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Walker, Gerald
Status: active
Profile written July 19, 2026
Salary
$78,091
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
Gerald Walker began his career with the Georgia Department of Corrections as a sergeant at Phillips State Prison in 2011, then moved to the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison (GDCP) in 2015, rising through the ranks as a correctional officer, sergeant, lieutenant, and unit manager. In April 2026, he was promoted to Deputy Warden of Security at Baldwin State Prison. GPS records attribute a total of three deaths to Walker’s leadership tenure, all of which occurred during his time at Baldwin. His earlier supervisory roles at GDCP, a facility operating under extreme overcrowding and persistent violence, are documented in the intelligence record but have not been formally tied to any fatalities attributed to his watch.What happened on their watch
Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison (2017–2025)
Walker served as a CSM Correctional Lieutenant from 2017 through 2020 and as a CSM Correctional Unit Manager from 2021 through 2025. Throughout his tenure, GDCP held roughly 4,540 people in a facility originally designed for 800 — 568% of its design capacity, according to GPS reports citing state data. Intel records from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution detail systemic infrastructure failures, chronic understaffing, and widespread contraband smuggling by employees. During Walker’s unit‑manager period, a person was fatally stabbed in April 2025 while witnesses reported a 30‑minute delay before officers responded. Other allegations in the intelligence file include an officer admitting to selling information to a death‑row inmate and several instances of medical neglect that later led to civil‑rights litigation. None of these deaths, however, are attributed to Walker’s leadership tier in the GPS accountability database.Baldwin State Prison (April 2026–present)
Walker took the post of Deputy Warden of Security on April 16, 2026. Within weeks, three deaths were recorded during his watch: James Monroe Dailey (64) on May 10, Richard Lyle Timmons (37) on May 19, and Artinez Ceasar on July 3. GPS records classify all three under cause category 6, a designation that commonly indicates a violent death. These fatalities unfolded against a backdrop of documented security failures. A lawsuit filed by inmate Akeim Burgest alleged that an officer threw a water bottle at him and then returned to shank him while a lieutenant watched; a federal judge ordered evidence preserved. Additional intelligence reports detail former staff smuggling drug‑laced sheets for gang members at the prison, and advocates have pointed to understaffing as a systemic factor in the violence. No lawsuits name Walker as a defendant.Sources
- GPS records — death totals, facility capacity data, and career postings for Gerald Walker
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution — multiple homicide reports, staff corruption investigations, and facility conditions assessments at GDCP and Baldwin State Prison
- 13WMAZ — reporting on the Akeim Burgest shanking lawsuit at Baldwin State Prison
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Warden of Security | BALDWIN STATE PRISON | 2026-04-16 → present |
| CSM CORRECTIONAL OFFICER 2 | 2025-01-01 → present | |
| CSM CORRECTIONAL UNIT MANAGER | GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISON | 2021-01-01 → present |
| CSM CORRECTIONAL OFFICER 1 | 2024-01-01 → 2024-12-31 | |
| CSM CORRECTIONAL LIEUTENANT | GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISON | 2017-01-01 → 2020-12-31 |
| CSM CORRECTIONAL SERGEANT | 2016-01-01 → 2016-12-31 | |
| CORRECTIONS OFFICER (SP) | GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISON | 2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31 |
| Sergeant | PHILLIPS STATE PRISON | 2011-01-01 → 2011-12-31 |
Deaths attributed during tenure
3 people died at facilities under Walker, Gerald's leadership.
| Date | Decedent | Age | Facility | Role at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-03 | Artinez Ceasar | — | BALDWIN STATE PRISON | Deputy Warden of Security |
| 2026-05-19 | RICHARD LYLE TIMMONS | 37 | BALDWIN STATE PRISON | Deputy Warden of Security |
| 2026-05-10 | JAMES MONROE DAILEY | 64 | BALDWIN STATE PRISON | Deputy Warden of Security |
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