUTY WARDEN | WHITWORTH WOMEN’S FACILITY | 2023-01-01 → present |
| Deputy Warden | WHITWORTH WOMEN’S FACILITY | 2023-11-22 → 2023-11-22 |
| BUSI SUPPORT ANALYST 1 | 2019-01-01 → 2022-12-31 |
Deaths attributed during tenure
1 people died at facilities under Powell, Beau J's leadership.
| Date | Decedent | Age | Facility | Role at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-10 | Rhianna Woods | — | WHITWORTH WOMEN’S FACILITY | DEPUTY WARDEN |
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