GPS RESEARCH LIBRARY: Baldwin State Prison: the public record, 2015 to 2026
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Generated: 2026-10-24 16:38:07 EDT

Research Date: 2026-10-21
Topic: Baldwin State Prison (Hardwick): capacity, deaths and violence, prosecutions, lawsuits, staffing, money and audits
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SUMMARY
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This collection sets out facts from public sources on the subject in its title, drawn from Georgia, federal sources, national and multi-state sources and other sources. Each entry gives a short statement, the exact passage from the source that supports it, and the source's title, web address and the date it was retrieved. Searches of a source that found no match are listed too, with the wordings that were tried. The entries record what each source said when it was retrieved. They aren't a complete account of the subject, and they don't add analysis or conclusions.

CASE DETAILS (63)
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- [reported] Artinez Ceaser identified as deceased Baldwin State Prison inmate
  A 33-year-old inmate found deceased in his cell at Baldwin State Prison near Milledgeville was identified by local and state authorities as Artinez Ceaser, according to GDC deputy director of communications Lori Benoit.
  Tags: death,facilities
  Sources: Deceased Baldwin State inmate identified | The Union-Recorder

- [reported] Vincent Reshad Dyer homicide at Baldwin State Prison
  The AJC's list records Vincent Reshad Dyer, 50, as a Baldwin State Prison homicide on Aug. 21, 2024, from sharp force chest trauma, stabbed by others with sharp instruments. Incident report data shows a homicide, fight and contraband.
  Date: 2024-08-21
  Tags: death,violence,contraband,facilities
  Sources: Ga prison homicides: A list of those killed in Georgia's prison system

- [confirmed] Donnie Russell Rowe housed at Baldwin State Prison
  Escaped inmate Donnie Russell Rowe (GDC #0001110632) was serving Life Without Parole for armed robbery and was housed at Baldwin State Prison in Milledgeville, Georgia, per GDC's June 13, 2017 press release.
  Date: 2017-06-13
  Tags: transfers,operations,investigations
  Sources: Correctional Officers Christopher Monica and Curtis Billue tragically killed | Georgia Department of Corrections

- [reported] Traquan Rashad Bangs convicted of murder at Baldwin State Prison
  Traquan Rashad Bangs was convicted by a jury of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, and possession of prohibited items by an inmate for stabbing Vincent Dyer multiple times with a homemade weapon on the afternoon of Aug. 21, 2024, at Baldwin State Prison.
  Date: 2024-08-21
  Tags: violence,death,contraband
  Sources: Jury convicts state inmate in murder case at Baldwin State | The Union-Recorder

- [reported] Inmate Johnny Vaughn killed after altercation at Baldwin State Prison
  The Georgia Department of Corrections confirmed the death of inmate Johnny Vaughn at Baldwin State Prison 'after an altercation with several inmates.' The death was being investigated by GDC's Office of Professional Standards, with the county coroner to determine manner and cause pending GBI autopsy results.
  Tags: death,violence,investigations,facilities
  Sources: Inmate killed in middle Georgia prison after reported altercation

- [reported] Coroner pronounced Ceaser deceased at 7 p.m. July 3
  Baldwin County Coroner Steve Chapple said he pronounced Artinez Ceaser deceased at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 3, and believed the inmate had been deceased for several hours.
  Tags: death,facilities
  Sources: Deceased Baldwin State inmate identified | The Union-Recorder

- [confirmed] Ricky Dubose housed at Baldwin State Prison
  Escaped inmate Ricky Dubose (GDC #1000492869) was serving a 20-year sentence for armed robbery and was housed at Baldwin State Prison in Milledgeville, Georgia, per GDC's June 13, 2017 press release.
  Date: 2017-06-13
  Tags: transfers,operations,investigations
  Sources: Correctional Officers Christopher Monica and Curtis Billue tragically killed | Georgia Department of Corrections

- [reported] Vincent Dyer pronounced deceased at scene by deputy coroner
  The victim in the Baldwin State Prison stabbing case, Vincent Dyer, was pronounced deceased at the scene by a deputy coroner with the Baldwin County Coroner's Office.
  Date: 2024-08-21
  Tags: death,violence
  Sources: Jury convicts state inmate in murder case at Baldwin State | The Union-Recorder

- [reported] Acquitted inmates led out by GDC Interdiction Response Team
  After acquittal, Daniels, Gordon, and Steed were led out of the courtroom by Baldwin County Sheriff's Office Court Security Detail deputies and members of the Georgia Department of Corrections Interdiction Response Team.
  Tags: legal,operations
  Sources: Jury acquits 3 former Baldwin State Prison inmates in local murder trial | The Union-Recorder

- [reported] AJC homicide list: Vaughn, 39, stab wound to torso
  The AJC's list of people killed in Georgia's prison system records Johnny Lee Vaughn, 39, as a Baldwin State Prison homicide on Oct. 4, 2023, from a stab wound to the torso; GDC said he died after a fight involving multiple inmates.
  Date: 2023-10-04
  Tags: violence,death,facilities
  Sources: Ga prison homicides: A list of those killed in Georgia's prison system

- [reported] Ceaser found unresponsive about 1 p.m. with no visible injuries
  Ceaser was found unresponsive in his cell about 1 p.m. that day, and Baldwin County Coroner Steve Chapple said there were no visible injuries.
  Tags: death,facilities
  Sources: Deceased Baldwin State inmate identified | The Union-Recorder

- [confirmed] Escape from Baldwin State Prison Transfer Squad during transport
  GDC Commissioner Gregory C. Dozier confirmed that two inmates being transported between Hancock State Prison and Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison escaped by overpowering two Baldwin State Prison Transfer Squad officers.
  Date: 2017-06-13
  Tags: transfers,operations,staffing
  Sources: Correctional Officers Christopher Monica and Curtis Billue tragically killed | Georgia Department of Corrections

- [reported] Michael Anthony Dawson Jr. strangled at Baldwin, Dec. 25, 2019
  Michael Anthony Dawson Jr., 34, was strangled to death at Baldwin State Prison on Dec. 25, 2019; Albert B. Glover was arrested in January 2020 on a murder charge in connection with the death.
  Date: 2019-12-25
  Tags: violence,death,facilities
  Sources: Five inmates stabbed in fight at Baldwin State Prison | The Union-Recorder

- [confirmed] Former Baldwin officer Chelsey Mayweather convicted of drug and extortion charges
  Chelsey Mayweather, 25, of Milledgeville, Georgia, formerly a Correctional Officer at Baldwin State Prison, was convicted by a federal jury of two counts of attempting to distribute cocaine and/or methamphetamine, and two counts of extortion under color of official right.
  Tags: corruption,drugs,contraband,investigations
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- [reported] Witness in Baldwin prison homicide also murdered, charge against Brandon Hill may be dismissed
  Defense attorney Carl Cansino told a judge that the murder charge against Brandon Hill for a homicide at Baldwin State Prison may be dismissed because the only witness to the crime has also been murdered.
  Tags: violence,death,legal
  Sources: Augusta man accused of committing murder in prison given another step toward freedom - The Augusta Press

- [reported] Dunigan and Bussler accused of murdering David Michael Watson
  Two former Baldwin State Prison inmates, Timothy Dunigan and Trinity Bussler, were accused of murdering David Michael Watson by choking him, stabbing him about the face, neck and back, and placing him face down on his bunk before setting it afire, according to local and state authorities.
  Tags: violence,death,facilities
  Sources: Five inmates stabbed in fight at Baldwin State Prison | The Union-Recorder

- [reported] Correctional Officer Jessica Brown charged with bribery and attempted drug trafficking
  A U.S. Attorney's Office press release named Jessica Brown, age 30, of Milledgeville, Georgia, a Correctional Officer at Baldwin State Prison, as charged with accepting bribe payments to protect drug transactions and with attempted drug trafficking.
  Tags: corruption,drugs,investigations
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- [reported] Statewide GDC lockdown after Dooly fight sent 9 inmates to hospital
  GDC placed all of its facilities statewide on lockdown after a fight at Dooly State Prison sent nine inmates to the hospital, with a GDC spokesperson saying 'Out of an abundance of caution, all GDC facilities have been placed on lockdown until further notice.'
  Tags: violence,operations,facilities
  Sources: Georgia Corrections facilities on lockdown after prison altercation sends 9 inmates to hospital, officials say - CBS Atlanta

- [reported] Inmate David Watson killed by choking and stabbing at Baldwin
  GDC Special Agent Nathan Adkerson stated in a murder warrant affidavit that the accused caused the death of inmate David Watson by choking him and stabbing him about the face, neck and lower back multiple times.
  Tags: violence,death,investigations
  Sources: Prison inmate was strangled, stabbed, set afire | The Union-Recorder

- [reported] Three former inmates indicted for 2021 murder of Jose Garcia Ibrra
  A Baldwin County grand jury indicted Kevonta Daykwon Daniels, Tarez Rashan Gordon, and Tyquerion Steed on charges of malice murder, felony murder, and aggravated assault for the June 15, 2021 slaying of inmate Jose Garcia Ibrra at Baldwin State Prison.
  Date: 2021-06-15
  Tags: violence,death,legal
  Sources: Three former inmates at Baldwin State Prison indicted by grand jurors on murder charges | The Union-Recorder; Three state inmates tried for June ‘21 murder | The Union-Recorder

- [reported] Joshua Emanuel Williams died of sharp force injuries; lawsuit alleges cellmate placement
  Joshua Emanuel Williams, 22, died July 3, 2020, at Baldwin State Prison of multiple sharp force injuries; a lawsuit by his mother alleges he was placed in a cell with an inmate who had stabbed other inmates.
  Date: 2020-07-03
  Tags: death,violence,legal
  Sources: Ga prison homicides: A list of those killed in Georgia's prison system

- [reported] Jose Garcia Ibrra murder at Baldwin State Prison on June 15
  The murder of Jose Garcia Ibrra took place at Baldwin State Prison on Laying Farm Road sometime between noon and 2 p.m. on June 15.
  Tags: death,violence
  Sources: Authorities arrest 3 inmates in stabbing death at local prison | The Union-Recorder

- [reported] Three inmates charged with malice murder in Jose Garcia Ibrra death
  Three inmates at Baldwin State Prison taken into custody on charges of malice murder were identified as Tyquerion Steed, Kevonta Daniels and Tarez Gordon, according to McCall Trammell, assistant general counsel for the Office of Legal Services with the Georgia Department of Corrections.
  Tags: death,violence,legal
  Sources: Authorities arrest 3 inmates in stabbing death at local prison | The Union-Recorder

- [confirmed] Rodney Gardner promoted from Baldwin Deputy Warden
  GDC Commissioner Tyrone Oliver announced the promotion of Rodney Gardner, Deputy Warden of Security at Baldwin State Prison, to Regional Operations Coordinator at Riverbend Correctional Facility, effective September 1, 2026.
  Date: 2026-08-28
  Tags: staffing,operations
  Sources: New Facilities Regional Operations Coordinator at Riverbend Correctional Facility | Georgia Department of Corrections

- [reported] Brandon Hill charged with murder of Jamari McClinton at Baldwin State Prison
  Brandon Hill, 27, was charged with murder, malice murder, and felony assault in the stabbing death of 21-year-old Jamari Charell McClinton at Baldwin State Prison.
  Tags: violence,death,legal
  Sources: Local convict charged in slaying at Milledgeville state prison; Murder charge for prisoner in stabbing death of other inmate | FOX 5 Atlanta

- [confirmed] McClinton stabbed to death by Bloods gang member at Baldwin
  McClinton was transferred to Baldwin State Prison and housed in a general prison population dorm rather than protective custody, where another prisoner, a Bloods gang member, stabbed him to death.
  Tags: violence,death,gangs,transfers
  Sources: Ricardo McClinton v. Warden, Baldwin State Prison, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit, 2026-04-14 (court record via CourtListener)

- [reported] Baldwin stabbing response: one serious injury, multiple ambulances
  An apparent fight at Baldwin State Prison near Milledgeville on a Friday morning led to the stabbings of five inmates, with one victim seriously injured and taken to a Macon trauma center; at least three ambulances from Grady Emergency Medical Services plus one each from Putnam County and Wilkinson County EMS were dispatched.
  Tags: violence,medical,facilities
  Sources: Five inmates stabbed in fight at Baldwin State Prison | The Union-Recorder

- [reported] Statewide GDC lockdown after gang-related fights at five prisons
  GDC said all of its facilities statewide had been placed on lockdown 'out of an abundance of caution' following multiple inmates injured in gang-related fights at Smith, Wilcox, Hays, Dooly and Valdosta state prisons.
  Tags: violence,gangs,operations
  Sources: GDC prisons locked down statewide after multiple inmates injured in 'gang-related' fights Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility, gdc prisons locked down statewide after multiple inmates injured in gang related fights smith wilcox hays valdosta state prisons 11 inmates injured airlifted georgia department of corrections lockdown caution investigation [2]

