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Showers, Andrea
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Profile written August 2, 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.
Tenure Summary
Andrea Showers has held multiple roles with the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) since 2003, beginning as a Correctional Officer at Telfair State Prison. After a period away, she returned in various capacities — including General Office Clerk, Property and Supply Supervisor, and Behavioral Health Counselor — before entering GDC leadership. Showers served as Correctional Assistant Superintendent at Bleckley Probation Substance Abuse Treatment Center in 2022 and then moved to Pulaski State Prison in 2023, where she held the positions of Correctional Assistant Superintendent, Deputy Warden, and, since April 2024, Deputy Warden of Security. During her facility-deputy tenure at Pulaski, GPS records attribute 16 deaths to that facility. No lawsuits name Showers as a defendant.What happened on their watch
Pulaski State Prison (2023–present): Showers arrived at Pulaski in 2023 as Correctional Assistant Superintendent. That year, GPS records show four women died at the facility: Sandra Sipsy (54, Jan. 24), Pharina S. Peterson (75, May 1), Cynthia McCain (65, Sept. 3), and Sheila Britton (60, Sept. 22). The causes of death are listed as unknown or pending in GPS records. This was the same period when a U.S. Department of Justice investigation was documenting constitutional violations at Pulaski, and a major inmate disturbance occurred on July 15, 2023, during which eleven incarcerated individuals destroyed property with weapons, prompting a response by nine security staff.In 2024, now serving as Deputy Warden and later Deputy Warden of Security, three more deaths were recorded, all with causes still unknown: Ramada Lesha Butts (52, April 16), Tracy Michelle Graves (45, May 16), and Lesley Bell Owens (49, July 23). The broader facility context included a $85,000 state-liability settlement for Makayah Howard tied to an incident at Pulaski that year, according to the Georgia Department of Administrative Services risk management ledger.
During 2025, while Showers was Deputy Warden, four deaths occurred. Three of these were later determined natural by the Pulaski County Coroner, all from cancer: Stephanie Sabrina Gary (55, March 5), Esmeralda Carillo Hernandez (50, May 22), and Candace Lajon Morgan (41, June 11). The fourth, Ronika Lashawn Carswell (50, Dec. 12), had no cause listed by the coroner; her body was sent to the GBI Crime Lab for autopsy, a step GPS notes is typically taken when a death is suspected to be non-natural. GPS records received a family report alleging that a relative at Pulaski faced unsafe conditions during this time.
By 2026, the pace continued. Denecia Nichelle Randall (28, March 30) died by suicide, a manner confirmed by a GBI medical examiner’s autopsy which noted she used a ligature secured to a bunkbed. Karen Michelle Lindsey (59, May 24) and Tulia Eustache (66, June 3) died, with their causes still unlisted. Two further deaths occurred in July: Monika Yvette Bradley on July 3, and Kristi Perkins on July 12. Family and witness accounts reported to GPS allege that Perkins had untreated diabetes, struggled to stand, and fatally struck her head after a fall — a case of claimed systematic neglect. The GDC Office of Professional Standards opened investigations into both Bradley’s and Perkins’ deaths as standard procedure, and the GBI began a separate investigation to determine their causes. GPS notes the count and causes for these most recent deaths remain pending official documentation.
Sources
- GPS structured records (personnel positions, death logs, facility attributions)
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution — reporting on medical neglect allegations at Pulaski, the DOJ investigation, staff sexual misconduct, and systemic failures
- 13WMAZ — coverage of Telfair State Prison death settlement and officer conduct
- Solitary Watch — historical allegation of facility abuses at Telfair
- U.S. Department of Justice — civil rights investigation of Georgia prisons, documenting violations at Pulaski (2022–2023)
- Georgia Department of Administrative Services — risk management settlement ledger (Makayah Howard payout at Pulaski, 2024)
- Pulaski County Coroner’s Office — handwritten death investigation reports for 2025 decedents
- GBI Medical Examiner’s Office — autopsy report for Denecia Nichelle Randall
- Family and user reports submitted to GPS — allegations regarding Kristi Perkins, Monika Bradley, and facility conditions
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| DEPUTY WARDEN | PULASKI STATE PRISON | 2024-01-01 → present |
| Deputy Warden of Security | PULASKI STATE PRISON | 2024-04-01 → present |
| CORRECTIONAL ASST. SUPT | PULASKI STATE PRISON | 2023-01-01 → 2023-12-31 |
| CORRECTIONAL ASST. SUPT | BLECKLEY PROBATION SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTER | 2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31 |
| BEHAVIORAL HLTH COUNSELOR 2 | 2020-01-01 → 2021-12-31 | |
| COMMUNITY SUPERVISION OFC 1 | 2019-01-01 → 2019-12-31 | |
| BEHAVIORAL HLTH COUNSELOR 2 | 2016-01-01 → 2018-12-31 | |
| BEH HEALTH/COUNSELOR (WL) | 2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31 | |
| Behavioral Health Counselor II | TELFAIR STATE PRISON | 2014-01-01 → 2014-12-31 |
| Property and Supply Supervisor | PULASKI STATE PRISON | 2013-01-01 → 2013-12-31 |
| General Office Clerk | PULASKI STATE PRISON | 2011-01-01 → 2011-12-31 |
| Correctional Officer | TELFAIR STATE PRISON | 2003-01-01 → 2003-12-31 |
Deaths attributed during tenure
16 people died at facilities under Showers, Andrea's leadership.
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