Commissioner: Timothy C. Ward

Director of Public Affairs: Joan Heath

Valdosta State Prison

FORSYTH, Ga.– Special Agents with the Georgia Department of Corrections’ (GDC) Office of Professional Standards are conducting an investigation on the death of inmate Kealy Williams (GDC #1000571190), as a suspected homicide.

Agents have reason to believe inmate Williams died as a result of injuries sustained during an altercation involving another inmate. Inmate Williams was pronounced deceased by Emergency Medical Services at 9:20p.m. on March 30.

Williams was sentenced in Fulton County to serve Life for Murder.

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.

Contact

Manager of Communications Lori Benoit

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