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Samuel, Chanel Andrea
Status: active
Profile written July 19, 2026
Salary
$71,903
2025 · state payroll
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
Chanel Andrea Samuel began her career with the Georgia Department of Corrections as a correctional officer at Burruss Correctional Training Center in 2015. She later worked as a behavioral health specialist at Metro Reentry Facility (2017) and as a social services program consultant (2018) before moving into facility leadership. From 2020 through 2021, Samuel served as assistant superintendent at West Central Integrated Treatment Facility and then as deputy warden of care and treatment at Burruss C.T.C. She returned to Burruss in 2025, holding the role of deputy warden from January 1 to July 15, at an annual salary of $71,903.04. GPS records attribute one death to Samuel’s leadership tenure as a facility deputy — all at Burruss C.T.C. No lawsuits naming Samuel as a defendant appear in the data obtained by GPS.What happened on their watch
During Samuel’s 2025 appointment as deputy warden at Burruss Correctional Training Center, a single death occurred. According to the Monroe County Coroner’s Office death-investigation report (obtained by GPS via open records), Tyler Michael Zacher, 22, was assaulted on or about January 6, 2025, inside the facility. He suffered sharp force injuries to the head and neck and was transported to Navicent Health in Macon, where he died on February 3, 2025. The GBI Medical Examiner’s office classified the death as a homicide. Samuel’s earlier facility-level leadership positions — assistant superintendent at West Central Integrated Treatment Facility (2020) and deputy warden of care and treatment at Burruss C.T.C. (2021) — are not linked to any recorded deaths in the GPS dataset. No lawsuits or allegations related to Zacher’s death naming Samuel have been identified.Sources
- GPS personnel, deaths-attributed, and litigation records for Chanel Andrea Samuel.
- Monroe County Coroner’s Office death-investigation report (coroner case 2025-02-003) for Tyler Michael Zacher, obtained via open records request.
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| DEPUTY WARDEN | BURRUSS C.T.C | 2025-01-01 → present |
| Deputy Warden of Care and Treatment | BURRUSS C.T.C | 2021-01-01 → 2021-12-31 |
| Assistant Superintendent | WEST CENTRAL INTEGRATED TREATMENT FACILITY | 2020-01-01 → 2020-12-31 |
| Social Services Program Consultant | 2018-01-01 → 2018-12-31 | |
| Behavioral Health Specialist II | METRO REENTRY FACILITY | 2017-01-01 → 2017-12-31 |
| Correctional Officer | BURRUSS C.T.C | 2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31 |
Deaths attributed during tenure
1 people died at facilities under Samuel, Chanel Andrea's leadership.
| Date | Decedent | Age | Facility | Role at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-03 | TYLER MICHAEL ZACHER | 22 | BURRUSS C.T.C | DEPUTY WARDEN |
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