- [reported] All GDC facilities locked down after multiple fights June 18
  A GDC spokesperson stated that multiple fights occurred across GDC facilities on the evening of June 18, resulting in all facilities being placed on lockdown out of an abundance of caution.
  Tags: violence,operations,facilities
  Sources: All GDC facilities on lockdown after violent night | WSAV-TV

- [reported] Traquan Bangs convicted of murder of Vincent Dyer at Baldwin State Prison
  A Baldwin County jury found Traquan Rashad Bangs guilty of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, and possession of prohibited items by an inmate for the August 21, 2024 stabbing death of inmate Vincent Dyer at Baldwin State Prison. Chief Judge Alison T. Burleson sentenced Bangs to life without parole plus five years.
  Date: 2024-08-21
  Tags: violence,death,legal
  Sources: Inmate convicted in deadly Baldwin State Prison stabbing - 41NBC News | WMGT-DT

- [confirmed] Dunigan pleaded guilty to malice murder of David Micheal Watson
  Timothy Paul Dunigan pleaded guilty to a charge of malice murder before Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge Terry N. Massey on Wednesday, Oct. 18, confessing to killing 26-year-old David Micheal Watson, a fellow inmate at Baldwin State Prison.
  Tags: violence,death,legal
  Sources: State inmate pleads guilty to murder

- [reported] Ricky Mathis died at Baldwin State Prison; no signs of altercation
  An inmate died Sunday at Baldwin State Prison according to GDC, identified as Ricky Mathis, with the GDC adding there were no reports or signs of an altercation in connection with the April 5 death.
  Tags: death,investigations
  Sources: Inmate dies at Baldwin State Prison, investigation underway - 41NBC News | WMGT-DT

- [confirmed] Terrance Bowen beaten to death by cellmate at Baldwin State Prison
  Terrance Bowen was beaten to death by his cellmate at Baldwin State Prison in Milledgeville, Georgia, and the administrator of his estate brought a § 1983 action alleging his Eighth Amendment rights were violated when he was housed in that cell.
  Date: 2010-03-09
  Tags: death,violence,legal
  Sources: Bowen Ex Rel. Estate of Bowen v. Warden, Baldwin State Prison, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit, 2016-06-22 (court record via CourtListener)

- [reported] All GDC facilities locked down after altercation at Smith State Prison
  All Georgia Department of Corrections facilities were placed on lockdown after two inmates were injured during an altercation at Smith State Prison.
  Tags: violence,operations,facilities
  Sources: All GDC facilities on lockdown after 2 inmates injured at Smith State Prison | WSAV-TV

- [reported] Inmate Akeim Burgest sues officers for stabbing incident
  Akeim Burgest, an inmate at Baldwin State Prison, filed a lawsuit against correctional officers Ashley Scholz and Kim Willis, alleging that Scholz stabbed him in the hand on March 23, 2025, while Willis watched.
  Date: 2025-03-23
  Tags: violence,legal,staffing
  Sources: BURGEST v. SCHOLZ, 2026-05-14 (court record via CourtListener); State prisoner sues officers for shanking incident at Baldwin State Prison Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility

- [reported] Sentencing set for four former GDC officers convicted of bribery and drug charges
  Sentencing for Jeremy Fluellen, Chelsey Mayweather, Tramaine Tucker, and Christopher Williams, the four former GDC officers convicted by a federal jury, was set for July 25, 2017, before U.S. District Judge Timothy C. Batten, Sr.
  Date: 2017-07-25
  Tags: corruption,drugs,legal
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- [reported] Officer in Burgest lawsuit resigned and took job at Riverbend Correctional Facility
  The officer accused of stabbing Akeim Burgest resigned from Baldwin State Prison on April 16, 2025, less than a month after the incident, and subsequently became a training specialist at Riverbend Correctional Facility in Milledgeville.
  Date: 2025-04-16
  Tags: staffing,corruption,legal
  Sources: State prisoner sues officers for shanking incident at Baldwin State Prison Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility

- [reported] Statewide lockdown after gang fight at Telfair State Prison
  Georgia's Department of Corrections said the state's entire prison system was on lockdown because of violence at Telfair State Prison, after a fight broke out among multiple inmates and three were treated at hospitals; GDC said the fight was gang related but confined to one dorm.
  Tags: violence,gangs,operations
  Sources: Gang fight at Telfair State Prison prompts statewide prison lockdown, GA Department of Corrections says

- [reported] Michael Dawson pronounced dead on Christmas Day 2019
  Michael Dawson, an inmate at Baldwin State Prison, was pronounced dead at approximately 9:20 a.m. on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 2019, according to a GDC press release, and GDC special agents were investigating the death as a suspected homicide.
  Date: 2019-12-25
  Tags: death,violence,investigations
  Sources: Death of inmate probed as murder at Baldwin State Prison | The Union-Recorder

- [reported] More than 45 GDC officers and contract officers charged in federal contraband and bribery indictments
  A U.S. Attorney's Office press release announced that more than 45 current and former Georgia Department of Corrections officers and contract correctional officers had been charged in seven separate federal indictments with smuggling contraband into prisons and accepting bribe payments to protect drug deals in an FBI undercover operation.
  Tags: corruption,contraband,drugs,investigations,staffing
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- [reported] December 2010 prisoner strike included Baldwin State Prison
  On December 9, 2010, thousands of Georgia prisoners at Augusta, Baldwin, Hancock, Hays, Macon, Smith and Telfair State Prisons began a strike, refusing to work and locking down in their cells in a protest demanding a living wage for work and educational opportunities, among other demands, from the Georgia Department of Corrections.
  Date: 2010-12-09
  Tags: operations,conditions,policy
  Sources: Inmates in Six Georgia Prisons on Strike for Third Work Day | libcom.org

- [reported] David Michael Watson killed at Baldwin State Prison on June 5, 2019
  David Michael Watson was killed at Baldwin State Prison on June 5, during 2019.
  Date: 2019-06-05
  Tags: death,violence
  Sources: Death of inmate probed as murder at Baldwin State Prison | The Union-Recorder

- [reported] McClinton stabbed with makeshift knife at Baldwin
  WRDW/WAGT reported that McClinton was stabbed with a makeshift knife at Baldwin State Prison near Milledgeville.
  Tags: violence,death,contraband
  Sources: Local convict charged in slaying at Milledgeville state prison

- [reported] Former Baldwin correctional officer Chelsey Mayweather charged with bribery and attempted drug trafficking
  A U.S. Attorney's Office press release named Chelsey Mayweather, age 24, of Milledgeville, Georgia, formerly a Correctional Officer at Baldwin State Prison, as charged with accepting bribe payments to protect drug transactions and with attempted drug trafficking.
  Tags: corruption,drugs,contraband,investigations,staffing
  Sources: <!DOCTYPE html><html><head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no"> <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="5; URL='/usao-ndga/pr/furt

- [reported] 2017 transport bus escape: two inmates overpowered two Baldwin sergeants
  On June 13, 2017, GDC Commissioner Gregory C. Dozier confirmed that two inmates being transported between Hancock State Prison and Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison escaped from custody by overpowering two Baldwin State Prison Transfer Sergeants driving a state prison transport bus carrying a total of 33 inmates; the two officers were killed.
  Date: 2017-06-13
  Tags: violence,death,staffing,operations
  Sources: Correctional Officers Christopher Monica and Curtis Billue tragically killed | Georgia Department of Corrections

- [reported] Nine inmates injured in Dooly gang-related fight, statewide lockdown
  Nine inmates were injured in a 'gang-related' altercation at Dooly State Prison, prompting a statewide lockdown, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections.
  Tags: violence,gangs,operations
  Sources: GDC: 9 hurt after 'gang-related' fight at Dooly State Prison, prompting statewide lockdown Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility

- [reported] Two inmates charged with murder of David Michael Watson
  The Union-Recorder reported that Timothy Paul Dunigan and Trinity Wayne Bussler, two inmates housed at Baldwin State Prison, were arrested and charged with the murder of fellow inmate David Michael Watson, and that the two men are accused of killing Watson by strangulation, stabbing and then setting him afire.
  Date: 2019-06-05
  Tags: death,violence,legal
  Sources: Death of inmate probed as murder at Baldwin State Prison | The Union-Recorder

- [reported] Dunigan sentenced to life without parole
  The Union-Recorder reported that Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge Terry Massey sentenced Timothy Paul Dunigan to life in prison without the possibility of parole, following a sentencing hearing in Baldwin County Superior Court in Milledgeville.
  Tags: violence,death,legal
  Sources: Dunigan gets life in prison | The Union-Recorder

- [reported] Officer Curtis Billue, 58, transferred to Baldwin in October 2011
  Baldwin State Prison officer Curtis Billue, 58, transferred to Baldwin State Prison in October 2011 and accepted a position at the Transportation Unit in Milledgeville in March 2013.
  Date: 2017-06-13
  Tags: staffing,death
  Sources: Correctional Officers Christopher Monica and Curtis Billue tragically killed | Georgia Department of Corrections

- [reported] Inmate Johnny Vaughn found unconscious, stabbed at Baldwin SP
  Baldwin County Deputy Coroner Foster Hurt said Johnny Vaughn was found unconscious on the restroom floor at Baldwin State Prison. CPR was attempted, and he was taken by ambulance to Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin hospital where a physician pronounced him deceased, with stab wounds and other injuries.
  Tags: violence,death,facilities
  Sources: State prison inmates indicted in murder at Baldwin State Prison | The Union-Recorder

- [reported] Milledgeville police disrupt contraband drone drop intended for Baldwin State Prison
  Milledgeville police reported that K9 Diesel and the department's drone unit disrupted a contraband drone drop intended for Baldwin State Prison on New Year's Eve, seizing a contraband drone, more than $8,000 in cash, firearms and narcotics.
  Tags: contraband,drugs,operations
  Sources: Milledgeville police stop contraband drone drop on New Year’s Eve - 41NBC News | WMGT-DT

- [reported] GDC confirms death of detainee Ricky Mathis at Baldwin State Prison on April 5
  GDC deputy director of communications Lori Benoit said the death of detainee Ricky Mathis occurred April 5 at Baldwin State Prison, with cause undetermined and no reports or signs of altercation.
  Tags: death,investigations,facilities
  Sources: Baldwin State Prison death remains under investigation | The Union-Recorder

- [reported] Inmate Frederick Louis Spears, 27, stabbed to death at Baldwin SP
  GBI Special Agent in Charge Mary Chandler identified a 27-year-old inmate killed at Baldwin State Prison as Frederick Louis Spears, stabbed with what authorities believed was a makeshift knife (shank), in a homicide believed to have happened about 9 a.m. on a Tuesday.
  Tags: violence,death,facilities
  Sources: Authorities investigating inmate murder at Baldwin State Prison | The Union-Recorder

- [reported] Inmate Ricky Mathis Jr., 38, found unresponsive in cell at Baldwin State Prison on Easter
  Baldwin County Deputy Coroner Foster Hurt identified a 38-year-old inmate found unresponsive in his cell at Baldwin State Prison near Milledgeville on Easter as Ricky Mathis Jr.
  Tags: death,investigations,facilities
  Sources: Baldwin State Prison death remains under investigation | The Union-Recorder

- [reported] 33-year-old inmate found dead alone in cell at Baldwin SP
  Baldwin County Coroner Steve Chapple pronounced a 33-year-old inmate at Baldwin State Prison deceased about 7 p.m. on a Friday. The inmate had been in a cell by himself. An autopsy was scheduled at the GBI Crime Laboratory in Dry Branch.
  Tags: death,facilities
  Sources: Inmate death investigation underway at Baldwin State Prison | The Union-Recorder

- [reported] Reddish, bluish marks seen on neck of inmate Ricky Mathis Jr.; no other visible injuries
  Reddish, bluish marks were seen on the neck of the Baldwin State Prison inmate found unresponsive in his cell, identified by the Baldwin County Deputy Coroner as Ricky Mathis Jr., with no other visible injuries reported.
  Tags: death,investigations,violence
  Sources: Baldwin State Prison death remains under investigation | The Union-Recorder

- [reported] Edward Jamar McCloud, 40, killed at Baldwin July 23, 2021 by sharp force injury to neck
  The AJC's list records Edward Jamar McCloud, 40, as a Baldwin State Prison homicide on July 23, 2021, from sharp force injury to the neck.
  Date: 2021-07-23
  Tags: violence,death,facilities
  Sources: Ga prison homicides: A list of those killed in Georgia's prison system

