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Todd, Curtis J
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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
Curtis J. Todd rose through the ranks of the Georgia Department of Corrections from a correctional officer at Smith Transitional Center in 2013 to the warden of Dodge State Prison in early 2026. His leadership-level posts include Correctional Assistant Superintendent and Superintendent at Emanuel Probation Detention Center (2022, 2024), Correctional Superintendent and Special Assistant to the Warden at Smith State Prison (2025), and Warden at Dodge State Prison (January 2026–present). GPS records show one death attributed to Todd’s leadership tenure, a natural-cause death of an elderly inmate at Dodge State Prison in April 2026. No lawsuits name Todd as a defendant.What happened on their watch
Emanuel Probation Detention Center (2022, 2024)
Todd served as Correctional Assistant Superintendent in 2022 and as Correctional Superintendent in 2024 at Emanuel PDC. GPS records list no deaths attributed to the facility during either of those postings, and no litigation or major incidents are tied to his time there.Smith State Prison (2025)
In January 2025, Todd became Correctional Superintendent at Smith State Prison and, from February 2025 until approximately January 2026, served as Special Assistant to the Warden. During his tenure, the prison was the subject of intense scrutiny for systemic dysfunction. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Smith State Prison had roughly two-thirds of its correctional officer positions unfilled, leaving only about 53 officers for a facility designed for 160, and prisoners were reportedly dead in their cells for hours or days before anyone noticed. The U.S. Department of Justice had been investigating statewide conditions since September 2021, and a state Senate study committee was evaluating GDC facilities at the time. The same Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporting detailed a sprawling contraband operation inside the prison, with inmates—including Nathan Weekes—allegedly orchestrating murders by cell phone from inside the walls. A kitchen worker, Aureon Shavea Grace, had been fatally shot by an inmate with a smuggled gun in June 2024, just months before Todd arrived, and a correctional officer was killed inside the prison that same month.Todd’s role as Special Assistant placed him directly under Warden Brian Adams. In May 2026, a Tattnall County grand jury indicted Adams on six felony counts, including RICO violations, bribery, and making false statements, related to an alleged criminal enterprise known as the “Saint Laurent Squad.” A civil suit filed at the same time alleged that Adams and another employee facilitated the conspiracy by allowing contraband cell phones, narcotics, and weapons. Todd has not been named in any of those proceedings, and no evidence in the record connects him directly to the scheme. However, the systemic failures—chronic understaffing, rampant contraband, and multiple homicides that had recently occurred—defined the environment at Smith State Prison during the period he served there.
Dodge State Prison (2026)
Todd was appointed Warden of Dodge State Prison on January 16, 2026. GPS records attribute one death to his tenure: on April 28, 2026, Warren Peacock, age 70, died at the facility. According to coroner documentation and GPS records, Peacock suffered from chronic hypertension, kidney disease, COPD, and diabetes; the death was witnessed that evening and pronounced at 10:43 p.m., with the body released to the GBI for autopsy and toxicology screening that was still pending as of the last update. There are no allegations of violence or neglect attached to the death.Sources
- Georgia Prisoners’ Speak intelligence records — employment history, position data, and death-attribution figures for Curtis J. Todd
- Coroner report and GPS records — death record for Warren Peacock (April 28, 2026, Dodge State Prison)
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution — multiple investigative reports documenting understaffing, contraband rings, and homicides at Smith State Prison (2024–2025)
- The Georgia Virtue — coverage of the Tattnall County indictments of former Warden Brian Adams and the civil lawsuit alleging a criminal conspiracy at Smith State Prison (2026)
- WTOC — report on the 2025 sexual assault charge against a former Smith State Prison employee
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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