Wade, Erica J

Tenure Summary

Erica J. Wade's documented career with the Georgia Department of Corrections began in non-custody financial roles: "Financial Ops Gen (AL)" in 2015 and "Financial Ops Generalist 3" in 2016, both without a facility assignment and both classified at the staff accountability tier. In 2017 she moved into facility leadership as Deputy Warden at Emanuel Women's Facility, and state salary records show her holding that same title and posting continuously from 2017 through 2025, with a further roster entry dated August 27, 2026 listing the identical title and facility. Her pay rose from $38,563.76 in 2017 to $79,686.72 in 2025.

Per the death records supplied to GPS, one death is attributed to her leadership tenure, and it occurred at Emanuel Women's Facility, the only facility where she has held a leadership post. No lawsuits naming her as a defendant appear in the records reviewed, and no intelligence reports, intel events, or news mentions are recorded against her tenure at the facility.

What happened on their watch

Emanuel Women's Facility — Deputy Warden (2017–present). One death is attributed to Wade's time in this role: Lisa Michelle Morris, age 51, whose death is dated July 5, 2024 at Emanuel Women's Facility. At the time of her death, Wade's recorded position at the facility was Deputy Warden, per the personnel records. The death record carries a coded cause category but no public narrative of the circumstances, so no cause or sequence of events is asserted here.

Beyond that single recorded death, the structured records contain no intel reports, no intel events, and no news coverage naming Wade or otherwise tied to her tenure at Emanuel Women's Facility. This absence should not be read as an absence of incidents; it reflects only what is captured in the records reviewed for this profile. Records for her 2015 and 2016 financial-staff positions carry no facility assignment and fall outside facility-leadership accountability.

Sources

• Georgia Department of Corrections personnel and salary records — Deputy Warden, Emanuel Women's Facility, annual records 2017–2025, plus roster entries dated Nov. 22, 2023 and Aug. 27, 2026.
• Georgia Department of Corrections personnel and salary records — financial operations staff positions, 2015–2016 (no facility assignment).
• GPS death records for Emanuel Women's Facility — death of Lisa Michelle Morris, 51, dated July 5, 2024, with Wade recorded as Deputy Warden at the facility on that date.

Synthesized by GPS Intelligence System on Sep 23, 2026 from positions, attributed deaths, lawsuits, intel reports, and news mentions in the public corpus. The supporting data tables follow below.