- [reported] Inmate Jamari Charell McClinton, 21, stabbed to death at Baldwin SP
  Baldwin County Deputy Coroner Steve Chapple identified a 21-year-old inmate shanked with a makeshift knife at Baldwin State Prison as Jamari Charell McClinton of Decatur, and said he pronounced McClinton dead about 8:30 a.m. Another inmate was arrested and charged with the slaying.
  Tags: violence,death,facilities
  Sources: Inmate murdered at Baldwin State Prison | The Union-Recorder

- [reported] Jamari McClinton, 21, stabbed at Baldwin Aug. 11, 2021 five days after transfer from Phillips
  The AJC's list records Jamari McClinton, 21, as a Baldwin State Prison homicide by stabbing on Aug. 11, 2021, five days after being transferred from Phillips State Prison, where he had been in protective custody after gang threats that was removed upon transfer.
  Date: 2021-08-11
  Tags: violence,death,gangs,transfers
  Sources: Ga prison homicides: A list of those killed in Georgia's prison system

- [confirmed] DOJ: Baldwin inmate assaulted by Gangster Disciples, then housed with attacker
  The U.S. Department of Justice's Georgia prisons findings report describes an instance in which a person incarcerated at Baldwin was assaulted in his housing unit by members of the Gangster Disciples gang with a lock in a sock, after which the victim was placed in segregation in a cell with an individual from the same gang that had attacked him.
  Tags: gangs,violence,solitary,conditions,investigations
  Sources: DOJ Findings Report: Investigation of Georgia Prisons (October 2024)

- [reported] Bedarius Clark, 26, found unresponsive in Baldwin segregation Aug. 21, 2021; GDC called it assault
  The AJC's list records Bedarius Clark, 26, as a Baldwin State Prison homicide on Aug. 21, 2021, found unresponsive in the prison's segregation unit, with the GDC describing the death as an assault and no death certificate on file.
  Date: 2021-08-21
  Tags: violence,death,solitary,facilities
  Sources: Ga prison homicides: A list of those killed in Georgia's prison system

- [confirmed] DOJ visited Baldwin State Prison in 2022-2023
  DOJ's Georgia prisons findings report lists Baldwin State Prison among the prisons DOJ visited in 2022 and 2023 as part of the investigation.
  Tags: investigations,facilities
  Sources: DOJ Findings Report: Investigation of Georgia Prisons (October 2024)

- [reported] Fredrick Louis Spears Jr., 27, killed at Baldwin May 2, 2023 by stab wound to torso
  The AJC's list records Fredrick Louis Spears Jr., 27, as a Baldwin State Prison homicide on May 2, 2023, from a stab wound to the torso.
  Date: 2023-05-02
  Tags: violence,death,facilities
  Sources: Ga prison homicides: A list of those killed in Georgia's prison system

FINDINGS (17)
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- [reported] Baldwin Warden Cedric Taylor presented Facilities Division update and Lifers program
  Board of Corrections minutes record that Warden Cedric Taylor presented a Facilities Division update of Baldwin State Prison and talked briefly about the facility's Lifers program.
  Date: 2016-03-01
  Tags: facilities,operations,policy
  Sources: Board Meeting Minutes March 2016

- [reported] Cedric Taylor listed as Warden of Baldwin State Prison at Board of Corrections meeting
  Cedric Taylor was listed as Warden of Baldwin State Prison among the attendees of a Georgia Board of Corrections meeting.
  Date: 2016-03-01
  Tags: staffing,operations
  Sources: Board Meeting Minutes March 2016

- [confirmed] Baldwin PREA audit 2015 standards results
  A PREA audit of Baldwin State Prison reported 4 standards exceeded, 35 standards met, and 0 standards not met.
  Date: 2015-01-01
  Tags: legal,policy,facilities
  Sources: Prea Audit Report  Interim  Final

- [confirmed] Baldwin PREA 2015 full compliance finding
  This PREA audit found Baldwin State Prison exceeded 4 standards, met 35 standards, did not meet 0 standards, and had 4 standards not applicable, and the auditor stated the facility was in full compliance with PREA standards.
  Date: 2015-01-01
  Tags: legal,policy,facilities
  Sources: Prea Audit Report  Interim  Final

- [reported] State audit: Baldwin experienced major repairs due to inmate destruction
  The Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts' performance audit 'Maintenance of State Prisons' states that staff explained that prisons such as Baldwin experienced major repairs during the review period due to inmate destruction.
  Date: 2012-02-01
  Tags: facilities,conditions,budget
  Sources: DOAA Maintenance of State Prisons Audit (2012-02)

- [confirmed] Baldwin constructed and opened 1976, renovated 1989
  GDC's facility descriptions document lists Baldwin State Prison as constructed in 1976, opened in 1976, and renovated in 1989.
  Tags: facilities
  Sources: Facility descriptions / Georgia Department of Corrections

- [confirmed] Baldwin housing: seven units, 754 general-population beds
  GDC's facility descriptions document states that Baldwin State Prison housing consists of seven housing units with 754 general-population beds in open dormitory, tiered living unit, or two-man cell design, plus Acute Care, Crisis Stabilization, hospital infirmary and segregation housing.
  Tags: facilities,conditions,medical,mental_health,solitary
  Sources: Facility descriptions / Georgia Department of Corrections

- [confirmed] Baldwin PREA cycle 4 standards results
  A PREA audit report for Baldwin State Prison recorded 4 standards exceeded, 41 standards met, and 0 standards not met.
  Date: 2024-01-01
  Tags: legal,policy,facilities
  Sources: GDC, PREA Baldwin SP - Audit (Cycle 4)

- [confirmed] Baldwin Mental Health Level III mission and bed counts
  GDC's facility descriptions document states that Baldwin State Prison's mission includes Mental Health Level III services including a Supportive Living Unit, nine Acute Care beds and seven Crisis Stabilization beds, and mental health evaluation and support services for 27 facilities, plus a 16-bed infirmary.
  Tags: mental_health,medical,facilities
  Sources: Facility descriptions / Georgia Department of Corrections

- [reported] Baldwin State Prison described as level five facility with minimum-to-close classification levels
  At the Board of Corrections meeting, Warden Cedric Taylor's facility update described Baldwin State Prison as a level five facility with classification levels from minimum to close, and discussed food service, business administration, medical, dental and mental health services, housing population levels, staffing positions, education and programming, and reentry efforts.
  Date: 2017-05-04
  Tags: facilities,operations,medical,mental_health,reentry,staffing
  Sources: Board of Corrections, board meeting minutes may 2017

- [reported] Baldwin PREA Cycle 3: 42 standards met, 0 not met
  A PREA audit of Baldwin State Prison reported 42 standards met and 0 standards not met.
  Tags: legal,policy,investigations
  Sources: PREA Facility Audit Report: Final, prea baldwin audit cycle 3

- [reported] Baldwin PREA Cycle 3: 3 exceeded, 42 met, 0 not met
  The Cycle 3 PREA audit found Baldwin State Prison exceeded 3 standards, met 42 standards, and did not meet 0 standards.
  Tags: legal,policy,investigations
  Sources: PREA Facility Audit Report: Final, prea baldwin audit cycle 3

- [confirmed] Women's Correctional Institution at Hardwick opened 1957, new institution 1976
  GDC's annual report directory entry for the Women's Correctional Institution at Hardwick states it was opened 1957, new institution 1976.
  Date: 1988-01-01
  Tags: facilities,demographics
  Sources: 1988 annual report

- [reported] Baldwin PREA Cycle 3 exceeded standards 115.11, 115.51, 115.87; met 41
  This PREA audit found Baldwin State Prison exceeded 3 standards -- 115.11 (Zero Tolerance of Sexual Abuse and Sexual Harassment: PREA Coordinator), 115.51 (Inmate Reporting), and 115.87 (Data Collection) -- and met 41 standards.
  Tags: legal,policy,investigations
  Sources: PREA Facility Audit Report: Final, prea baldwin audit cycle 3

- [confirmed] Baldwin S.P. listed separately from Bostick S.P. at Hardwick
  GDC's annual report directory lists a State Prisons entry named 'Baldwin S.P.' at Hardwick, GA, distinct from a separate 'Bostick S.P.' entry also at Hardwick, GA.
  Tags: facilities
  Sources: Annual report, fiscal year 1996

- [reported] Southern Center for Human Rights report names Baldwin State Prison among three particularly dangerous Georgia prisons
  A report by the Southern Center for Human Rights, described in a CNN article, named Baldwin State Prison, Hays State Prison and Smith State Prison as particularly dangerous Georgia prisons.
  Tags: violence,conditions,investigations,facilities
  Sources: Scathing report shines spotlight on Georgia prisons | CNN

- [confirmed] Baldwin classified as special mission facility for severe mental health issues
  The Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts' performance audit of the Georgia Department of Corrections states that Baldwin State Prison holds offenders with severe mental health issues, among prisons classified as special mission facilities.
  Tags: mental_health,facilities,policy
  Sources: DOAA Bed Demand & Agency Strategy Report (2018-12)

LEGAL FACTS (27)
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- [confirmed] Driver v. Baldwin State Prison dismissed without prejudice
  Driver v. Baldwin State Prison was dismissed without prejudice by the district judge, with the plaintiff's motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis denied as moot.
  Date: 2025-05-06
  Tags: legal
  Sources: DRIVER v. BALDWIN STATE PRISON, 2025-05-06 (court record via CourtListener)

- [confirmed] Martin v. Baldwin State Prison dismissed without prejudice
  Martin v. Baldwin State Prison ended when the district judge adopted a report and recommendation and granted a motion to dismiss without prejudice.
  Date: 2021-04-02
  Tags: legal
  Sources: MARTIN v. BALDWIN STATE PRISON, 2021-04-02 (court record via CourtListener)

- [reported] Traquan Rashad Bangs sentenced to life without parole plus five years
  Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit Superior Court Chief Judge Alison T. Burleson sentenced Traquan Rashad Bangs to life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus five years, for the murder of Vincent Dyer at Baldwin State Prison.
  Tags: legal,violence,death
  Sources: Jury convicts state inmate in murder case at Baldwin State | The Union-Recorder

- [confirmed] McKinney v. Baldwin State Prison Medical Staff dismissed for failure to prosecute
  McKinney v. Baldwin State Prison Medical Staff was dismissed for failure to prosecute.
  Date: 2020-10-28
  Tags: legal,medical
  Sources: MCKINNEY v. BALDWIN STATE PRISON MEDICAL STAFF, 2020-10-28 (court record via CourtListener)

- [confirmed] Preston v. Baldwin State Prison Medical Staff dismissed without prejudice
  Preston v. Baldwin State Prison Medical Staff was dismissed without prejudice.
  Date: 2020-12-01
  Tags: legal,medical
  Sources: PRESTON v. BALDWIN STATE PRISON MEDICAL STAFF, 2020-12-01 (court record via CourtListener)

- [confirmed] Snelling v. Baldwin State Prison dismissed without prejudice
  Snelling v. Baldwin State Prison (the 2018 case) was dismissed without prejudice by the district judge.
  Date: 2018-08-17
  Tags: legal
  Sources: SNELLING v. BALDWIN STATE PRISON, 2018-08-17 (court record via CourtListener)

- [confirmed] Parson v. Baldwin State Prison dismissed without prejudice
  Parson v. Baldwin State Prison was dismissed by the district judge without prejudice.
  Date: 2016-12-15
  Tags: legal
  Sources: PARSON v. BALDWIN STATE PRISON, 2016-12-15 (court record via CourtListener)

- [confirmed] DOJ opened statewide civil investigation into Georgia prison conditions Sept. 14, 2021
  On September 14, 2021, the Justice Department announced it had opened a statewide civil investigation into conditions of confinement of prisoners held in Georgia's prisons, to examine whether Georgia provides prisoners reasonable protection from physical harm at the hands of other prisoners.
  Date: 2021-09-14
  Tags: investigations,violence,legal
  Sources: DOJ Press Release: Justice Department Announces Investigation into Conditions in Georgia Prisons

- [confirmed] Shearer v. Baldwin State Prison dismissed
  Shearer v. Baldwin State Prison was dismissed after the district judge adopted a report and recommendation and granted a motion to dismiss.
  Date: 2017-11-09
  Tags: legal
  Sources: SHEARER v. BALDWIN STATE PRISON, 2017-11-09 (court record via CourtListener)

- [confirmed] Pipore v. Baldwin State Prison dismissed without prejudice
  Pipore v. Baldwin State Prison was dismissed by the district judge without prejudice.
  Date: 2016-07-13
  Tags: legal
  Sources: PIPORE v. BALDWIN STATE PRISON, 2016-07-13 (court record via CourtListener)

- [reported] Ricky Dubose sentenced to death for 2017 murders
  Ricky Dubose was sentenced to death on all four counts for his role in the 2017 killing of two correctional officers.
  Date: 2017-01-01
  Tags: violence,death,legal
  Sources: Jury sentences Ricky Dubose to death for 2017 prison guard murders Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility

