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Todd, Curtis J
Status: active
Profile written August 2, 2026
Salary
$83,368
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
Curtis J. Todd began his career with the Georgia Department of Corrections in 2013 as a correctional officer at Smith Transitional Center. Over the next thirteen years he rose through the ranks, holding roles as sergeant, lieutenant, assistant superintendent, superintendent, and special assistant to the warden at facilities including Rogers State Prison, Smith Transitional Center, Emanuel Probation Detention Center, and Smith State Prison. In January 2026, Todd assumed the position of Warden at Dodge State Prison. GPS records attribute one death to a facility during his leadership tenure.What happened on their watch
Smith State Prison – Superintendent / Special Assistant to the Warden (January 2025 – onward)
Todd served one month as Correctional Superintendent in January 2025 and then as Special Assistant to the Warden beginning in February 2025. During this period, Smith State Prison remained under a U.S. Department of Justice scrutiny that had been underway since September 2021. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and other outlets documented chronic understaffing — about two-thirds of correctional officer positions were unfilled — and a cascade of violence and contraband smuggling. In June 2024, before Todd’s arrival, a food service worker was fatally shot by an inmate using a firearm allegedly smuggled into the facility. A lawsuit filed in January 2025 over the death of Hiwatha Abdulcah Hakeem Jr. alleged that prison officials failed to provide timely medical care after an assault. While these deaths did not occur on Todd’s watch at Smith, the systemic dysfunctions described in news reports were part of the environment during his tenure. No death is attributed to Todd’s leadership at this facility.Dodge State Prison – Warden (January 16, 2026 – present)
Warren Peacock, 70, died at Dodge State Prison on April 28, 2026, while Todd was warden. According to the Dodge County coroner’s records obtained by GPS, Peacock’s death was witnessed and he was pronounced dead at 22:43. The coroner listed chronic hypertension, kidney disease, COPD, and diabetes as potential contributing factors, and noted that autopsy and toxicology results were pending. The body was released to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. A subsequent GBI open-records request for autopsy or toxicology findings returned no responsive records, a result the coroner attributed to a possible backlog or intake timing. The cause of death has not been finalized. GPS records show no other deaths attributed to Todd’s wardenship at Dodge.Litigation
No lawsuits name Curtis J. Todd as a defendant.Sources
- Dodge County Coroner ORR (2026-06-30) — death record for Warren Peacock.
- GBI Open Records response R000142-070426 — no responsive records located.
- GPS personnel, death-attribution, and intel records.
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution — multiple 2024–2025 reports on violence, understaffing, and contraband at Smith State Prison.
- The Georgia Virtue — reporting on the Smith State Prison contraband scheme and charges against former Warden Brian Adams.
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Warden | DODGE STATE PRISON | 2026-01-16 → present |
| Special Assistant to the Warden | SMITH STATE PRISON | 2025-02-01 → present |
| CORRECTIONAL SUPERINTENDENT | SMITH STATE PRISON | 2025-01-01 → present |
| CORRECTIONAL SUPERINTENDENT | EMANUEL PROBATION DETENTION CENTER | 2024-01-01 → 2024-12-31 |
| CORRECTIONAL ASST. SUPT | 2023-01-01 → 2023-12-31 | |
| CORRECTIONAL ASST. SUPT | EMANUEL PROBATION DETENTION CENTER | 2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31 |
| CORRECTIONAL LIEUTENANT | SMITH TRANSITIONAL CENTER | 2021-01-01 → 2021-12-31 |
| CORRECTIONAL SERGEANT | SMITH TRANSITIONAL CENTER | 2020-01-01 → 2020-12-31 |
| CORRECTIONAL SERGEANT | ROGERS STATE PRISON | 2019-01-01 → 2019-12-31 |
| CORRECTIONAL OFC 2 | SMITH TRANSITIONAL CENTER | 2016-01-01 → 2018-12-31 |
| CORRECTIONS OFFICER(WL) | SMITH TRANSITIONAL CENTER | 2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31 |
| Correctional Officer | SMITH TRANSITIONAL CENTER | 2013-01-01 → 2013-12-31 |
Deaths attributed during tenure
1 people died at facilities under Todd, Curtis J's leadership.
| Date | Decedent | Age | Facility | Role at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | WARREN PEACOCK | 70 | DODGE STATE PRISON | Warden |
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