Commissioner: Timothy C. Ward

Director of Public Affairs: Joan Heath

Marion Wilson, Jr. to be executed on June 20

FORSYTH, Ga– The Baldwin County Superior Court has ordered the execution of convicted murderer Marion Wilson, Jr. The court ordered the Georgia Department of Corrections to carry out the execution on a date between June 20 and June 27, 2019. Commissioner Timothy C. Ward has set the date for Thursday, June 20, at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson at 7 p.m.

Wilson was convicted in 1997 for the murder of Donovan Corey Parks.  If executed, Wilson will be the 51st inmate put to death by lethal injection.

Media interested in a photograph of Wilson and a listing of his crimes may visit the GDC website (https://gdc.georgia.gov).

About the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC)

The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) has one of the largest prison systems in the U.S. and is responsible for supervising nearly 52,000 state prisoners. It is the largest law enforcement agency in the state with approximately 10,500 employees. For more information on the GDC, call 478-992-5247 or visit https://gdc.georgia.gov.

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