- [confirmed] Geter v. Baldwin State Prison dismissed for lack of prosecution
  Geter v. Baldwin State Prison, which included a medical-care defendant Dr. Akunwanne, was dismissed without prejudice for lack of prosecution.
  Date: 2022-03-29
  Tags: legal,medical
  Sources: GETER v. BALDWIN STATE PRISON, 2022-03-29 (court record via CourtListener)

- [confirmed] Eleventh Circuit affirmed summary judgment in McClinton v. Warden
  The Eleventh Circuit affirmed summary judgment for all five defendants in McClinton v. Warden, Baldwin State Prison, holding that none of the defendants possessed the requisite subjective knowledge of the risk of harm to Jamari McClinton, who was stabbed to death by another Baldwin inmate after being transferred there in general population rather than protective custody.
  Date: 2026-04-14
  Tags: legal,violence,death
  Sources: Ricardo McClinton v. Warden, Baldwin State Prison, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit, 2026-04-14 (court record via CourtListener)

- [confirmed] Daughtry v. Prosser: Baldwin defendants terminated
  Ricardo Daughtry's complaint named defendants including officials at Baldwin State Prison (Slappy, Easeley, and Martin), and the claims against those Baldwin State Prison defendants were terminated when the court adopted a recommendation dismissing them, leaving only defendant Prosser.
  Date: 2022-07-21
  Tags: legal
  Sources: DAUGHTRY v. PROSSER, 2022-07-21 (court record via CourtListener)

- [confirmed] Eleventh Circuit reversed dismissal of Eighth Amendment claims against Baldwin officials
  The Eleventh Circuit reversed the district court's dismissal of the Eighth Amendment failure-to-protect claims against Deputy Warden Doug Underwood and Corrections Officer Cager Edward Davis, holding they were not entitled to qualified immunity at the pleading stage, and affirmed dismissal in all other respects.
  Date: 2016-06-22
  Tags: legal,conditions
  Sources: Bowen Ex Rel. Estate of Bowen v. Warden, Baldwin State Prison, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit, 2016-06-22 (court record via CourtListener)

- [confirmed] Daughtry v. Prosser dismissed without prejudice under Rule 25(a)
  The case Daughtry v. Prosser was dismissed without prejudice pursuant to Rule 25(a), the judgment entered on the same day the order issued.
  Date: 2025-01-03
  Tags: legal
  Sources: DAUGHTRY v. PROSSER, 2022-07-21 (court record via CourtListener)

- [confirmed] Moore v. Waller: federal civil rights complaint filed against four Baldwin officers
  Gary Moore, as administrator of Vincent Dyer's estate, filed a federal civil rights complaint against four Baldwin State Prison officers (Matthew Brooks, Daphne Hillman, Angela Jackson, Sherri V. Waller), with a $405 filing fee paid.
  Date: 2026-04-13
  Tags: legal,violence,facilities
  Sources: MOORE v. WALLER, 2026-04-13 (court record via CourtListener)

- [confirmed] Jackson v. Deputy Warden Reginald Clark set for trial July 14, 2025
  In Jackson v. Deputy Warden Reginald Clark, the court denied Jackson's own motion for summary judgment, adopted the recommendation, and set the case for trial beginning July 14, 2025.
  Date: 2025-05-21
  Tags: legal
  Sources: JACKSON v. DEPUTY WARDEN REGINALD CLARK, 2025-05-21 (court record via CourtListener)

- [confirmed] Moore v. Waller: defendants answer with jury demand
  The four defendant officers answered the amended complaint with a jury demand.
  Date: 2026-07-21
  Tags: legal
  Sources: MOORE v. WALLER, 2026-04-13 (court record via CourtListener)

- [confirmed] Magistrate recommended denying summary judgment in Jackson v. Clark
  In Jackson v. Deputy Warden Reginald Clark, a magistrate judge recommended denying the plaintiff's motion for summary judgment, stating that if accepted the matter should be set for trial.
  Date: 2025-05-02
  Tags: legal
  Sources: JACKSON v. DEPUTY WARDEN REGINALD CLARK, 2025-05-21 (court record via CourtListener)

- [confirmed] Moore v. Waller: confidentiality agreement and protective order entered
  A confidentiality agreement and protective order was entered by US District Judge Tilman E. Self III.
  Date: 2026-08-20
  Tags: legal
  Sources: MOORE v. WALLER, 2026-04-13 (court record via CourtListener)

- [confirmed] Moore v. Waller: discovery deadline 1/12/2027, dispositive motions 2/11/2027
  The court's scheduling order set discovery to be complete by January 12, 2027, and dispositive motions due by February 11, 2027.
  Date: 2026-07-20
  Tags: legal
  Sources: MOORE v. WALLER, 2026-04-13 (court record via CourtListener)

- [reported] Three inmates indicted for Jose Garcia Ibarra stabbing death
  The Union-Recorder reported that the three inmates charged in the June 15 stabbing death of Jose Garcia Ibarra at Baldwin State Prison were later jointly indicted by a Baldwin County grand jury on charges of malice murder, felony murder, and aggravated assault.
  Tags: legal,death,violence
  Sources: Five inmates stabbed in fight at Baldwin State Prison | The Union-Recorder

- [confirmed] McClinton v. Berry summary judgment granted for defendants
  The court granted the defendants' motion for summary judgment in McClinton v. Berry on 2/13/2025, and denied as moot the defendants' motion to exclude the testimony and opinions of Louis Eichenlaub.
  Date: 2025-02-13
  Tags: legal
  Sources: MCCLINTON v. BERRY, 2025-02-13 (court record via CourtListener)

- [confirmed] Burgest v. Scholz scheduling order
  In Burgest v. Scholz, the court set discovery to be complete by 10/16/2026 and dispositive motions due by 11/13/2026.
  Date: 2026-05-14
  Tags: legal
  Sources: BURGEST v. SCHOLZ, 2026-05-14 (court record via CourtListener)

- [confirmed] Bell v. Baldwin State Prison: complaint recommended dismissed
  In Bell v. Baldwin State Prison (M.D. Ga.), a magistrate judge recommended that plaintiff Tonyel Y. Bell's complaint be dismissed without prejudice for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.
  Date: 2025-10-24
  Tags: legal,facilities
  Sources: BELL v. BALDWIN STATE PRISON, 2025-10-24 (court record via CourtListener)

- [reported] Baldwin County DA could not discuss pending Hill murder case
  The Augusta Press reported that Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit District Attorney T. Wright Barksdale III, whose jurisdiction includes Baldwin County, said he could not discuss details of Brandon Hill's case because it is pending, and that Hill could be returned to Baldwin County to face the murder charge at any time.
  Tags: legal,violence,death
  Sources: Augusta man accused of committing murder in prison given another step toward freedom - The Augusta Press

POLICYS (27)
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- [reported] John Jeanes named Warden of Baldwin State Prison effective October 16, 2013
  GDC Commissioner Brian Owens announced the reassignment of John Jeanes as Warden of Baldwin State Prison effective October 16, 2013. The facility is located in Hardwick, Georgia.
  Date: 2013-10-16
  Tags: staffing,facilities,operations
  Sources: New Warden Named at Baldwin State Prison | Georgia Department of Corrections

- [reported] Bostick Correctional Institution opened as 500-bed facility
  GDC's 1987 annual report states that Bostick Correctional Institution in Hardwick opened that fiscal year as a 500-bed facility converted from an existing state-owned building, designed primarily for DUI and habitual-violator offenders.
  Date: 1987-01-01
  Tags: facilities,operations,policy
  Sources: 1987 annual report

- [reported] Baldwin programs described at Board of Corrections meeting
  At a Board of Corrections meeting, Warden Taylor described programs offered at Baldwin State Prison including Motivation for Change, Matrix Early Recovery Skills, Sex Offender Psycho-Educational Programming, Graphic Arts/OJT Programs, Faith and Character Program, Integrity Project and the Mission Possible Lifers' Group.
  Date: 2016-03-01
  Tags: policy,reentry,mental_health
  Sources: Board Meeting Minutes March 2016

- [reported] Board approved naming Baldwin buildings after fallen officers
  The Board of Corrections approved naming buildings at Baldwin State Prison and Telfair State Prison after fallen officers.
  Date: 2022-04-01
  Tags: facilities,policy
  Sources: Board Meeting Summary April 2022

- [reported] Michael Kendrick promoted to Deputy Warden of Security at Baldwin State Prison
  GDC Commissioner Gregory C. Dozier announced the promotion of Michael Kendrick to Deputy Warden of Security at Baldwin State Prison effective April 1, 2018; Kendrick would oversee 282 staff members.
  Date: 2018-04-01
  Tags: staffing,operations
  Sources: New Deputy Warden of Security at Baldwin State Prison | Georgia Department of Corrections, new deputy warden security baldwin state prison [1]

- [reported] Tracey Lumpkin promoted to Deputy Warden of Care & Treatment at Baldwin State Prison
  GDC Commissioner Brian Owens announced the promotion of Tracey Lumpkin to Deputy Warden of Care & Treatment at Baldwin State Prison effective October 1, 2014.
  Date: 2014-10-01
  Tags: staffing,medical,mental_health,operations
  Sources: New Deputy Warden of Care & Treatment Named at Baldwin State Prison | Georgia Department of Corrections

- [confirmed] GDC statewide visitation suspension for COVID-19
  Following a directive from Governor Kemp, GDC suspended visitation at all correctional facilities statewide, effective through April 10, 2020, in response to COVID-19.
  Date: 2020-03-12
  Tags: policy,conditions,facilities
  Sources: Georgia Department of Corrections Suspends Visitation Statewide | Georgia Department of Corrections

- [reported] Trevonza Bobbitt promoted to Warden of Baldwin State Prison effective January 1, 2018
  GDC Commissioner Gregory C. Dozier announced the promotion of Trevonza Bobbitt to Warden at Baldwin State Prison effective January 1, 2018.
  Date: 2018-01-01
  Tags: staffing,facilities,operations
  Sources: New Warden at Baldwin State Prison | Georgia Department of Corrections, new warden baldwin state prison [1]

- [reported] Four prisons suspended Memorial Day visitation after Dooly lockdown
  Following the Dooly State Prison altercation and statewide lockdown, GDC said Dooly State Prison, Washington State Prison, Ware State Prison and Hancock State Prison would not hold visitation during the Memorial Day weekend, while other prisons would hold regular visitation hours subject to change.
  Tags: operations,facilities
  Sources: Georgia Corrections facilities on lockdown after prison altercation sends 9 inmates to hospital, officials say - CBS Atlanta

- [reported] Walter Berry promoted to Warden of Baldwin State Prison effective December 1, 2020
  GDC Commissioner Timothy C. Ward announced the promotion of Walter Berry to Warden at Baldwin State Prison effective December 1, 2020.
  Date: 2020-12-01
  Tags: staffing,facilities,operations
  Sources: New Warden at Baldwin State Prison | Georgia Department of Corrections, new warden baldwin state prison [2]

- [confirmed] Teketa Jester listed as Baldwin Warden (2026)
  GDC's Facility Operations directory, updated 10/16/2026, lists Teketa Jester as Warden of Baldwin State Prison, with Rodney Gardner as a Deputy Warden Security.
  Date: 2026-10-16
  Tags: staffing,facilities,operations
  Sources: Facility Operations Updated: 10/16/2026

- [reported] Jeffrey Farmer promoted to Deputy Warden of Care and Treatment at Baldwin State Prison
  GDC Commissioner Tyrone Oliver announced the promotion of Jeffrey Farmer to Deputy Warden at Baldwin State Prison effective January 1, 2023, as Deputy Warden of Care and Treatment, overseeing supervision of educational programs.
  Date: 2023-01-01
  Tags: staffing,medical,mental_health,operations
  Sources: New Deputy Warden of Care and Treatment at Baldwin State Prison | Georgia Department of Corrections

- [reported] Teketa Jester promoted to Warden of Baldwin State Prison effective November 16, 2024
  GDC Commissioner Tyrone Oliver announced the promotion of Teketa Jester to Warden at Baldwin State Prison effective November 16, 2024. As Warden, Jester would be responsible for overseeing all staff members and approximately 686 male offenders.
  Date: 2024-11-16
  Tags: staffing,facilities,operations
  Sources: New Warden at Baldwin State Prison | Georgia Department of Corrections, new warden baldwin state prison [3]

- [confirmed] Baldwin listed as recruitment marketing campaign target
  The Georgia Board of Corrections minutes for the meeting of February 1, 2024 list Baldwin State Prison among the GDC facilities named as recruitment marketing campaign location targets.
  Date: 2024-02-01
  Tags: staffing,operations
  Sources: Board of Corrections, board meeting minutes february 2024

