Scott-Gist, Laura C

Tenure Summary

Laura C. Scott-Gist spent the first several years of her GDC career in non-supervisory specialist roles — training and development, education programming, and behavioral health counseling — before stepping into facility leadership. Beginning in 2022, GPS records show she has served continuously as Correctional Assistant Superintendent at Helms Facility, a deputy-tier leadership post she still holds as of 2025. During that tenure, 6 deaths have been attributed to Helms Facility while Scott-Gist held that role. No lawsuits name her as a defendant, and no intel reports or news coverage are on file with GPS.

What Happened on Their Watch

Helms Facility — Correctional Assistant Superintendent (2022–present)

GPS records attribute 6 deaths to Helms Facility during Scott-Gist's tenure as deputy superintendent. All six decedents carry cause category 6 in GPS records, and all were middle-aged to older men: Mitchell Lebron Dunn, 60, died January 26, 2022; Kenneth Clyde, 65, died February 25, 2022; Walton Jerome Thomas, 56, died June 26, 2022; Frank Eugene Huffman, 66, died April 23, 2023; Robert Lee Hines, 63, died May 17, 2023; and James Michael Stafford, 59, died July 20, 2023. The clustering of deaths among men in their late 50s and 60s — all sharing the same cause category — is a pattern GPS records document, though no notes, investigative findings, or news accounts are on file to further characterize the circumstances. No lawsuits have been filed against Scott-Gist in connection with any of these deaths, and no intel reports or events at Helms Facility appear in GPS holdings.

Sources

• GPS records — deaths attributed to Helms Facility during Scott-Gist's facility_deputy tenure, 2022–2023
• GPS personnel and salary records — position history for Scott-Gist, Laura C, 2017–2025

Synthesized by GPS Intelligence System on May 22, 2026 from positions, attributed deaths, lawsuits, intel reports, and news mentions in the public corpus. The supporting data tables follow below.