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Williams, Stanley G

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Profile written August 9, 2026

Current Position Warden 3 Jefferson County Prison

Salary $41,182 2018 · state payroll

Deaths Under Their Watch 2 during their tenure

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

Stanley G. Williams held multiple leadership roles with the Georgia Department of Corrections, most notably as a Warden 3 at Jefferson County Prison. GPS records attribute two deaths to Williams’ leadership tenure at that facility. In addition, at least seven federal lawsuits name Williams as a defendant, covering periods when he worked in correctional administration and as a warden.

What happened on their watch

Jefferson County Prison (Warden 3) While Williams served as warden at Jefferson County Prison, two men died. The first was Bradley Scott Thurman, 34, who died on August 10, 2020. According to GDC’s own classification obtained by the UCLA Law Behind Bars Data Project, the department coded the death as “Suicide” — a determination made without an autopsy or forensic pathologist’s examination, GPS notes. The second death was Jarad Elvis McCoy, 37, who died on April 22, 2024. The circumstances of McCoy’s death remain uncategorized in the GPS dataset. Per GPS records, these two deaths are the total attributed to Williams’ watch at the facility.

No related intelligence reports or news mentions are documented for his Jefferson County Prison posting.

Litigation

Williams has been named as a defendant in the following federal cases, per court records:

Mitchell v. Williams, No. 6:16-cv-00014 (S.D. Ga.), filed February 3, 2016, terminated July 12, 2016.
Lorenzo v. Georgia Department of Corrections, No. 6:16-cv-00011 (S.D. Ga.), filed January 27, 2016, terminated July 30, 2018.
Winstead v. Williams, No. 6:17-cv-00049 (S.D. Ga.), filed April 13, 2017, terminated January 10, 2018.
Major v. Tarrell, No. 5:18-cv-00356 (M.D. Ga.), filed September 28, 2018, terminated September 22, 2021.
Daker v. Bryson, No. 5:15-cv-00088 (M.D. Ga.), filed March 16, 2015, terminated July 19, 2018.
Clark v. Porter, No. 1:14-cv-02128 (N.D. Ga.), filed July 3, 2014, terminated March 31, 2015.
Harris v. Hernandez, No. 4:24-cv-00254 (N.D. Ga.), filed October 30, 2024, pending.

The specific allegations in these suits are not detailed in available GPS records.

Sources

GPS personnel records for Stanley G. Williams (career positions, death tracking, lawsuit index)
UCLA Law Behind Bars Data Project custodial mortality dataset — GDC’s own cause classification for Bradley Scott Thurman
CourtListener dockets for Mitchell v. Williams, Lorenzo v. Georgia Department of Corrections, Winstead v. Williams, Major v. Tarrell, Daker v. Bryson, Clark v. Porter, and Harris v. Hernandez

Synthesized by GPS Intelligence System on Aug 9, 2026 from positions, attributed deaths, lawsuits, intel reports, and news mentions in the public corpus. The supporting data tables follow below.

Positions Held

Title	Facility	Tenure
WARDEN 3	JEFFERSON COUNTY PRISON	2018-01-01 → 2018-12-31
WARDEN 3		2016-01-01 → 2017-12-31
CORRECTION ADMINISTRATION		2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31

Lawsuits as defendant

Case #	Court	Filed	Status
4:24-cv-00254	GAND	2024-10-30	pending
5:18-cv-00356	GAMD	2018-09-28	terminated
6:17-cv-00049	GASD	2017-04-13	terminated
6:16-cv-00014	GASD	2016-02-03	terminated
6:16-cv-00011	GASD	2016-01-27	terminated
5:15-cv-00088	GAMD	2015-03-16	terminated
1:14-cv-02128	GAND	2014-07-03	terminated

Deaths attributed during tenure

2 people died at facilities under Williams, Stanley G's leadership.

Date	Decedent	Age	Facility	Role at time
2024-04-22	JARAD ELVIS MCCOY	37	JEFFERSON COUNTY PRISON	WARDEN 3
2020-08-10	BRADLEY SCOTT THURMAN	34	JEFFERSON COUNTY PRISON	WARDEN 3

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