- [reported] Gerald Walker promoted to Deputy Warden of Security at Baldwin State Prison effective April 16, 2026
  GDC Commissioner Tyrone Oliver announced the promotion of Gerald Walker, Unit Manager at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison, to Deputy Warden of Security at Baldwin State Prison effective April 16, 2026.
  Date: 2026-04-16
  Tags: staffing,operations,facilities
  Sources: New Deputy Warden of Security at Baldwin State Prison | Georgia Department of Corrections

- [reported] Kemp/GDC plan: $77M for locks and infrastructure, $86M for emergency repairs
  Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and GDC unveiled a budget plan including $77 million to replace locks inside facilities and perform other major infrastructure improvements, plus an additional $86 million for emergency repairs and maintenance at facilities.
  Tags: budget,facilities,policy
  Sources: Kemp unveils plan to spend millions intended to restore order in Georgia prisons • Georgia Recorder

- [confirmed] Baldwin facility profile: capacity 757, opened 1976, medium security
  GDC's PREA audit narrative states Baldwin State Prison is located in Milledgeville, Georgia with a Hardwick, Georgia postal address, has a capacity of 757, opened in 1976, and is a medium security facility housing male inmates.
  Date: 2024-01-01
  Tags: facilities,demographics,operations
  Sources: GDC, PREA Baldwin SP - Audit (Cycle 4)

- [reported] Cedric Taylor identified as Warden of Baldwin State Prison in May 2017 Board of Corrections minutes
  The Board of Corrections' minutes for its May 4, 2017 meeting identify Cedric Taylor as Warden of Baldwin State Prison.
  Date: 2017-05-04
  Tags: staffing,operations,facilities
  Sources: Board of Corrections, board meeting minutes may 2017

- [confirmed] SolAmerica Energy utility easement at Baldwin
  At a Board of Corrections meeting, General Counsel Jennifer Ammons presented a property resolution for a permanent utility easement at Baldwin State Prison for SolAmerica Energy, an alternative energy generating utility.
  Date: 2016-11-01
  Tags: facilities,operations
  Sources: Board of Corrections, board meeting minutes november 2016

- [reported] Cedric Taylor identified as Warden of Baldwin State Prison
  At a Board of Corrections meeting, Cedric Taylor was identified as Warden of Baldwin State Prison and gave a facility update to the Board.
  Date: 2017-05-01
  Tags: operations,facilities
  Sources: Board of Corrections, board meeting minutes may 2017

- [confirmed] Board approves SolAmerica easement without harm to Baldwin operations
  At a Board of Corrections meeting, the Board determined it could accommodate the SolAmerica Energy permanent utility easement request without causing harm to the operations of Baldwin State Prison.
  Date: 2016-11-01
  Tags: facilities,operations
  Sources: Board of Corrections, board meeting minutes november 2016

- [reported] Cedric Taylor reassigned from Baldwin State Prison to Warden at Phillips State Prison
  GDC Commissioner Gregory C. Dozier announced the reassignment of Cedric Taylor, Warden of Baldwin State Prison, to Warden at Phillips State Prison effective January 1, 2018.
  Date: 2018-01-01
  Tags: staffing,operations,facilities
  Sources: Warden Reassignment at Phillips State Prison | Georgia Department of Corrections

- [confirmed] Walter Berry named Warden in 2024 PREA audit
  Walter Berry was named as the Warden/Jail Administrator/Sheriff/Director on GDC's PREA facility audit report for Baldwin State Prison.
  Date: 2024-01-01
  Tags: staffing,facilities
  Sources: GDC, PREA Baldwin SP - Audit (Cycle 4)

- [confirmed] GDC sought 0.5-acre Warden's Home property in Milledgeville
  At a Board of Corrections meeting, Assistant Commissioner Peter Adams presented a property resolution for the Warden's Home located in Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Georgia, stating that Inez Curtis and Sylvia Williams held title to 0.5 acre of property there that GDC sought to acquire for the Warden's Home.
  Date: 2022-12-01
  Tags: facilities,operations
  Sources: Board of Corrections, board meeting minutes december 2022

- [reported] Baldwin State Prison security level listed as Special Mission; renovated 1989
  GDC's facility page for Baldwin State Prison lists its security level as Special Mission and states it was renovated in 1989.
  Date: 1989-01-01
  Tags: facilities,operations
  Sources: Baldwin State Prison | Georgia Department of Corrections

- [reported] Baldwin State Prison offers Mental Health Level III services with acute care and crisis stabilization beds
  GDC states that Baldwin State Prison offers Mental Health Level III services including a Supportive Living Unit, nine acute care beds and seven crisis stabilization beds, and provides Mental Health evaluation and support services for six facilities, and hosts a 17 bed infirmary.
  Tags: mental_health,medical,facilities,conditions
  Sources: Baldwin State Prison | Georgia Department of Corrections

- [reported] Baldwin State Prison housing includes Acute Care, Crisis Stabilization, hospital infirmary and segregation; hosts C.E.R.T. Team and Tactical Squad
  GDC states that Baldwin State Prison's housing consists of seven housing units or 754 general population beds in open dormitory, tiered living unit, or two-man cell design, plus Acute Care, Crisis Stabilization, hospital infirmary and segregation housing. The facility also houses a C.E.R.T. Team and a Tactical Squad.
  Tags: facilities,solitary,medical,mental_health,operations
  Sources: Baldwin State Prison | Georgia Department of Corrections

STATISTICS (31)
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- [reported] Baldwin State Prison staffing and capacity at 2013 warden announcement: 312 staff, 925 beds
  At the time of John Jeanes' appointment as Warden in October 2013, GDC stated he would oversee 312 staff members and 925 beds/capacity at Baldwin State Prison.
  Value: 312.0 staff members (vs. 925 beds/capacity)
  Date: 2013-01-01
  Tags: staffing,facilities,operations
  Sources: New Warden Named at Baldwin State Prison | Georgia Department of Corrections

- [reported] Baldwin State Prison correctional officer vacancy rate 73.6%
  The AJC's chart of worst-staffed Georgia prisons for correctional officers lists Baldwin State Prison (medium security) with a 73.6% vacancy rate and a 26.5% filled rate.
  Value: 73.6 % vacancy rate (vs. 26.5 % filled rate)
  Tags: staffing,facilities
  Sources: Georgia prisons get $600M for overhaul. Lawmakers say it's a start

- [reported] Baldwin State Prison housed 925 close security male inmates at 2013 warden announcement
  GDC stated that as Warden, John Jeanes would be responsible for overseeing 312 staff members and 925 close security male inmates at Baldwin State Prison.
  Value: 925.0 close security male inmates
  Date: 2013-01-01
  Tags: demographics,facilities,operations
  Sources: New Warden Named at Baldwin State Prison | Georgia Department of Corrections

- [reported] FY2014 MEP infrastructure repairs at four prisons totaled $2,720,000
  GDC's FY2014 Annual Fiscal Report states that repair and replacement of failing critical equipment infrastructure components such as boilers, cooling towers, emergency generators, and heating water loop systems at Baldwin State Prison, Rutledge State Prison, Autry State Prison, and Georgia State Prison had combined costs totaling $2,720,000.
  Value: 2720000.0 USD
  Tags: facilities,budget
  Sources: GDC Annual Fiscal Report 2014

- [confirmed] Baldwin housing units and segregation population 2015
  Baldwin State Prison has ten housing units, with seven units where most of the general population resides, and three segregation units that housed 117 inmates.
  Value: 117.0 inmates in segregation
  Date: 2015-01-01
  Tags: solitary,facilities,conditions
  Sources: Prea Audit Report  Interim  Final

- [reported] FY2014 Baldwin food services converted from reheat to full-service kitchen at $1,600,000
  GDC's FY2014 Annual Fiscal Report states GDC converted the food services area of Baldwin State Prison from a reheat facility to a full-service kitchen at a total cost of $1,600,000.
  Value: 1600000.0 USD
  Tags: facilities,budget
  Sources: GDC Annual Fiscal Report 2014

- [confirmed] Baldwin designed capacity 981 and population 950 (2015 PREA)
  A PREA audit report for Baldwin State Prison states the designed facility capacity is 981 and the current population of the facility is 950.
  Value: 981.0 designed capacity (vs. 950 current population)
  Date: 2015-01-01
  Tags: facilities,demographics
  Sources: Prea Audit Report  Interim  Final

- [reported] AJC lists 8 homicides at Baldwin State Prison
  The AJC's list states Baldwin State Prison recorded 8 homicides, including Joshua Emanuel Williams, 22, who died July 3, 2020 of multiple sharp force injuries.
  Value: 8.0 homicides
  Tags: death,violence
  Sources: Ga prison homicides: A list of those killed in Georgia's prison system

- [reported] Baldwin State Prison staffing and capacity at 2018 warden announcement: 360 staff, 954 beds
  At the time of Trevonza Bobbitt's promotion to Warden effective January 1, 2018, GDC stated Bobbitt would oversee 360 staff members and 954 beds/capacity at Baldwin State Prison.
  Value: 360.0 staff members (vs. 954 beds/capacity)
  Date: 2018-01-01
  Tags: staffing,facilities,operations
  Sources: New Warden at Baldwin State Prison | Georgia Department of Corrections, new warden baldwin state prison [1]

- [reported] Baldwin State Prison staffing and capacity at 2020 warden announcement: 248 staff, ~981 medium-security beds
  At the time of Walter Berry's promotion to Warden effective December 1, 2020, GDC stated Berry would oversee 248 staff at the facility and approximately 981 medium-security beds.
  Value: 248.0 staff (vs. 981 medium-security beds (approximately))
  Date: 2020-01-01
  Tags: staffing,facilities,operations
  Sources: New Warden at Baldwin State Prison | Georgia Department of Corrections, new warden baldwin state prison [2]

- [reported] GDC investigated or arrested ~984 staff/civilians for contraband as of July 2010
  As of July 2010, the GDC Office of Professional Standards, with local and federal law enforcement partners, had investigated or arrested approximately 984 staff and civilians for introducing contraband into Georgia prisons statewide.
  Value: 984.0 people
  Date: 2010-07-01
  Tags: contraband,corruption,investigations
  Sources: Contraband Arrest at Baldwin State Prison | The Georgia Department of Corrections

- [reported] Baldwin State Prison population approximately 686 male offenders at 2024 warden announcement
  At the time of Teketa Jester's promotion to Warden effective November 16, 2024, GDC stated Jester would oversee all staff members and approximately 686 male offenders at Baldwin State Prison.
  Value: 686.0 male offenders (approximately)
  Date: 2024-01-01
  Tags: demographics,facilities,operations
  Sources: New Warden at Baldwin State Prison | Georgia Department of Corrections, new warden baldwin state prison [3]

- [confirmed] Statewide GDC locking controls bond project $89.6M
  A bond-projects line in the Governor's Budget Report funds, statewide, "Design and construction to replace locking controls" for the Department of Corrections at $89,596,895, and a separate line funds "Design and construct fire alarm replacement, perimeter security and lighting, thermal cameras, and CCTV" statewide at $84,661,607, neither naming a specific facility.
  Value: 89596895.0 USD (vs. 84661607 USD for fire alarm/perimeter/CCTV project)
  Tags: budget,facilities,operations
  Sources: Governor's Budget Report, AFY 2026 and FY 2027

- [reported] Baldwin maintenance costs: $1,112,496.38 total, 89.3% preventive
  The State Auditor's maintenance report's facility cost table lists Baldwin SP with $524,041.79 in-house cost, $588,454.59 contract cost, $1,112,496.38 total cost, $993,678.06 preventive maintenance cost and $118,818.32 corrective maintenance cost, at 89.3% and 10.7% shares respectively.
  Value: 1112496.38 USD
  Date: 2012-02-01
  Tags: facilities,budget
  Sources: DOAA Maintenance of State Prisons Audit (2012-02)

- [confirmed] Baldwin physical capacity 925, operational capacity 801
  GDC's facility descriptions document lists Baldwin State Prison's physical capacity as 925 and operational capacity as 801, with a security level of CLOSE.
  Value: 925.0 beds (vs. 801 operational capacity)
  Tags: facilities,budget
  Sources: Facility descriptions / Georgia Department of Corrections

- [reported] Baldwin PREA Cycle 3 operational capacity 648 at 143% utilization; physical capacity 981 at 94%
  GDC's PREA audit of Baldwin State Prison lists Operational Capacity as 648 at 143% utilization and Physical Capacity as 981 at 94% utilization.
  Value: 648.0 operational capacity (vs. 143 percent utilization)
  Tags: facilities,operations
  Sources: PREA Facility Audit Report: Final, prea baldwin audit cycle 3

