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Spikes, Dexter B
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.
Tenure Summary
Dexter B. Spikes appears in Georgia Department of Corrections personnel records across 2015–2022, first in a correction operations post in 2015 (salary $53,573.28) and then as a deputy warden for seven consecutive years, 2016 through 2022. His deputy warden pay rose from $57,573.44 in 2016 to $66,676.72 in 2021. The 2022 entry records a partial-year salary of $17,868.90. No facility is named for any of these postings in the records.
GPS records attribute zero deaths to any facility-leadership tenure held by Spikes. The deaths-by-facility table is empty and there are no death records tied to his positions. He has no intel reports or intel events at facilities during his tenure, and no news reports naming him. His career history is documented in the Positions table below.
Litigation
- Ford v. Jefferson, No. 5:23-cv-00019 (M.D. Ga.), filed Jan. 19, 2023; terminated Aug. 18, 2025. Spikes is listed as a defendant. No settlement or judgment amount is recorded in the docket. Per court records, the filing date falls after the end of the last leadership posting shown for him (Dec. 31, 2022), so the input does not establish which role he held at the time of filing.
Sources
- CourtListener docket, Ford v. Jefferson, No. 5:23-cv-00019 (M.D. Ga.) — complaint filed Jan. 19, 2023; case terminated Aug. 18, 2025.
- Georgia Department of Corrections personnel/salary records, 2015–2022 — positions, titles and annual salary figures for Dexter B. Spikes.
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| DEPUTY WARDEN | 2016-01-01 → 2022-12-31 | |
| CORRECTION OPERATIONS | 2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31 |
Lawsuits as defendant
| Case # | Court | Filed | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5:23-cv-00019 | GAMD | 2023-01-19 | terminated |
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