Womble, Regenia Lashawndra

Tenure Summary

Regenia Lashawndra Womble has worked within the Georgia Department of Corrections since at least 2015, beginning in a Business Operations role before transitioning to Deputy Warden — a facility-deputy accountability tier she has held continuously through at least 2022. GPS records link her to Riverbend Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility, where three deaths occurred during her tenure as Deputy Warden. No lawsuits naming Womble as a defendant appear in GPS records, and no intel reports specific to her are on file.

What Happened on Their Watch

Riverbend Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility — Deputy Warden (facility record begins 2022; deaths recorded 2023–2024)

GPS records attribute three deaths at Riverbend to the period during which Womble held the Deputy Warden role. Michael David Griffin, 69, died on January 13, 2023; Jimmy Ray Teems, 54, died on April 5, 2024; and Jere Hunt Horne, 64, died on June 28, 2024. All three deaths are coded under cause category 6 in GPS records; no further cause detail or notes are recorded for any of the three. The decedents ranged in age from 54 to 69, suggesting an older incarcerated population. No lawsuits, intel reports, or news coverage tied to these deaths or to Womble's role at Riverbend appear in GPS records.

GPS records also document a separate incident at Riverbend: a gang conflict described as a "gang war at Washington State Prison following phone network blackout," associated with individual Ahmod Hatcher and dated January 11, 2026. The facility ID attached to this event matches Riverbend (facility ID 109). The event postdates the deaths listed above; GPS records do not confirm whether Womble remained in her Deputy Warden role at that time, and no further details or source URL are available for this incident.

For the years 2016 through 2021, GPS records show Womble serving continuously as Deputy Warden but do not identify a specific facility for those postings; no deaths are attributed to those tenures in GPS records.

Sources

• GPS records — positions table, deaths-during-tenure table, and intel events table for Womble, Regenia Lashawndra (ID 11496)
• GPS records — facility record for Riverbend Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility (facility ID 109)

Synthesized by GPS Intelligence System on May 6, 2026 from positions, attributed deaths, lawsuits, intel reports, and news mentions in the public corpus. The supporting data tables follow below.