- [confirmed] Baldwin designed capacity 757 and population 648 (2024 PREA)
  GDC's PREA audit of Baldwin State Prison lists the Designed facility capacity as 757 and the Current population of facility as 648.
  Value: 757.0 designed capacity (vs. 648 current population)
  Date: 2024-01-01
  Tags: facilities,demographics
  Sources: GDC, PREA Baldwin SP - Audit (Cycle 4)

- [reported] Baldwin PREA Cycle 3 Acute Care Unit 9, Crisis Stabilization Unit 7
  GDC's PREA audit of Baldwin State Prison lists an Acute Care Unit of 9 and a Crisis Stabilization Unit of 7.
  Value: 9.0 acute care beds (vs. 7 crisis stabilization beds)
  Tags: medical,mental_health,facilities
  Sources: PREA Facility Audit Report: Final, prea baldwin audit cycle 3

- [confirmed] Baldwin PREA cycle 4 housing units count
  GDC's PREA audit of Baldwin State Prison lists the number of inmate/resident/detainee housing units as 6.
  Value: 6.0 housing units
  Date: 2024-01-01
  Tags: facilities,conditions
  Sources: GDC, PREA Baldwin SP - Audit (Cycle 4)

- [reported] Nine murder cases pending in Baldwin County involving 14 defendants
  The Union-Recorder reported that District Attorney T. Wright Barksdale III said there were nine murder cases yet to be tried in Baldwin County involving 14 defendants.
  Value: 9.0 cases
  Tags: violence,legal
  Sources: D.A. releases names of defendants yet to be tried on murder charges | The Union-Recorder

- [reported] Five of nine Baldwin County murder cases involve Baldwin State Prison inmate slayings
  The Union-Recorder reported that of the nine murder cases in Baldwin County, five involve the slayings of inmates at Baldwin State Prison near Milledgeville.
  Value: 5.0 cases (vs. 9 total murder cases)
  Tags: violence,death,legal
  Sources: D.A. releases names of defendants yet to be tried on murder charges | The Union-Recorder

- [confirmed] Baldwin population day one of 2024 PREA on-site audit
  A PREA audit of Baldwin State Prison recorded the facility population on day one of the on-site audit as 657.
  Value: 657.0 inmates
  Date: 2024-04-16
  Tags: demographics,facilities
  Sources: GDC, PREA Baldwin SP - Audit (Cycle 4)

- [reported] Baldwin PREA Cycle 3 designed capacity 982, current population 829, 12-month ADP 919
  A PREA audit report for Baldwin State Prison states the designed facility capacity is 982, the current population of the facility is 829, and the average daily population for the past 12 months is 919.
  Value: 982.0 designed capacity (vs. 829 current population)
  Tags: facilities,operations
  Sources: PREA Facility Audit Report: Final, prea baldwin audit cycle 3

- [confirmed] Baldwin staff with inmate contact (2024 PREA)
  GDC's PREA audit for Baldwin State Prison reported 116 as the number of staff currently employed at the facility who may have contact with inmates.
  Value: 116.0 staff
  Date: 2024-01-01
  Tags: staffing,facilities
  Sources: GDC, PREA Baldwin SP - Audit (Cycle 4)

- [confirmed] Women's Correctional Institution at Hardwick capacity 660, FY88 population 689
  GDC's annual report directory lists the Women's Correctional Institution at Hardwick with a capacity of 660 and an average population in FY88 of 689 females.
  Value: 689.0 females (vs. 660 capacity)
  Tags: facilities,demographics
  Sources: 1988 annual report

- [reported] Baldwin correctional officer vacancy rate 73.06% (August 2023)
  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Baldwin State Prison's correctional officer vacancy rate at 73.06%, with 563 inmates, among 'the 12 worst-staffed prisons in Georgia,' with staffing figures and inmate populations taken from August 2023 reports.
  Value: 73.06 percent vacancy (vs. 563 inmates)
  Date: 2023-08-01
  Tags: staffing,facilities,operations
  Sources: Violence, suicides mount in Georgia’s woefully understaffed prisons

- [reported] Baldwin State Prison housing: seven units, 754 general-population beds
  GDC's facility page for Baldwin State Prison describes its housing as seven housing units with 754 general-population beds in open dormitory, tiered living unit, or two-man cell design.
  Value: 754.0 general-population beds (vs. 7 housing units)
  Tags: facilities,conditions,operations
  Sources: Baldwin State Prison | Georgia Department of Corrections

- [reported] Baldwin State Prison constructed 1976, capacity 925, opened 1976
  GDC's facility page for Baldwin State Prison lists it as constructed in 1976, with capacity 925, opened in 1976.
  Value: 925.0 capacity
  Date: 1976-01-01
  Tags: facilities,operations
  Sources: Baldwin State Prison | Georgia Department of Corrections

- [reported] Baldwin State Prison hosts 17-bed infirmary and provides mental health services for six facilities
  GDC states that Baldwin State Prison hosts a 17 bed infirmary and provides Mental Health evaluation and support services for six facilities.
  Value: 17.0 infirmary beds (vs. 6 facilities served for mental health evaluation and support)
  Tags: medical,mental_health,facilities
  Sources: Baldwin State Prison | Georgia Department of Corrections

- [confirmed] Nine GDC prisons classified as special mission facilities
  A Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts performance audit of GDC states that Baldwin State Prison holds offenders with severe mental health issues, as one of nine state prisons classified as special mission facilities.
  Value: 9.0 prisons
  Tags: mental_health,facilities,policy
  Sources: DOAA Bed Demand & Agency Strategy Report (2018-12)

- [confirmed] Baldwin design capacity 854, total 949 (Audits performance audit)
  A Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts performance audit of GDC lists Baldwin State Prison as a male, special mission facility with a design capacity of 854, 95 additional beds, and a total of 949.
  Value: 854.0 design capacity (vs. 949 total beds)
  Tags: facilities,demographics,budget
  Sources: DOAA Bed Demand & Agency Strategy Report (2018-12)

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- [reported] GDC: no altercation or foul play signs in Ceaser death
  GDC deputy director of communications Lori Benoit said there were no reports of an altercation and no signs of foul play in the death of the Baldwin State Prison inmate identified as Artinez Ceaser.
  Tags: death,investigations
  Sources: Deceased Baldwin State inmate identified | The Union-Recorder

- [reported] GDC statement on five inmates stabbed at Baldwin
  Joan Heath, director of the Office of Public Affairs with the Georgia Department of Corrections, said: "An isolated altercation occurred today (Friday) among five inmates at Baldwin SP. The inmates involved are being treated for non-life threatening injuries."
  Tags: violence,staffing,facilities
  Sources: Five inmates stabbed in fight at Baldwin State Prison | The Union-Recorder

METHODOLOGY NOTES (6)
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- [confirmed] Three inmate letters preceded Baldwin PREA audit
  In this PREA audit of Baldwin State Prison, three letters from inmates of the prison were mailed to the auditor ahead of the audit and the three inmates were interviewed by the auditor.
  Date: 2015-01-01
  Tags: legal,conditions,investigations
  Sources: Prea Audit Report  Interim  Final

- [confirmed] Baldwin PREA cycle 4 final report submitted 06/13/2024
  A PREA audit report for Baldwin State Prison had a final report submitted date of 06/13/2024, signed by auditor Darla P. O'Connor.
  Date: 2024-06-13
  Tags: legal,policy,facilities
  Sources: GDC, PREA Baldwin SP - Audit (Cycle 4)

- [confirmed] Baldwin PREA cycle 4 on-site audit end date 04/19/2024
  The end date of the on-site portion of a PREA audit of Baldwin SP was 04/19/2024.
  Date: 2024-04-19
  Tags: legal,policy,facilities
  Sources: GDC, PREA Baldwin SP - Audit (Cycle 4)

- [reported] Baldwin PREA Cycle 3 final report submitted 03/01/2021, auditor Adam T Barnett
  A PREA audit report for Baldwin State Prison had a final report submitted date of 03/01/2021, signed by auditor Adam T Barnett.
  Date: 2021-03-01
  Tags: investigations,legal
  Sources: PREA Facility Audit Report: Final, prea baldwin audit cycle 3

- [confirmed] Baldwin PREA cycle 4 on-site audit start date 04/16/2024
  The start date of the onsite portion of a PREA audit was 2024-04-16.
  Date: 2024-04-16
  Tags: legal,policy,facilities
  Sources: GDC, PREA Baldwin SP - Audit (Cycle 4)

- [confirmed] Baldwin PREA cycle 4 final report date 06/13/2024
  A PREA audit final report for Baldwin State Prison was submitted 06/13/2024.
  Date: 2024-06-13
  Tags: legal,policy,facilities
  Sources: GDC, PREA Baldwin SP - Audit (Cycle 4)

DATASETS (2)
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# Baldwin State Prison staffing and capacity figures cited in GDC warden announcements, 2013-2024
  Staffing and bed/capacity or population figures stated in GDC press releases announcing wardens at Baldwin State Prison. Figures are as stated at the time of each announcement and are not a continuous time series.
  Year  Staff  Beds or Population  Description                                               
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  2013  312    925                 925 beds/capacity; 925 close security male inmates        
  2018  360    954                 954 beds/capacity                                         
  2020  248    981                 approximately 981 medium-security beds                    
  2024         686                 approximately 686 male offenders; staff count not stated  

# Baldwin State Prison maintenance costs (State Auditor facility cost table)
  Facility cost table from the Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts Special Examination 11-38 (February 2012) listing Baldwin SP in-house, contract, total, preventive and corrective maintenance costs and percentage shares.
  Facility    In-house cost  Contract cost  Total cost  Preventive maintenance cost  Corrective maintenance cost  Preventive share  Corrective share  
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  Baldwin SP  524041.79      588454.59      1112496.38  993678.06                    118818.32                    89.3              10.7              

