Home › Intelligence › Personnel Accountability › Tatum, Murray J
Tatum, Murray J
Status: active
Profile written July 12, 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 Murray J. Tatum. During periods where Tatum held Warden 1 and Warden 3 titles (collectively spanning 2017 through 2022) and an earlier Deputy Warden role at Jackson County Prison in 2016, GPS’s incident database contains no recorded in-custody deaths, no associated lawsuits naming Tatum as a defendant, no intel reports at those facilities tied to their tenure, and no relevant news mentions. Tatum’s career history in the Georgia Department of Corrections, including salary progression from $52,746.96 in a Correction Administration role in 2015 to $91,636.80 as Warden 3 in 2021, is documented in the Positions table.
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| WARDEN 3 | JACKSON COUNTY PRISON | 2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31 |
| WARDEN 3 | 2020-01-01 → 2021-12-31 | |
| WARDEN 1 | 2017-01-01 → 2019-12-31 | |
| DEPUTY WARDEN | JACKSON COUNTY PRISON | 2016-01-01 → 2016-12-31 |
| CORRECTION ADMINISTRATION | 2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31 |
Lawsuits as defendant
| Case # | Court | Filed | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4:14-cv-00290 | GAND | 2014-11-19 | terminated |
Submit a correction
If you are the named individual or an authorized representative and dispute information on this page, submit details below. Substantiated corrections are applied promptly. Disputes that remain unresolved are flagged on the profile.