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Shelton, Ruthie L
Not on GDC's 2025 payroll (last listed 2022)
Profile written September 23, 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.
GPS records show no deaths attributed to facility-leader tenures held by Ruthie L. Shelton. Her documented GDC career consists of a 2015 correctional administration post and seven consecutive years as a Deputy Warden (2016–2022) — the facility-deputy tier, below warden-level command — with no facility listed for any of those postings in the position records. GPS's death-attribution dataset returns zero deaths tied to those tenures, and no intelligence reports, intel events, or news mentions naming her inside those periods. Her career history is documented in the Positions table on her profile.
Litigation
Court records list Shelton as a defendant in six federal cases, all terminated. None of the dockets provided includes an allegation text, disposition rationale, or monetary outcome, so the nature of her involvement is not established by this data.
- Martin v. Philbin, No. 1:19-cv-00216 (S.D. Ga.) — filed Dec. 17, 2019; terminated Jan. 8, 2020.
- Martin v. Philbin, No. 1:18-cv-00212 (S.D. Ga.) — filed Dec. 10, 2018; terminated Oct. 23, 2019.
- Martin v. Philbin, No. 1:18-cv-00128 (S.D. Ga.) — filed Aug. 17, 2018; terminated Jan. 8, 2019.
- Hinson v. Wilkes, No. 1:18-cv-00025 (S.D. Ga.) — filed Feb. 8, 2018; terminated Nov. 26, 2018.
- Diamond v. Owens, No. 5:15-cv-00050 (M.D. Ga.) — filed Feb. 19, 2015; terminated Feb. 12, 2016.
- Diamond v. Georgia Department of Corrections, No. 4:13-cv-00511 (M.D. Ga.) — filed Dec. 4, 2013; terminated Feb. 28, 2014.
Sources
- CourtListener dockets — Martin v. Philbin (1:19-cv-00216, 1:18-cv-00212, 1:18-cv-00128), Hinson v. Wilkes (1:18-cv-00025), Diamond v. Owens (5:15-cv-00050), Diamond v. Georgia Department of Corrections (4:13-cv-00511)
- Georgia Department of Corrections position and salary records, 2015–2022 (via GPS personnel profile)
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| DEPUTY WARDEN | 2016-01-01 → 2022-12-31 | |
| CORRECTION ADMINISTRATION | 2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31 |
Lawsuits as defendant
| Case # | Court | Filed | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:19-cv-00216 | GASD | 2019-12-17 | terminated |
| 1:18-cv-00212 | GASD | 2018-12-10 | terminated |
| 1:18-cv-00128 | GASD | 2018-08-17 | terminated |
| 1:18-cv-00025 | GASD | 2018-02-08 | terminated |
| 5:15-cv-00050 | GAMD | 2015-02-19 | terminated |
| 4:13-cv-00511 | GAMD | 2013-12-04 | terminated |
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