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Smith, Lachesha Pleshette
Status: active
Profile written July 13, 2026
Current Position
Correctional Sr. Mgr
Salary
$86,279
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
Lachesha Pleshette Smith has served within the Georgia Department of Corrections since at least 2015, rising from a Corrections Officer to unit supervisor and facility deputy leadership roles. Her career path includes a year as a Correctional Lieutenant (2016), six years as a Unit Manager (2017–2022), and a year as Deputy Warden (2023) before moving into a Correctional Senior Manager position in 2024. GPS records show that zero custodial deaths are attributed to the facilities during any of her leadership tenures. Nonetheless, Smith has been named as a defendant in three federal lawsuits filed in the Middle District of Georgia between 2020 and 2026; none have ended with a monetary judgment against her, and two remain pending as of the latest docket entries.What happened on their watch
The GPS personnel records do not specify the facility names where Smith held her supervisory or deputy warden roles, making it impossible to map her tenure to particular institutions. Despite this, centralized death records confirm that no deaths of incarcerated people have been linked to any facility during the years she held each leadership posting. There are no news mentions or intelligence reports alleging misconduct or linking her to specific incidents.Litigation
- Diamond v. Ward (5:20-cv-00453, GAMD), filed December 1, 2020; terminated January 23, 2023, with no monetary outcome recorded.
- Miller v. Holt (5:25-cv-00356, GAMD), filed August 25, 2025; still pending.
- Allen v. Georgia Department of Correction (5:26-cv-00085, GAMD), filed March 5, 2026; still pending.
Sources
- CourtListener dockets: Diamond v. Ward, Miller v. Holt, Allen v. Georgia Department of Correction — each listing Lachesha P. Smith as a defendant.
- Georgia Prisoners’ Speak personnel and death records — documenting zero deaths attributed to Smith’s leadership tenures.
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| CORRECTIONAL SR. MGR | 2024-01-01 → present | |
| DEPUTY WARDEN | 2023-01-01 → 2023-12-31 | |
| CSM CORRECTIONAL UNIT MANAGER | 2017-01-01 → 2022-12-31 | |
| CSM CORRECTIONAL LIEUTENANT | 2016-01-01 → 2016-12-31 | |
| CORRECTIONS OFFICER (SP) | 2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31 |
Lawsuits as defendant
| Case # | Court | Filed | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5:26-cv-00085 | GAMD | 2026-03-05 | pending |
| 5:25-cv-00356 | GAMD | 2025-08-25 | pending |
| 5:20-cv-00453 | GAMD | 2020-12-01 | terminated |
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