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West, Sandi R
Status: active
Profile written August 23, 2026
Salary
$92,825
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
Sandi R. West’s Georgia Department of Corrections career spans multiple facilities and supervisory ranks, beginning with a Sergeant posting at Smith State Prison in 2003 and including later roles as Lieutenant, Unit Manager, Deputy Warden, and Correctional Superintendent. GPS records place her in a Warden role at Rogers State Prison from January 2024 through at least May 2026. Across her facility-leadership tenure, GPS attributes six deaths to Rogers State Prison. One lawsuit appears in West’s litigation record: Jackson v. Catanzariti, filed in the Southern District of Georgia in 2012 and terminated in 2023, with no outcome amount listed.What happened on their watch
Montgomery State Prison (2018–2019)
West served as a CSM Correctional Unit Manager in 2018 and Deputy Warden in 2019. GPS records show no deaths attributed to her Montgomery State Prison tenure.Women’s Probation Detention Center (2020)
West held a Deputy Warden post in 2020. GPS records show no deaths attributed to that posting.Correctional Superintendent (2021–2023)
West worked as a Correctional Superintendent with no specific facility listed from 2021 through 2023. GPS records show no deaths attributed to this period. During these years, the Georgia prison system was under U.S. Department of Justice scrutiny that began in September 2021, according to GPS intelligence records.Rogers State Prison (2024–present)
GPS attributes six deaths during West’s tenure at Rogers State Prison. In the sampled death records, the decedents were:- Shawn Remar Johnson, 34, died July 23, 2024; West’s recorded role was Warden. The record does not include narrative cause details.
- Taylor Anthony Hunt, 29, died September 28, 2024; a GBI Medical Examiner report lists the cause as hanging and manner as suicide. GPS records also contain internal event entries alleging suspicious circumstances and physical trauma, but those entries are uncorroborated by the GBI report in the same record.
- David Edward Wood, age not listed, died February 4, 2025; a Tattnall County coroner record lists natural causes: coronary atherosclerotic and hypertensive heart disease, complicated by Influenza A and Parainfluenza Virus 1 infection.
- Justin Waymon Hollingsworth, 43, died June 26, 2025; the coroner record and GBI Medical Examiner report list hanging, manner suicide. The coroner narrative states Hollingsworth was found in a one-man cell, reportedly originally hanging from a vent with a belt around his neck.
- Randy Eugene Stewart, 60, died July 17, 2025; a coroner record lists natural causes: E. coli peritonitis from a perforated duodenum, with diabetes, hypertension, cirrhosis, and chronic hepatitis-C as contributing conditions. The EMR notes family notification was assigned to Warden Sandi West.
- John Meeks, 49, died February 19, 2026; West’s recorded role was Warden 1. The record does not include narrative cause details.
GPS internal intelligence records also carry an allegation labeled “Guard Stabbing Incident” at Rogers State Prison, though no publication source or date is provided.
Litigation
- Jackson v. Catanzariti, No. 6:12-cv-00113 (S.D. Ga.), filed December 10, 2012; terminated June 28, 2023. GPS records list no settlement or judgment amount.
Sources
- Georgia Prisoners’ Speak structured personnel, death-attribution, and litigation records
- Tattnall County Coroner records for David Wood, Justin Hollingsworth, and Randy Stewart
- GBI Medical Examiner reports for Justin Hollingsworth and Taylor Hunt
- U.S. District Court docket, Jackson v. Catanzariti, via CourtListener
- GPS internal intelligence records, including DOJ scrutiny and Rogers State Prison allegations
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| WARDEN 1 | ROGERS STATE PRISON | 2024-01-01 → present |
| Warden | ROGERS STATE PRISON | 2024-06-16 → 2026-05-31 |
| Correctional Superintendent | WOMEN’S PROBATION DETENTION CENTER | 2023-11-22 → 2023-11-22 |
| CORRECTIONAL SUPERINTENDENT | 2021-01-01 → 2023-12-31 | |
| DEPUTY WARDEN | WOMEN’S PROBATION DETENTION CENTER | 2020-01-01 → 2020-12-31 |
| DEPUTY WARDEN | MONTGOMERY STATE PRISON | 2019-01-01 → 2019-12-31 |
| CSM CORRECTIONAL UNIT MANAGER | MONTGOMERY STATE PRISON | 2018-01-01 → 2018-12-31 |
| CSM CORRECTIONAL UNIT MANAGER | SMITH STATE PRISON | 2017-01-01 → 2017-12-31 |
| CSM CORRECTIONAL LIEUTENANT | SMITH STATE PRISON | 2016-01-01 → 2016-12-31 |
| CORRECTIONS OFFICER (SP) | 2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31 | |
| Lieutenant | SMITH STATE PRISON | 2011-01-01 → 2011-12-31 |
| Sergeant | SMITH STATE PRISON | 2003-01-01 → 2003-12-31 |
Lawsuits as defendant
| Case # | Court | Filed | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6:12-cv-00113 | GASD | 2012-12-10 | terminated |
Deaths attributed during tenure
6 people died at facilities under West, Sandi R's leadership.
| Date | Decedent | Age | Facility | Role at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-19 | JOHN MEEKS | 49 | ROGERS STATE PRISON | WARDEN 1 |
| 2025-07-17 | RANDY EUGENE STEWART | 60 | ROGERS STATE PRISON | WARDEN 1 |
| 2025-06-26 | JUSTIN WAYMON HOLLINGSWORTH | 43 | ROGERS STATE PRISON | WARDEN 1 |
| 2025-02-04 | David Edward Wood | — | ROGERS STATE PRISON | WARDEN 1 |
| 2024-09-28 | TAYLOR ANTHONY HUNT | 29 | ROGERS STATE PRISON | Warden |
| 2024-07-23 | SHAWN REMAR JOHNSON | 34 | ROGERS STATE PRISON | Warden |
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