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Sellers, Eric Leroy
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Profile written July 12, 2026
Salary
$44,751
2019 · 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
Eric Leroy Sellers held multiple supervisory and warden-level roles within the Georgia Department of Corrections from 2015 through at least 2019. After starting as a Correction Administration official in 2015, he advanced to Warden 2 in 2016 and Warden 3 from 2017 onward, culminating in a posting as Warden 3 at Spalding County Prison during 2019. According to GPS records, the total number of deaths attributed to facilities under his leadership tenure is zero; no deaths are documented at any facility where he held a warden role. However, Sellers was named as a defendant in two federal civil rights lawsuits filed in the Middle District of Georgia, one of which was brought during his time as a correction administrator and the other while he served as a warden.What happened on his watch
GPS records do not specify the facilities to which Sellers was assigned as Warden 2 (2016) or Warden 3 (2017 and 2018). During his documented Warden 3 tenure at Spalding County Prison in 2019, no deaths were recorded under his watch. Across all of his facility-leadership postings, the total number of deaths attributed to his tenures is zero. While no intel reports or news stories directly implicate his facilities in systemic incidents, the two lawsuits naming Sellers as a defendant allege constitutional violations during periods overlapping his GDC employment. Tilman v. Sellers was filed in March 2015, when Sellers held the “CORRECTION ADMINISTRATION” title; Major v. Tarrell was filed in September 2018, during his third year as Warden 3. The latter suit lists Sellers alongside other defendants, but GPS records do not connect either case to any fatality.Litigation
- Tilman v. Sellers, No. 5:15-cv-00085 (M.D. Ga.), filed March 13, 2015, terminated February 9, 2016. No settlement or judgment amount is recorded in the public docket.
- Major v. Tarrell, No. 5:18-cv-00356 (M.D. Ga.), filed September 28, 2018, terminated September 22, 2021. No settlement or judgment amount is recorded.
Sources
- GPS personnel and death-attribution records — career postings, total deaths attributed (0), and facility-level death counts.
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia dockets via CourtListener — case filings and termination dates for Tilman v. Sellers and Major v. Tarrell.
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| WARDEN 3 | SPALDING COUNTY PRISON | 2019-01-01 → 2019-12-31 |
| WARDEN 3 | 2017-01-01 → 2018-12-31 | |
| WARDEN 2 | 2016-01-01 → 2016-12-31 | |
| CORRECTION ADMINISTRATION | 2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31 |
Lawsuits as defendant
| Case # | Court | Filed | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5:18-cv-00356 | GAMD | 2018-09-28 | terminated |
| 5:15-cv-00085 | GAMD | 2015-03-13 | terminated |
| 5:15-cv-00041 | GAMD | 2015-02-12 | terminated |
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