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Wade, Erica J
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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
Erica J. Wade transitioned from financial operations roles within GDC (2015–2016) to a Deputy Warden position at Emanuel Women's Facility in 2017, a post she has held continuously through at least 2025. GPS records show one death attributed to the facility during her deputy-warden tenure: Lisa Michelle Morris, age 51, who died on July 5, 2024. No news mentions, intel reports, or DOJ findings are present in GPS records for Wade or Emanuel Women's Facility.
What Happened on Their Watch
Emanuel Women's Facility — Deputy Warden, 2017–present
Wade has served as Deputy Warden at Emanuel Women's Facility for at least eight consecutive years. GPS records attribute one in-custody death to the facility during her tenure: Lisa Michelle Morris, 51, whose death is recorded as occurring on July 5, 2024. The cause category is coded as 6 in GPS records; no additional notes, autopsy findings, or investigative details are present in the available data. No lawsuits naming Wade in her official capacity, no intel reports, and no news coverage of conditions at Emanuel Women's Facility appear in GPS records.
Litigation
The five federal cases in which Wade appears as a named defendant do not appear, based on their captions and subject matter, to relate to her GDC role or to in-custody conditions at Emanuel Women's Facility. GPS records do not establish a connection between these cases and her correctional duties; they are listed here for completeness.
- Cunningham v. Fulton County Georgia, No. 1:16-cv-00533 (N.D. Ga.), filed 2016-02-19, terminated 2019-03-29. No outcome amount recorded.
- In Re Paragard IUD Products Liability Litigation, No. 1:20-md-02974 (N.D. Ga.), filed 2020-12-16, status pending as of available records. No outcome amount recorded.
- Benvenutti v. Geico General Insurance Company, No. 5:22-cv-00182 (M.D. Ga.), filed 2022-05-11, terminated 2024-05-30. No outcome amount recorded.
- Middlebrooks v. City of Macon Bibb County Georgia, No. 5:23-cv-00083 (M.D. Ga.), filed 2023-03-02, terminated 2024-02-12. No outcome amount recorded.
- Willis v. Government Employees Insurance Company, No. 5:23-cv-00430 (M.D. Ga.), filed 2023-10-26, terminated 2026-01-23. No outcome amount recorded.
Sources
- GPS records — position history, salary data, and death record for Lisa Michelle Morris (July 5, 2024) at Emanuel Women's Facility
- CourtListener — docket records for five federal civil cases listing Wade as a named party
Deaths attributed during tenure
1 people died at facilities under Wade, Erica J's leadership.
| Date | Decedent | Age | Facility | Role at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-05 | LISA MICHELLE MORRIS | 51 | EMANUEL WOMEN’S FACILITY | DEPUTY WARDEN |
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| DEPUTY WARDEN | EMANUEL WOMEN’S FACILITY | 2025-01-01 → 2025-12-31 |
| DEPUTY WARDEN | EMANUEL WOMEN’S FACILITY | 2024-01-01 → 2024-12-31 |
| DEPUTY WARDEN | EMANUEL WOMEN’S FACILITY | 2023-01-01 → 2023-12-31 |
| DEPUTY WARDEN | EMANUEL WOMEN’S FACILITY | 2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31 |
| DEPUTY WARDEN | EMANUEL WOMEN’S FACILITY | 2021-01-01 → 2021-12-31 |
| DEPUTY WARDEN | EMANUEL WOMEN’S FACILITY | 2020-01-01 → 2020-12-31 |
| DEPUTY WARDEN | EMANUEL WOMEN’S FACILITY | 2019-01-01 → 2019-12-31 |
| DEPUTY WARDEN | EMANUEL WOMEN’S FACILITY | 2018-01-01 → 2018-12-31 |
| DEPUTY WARDEN | EMANUEL WOMEN’S FACILITY | 2017-01-01 → 2017-12-31 |
| FINANCIAL OPS GENERALIST 3 | 2016-01-01 → 2016-12-31 | |
| FINANCIAL OPS GEN (AL) | 2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31 |
Lawsuits as defendant
| Case # | Court | Filed | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5:23-cv-00430 | GAMD | 2023-10-26 | terminated |
| 5:23-cv-00083 | GAMD | 2023-03-02 | terminated |
| 5:22-cv-00182 | GAMD | 2022-05-11 | terminated |
| 1:20-md-02974 | GAND | 2020-12-16 | pending |
| 1:16-cv-00533 | GAND | 2016-02-19 | terminated |
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