KEY ENTITIES (183)
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- Adam T Barnett [person]: PREA auditor who signed the Cycle 3 audit of Phillips State Prison and Transitional Center.
- Akeim Burgest [person]: Inmate at Baldwin State Prison who sued officers alleging he was stabbed in the hand on March 23, 2025.
- Albert B. Glover [person]: Inmate convicted of murdering his cellmate Michael Anthony Dawson Jr. at Baldwin State Prison on December 25, 2019; sentenced to life without parole. (aka: Albert Glover)
- Alison T. Burleson [person]: Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit Superior Court Chief Judge who sentenced Vershaun Smith.
- Amanda S. Petty [person]: Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge who presided over the Compton murder trial and imposed life without parole.
- Angela Jackson [person]: Baldwin State Prison officer, defendant in Moore v. Waller.
- Antonio Clark [person]: Inmate found unresponsive in his cell at Baldwin State Prison on May 4, 2019; death investigated as suspected suicide.
- Artinez Ceaser [person]: 33-year-old inmate found deceased in his cell at Baldwin State Prison in July 2026.
- Ashley Scholz [person]: Correctional officer named as defendant in Burgest v. Scholz, accused of stabbing inmate Akeim Burgest.
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution [organization]: Georgia newspaper that conducted multi-year investigation into GDC corruption, drug trafficking, and overdose deaths. (aka: AJC)
- Augusta State Prison [facility]: Georgia state prison involved in 2010 strike.
- Autry State Prison [facility]: Georgia state prison with GCI shoe/boot manufacturing and garment operations.
- Baldwin County Sheriff's Office [organization]: County law enforcement agency to which arrested Baldwin State Prison staff were transported. (aka: Baldwin County Jail)
- Baldwin State Prison [facility]: Georgia state prison where 26 grams of methamphetamine were found on a visitor in November 2025.
- Bedarius Clark [person]: 26-year-old found unresponsive in Baldwin State Prison's segregation unit on Aug. 21, 2021; GDC described the death as an assault.
- Bell v. Baldwin State Prison [case]: Federal lawsuit by Tonyel Y. Bell, recommended dismissed.
- Bloods [organization]: A gang involved in violence at Ware State Prison.
- Board of Corrections [organization]: Governing board overseeing the Georgia Department of Corrections, chaired by Larry Haynie.
- Bostick Correctional Institution [facility]: 500-bed facility in Hardwick opened in FY1987, converted from an existing state-owned building, designed primarily for DUI and habitual-violator offenders.
- Bostick State Prison [facility]: Georgia state prison listed separately from Baldwin S.P. at Hardwick in the FY1996 annual report. (aka: Bostick S.P.)
- Bowen Ex Rel. Estate of Bowen v. Warden, Baldwin State Prison [case]: Eleventh Circuit case regarding Eighth Amendment failure-to-protect claims after Terrance Bowen was beaten to death by his cellmate.
- Brandon Hill [person]: Inmate charged with murder in the killing of McClinton in prison; maxed out his sentence on Oct. 24, 2021 and faces possible return to Baldwin County.
- Brian Kemp [person]: Governor of Georgia who proposed $600 million in emergency spending over 18 months for prison reform in January 2025. (aka: Governor Kemp)
- Brian Owens [person]: Vice Chairman of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles for FY2019. Appointed to the Parole Board on February 1, 2015 by Governor Nathan Deal. Former Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Corrections. (aka: Brian Owens, Vice Chairman)
- Burgest v. Scholz [case]: Civil case with discovery deadline 10/16/2026 and dispositive motions due 11/13/2026.
- Cager Edward Davis [person]: Corrections Officer at Baldwin State Prison; Eighth Amendment failure-to-protect claim against him was allowed to proceed by the Eleventh Circuit.
- Cardell Merrick [person]: Suspect from LaGrange, age 48, arrested for attempting to deliver contraband via drone to Baldwin State Prison.
- Carl Cansino [person]: Defense attorney from Milledgeville representing Brandon Hill.
- Carl Merkerson [person]: Cellmate who beat Terrance Bowen to death at Baldwin State Prison.
- Cassandra Littlejohn [person]: Baldwin State Prison staff member arrested in 2021 for contraband.
- Cedric Taylor [person]: Warden of Baldwin State Prison as of May 2017; reassigned to Warden at Phillips State Prison effective January 1, 2018.
- Chelsey Mayweather [person]: Former Correctional Officer at Baldwin State Prison, age 24, of Milledgeville, charged with accepting bribe payments to protect drug transactions and attempted drug trafficking.
- Christopher Monica [person]: Correctional officer killed in June 2017 during a transport escape between Hancock State Prison and GDCP. (aka: Sgt. Christopher Monica)
- Christopher Williams [person]: Former Correctional Officer at Hancock State Prison convicted of drug distribution and extortion.
- Curtis Billue [person]: Correctional officer killed in June 2017 during a transport escape between Hancock State Prison and GDCP. (aka: Sgt. Curtis Billue)
- Daphne Hillman [person]: Baldwin State Prison officer, defendant in Moore v. Waller.
- Darla P. O'Connor [person]: Auditor who signed the 2025 PREA final report for GDCP.
- Daughtry v. Prosser [case]: Civil case naming Baldwin State Prison officials; dismissed without prejudice under Rule 25(a).
- David Michael Watson [person]: Inmate killed at Baldwin State Prison on June 5, 2019.
- David Micheal Watson [person]: 26-year-old inmate killed by Timothy Paul Dunigan at Baldwin State Prison. (aka: Watson)
- David Payne [person]: Inmate (GDC#1001091264) found unresponsive at Baldwin State Prison on February 12, 2019; death investigated as suspected suicide; sentenced to 18 years in 2012 in Stephens County for Aggravated Assault.
- David Watson [person]: Inmate (GDC#1000762904) whose June 5, 2019 death at Baldwin State Prison was investigated as a suspected homicide; sentenced to 25 years in 2011 in Coweta County for Aggravated Sexual Battery.
- Diversified Correctional Services, LLC [organization]: PREA auditing firm that conducted the 2019 GDCP audit.
- Dodge State Prison [facility]: Georgia state prison where 592 grams of marijuana were found with a drone operator in November 2025.
- Donnie Russell Rowe [person]: Inmate GDC #0001110632 serving Life Without Parole for armed robbery; housed at Baldwin State Prison and escaped in June 2017.
- Dooly State Prison [facility]: Georgia state prison where Jackie Kavaskia McMillan led drug trafficking network; second highest cell phone seizure count by end of 2016 (1,342 phones).
- Doug Underwood [person]: Deputy Warden at Baldwin State Prison; Eighth Amendment failure-to-protect claim against him was allowed to proceed by the Eleventh Circuit.
- Dr. Akunwanne [person]: Medical-care defendant in Geter v. Baldwin State Prison.
- Driver v. Baldwin State Prison [case]: 2025 civil case dismissed without prejudice.
- Dunigan [person]: Inmate charged with the June 5, 2019 murder of David Michael Watson at Baldwin State Prison.
- Edward Jamar McCloud [person]: 40-year-old homicide victim at Baldwin State Prison on July 23, 2021, from sharp force injury to the neck.
- Evondre Daniels [person]: Civilian detained by Milledgeville Police near Baldwin State Prison during a drone incident.
- Faith and Character Based program [program]: Yearlong GDC program at Baldwin State Prison; 19 offenders graduated in April 2017. (aka: F&CB program, Faith and Character Program)
- Federal Bureau of Investigation [organization]: Federal law enforcement agency that led Operation Ghost Guard investigation. (aka: FBI)
- Foster Hurt [person]: Baldwin County Deputy Coroner who identified Ricky Mathis Jr. and described marks on his neck.
- Frederick Louis Spears [person]: 27-year-old inmate stabbed to death at Baldwin State Prison.
- Fredrick Louis Spears Jr. [person]: 27-year-old homicide victim at Baldwin State Prison on May 2, 2023, from a stab wound to the torso.
- Gangster Disciples [organization]: Gang identified in DOJ findings as responsible for an assault on an incarcerated person at Baldwin State Prison.
- Gary Moore [person]: Administrator of Vincent Dyer's estate, plaintiff in Moore v. Waller.
- GDC Office of Professional Standards [organization]: GDC internal office that examines operations, gathers information, enforces departmental standards and laws through audits and investigations, and recommends solutions for complaints related to inmates, facility operations, and other Department of Corrections matters.
- GEO Group [organization]: Private prison company that owns and operates select prison facilities in Georgia under contract with GDC. (aka: GEO Group, Inc.)
- Georgia Board of Corrections [organization]: Governing board that issues rules for Georgia prison operations, including Rule 125-4-2-.08 (Library) and Rule 125-2-4-.17
- Georgia Bureau of Investigation [organization]: Georgia state law enforcement agency that conducts some criminal investigations involving the prisons (aka: GBI)
- Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts [organization]: State agency the committee recommended review all GDC contract renewals for the past five years. (aka: Georgia Department of Audits)
- Georgia Department of Corrections [organization]: State agency responsible for operating Georgia's prison system. Subject of federal DOJ investigation in 2022-2023 for constitutional violations including food-related deaths. (aka: GDC)
- Georgia Department of Corrections Interdiction Response Team [organization]: GDC tactical unit.
- Georgia Department of Public Health [organization]: State agency providing drug overdose surveillance data including statewide overdose statistics. (aka: DPH)
- Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison [facility]: Georgia state prison from which David 'Toro' Zavala operated drug trafficking while serving time for armed robbery.
- Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission [organization]: State agency posting GDCP procurement solicitations.
- Georgia State Prison [facility]: Georgia state prison where Chad Ashley Allen, serving a life sentence for murder, operated drug trafficking enterprise with Ghost Face Gangsters.
- Gerald Walker [person]: Deputy Warden of Security at Baldwin State Prison effective April 16, 2026; formerly Unit Manager at Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison.
- Geter v. Baldwin State Prison [case]: 2020 Eleventh Circuit case remanding a dismissal, holding remedies can be unavailable due to mental disability. (aka: 974 F.3d 1348)
- Grady Emergency Medical Services [organization]: EMS provider that dispatched at least three ambulances to the 2022 Baldwin stabbing incident.
- Gregory Becham [person]: Baldwin State Prison officer who abandoned post and was found with contraband in 2019.
- Gregory C. Dozier [person]: GDC Commissioner who announced Shay Hatcher's promotion in 2018.
- Gregory Dozier [person]: Former GDC Commissioner who stated in January 2018 that GDC discontinued the ACA process in the late 1980s and early 1990s. (aka: Commissioner Dozier)
- Hancock State Prison [facility]: Georgia state prison where THC gummies, white powdery substances, and marijuana were recovered in January 2024.
- Hays State Prison [facility]: Georgia state prison visited by DOJ during 2022-2023 investigation (aka: Hays)
- Henry Finley [person]: Macon State Prison inmate (GDC# 1000820831) serving Life Without Parole for Murder out of Douglas County; death confirmed by GDC on January 18.
- Inez Curtis [person]: Co-title holder of 0.5 acre in Milledgeville sought by GDC for the Warden's Home.
- Iyare Egonmwan [person]: Civilian detained by Milledgeville Police near Baldwin State Prison during a drone incident.
- Jackson v. Deputy Warden Reginald Clark [case]: Civil case set for trial July 14, 2025.
- Jacquan Pennamon [person]: Sergeant arrested after contraband was found in the Baldwin State Prison control room.
- Jamari Charell McClinton [person]: 21-year-old inmate stabbed to death at Baldwin State Prison.
- Jamari McClinton [person]: Stabbed to death Aug. 11, 2021, five days after transfer from Phillips State Prison protective custody.
- Jeffery Young [person]: Suspect from LaGrange, age 39, arrested for attempting to deliver contraband via drone to Baldwin State Prison.
- Jeffrey Farmer [person]: Deputy Warden of Care and Treatment at Baldwin State Prison effective January 1, 2023.
- Jennifer Ammons [person]: General Counsel at the Georgia Department of Corrections.
- Jeremy Fluellen [person]: Former Correctional Officer at Hancock State Prison and COBRA Squad member convicted of attempted cocaine distribution and extortion.
- Jessica Brown [person]: Correctional Officer at Baldwin State Prison charged with accepting bribes and attempted drug trafficking.
- Joan Heath [person]: GDC Communications Officer who made statements about Autry State Prison water system replacement in October 2022.
- John Jeanes [person]: Warden of Baldwin State Prison effective October 16, 2013.
- Johnny Lee Vaughn [person]: Inmate, 39, killed Oct. 4, 2023, at Baldwin State Prison from a stab wound to the torso after a fight involving multiple inmates.
- Johnny Lee Williams [person]: Inmate indicted for the stabbing death of Johnny Vaughn at Baldwin State Prison on October 4, 2023.
- Johnny Vaughn [person]: Inmate whose death at Baldwin State Prison after an altercation with several inmates was confirmed by GDC.
- Jose Garcia Ibrra [person]: Inmate murdered at Baldwin State Prison on June 15, 2021. (aka: Jose Garcia Ibarra)
- Joshua Emanuel Williams [person]: Inmate who died July 3, 2020, at Baldwin State Prison of multiple sharp force injuries. (aka: Joshua Williams)
- K9 Diesel [person]: Police dog credited with helping disrupt a contraband drone drop intended for Baldwin State Prison. (aka: Diesel)
- Keonta Daykwon Daniels [person]: Former Baldwin State Prison inmate acquitted of murder in 2025.
- Kevonta Daniels [person]: Inmate charged with malice murder in the Jose Garcia Ibrra death.
- Kevonta Daykwon Daniels [person]: Former inmate indicted for the June 15, 2021 murder of Jose Garcia Ibrra at Baldwin State Prison.
- Keyonia Green [person]: Civilian detained by Milledgeville Police near Baldwin State Prison during a drone incident.
- Kierra Williams [person]: Baldwin State Prison officer arrested in 2020 for contraband.
- Kim Willis [person]: Correctional officer named as defendant in Burgest v. Scholz, accused of watching the stabbing.
- Lori Benoit [person]: GDC spokesperson quoted regarding the homicide investigation of Hays inmate Marion Luke.
- Louis Eichenlaub [person]: Expert whose testimony and opinions the defendants sought to exclude in McClinton v. Berry.
- Macon State Prison [facility]: Georgia state prison visited by DOJ during 2022-2023 investigation (aka: Macon)
- Martin v. Baldwin State Prison [case]: 2021 civil case dismissed without prejudice.
- Mary Chandler [person]: GBI Special Agent in Charge, Region 6 Office in Milledgeville.
- Matthew Brooks [person]: Baldwin State Prison officer, defendant in Moore v. Waller.
- McCall Trammell [person]: Assistant general counsel for the Office of Legal Services with the Georgia Department of Corrections.
- McClinton v. Berry [case]: Civil case where summary judgment was granted for defendants on 2/13/2025.
- McClinton v. Warden, Baldwin State Prison [case]: Eleventh Circuit appeal affirming summary judgment for defendants in suit over Jamari McClinton's death. (aka: Ricardo McClinton v. Warden)
- McKinney v. Baldwin State Prison Medical Staff [case]: 2020 civil case dismissed for failure to prosecute.
- Michael Anthony Dawson Jr. [person]: Inmate, 34, strangled to death at Baldwin State Prison on Dec. 25, 2019.
- Michael Dawson [person]: Inmate who died at Baldwin State Prison on December 25, 2019; death investigated as suspected homicide.
- Michael Kendrick [person]: Promoted to Deputy Warden of Security at Baldwin State Prison effective April 1, 2018.
- Milledgeville Police Department [organization]: Local police department that responded to a January 2026 altercation at Hancock State Prison.
- Mission Possible Lifers' Group [program]: Program for lifers at Baldwin State Prison described by Warden Taylor at a March 2016 Board of Corrections meeting. (aka: Lifers program)
- Moore v. Waller [case]: Federal civil rights lawsuit filed by Vincent Dyer's estate against Baldwin State Prison officers.
- Nathan Adkerson [person]: GDC Special Agent who authored the murder warrant affidavit in the David Watson case.
- Nikita Swanson [person]: Suspect from LaGrange, age 48, arrested for attempting to deliver contraband via drone to Baldwin State Prison.
- Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit [case]: Judicial circuit whose District Attorney's jurisdiction includes Baldwin County.
- Office of Professional Standards [organization]: GDC's primary investigative division responsible for internal investigation of serious incidents including felonies related to deaths, assaults, riots, and drugs (aka: OPS)
- Parson v. Baldwin State Prison [case]: 2016 civil case dismissed without prejudice.
- Perry Christian Kearse [person]: Inmate indicted for the stabbing death of Johnny Vaughn at Baldwin State Prison on October 4, 2023.
- Peter Adams [person]: GDC Assistant Commissioner of Administration and Finance Division who presented the Warden's Home property resolution.
- Phillips State Prison [facility]: Georgia state prison visited by DOJ during 2022-2023 investigation (aka: Phillips)
- Pipore v. Baldwin State Prison [case]: 2016 civil case dismissed without prejudice.
- Preston v. Baldwin State Prison Medical Staff [case]: 2020 civil case dismissed without prejudice.
- Putnam County Emergency Medical Services [organization]: EMS provider that dispatched one ambulance to the 2022 Baldwin stabbing incident.
- Reagan Sanner [person]: Baldwin State Prison officer arrested in 2019 for contraband.
- Reginald Clark [person]: Deputy Warden at Baldwin State Prison named as defendant in Jackson v. Deputy Warden Reginald Clark. (aka: Deputy Warden Reginald Clark)
- Ricardo Daughtry [person]: Lead plaintiff in the SMU lawsuit, age 40, found dead in his cell less than two months after Judge Treadwell's contempt order; records showed no check for nearly seven hours despite a 30-minute policy.
- Ricky Dubose [person]: Inmate GDC #1000492869 serving a 20-year sentence for armed robbery; housed at Baldwin State Prison and escaped in June 2017.
- Ricky Mathis [person]: Inmate who died at Baldwin State Prison on April 5 (reported by 41NBC); GDC said there were no reports or signs of an altercation.
- Ricky Mathis Jr. [person]: 38-year-old inmate found unresponsive in his cell at Baldwin State Prison on Easter 2026; death under investigation, with reddish, bluish marks reported on his neck. (aka: Ricky Mathis)
- Riverbend Correctional Facility [facility]: Medium security facility operated by GEO Group with 25% recidivism rate and 66% post-release employment rate
- Robert Lanier [person]: PREA auditor with Diversified Correctional Services, LLC, who conducted Calhoun State Prison's Cycle 2 audit (facility visit March 20-21, 2019; report dated April 30, 2019).
- Rodney Gardner [person]: Listed as Deputy Warden Security at Baldwin State Prison in GDC's Facility Operations directory updated 10/16/2026.
- Rodriquez Owens [person]: Certified Food Safety Manager (CFSM) listed on the August 25, 2026 Baldwin State Prison food service inspection.
- Rutledge State Prison [facility]: GDC facility; Promise Tucker 2021 tobacco/cigarette resale case (aka: Rutledge SP)
- Shearer v. Baldwin State Prison [case]: 2017 civil case dismissed.
- Sherri V. Waller [person]: Baldwin State Prison officer, defendant in Moore v. Waller.
- Smith State Prison [facility]: Georgia state prison targeted by drone smuggling networks; subject of Operation Night Drop indictments.
- Snelling v. Baldwin State Prison [case]: 2018 civil case dismissed without prejudice.
- SolAmerica Energy [organization]: Alternative energy generating utility granted a permanent utility easement at Baldwin State Prison.
- Southern Center for Human Rights [organization]: Legal advocacy organization that investigated food conditions at Gordon County Jail and sent a formal letter to Sheriff Mitch Ralston in October 2014. (aka: SCHR)
- Steve Chapple [person]: Baldwin County Coroner who pronounced Artinez Ceaser deceased.
- Sylvia Williams [person]: Co-title holder of 0.5 acre in Milledgeville sought by GDC for the Warden's Home.
- T. Wright Barksdale III [person]: Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit District Attorney who confirmed Rashad Bolton's death was a murder.
- Tarez Gordon [person]: Inmate charged with malice murder in the Jose Garcia Ibrra death.
- Tarez Rashan Gordon [person]: Former Baldwin State Prison inmate acquitted of murder in 2025.
- Teketa Jester [person]: Warden of Baldwin State Prison effective November 16, 2024.
- Telfair State Prison [facility]: Georgia state prison involved in Operation Ghost Busted (Desiree Briley) and Operation Night Drop drone smuggling network.
- Terrance Bowen [person]: Inmate beaten to death by his cellmate at Baldwin State Prison on March 9, 2010.
- Terry N. Massey [person]: Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge who presided over Dunigan's plea and sentencing. (aka: Judge Terry Massey, Terry Massey)
- Tilman E. Self III [person]: U.S. District Judge who accepted guilty pleas in the fentanyl trafficking case. (aka: Tripp Self)
- Timothy C. Batten, Sr. [person]: Federal judge who presided over Tavia Trammer's change of plea hearing. (aka: Judge Timothy C. Batten, Sr.)
- Timothy C. Ward [person]: Former Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Corrections. The November 30, 2022 Central Office Appeal Response falsely denying Legionella was issued on letterhead bearing his name. Named defendant in Sullivan v. Ward. (aka: Commissioner Ward)
- Timothy Dunigan [person]: Former Baldwin State Prison inmate accused of murdering David Michael Watson.
- Timothy Paul Dunigan [person]: Inmate who pleaded guilty to malice murder of David Micheal Watson at Baldwin State Prison and was sentenced to life without parole. (aka: Dunigan)
- Tonyel Y. Bell [person]: Plaintiff in Bell v. Baldwin State Prison.
- Tracey Lumpkin [person]: Deputy Warden of Care & Treatment at Baldwin State Prison effective October 1, 2014.
- Tracey Wise [person]: Lieutenant arrested at Baldwin State Prison following an Office of Professional Standards investigation.
- Tramaine Tucker [person]: Former Correctional Officer at Hancock State Prison and Riverbend Correctional Facility convicted of attempted drug distribution and extortion.
- Traquan Rashad Bangs [person]: Inmate convicted of murder for stabbing Vincent Dyer at Baldwin State Prison on Aug. 21, 2024.
- Travontay Fleetwood [person]: Civilian detained by Milledgeville Police near Baldwin State Prison during a drone incident.
- Trevonza Bobbitt [person]: Reassigned to Warden at Calhoun State Prison effective January 1, 2023.
- Trinity Bussler [person]: Co-defendant of Dunigan in the 2019 murder of David Michael Watson.
- Trinity Wayne Bussler [person]: Inmate charged with the murder of David Michael Watson.
- Tyquerion Steed [person]: Former Baldwin State Prison inmate acquitted of murder in 2025.
- Tyrone Oliver [person]: Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Corrections who in March 2024 stopped including preliminary cause of death in monthly mortality reports. (aka: Commissioner Oliver, GDC Commissioner)
- U.S. Attorney's Office [organization]: Federal prosecutor's office that announced indictments of GDC officers for contraband smuggling and bribery. (aka: USAO)
- U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia [organization]: Federal prosecutor's office that announced the Jeffery sentencing. (aka: USAO-NDGA)
- U.S. Department of Justice [organization]: Federal agency that published October 2024 findings report on unconstitutional conditions in Georgia prisons. (aka: DOJ)
- Vincent Dyer [person]: Deceased inmate whose estate filed Moore v. Waller.
- Vincent Reshad Dyer [person]: Age 50; recorded by the AJC as a Baldwin State Prison homicide on Aug. 21, 2024, from sharp force chest trauma.
- Walter Berry [person]: Former Warden of Wilcox State Prison who acknowledged Legionella contamination in two written documents on warden's letterhead (December 5, 2023 and March 14, 2024).
- Ware State Prison [facility]: Georgia state prison leading all GDC facilities in cell phone seizures by end of 2016, with 1,392 phones confiscated.
- Wilcox State Prison [facility]: Georgia state prison visited by DOJ during 2022-2023 investigation (aka: Wilcox)
- Wilkinson County EMS [organization]: EMS provider that dispatched one ambulance to the 2022 Baldwin stabbing incident.
- Women's Correctional Institution at Hardwick [facility]: Women's facility at Hardwick opened 1957, new institution 1976; capacity 660 with FY88 average population of 689 females.

