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Williams, Jessie L
On GDC's 2025 payroll
Profile written November 1, 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
Jessie L. Williams's position history with the Georgia Department of Corrections runs from a 2015 Correction Administration post and a 2016 role as Correctional Unit Manager, through Correctional Assistant Superintendent postings in 2017 and 2018, to Correctional Superintendent from 2019 through 2022. In March 2023 Williams appears as Warden at Emanuel Women's Facility, the role the records carry through the end of 2024; they also list Warden entries at the same facility in 2025 and a Warden position there open from July 16, 2026.
One death is attributed to Williams's leadership tenure, at Emanuel Women's Facility. The records contain no lawsuit naming Williams as a defendant, no facility intelligence reports or events dated inside the tenure, and no news coverage naming Williams.
What happened on their watch
Emanuel Women's Facility — Warden, March 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024 (with further Warden entries at the same facility listed for 2025 and from July 16, 2026). One death falls inside this tenure:
- Lisa Michelle Morris died July 5, 2024, at Emanuel Women's Facility; the GPS death registry lists her age as 51 and the cause as Unknown/Pending — meaning GPS does not yet know the cause. The registry records Williams as holding the Warden role at the time of the death.
Beyond the death record itself, the file holds no lawsuit, intelligence report, or news item concerning this posting. The records do not describe the circumstances of Morris's death, and nothing in them establishes a cause or assigns responsibility for it.
Earlier postings. Before Emanuel, the records list Correctional Superintendent positions for 2019 through 2022 with no facility attached to those entries, and Correctional Assistant Superintendent positions for 2017 and 2018. The one death attributed to Williams's leadership tenure falls at Emanuel; no lawsuit, facility intelligence report, or news item tied to the 2019–2022 superintendent entries appears in these records.
Sources
- GPS Death Registry — entry for Lisa Michelle Morris (died July 5, 2024, Emanuel Women's Facility; age 51; cause listed as Unknown/Pending).
- Georgia Department of Corrections position and salary records for Jessie L. Williams, 2015–2026 (Correction Administration, Correctional Unit Manager, Correctional Assistant Superintendent, Correctional Superintendent, Warden at Emanuel Women's Facility).
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Warden 1 | EMANUEL WOMEN’S FACILITY | 2026-08-27 → present |
| Warden | EMANUEL WOMEN’S FACILITY | 2026-07-16 → present |
| WARDEN 1 | EMANUEL WOMEN’S FACILITY | 2025-01-01 → present |
| WARDEN 1 | 2023-01-01 → 2024-12-31 | |
| Warden 1 | EMANUEL WOMEN’S FACILITY | 2023-11-22 → 2023-11-22 |
| Warden | EMANUEL WOMEN’S FACILITY | 2023-03-01 → 2024-12-31 |
| CORRECTIONAL SUPERINTENDENT | 2019-01-01 → 2022-12-31 | |
| CORRECTIONAL ASST. SUPT | 2017-01-01 → 2018-12-31 | |
| CSM CORRECTIONAL UNIT MANAGER | 2016-01-01 → 2016-12-31 | |
| CORRECTION ADMINISTRATION | 2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31 |
Deaths attributed during tenure
1 people died at facilities under Williams, Jessie L's leadership.
| Date | Decedent | Age | Facility | Role at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-05 | LISA MICHELLE MORRIS | 51 | EMANUEL WOMEN’S FACILITY | Warden |
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