Powell, Beau J

Tenure Summary

Beau J. Powell's documented career with the Georgia Department of Corrections began in a non-custody administrative role, listed as Business Support Analyst 1 across 2019 through 2022, with no facility assignment recorded and annual salaries ranging from $26,102.01 (2019) to $49,287.54 (2022). Powell moved into a facility leadership track in 2023, when the position record shifts to Deputy Warden at Whitworth Women's Facility (facility ID 139), a post tied to a 2023 salary of $60,945.12, rising to $64,761.22 in 2024 and $71,775.36 in 2025. A separate entry dated November 22, 2023 also lists Powell as Deputy Warden at Whitworth. A later entry, dated August 27, 2026, lists the title Auditor/Examiner 3 with no facility attached.

Across Powell's leadership tenure, one death is attributed to Whitworth Women's Facility — the only facility where Powell held a leadership post, and the only death attributed to any Powell leadership tenure. No lawsuits naming Powell as a defendant appear in the records provided, and there are no recorded intel reports, intel events, or news mentions naming Powell at any facility.

What happened on their watch

Whitworth Women's Facility — Deputy Warden (2023–2025)

One death is attributed to Whitworth Women's Facility during Powell's tenure as Deputy Warden: Rhianna Woods, whose death is dated January 10, 2025. At the time of her death, Powell's recorded role at the facility was Deputy Warden. The record for Woods carries no age and no public narrative; it lists only a categorical cause designation, and Georgia Prisoners' Speak's data does not specify a manner or circumstances of death for her. Beyond the fact of the death and Powell's role at the time, the records provided contain no further detail — no incident report, no investigative finding, and no family account.

No lawsuits were filed against Powell as a defendant in connection with this death or any other matter in the records provided. No intel reports or intel events dated within Powell's Whitworth tenure are recorded, and no news coverage naming Powell was matched in the dataset. The absence of such records is a limit of the data provided; it is not a finding that no incidents, grievances, or litigation occurred.

Sources

• Georgia Department of Corrections position and salary records (2019–2026) — Powell's title, facility assignment, and pay history, including the Deputy Warden posting at Whitworth Women's Facility.
• Georgia Prisoners' Speak death records — death of Rhianna Woods, dated January 10, 2025, at Whitworth Women's Facility, with Powell recorded as Deputy Warden at the time.
• No court records, DOJ documents, or news publications naming Powell appear in the dataset provided.

Synthesized by GPS Intelligence System on Sep 23, 2026 from positions, attributed deaths, lawsuits, intel reports, and news mentions in the public corpus. The supporting data tables follow below.