GPS RESEARCH LIBRARY: Legionella Contamination and Cover-Up at Autry and Wilcox State Prisons: Sullivan and Ware Federal Litigation ============================================================ Georgia Prisoners' Speak — gps.press Generated: 2026-05-15 10:59:25 EDT Research Date: 2026-05-14 Topic: Medical Neglect / Conditions of Confinement JSON: https://gps.press/research-data/legionella-contamination-and-cover-up-at-autry-and-wilcox-state-prisons-sullivan-and-ware-federal-litigation/?format=json SUMMARY ---------------------------------------- This document details a Legionella pneumophila contamination crisis at Autry and Wilcox State Prisons in Georgia, corroborated by GDC's own public confirmations, warden-signed notices, and pharmacy records documenting repeated infections. The most significant finding is a November 30, 2022 GDC Central Office Appeal Response that falsely denied a Legionella outbreak just 30 days after GDC and the Georgia Department of Public Health had jointly confirmed it publicly. Two incarcerated plaintiffs — Mario Romoan Sullivan and Jarvis Augustus Ware — have filed pro se federal civil rights cases alleging deliberate indifference, retaliation, and cover-up, with Sullivan documenting four separate confirmed Legionella infections and Ware, a 76-77-year-old, hospitalized and returned to the same contaminated water supply. STATISTICS (9) ---------------------------------------- - [confirmed] Autry State Prison original design capacity Autry State Prison opened in 1994 as a medium-security men's facility designed for 750 inmates. Value: 750.0 inmates (design capacity) Date: 1994-01-01 Tags: facilities,conditions Sources: GPS Investigation: Legionella Contamination and Cover-Up at Autry and Wilcox State Prisons - [confirmed] Autry State Prison GDC claimed inflated capacity GDC has subsequently claimed an 'inflated capacity' of 1,698 for Autry State Prison — more than doubling the original design of 750 without any physical expansion of infrastructure. Value: 1698.0 inmates (inflated capacity) (vs. 750 original design capacity) Tags: facilities,conditions Sources: GPS Investigation: Legionella Contamination and Cover-Up at Autry and Wilcox State Prisons - [confirmed] Autry renovation budget including water system The 2024 Georgia Senate Study Committee Report on Prison Conditions characterized the Autry renovation as including 'water system, lock and control systems, and other technology' — a single budget item of $70 million. Value: 70.0 million dollars Date: 2024-01-01 Tags: facilities,budget,conditions Sources: 2024 Georgia Senate Study Committee Report on Prison Conditions - [confirmed] Autry current population as of May 2026 As of May 2026, Autry has reopened but holds only 518 active inmates — 69.1% of original design capacity and 30.5% of GDC's claimed inflated capacity. Value: 518.0 active inmates (vs. 750 original design capacity) Date: 2026-05-01 Tags: facilities,demographics Sources: GPS Investigation: Legionella Contamination and Cover-Up at Autry and Wilcox State Prisons - [confirmed] Autry active lifer population As of May 2026, Autry State Prison's active lifer population is 42 (8.1% of the 518 active inmates). Value: 42.0 lifers Date: 2026-05-01 Tags: facilities,demographics Sources: GPS Investigation: Legionella Contamination and Cover-Up at Autry and Wilcox State Prisons - [confirmed] Wilcox State Prison original design capacity Wilcox State Prison opened in 1993-1994 as a medium-security men's facility designed for 750 inmates. Value: 750.0 inmates (design capacity) Tags: facilities,conditions Sources: GPS Investigation: Legionella Contamination and Cover-Up at Autry and Wilcox State Prisons - [confirmed] Wilcox State Prison GDC claimed inflated capacity GDC claims an inflated capacity of 1,827 for Wilcox State Prison. Value: 1827.0 inmates (inflated capacity) (vs. 750 original design capacity) Tags: facilities,conditions Sources: GPS Investigation: Legionella Contamination and Cover-Up at Autry and Wilcox State Prisons - [confirmed] Wilcox current population as of May 2026 As of May 2026, Wilcox holds 1,835 active inmates — 244.7% of original design capacity and 100.4% of GDC's inflated capacity. Value: 1835.0 active inmates (vs. 750 original design capacity (244.7%)) Date: 2026-05-01 Tags: facilities,demographics,conditions Sources: GPS Investigation: Legionella Contamination and Cover-Up at Autry and Wilcox State Prisons - [confirmed] Wilcox active lifer population As of May 2026, Wilcox State Prison's active lifer population