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Zanders, SAM
Not on GDC's 2025 payroll (last listed 2017)
Profile written September 23, 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
Sam Zanders appears in Georgia Department of Corrections personnel records in a Correction Administration post in 2015 (salary $59,032.32) before moving into facility-leadership ranks as "Warden 1" in 2016 ($69,864.00) and again in 2017 ($55,768.94). The records supplied to GPS do not identify which facility those warden postings covered. No deaths are attributed to any leadership-tier posting Zanders held: the count of deaths during their facility-leader tenures is zero, no per-facility death totals exist, and no death records, intelligence reports, or intelligence events are tied to their tenure. There are no news reports naming Zanders in the records provided.
Litigation
- Sanford v. Zanders, No. 3:11-cv-00060 (U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia) — filed June 16, 2011; terminated September 6, 2013. No outcome amount recorded.
- Chambers v. Danforth, No. 3:14-cv-00120 (U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia) — filed November 4, 2014; terminated April 1, 2015. Zanders is listed as a defendant; no outcome amount recorded.
Both filings predate Zanders's warden-tier postings, and the records do not state the claims raised or their disposition beyond "terminated."
GPS records show no deaths attributed to facility-leader tenures held by Zanders. Their career history is documented in the Positions table below.
Sources
- CourtListener dockets — Sanford v. Zanders (3:11-cv-00060) and Chambers v. Danforth (3:14-cv-00120), U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia
- Georgia Department of Corrections personnel and salary records, 2015–2017 (positions and compensation only)
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| WARDEN 1 | 2016-01-01 → 2017-12-31 | |
| CORRECTION ADMINISTRATION | 2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31 |
Lawsuits as defendant
| Case # | Court | Filed | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3:14-cv-00120 | GASD | 2014-11-04 | terminated |
| 3:11-cv-00060 | GASD | 2011-06-16 | terminated |
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