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- Prison guard corruption case leads to federal indictments | The Union-Recorder, The Union-Recorder (2016-02-11) [journalism, secondary]
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- Prison inmate was strangled, stabbed, set afire | The Union-Recorder, The Union-Recorder (2019-01-01) [journalism, secondary]
  URL: https://www.unionrecorder.com/news/prison-inmate-was-strangled-stabbed-set-afire/article_f8f7a140-9444-11e9-96c5-eb26abf708f0.html
- Ricardo McClinton v. Warden, Baldwin State Prison, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit, 2026-04-14 (court record via CourtListener), CourtListener (2026-04-14) [legal_document, primary]
  URL: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/10842610/ricardo-mcclinton-v-warden-baldwin-state-prison/
- Scathing report shines spotlight on Georgia prisons | CNN, CNN (2014-07-02) [journalism, secondary]
  URL: https://www.cnn.com/2014/07/02/us/georgia-prisons-violence/index.html
- SHEARER v. BALDWIN STATE PRISON, 2017-11-09 (court record via CourtListener), CourtListener (2017-11-09) [legal_document, primary]
  URL: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6263778/
- SNELLING v. BALDWIN STATE PRISON, 2018-08-17 (court record via CourtListener), CourtListener (2018-08-17) [legal_document, primary]
  URL: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/7014700/
- State inmate pleads guilty to murder, Yahoo News (2023-01-01) [journalism, secondary]
  URL: https://www.yahoo.com/news/state-inmate-pleads-guilty-murder-141700325.html
- State prison inmates indicted in murder at Baldwin State Prison | The Union-Recorder, The Union-Recorder (2024-01-01) [journalism, secondary]
  URL: https://unionrecorder.com/news/state-prison-inmates-indicted-in-murder-at-baldwin-state-prison/article_e821b2be-4643-11ef-9858-3b892e63d13b.html
- State prison inmates indicted in murder at Baldwin State Prison | The Union-Recorder, state prison inmates indicted in murder at baldwin state prison, The Union-Recorder (2024-07-21) [journalism, secondary]
  URL: https://unionrecorder.com/2024/07/21/state-prison-inmates-indicted-in-murder-at-baldwin-state-prison/
- State prisoner sues officers for shanking incident at Baldwin State Prison Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility, WGXA [journalism, secondary]
  URL: https://wgxa.tv/news/local/state-prisoner-sues-officers-for-shanking-incident-at-baldwin-state-prison-local-news-true-crime-middle-georgia-akeim-burgest-stabbing-incident
- State prisons turn to extended lockdowns amid staffing shortages, overcrowding • Stateline, Stateline (2024-12-03) [journalism, secondary]
  URL: https://web.archive.org/web/20260214224711id_/https://stateline.org/2024/12/03/prison-lockdowns/
- Three former inmates at Baldwin State Prison indicted by grand jurors on murder charges | The Union-Recorder, The Union-Recorder [journalism, secondary]
  URL: https://www.unionrecorder.com/news/three-former-inmates-at-baldwin-state-prison-indicted-by-grand-jurors-on-murder-charges/article_fc304b7a-0442-11ed-b299-235e1ce3e421.html
- Three state inmates tried for June ‘21 murder | The Union-Recorder, The Union-Recorder (2025-09-05) [journalism, secondary]
  URL: https://unionrecorder.com/2025/09/05/three-state-inmates-tried-for-june-21-murder/
- Two year GDC & FBI investigation results in more than 45 Federal Indictments, Georgia Department of Corrections, February 11, 2016, Georgia Department of Corrections (2016-02-11) [press_release, primary]
  URL: https://gdc.georgia.gov/press-releases/2016-02-10/two-year-gdc-fbi-investigation-results-more-45-federal-indictments
- Violence, suicides mount in Georgia’s woefully understaffed prisons, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (2022-01-01) [journalism, secondary]
  URL: https://www.ajc.com/sp/news/investigations/prisons-understaffed/
- Warden Reassignment at Phillips State Prison | Georgia Department of Corrections, Georgia Department of Corrections (2017-12-15) [press_release, primary]
  URL: https://gdc.georgia.gov/press-releases/2017-12-15/warden-reassignment-phillips-state-prison