is 478 (26.0% of the 1,835 active inmates). Value: 478.0 lifers Date: 2026-05-01 Tags: facilities,demographics Sources: GPS Investigation: Legionella Contamination and Cover-Up at Autry and Wilcox State Prisons FINDINGS (6) ---------------------------------------- - [confirmed] Senate Study Committee report as legislative acknowledgment of water system problem The 2024 Senate Study Committee report's description of the water system as part of the Autry renovation constitutes a documented legislative-record acknowledgment that the water system was the problem, even while GDC had simultaneously denied the existence of contamination to incarcerated petitioners. Date: 2024-01-01 Tags: facilities,conditions,policy,legal Sources: 2024 Georgia Senate Study Committee Report on Prison Conditions - [reported] Autry inmate transfer to Wilcox without Legionella testing When Autry was closed, the Autry inmate population — and Autry medical staff including NP Robert Bradford — were transferred to Wilcox without prior Legionella testing or treatment of exposed individuals. Tags: medical,transfers,conditions Sources: GPS Investigation: Legionella Contamination and Cover-Up at Autry and Wilcox State Prisons - [reported] Sullivan petition efforts curtailed by court order Sullivan drafted petitions on behalf of the entire ANTIS-unit population at Autry concerning the contaminated water, but these efforts were curtailed when the Albany Division court ordered the men to proceed as individual pro se litigants rather than as a class. Most of his fellow petitioners did not have the literacy or procedural capacity to maintain a federal pleading alone, and dropped out. Tags: legal,conditions Sources: Sullivan v. Ward complaint - [confirmed] Legionella contamination spans at least two GDC facilities from 2018 to present The documented Legionella pneumophila contamination crisis spans at least two Georgia Department of Corrections facilities — Autry State Prison and Wilcox State Prison — from approximately 2018 to the present. Tags: medical,conditions,facilities Sources: GPS Investigation: Legionella Contamination and Cover-Up at Autry and Wilcox State Prisons - [reported] Plaintiffs authorized public coverage conditional on retained counsel Both plaintiffs have authorized public coverage of their cases conditional on retained counsel being in place before publication, given documented retaliation by GDC against incarcerated petitioners. Tags: legal,conditions Sources: GPS Investigation: Legionella Contamination and Cover-Up at Autry and Wilcox State Prisons - [confirmed] Autry housed close-custody and sex-offender populations Autry State Prison historically has housed close-custody and sex-offender populations and offers footwear manufacturing through Georgia Correctional Industries. Tags: facilities,demographics,operations Sources: GPS Investigation: Legionella Contamination and Cover-Up at Autry and Wilcox State Prisons CASE DETAILS (17) ---------------------------------------- - [confirmed] GDC Central Office false denial of Legionella outbreak A written GDC Central Office Appeal Response dated November 30, 2022 — issued on official letterhead bearing then-Commissioner Timothy C. Ward's name and signed by his designated representative — falsely told two incarcerated grievants there was 'no outbreak of Legionella at the facility' thirty days after GDC's own joint public announcement with the Georgia Department of Public Health had confirmed exactly that outbreak. Date: 2022-11-30 Tags: corruption,medical,conditions,legal Sources: GDC Central Office Appeal Response (November 30, 2022) - [confirmed] GDC and GDPH joint public confirmation of Legionella outbreak GDC and the Georgia Department of Public Health issued a joint public announcement confirming a Legionella outbreak at the facility approximately 30 days before the November 30, 2022 Central Office denial letter. Date: 2022-10-01 Tags: medical,conditions Sources: GPS Investigation: Legionella Contamination and Cover-Up at Autry and Wilcox State Prisons - [confirmed] Warden first written Legionella notice to Wilcox inmates A warden-signed written notice was issued to the Wilcox State Prison inmate population on December 5, 2023, acknowledging Legionella contamination. Date: 2023-12-05 Tags: medical,conditions,policy Sources: Wilcox State Prison Warden Notice (December 5, 2023) - [confirmed] Warden second written Legionella notice to Wilcox inmates A second warden-signed written notice was issued to the Wilcox State Prison inmate population