Pulaski State Prison Crisis: Untested Warden, Deadly History

At least 22 women died under a single doctor's care at Pulaski State Prison. Now an untested warden with no corrections degree leads this facility under federal scrutiny. https://gps.press/pulaski-state-prison-crisis-untested-warden-deadly-history/

Wendy Jackson jumped from running a 235-bed minimum-security transitional facility to leading Pulaski State Prison — a 1,223-capacity facility where at least 22 women died under a single doctor's care, where gang members sexually assaulted women at knifepoint, and where the DOJ documented constitutional violations. Her qualifications? An associate degree in early childhood education and GDC internal training. Families are now reporting face-to-face intimidation by senior staff, retaliatory housing assignments, and extended lockdowns denying basic necessities. Who decided she was prepared for this crisis? https://gps.press/pulaski-state-prison-crisis-untested-warden-deadly-history/

Georgia promoted an untested warden to lead one of America's most troubled women's prisons. Wendy Jackson went from running a 235-bed minimum-security facility to Pulaski State Prison, where at least 22 women died under a single doctor's care. Her qualifications: an associate degree in early childhood education. Families report conditions are deteriorating under her leadership — face-to-face intimidation, retaliatory housing, broken grievance systems. The women inside cannot safely speak up. #GeorgiaPrisons #PrisonReform #CriminalJustice #GPS #MassIncarceration #Georgia

Georgia's corrections leadership pipeline continues producing administrators unprepared for the scale of crises they inherit. Wendy Jackson's promotion from a 235-bed transitional facility to Pulaski State Prison — where 22 women died under one doctor and the DOJ found constitutional violations — exemplifies this systemic failure. With an associate degree in early childhood education and no corrections management training, Jackson now leads a facility plagued by gang violence, medical neglect, and chronic understaffing. Families report deteriorating conditions under her tenure, yet the broken grievance system prevents women from safely reporting abuse. This pattern of institutional neglect demands policy intervention and federal oversight. https://gps.press/pulaski-state-prison-crisis-untested-warden-deadly-history/