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Thurman, Terrion
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Profile written August 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
Terrion Thurman has worked for the Georgia Department of Corrections since 2012, starting as a correctional officer at Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison (GDCP), then serving as a correctional officer in the Special Management Unit in 2017, a business support analyst in 2018–2019, and behavioral health counselor roles from 2020 through mid-2025. On September 1, 2025, Thurman became Deputy Warden of Care and Treatment at GDCP. GPS records attribute 11 deaths to Thurman's facility-leader tenure, all at GDCP. The records contain no lawsuits naming Thurman as a defendant.What happened on their watch
Staff-rank postings (2012–2025)
GPS records show no leadership-tier deaths attributed to Thurman's earlier staff postings. Some of the facilities where Thurman worked later became subjects of Atlanta Journal-Constitution and federal scrutiny — including contraband-cellphone-driven fraud by Arthur Lee Cofield Jr. traced to the Special Management Unit and a 2024 federal contempt order over the SMU settlement — but the documented events in those accounts postdate Thurman's 2017 SMU placement.Deputy Warden of Care and Treatment, GDCP (Sept. 1, 2025–present)
During Thurman's current posting, GPS records attribute 11 deaths at GDCP. Chronologically: Charles Ramen Coppeak, 26, on Nov. 19, 2025 (a user report to GPS described a possible seizure before death); Tabaya Marshall Gray, 52, on Nov. 27, 2025; Juan Jose Rodriquez, 53, on Dec. 10, 2025; Trevone Lavelle Lovett, 33, on Jan. 10, 2026; Novice H. Langston, 60, on Jan. 12, 2026, found dead in J-House, according to a user report; Christopher Lee, 19, on Jan. 31, 2026; James Thompson, 76, on Feb. 6, 2026; Terry Junie Marshall, 59, on March 2, 2026; Phillip Dwayne Rogers, 66, on June 14, 2026; Mark Rutledge, 72, on June 26, 2026; and Leonel Cedillo, 42, on June 27, 2026. Ages range from 19 to 76, and GPS records categorize the causes in four categories: 1, 3, 5, and 6.For Christopher Lee, a prisoner account alleged he was placed in a stripped H-house cell and died of cold/exposure; the GBI medical examiner later certified the death as natural — "probable cardiac dysrhythmia" — with no gross evidence of significant trauma or disease, per GPS records. For Mark Rutledge, a witness/family account alleged he was beaten at GDCP on Father's Day; the GDC June 2026 monthly mortality report confirmed the death but carried no cause, and the GDC Office of Professional Standards is investigating, according to GPS records.
Systemic conditions at GDCP overlap this tenure. GPS records include reports dated Jan. 31, 2026, that GDCP held 4,540 incarcerated people at 568% of its original 800-person design capacity. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has reported that almost every part of GDCP has been vandalized by prisoners, with widespread infrastructure failures. A March 5, 2026 federal civil rights suit by Ronald Allen — Allen v. Georgia Department of Corrections — alleges medical neglect resulting in amputation of his left hand and permanent damage to his right hand; the suit names GDC and twelve defendants, and GPS records do not list Thurman among the defendants. Separately, GPS records include a pending death report dated July 13, 2026, for an unidentified young man in an open-dorm electrocution at GDCP.
Litigation
- Allen v. Georgia Department of Corrections, filed March 5, 2026 (federal civil rights): alleges medical neglect causing amputation of the left hand and permanent right-hand damage; names GDC and twelve defendants; no disposition appears in GPS records; Thurman does not appear as a named defendant.
Sources
- GPS personnel, mortality, and litigation records
- GBI Department of Forensic Sciences medical examiner report for Christopher Lee (ME-26-10348)
- GDC June 2026 monthly mortality report
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution — investigations of GDCP conditions, contraband, and Special Management Unit litigation
- U.S. District Court contempt findings and 2019 Special Management Unit settlement coverage
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Warden of Care and Treatment | GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISON | 2025-09-01 → present |
| BEHAVIORAL HLTH COUNSELOR 3 | 2021-01-01 → present | |
| Behavioral Hlth Counselor 3 | GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISON | 2023-11-22 → 2023-11-22 |
| BEHAVIORAL HLTH COUNSELOR 2 | GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISON | 2020-01-01 → 2020-12-31 |
| BUSI SUPPORT ANALYST 1 | 2018-01-01 → 2019-12-31 | |
| CSM CORRECTIONAL OFFICER 2 | SPECIAL MANAGEMENT UNIT | 2017-01-01 → 2017-12-31 |
| CSM CORRECTIONAL OFFICER 2 | GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISON | 2016-01-01 → 2016-12-31 |
| CORRECTIONS OFFICER(WL) | GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISON | 2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31 |
| Correctional Officer | GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISON | 2012-01-01 → 2012-12-31 |
Deaths attributed during tenure
11 people died at facilities under Thurman, Terrion's leadership.
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