on March 14, 2024, regarding Legionella contamination. Date: 2024-03-14 Tags: medical,conditions,policy Sources: Wilcox State Prison Warden Notice (March 14, 2024) - [confirmed] SCHR advocacy letter to Commissioner Oliver on Legionella The Southern Center for Human Rights sent a July 13, 2023 advocacy letter to Commissioner Tyrone Oliver regarding the Legionella contamination crisis. Date: 2023-07-13 Tags: medical,conditions,legal Sources: SCHR Letter to Commissioner Tyrone Oliver (July 13, 2023) - [confirmed] Sullivan's four documented Legionella infections Mario Romoan Sullivan has been documented as having four separate confirmed Legionella infections through pharmacy dispensing records from Correct Rx Pharmacy Services: December 17, 2023 (treated with Bactrim by Bradford); January 4, 2024 (tested positive at Walton County Sheriff's Office, treated with Macrobid); March 14, 2024 (treated with Zithromax/Azithromycin); and July 23, 2024 (also Zithromax). Tags: medical,conditions Sources: Correct Rx Pharmacy Services dispensing records - [confirmed] Sullivan first Legionella infection - December 2023 Sullivan's first documented Legionella infection was on December 17, 2023, treated with Bactrim by NP Robert Bradford. Date: 2023-12-17 Tags: medical,conditions Sources: Correct Rx Pharmacy Services dispensing records - [confirmed] Sullivan second Legionella infection - January 2024 Sullivan's second documented Legionella infection was on January 4, 2024, when he tested positive while at Walton County Sheriff's Office for court intake and was treated with Macrobid. Date: 2024-01-04 Tags: medical,conditions Sources: Correct Rx Pharmacy Services dispensing records - [confirmed] Sullivan third Legionella infection - March 2024 Sullivan's third documented Legionella infection was on March 14, 2024, treated with Zithromax/Azithromycin — on the same day Warden Mims issued his second Legionella contamination notice to the Wilcox population. Date: 2024-03-14 Tags: medical,conditions Sources: Correct Rx Pharmacy Services dispensing records - [confirmed] Sullivan fourth Legionella infection - July 2024 Sullivan's fourth documented Legionella infection was on July 23, 2024, also treated with Zithromax. Date: 2024-07-23 Tags: medical,conditions Sources: Correct Rx Pharmacy Services dispensing records - [reported] Sullivan bilateral inguinal hernias attributed to contaminated water Sullivan has suffered bilateral inguinal hernias surgically treated by Dr. Brooks at Coastal State Prison, which his complaint attributes to repeated Valsalva-maneuver straining during urination caused by water-induced urinary obstruction. Tags: medical,conditions Sources: Sullivan v. Ward complaint - [reported] Sullivan 42-day solitary confinement as alleged retaliation Sullivan was placed in solitary confinement for 42 consecutive days at Autry under Warden Darrin Myers — Sullivan alleges in direct retaliation for the constitutionally protected water-quality petition. Tags: solitary,conditions,legal Sources: Sullivan v. Ward complaint - [reported] Ware hospitalized approximately three days for Legionella Jarvis Augustus Ware was diagnosed with Legionella pneumophila infection at Wilcox, was hospitalized for approximately three days during which he experienced severe gastrointestinal distress, respiratory complications, and systemic illness, and was returned to the same contaminated Wilcox water supply on release. Tags: medical,conditions Sources: GPS Investigation: Legionella Contamination and Cover-Up at Autry and Wilcox State Prisons - [reported] Ware age and high mortality risk for Legionnaires' disease Jarvis Augustus Ware is 76-77 years old. The CDC identifies elderly individuals as the highest mortality-risk category for Legionnaires' disease. He is indigent and cannot afford commissary bottled water. Date: 2026-01-01 Tags: medical,conditions,demographics Sources: GPS Investigation: Legionella Contamination and Cover-Up at Autry and Wilcox State Prisons - [confirmed] Death of Warden Darrin Myers Former Autry Warden Darrin Myers died on December 10, 2023. He is a named defendant in Sullivan v. Ward. Date: 2023-12-10 Tags: legal Sources: Sullivan v. Ward, Case No. 1:24-cv-00157-LAG-ALS - [reported] Sullivan's Legionella testing request denied per Dr. Mark Woods Sullivan's October 22, 2022 request for Legionella testing was 'denied per Dr. Mark Woods,' establishing personal interaction and causal connection contradicting the magistrate's finding. Date: 2022-10-22 Tags: medical,legal Sources: Sullivan v. Ward, Case No. 1:24-cv-00157-LAG-ALS - [reported] Retaliation documented: December 2025 withholding of holiday packages The Sullivan v. Oliver complaint alleges First Amendment retaliation by Warden Michael Thomas for authorizing the December 18, 2025 withholding of incentive meals and warden/chaplain holiday packages from the entire D3 dormitory. Date: 2025-12-18 Tags: conditions,legal Sources: Sullivan v. Oliver, Case No. 5:26-cv-00043-CAR-CHW QUOTES (1) ---------------------------------------- - [reported] Sullivan alleges Warden Myers threatened his life and ordered forced shaving Sullivan alleges Warden Myers told him he 'was being sent to another prison where he would be killed' and ordered an officer and inmate to forcibly shave his religiously-required beard. Tags: violence,conditions,legal Sources: Sullivan v. Ward complaint LEGAL FACTS (9) ---------------------------------------- - [confirmed] Sullivan v. Ward case filed January 22, 2024 Sullivan filed his original complaint in Sullivan v. Ward, Case No. 1:24-cv-00157-LAG-ALS (Middle District of Georgia, Albany Division), on January 22, 2024 — 43 days after Warden Myers's death on December 10, 2023. Date: 2024-01-22 Tags: legal Sources: Sullivan v. Ward, Case No. 1:24-cv-00157-LAG-ALS - [confirmed] Magistrate R&R recommended dismissal of all Sullivan v. Ward claims On April 27, 2026, Magistrate Judge Alfreda L. Sheppard issued an Order and Recommendation (Doc. 19) granting Sullivan's IFP motion but recommending dismissal of all his claims for failure to state a claim, including claims against deceased defendant Myers, supervisory liability claims, conspiracy claims, and deliberate indifference claims. Date: 2026-04-27 Tags: legal Sources: Sullivan v. Ward, Case No. 1:24-cv-00157-LAG-ALS - [confirmed] Sullivan filed timely objections to R&R on May 3, 2026 On May 3, 2026, Sullivan filed twelve pages of Objections (Doc. 19 objections) raising four substantive objections: (1) failure to address his timely Rule 25 motion regarding deceased defendant Myers; (2) clearly erroneous factual finding that PA Bradford was a Wilcox employee (he was an Autry employee transferred to Wilcox); (3) clearly erroneous legal finding that there was no personal interaction with Dr. Mark Woods (Sullivan's October 22, 2022 request for Legionella testing was 'denied per Dr. Mark Woods'); and (4) overly stringent supervisory liability standard at the pleading stage. Date: 2026-05-03 Tags: legal Sources: Sullivan v. Ward, Case No. 1:24-cv-00157-LAG-ALS - [confirmed] Sullivan v. Oliver filed with First Amended Complaint March 18, 2026 Sullivan v. Oliver, Case No. 5:26-cv-00043-CAR-CHW (Middle District of Georgia, Macon Division), covers events at Wilcox State Prison. The First Amended Complaint was filed March 18, 2026. Date: 2026-03-18 Tags: legal Sources: Sullivan v. Oliver, Case No. 5:26-cv-00043-CAR-CHW - [confirmed] Sullivan v. Oliver asserts four counts including retaliation The Sullivan v. Oliver complaint asserts four counts: (1) Eighth Amendment deliberate indifference to health and safety regarding contaminated water; (2) Eighth Amendment deliberate indifference to serious medical needs against Crawford, Bradford, Willoughby, and Dr. M. Thomas; (3) First Amendment retaliation against Warden Michael Thomas for authorizing the December 18, 2025 withholding of incentive meals and warden/chaplain holiday packages from the entire D3 dormitory. Date: 2026-03-18 Tags: legal,medical,conditions Sources: Sullivan v. Oliver, Case No. 5:26-cv-00043-CAR-CHW - [confirmed] Magistrate found Sullivan relied only on TV news for supervisory knowledge The R&R recommended dismissal of supervisory liability claims against Ward, Oliver, Barry, Osbourne, Holt, Ammons, Toomey, Lewis, and Truszczynski on the ground that Sullivan relied only on a TV news report to establish their knowledge of the contamination. Date: 2026-04-27 Tags: legal Sources: Sullivan v. Ward, Case No. 1:24-cv-00157-LAG-ALS - [reported] Central Office denial letter as evidence against supervisory liability dismissal Sullivan's objections argue the magistrate failed to credit the documented Central Office Appeal Response of November 30, 2022 — which falsely denied the contamination on Commissioner Ward's letterhead — as evidence establishing supervisory knowledge. Date: 2026-05-03 Tags: legal,corruption Sources: GDC Central Office Appeal Response (November 30, 2022); Sullivan v. Ward, Case No. 1:24-cv-00157-LAG-ALS - [confirmed] Sullivan Rule 25 motion for substitution of