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Tillman, Alexander
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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.
Tenure Summary
Alexander Tillman’s career with the Georgia Department of Corrections began in the mid-2000s in behavioral health and social services roles, including stints as a Behavioral Health Counselor at Emanuel Probation Detention Center. Over nearly two decades, Tillman advanced through progressively higher-graded counselor and program consultant positions. In 2023, Tillman moved into a line-supervision role as a CSM Correctional Unit Manager at Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison (GDCP). The following year, Tillman was elevated to Deputy Warden of Care and Treatment at the same facility, a post held from July 2024 onward. GPS records attribute 15 deaths to Tillman’s leadership tenure, all occurring at GDCP during the period Tillman served as a facility deputy warden. One federal civil rights lawsuit, Miller v. Holt, has been filed naming Tillman as a defendant; the case is pending.What happened on their watch
Tillman’s accountability-tier tenure is concentrated in a single facility: Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison. GPS records show 15 deaths at GDCP between September 2024 and August 2025, a period that aligns with Tillman’s appointment as Deputy Warden of Care and Treatment. The decedents ranged in age from 27 to 76. Among the named deceased are William Rhodes, whose cause-of-category notes list a homicide; and Jacob Scott Wilcox, age 27, whose death GPS records confirm via an obituary. Multiple intel events at the facility describe deaths with specific neglect allegations: Mark Smith, a 53-year-old with advanced Parkinson’s disease, died in June 2025 after reportedly being denied a medical-unit transfer and left unmonitored for hours, per GPS event records.While Tillman held the deputy warden role, intel reports compiled from Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigations documented recurring security and safety failures at GDCP. These include an allegation that newly convicted inmate Shane Tassi was able to obtain a homemade shank and contraband cellphone within days of arrival, and an account of a prisoner being stabbed in the chest with an alleged 30-minute delay before officer response. A report from early 2026 noted GDCP held 4,540 incarcerated people—568% of its original 800-person design capacity—with infrastructure largely unchanged since 1968. Another intel record references systemic failures in death reporting and investigation at the facility.
Litigation
- Miller v. Holt, No. 5:25-cv-00356 (GAMD, filed Aug. 25, 2025) — pending. Tillman is named as a defendant. Per court records, the nature of the claims has not yet been adjudicated.
Sources
- GPS records — death counts and decedent identities during Tillman’s deputy-warden tenure at GDCP
- Court Listener — docket for Miller v. Holt
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution — multiple investigative reports on security lapses, contraband, violence, and overcrowding at GDCP
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| DEPUTY WARDEN | 2025-01-01 → present | |
| Deputy Warden of Care and Treatment | GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISON | 2024-07-16 → 2025-08-31 |
| CSM CORRECTIONAL UNIT MANAGER | 2024-01-01 → 2024-07-15 | |
| CSM CORRECTIONAL UNIT MANAGER | GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISON | 2023-01-01 → 2023-12-31 |
| SOCIAL SVCS PRGM CONSULTANT 3 | GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISON | 2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31 |
| BEHAVIORAL HLTH COUNSELOR 2 | GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISON | 2021-01-01 → 2021-12-31 |
| BEHAVIORAL HLTH COUNSELOR 2 | 2020-01-01 → 2020-12-31 | |
| SOCIAL SVCS PRGM CONSULTANT 3 | 2017-01-01 → 2019-12-31 | |
| EMPLOYMENT SVCS SPEC 3 | 2016-01-01 → 2016-12-31 | |
| BEH HEALTH/COUNSELOR (WL) | 2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31 | |
| Behavioral Health Counselor | EMANUEL PROBATION DETENTION CENTER | 2011-01-01 → 2011-12-31 |
| Behavioral Health Counselor | EMANUEL PROBATION DETENTION CENTER | 2007-01-01 → 2007-12-31 |
| Behavioral Health Counselor | EMANUEL PROBATION DETENTION CENTER | 2005-01-01 → 2005-12-31 |
Lawsuits as defendant
| Case # | Court | Filed | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5:25-cv-00356 | GAMD | 2025-08-25 | pending |
Deaths attributed during tenure
15 people died at facilities under Tillman, Alexander's leadership.
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