Myers's estate On February 12, 2024 — 64 days after Myers's death and within Rule 25(a)(1)'s ninety-day window — Sullivan filed a Motion for Substitution to substitute Myers's estate as the proper party. The prior magistrate denied this motion as 'moot,' and Sullivan timely objected in April 2024. Date: 2024-02-12 Tags: legal Sources: Sullivan v. Ward, Case No. 1:24-cv-00157-LAG-ALS - [confirmed] District Judge Leslie Abrams Gardner assigned to Sullivan v. Ward The District Judge of record for Sullivan v. Ward is the Honorable Leslie Abrams Gardner. Tags: legal Sources: Sullivan v. Ward, Case No. 1:24-cv-00157-LAG-ALS DATASETS (2) ---------------------------------------- # Sullivan Documented Legionella Infections Four confirmed Legionella pneumophila infections of plaintiff Mario Romoan Sullivan documented through Correct Rx Pharmacy Services dispensing records, including dates and prescribed medications. Date Location Medication Prescriber ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2023-12-17 Wilcox State Prison Bactrim NP Robert Bradford 2024-01-04 Walton County Sheriff's Office Macrobid Unknown 2024-03-14 Wilcox State Prison Zithromax/Azithromycin Unknown 2024-07-23 Wilcox State Prison Zithromax Unknown # Autry and Wilcox Facility Capacity and Population Comparison Comparison of design capacity, GDC claimed inflated capacity, and actual population as of May 2026 for both facilities affected by Legionella contamination. Facility Year Opened Design Capacity GDC Inflated Capacity Active Population (May 2026) Pct of Design Capacity Active Lifers Lifer Pct ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Autry State Prison 1994 750 1698 518 69.1 42 8.1 Wilcox State Prison 1993-1994 750 1827 1835 244.7 478 26 KEY ENTITIES (35) ---------------------------------------- - Ahmed Holt [person]: Assistant Commissioner of Facilities, Georgia Department of Corrections - Alfreda L. Sheppard [person]: Magistrate Judge, Middle District of Georgia. Issued April 27, 2026 R&R recommending dismissal of Sullivan v. Ward claims. - Anna Truszczynski [person]: Director of the Georgia Environmental Protection Division. Named defendant in both Sullivan federal cases. - Autry State Prison [facility]: Georgia state prison with GCI shoe/boot manufacturing and garment operations. - Central State Prison [facility]: Georgia state prison with GCI garment and linen manufacturing. - Charles Mims [person]: Former Warden of Wilcox State Prison. Signed at least one of the two warden notices to inmates about Legionella contamination (March 14, 2024). Named defendant in Sullivan v. Oliver. (aka: Warden Mims) - Coastal State Prison [facility]: Georgia state prison visited by DOJ during 2022-2023 investigation (aka: Coastal) - Correct Rx Pharmacy Services [organization]: Pharmacy services provider whose dispensing records document Sullivan's four separate Legionella infections and treatments. - Crisp Regional Medical Center [facility]: Regional medical center. Physicians Dr. William Willoughby and Dr. Michael Thomas are named defendants in Sullivan v. Oliver. - Darrin Myers [person]: Former Warden of Autry State Prison. Deceased December 10, 2023. Named defendant in Sullivan v. Ward. Alleged to have placed Sullivan in 42-day solitary confinement in retaliation for water-quality petition and threatened his life. (aka: Warden Myers) - Dr. Kathleen E. Toomey [person]: Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Health. Named defendant in both Sullivan federal cases. (aka: Kathleen Toomey) - Dr. Mark Woods [person]: Medical professional who denied Sullivan's October 22, 2022 request for Legionella testing. Named defendant in Sullivan v. Ward. (aka: Mark Woods) - Dr. Sharon Lewis [person]: GDC Statewide Medical Director. Named defendant in both Sullivan federal cases. (aka: Sharon Lewis) - Dr. William Willoughby [person]: Physician at Crisp Regional Medical Center. Named defendant in Sullivan v. Oliver. - GDC [organization]: Georgia state corrections department operating 12 reentry centers with 2,344 beds and various cognitive programming initiatives. (aka: Georgia Department of Corrections, Georgia DOC) - Georgia Correctional Industries [organization]: Manufacturing operation within GDC where inmates perform factory work in manufacturing plants. - Georgia Department of Public Health [organization]: State agency providing drug overdose surveillance data including statewide overdose statistics. (aka: DPH) - Georgia Environmental Protection Division [organization]: State environmental regulatory agency. Director Anna Truszczynski is a named defendant in both Sullivan cases. (aka: Georgia EPD) - Georgia Senate Study Committee on Prison Conditions [organization]: 2024 Georgia legislative committee that produced a report on prison conditions, including acknowledgment of Autry's water system renovation. - Jarvis Augustus Ware [person]: 76-77-year-old incarcerated at Autry during contamination and transferred to Wilcox. Diagnosed with Legionella at Wilcox, hospitalized ~3 days, returned to contaminated water. Indigent. Pro se federal plaintiff. (aka: GDC #423117) - Jennifer Ammons [person]: General Counsel at the Georgia Department of Corrections. - Leslie Abrams Gardner [person]: District Judge, Middle District of Georgia. District Judge of record for Sullivan v. Ward. - Mario Romoan Sullivan [person]: Black male serving life sentence (Floyd County conviction), incarcerated at Autry during contamination and transferred to Wilcox. Pro se federal plaintiff with four documented Legionella infections. Drafted petitions for ANTIS-unit population. (aka: GDC #965797) - Michael Graham [person]: Current Warden of Autry State Prison as of May 2026. - Michael Thomas [person]: Current Warden of Wilcox State Prison. Named defendant in Sullivan v. Oliver. Alleged First Amendment retaliation for withholding holiday packages from D3 dormitory. (aka: Warden Thomas) - Robert Bradford [person]: Nurse Practitioner originally at Autry State Prison medical staff, transferred to Wilcox when Autry closed. Treated Sullivan's first Legionella infection with Bactrim. Named defendant in both Sullivan cases. (aka: NP Bradford, PA Bradford) - Sharon Osbourne [person]: Deputy Warden at Autry State Prison. Named defendant in Sullivan v. Ward. - 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) - Steven Charles Crawford [person]: Medical staff member at Wilcox State Prison. Named defendant in Sullivan v. Oliver. - Sullivan v. Oliver [case]: Federal civil rights case covering events at Wilcox State Prison, First Amended Complaint filed March 18, 2026 in the Middle District of Georgia, Macon Division. (aka: Case No. 5:26-cv-00043-CAR-CHW) - Sullivan v. Ward [case]: Federal civil rights case covering events at Autry State Prison, filed January 22, 2024 in the Middle District of Georgia, Albany Division. Pro se complaint by Mario Sullivan against former Commissioner Ward and others. (aka: Case No. 1:24-cv-00157-LAG-ALS) - 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) - 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) - Walter Barry [person]: Warden of Central State Prison. Named defendant in Sullivan v. Ward. - Wilcox State Prison [facility]: Georgia state prison visited by DOJ during 2022-2023 investigation (aka: Wilcox) SOURCES (11) ---------------------------------------- - 2024 Georgia Senate Study Committee Report on Prison Conditions, Georgia Senate (2024-01-01) [official_report, primary] - Correct Rx Pharmacy Services dispensing records, Correct Rx Pharmacy Services [official_report, primary] - GDC Central Office Appeal Response (November 30, 2022), Georgia Department of Corrections by Commissioner Timothy C. Ward (letterhead) / designated representative (signatory) (2022-11-30) [official_report, primary] - GDC-GDPH Joint Public Announcement of Legionella Outbreak (October 2022), GDC / Georgia Department of Public Health (2022-10-01) [press_release, primary] - GPS Investigation: Legionella Contamination and Cover-Up at Autry and Wilcox State Prisons, Georgia Prisoners' Speak (2026-01-01) [gps_original, primary] - SCHR Letter to Commissioner Tyrone Oliver (July 13, 2023), Southern Center for Human Rights (2023-07-13) [official_report, primary] - Sullivan v. Oliver, Case No. 5:26-cv-00043-CAR-CHW, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia, Macon Division by Mario Romoan Sullivan (pro se plaintiff) (2026-03-18) [legal_document, primary] - Sullivan v. Ward complaint, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia, Albany Division by Mario Romoan Sullivan (pro se plaintiff) (2024-01-22) [legal_document, primary] - Sullivan v. Ward, Case No. 1:24-cv-00157-LAG-ALS, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia, Albany Division by Mario Romoan Sullivan (pro se plaintiff) (2024-01-22) [legal_document, primary] - Wilcox State Prison Warden Notice (December 5, 2023), Wilcox State Prison / GDC (2023-12-05) [official_report, primary] - Wilcox State Prison Warden Notice (March 14, 2024), Wilcox State Prison / GDC (2024-03-14) [official_report, primary]