Commissioner: Gregory C. Dozier

Director of Public Affairs: Joan Heath

April 23, 2018

FORSYTH, Ga.– Special Agents with the Georgia Department of Corrections’ (GDC) Office of Professional Standards are conducting an investigation on the death of inmate Joseph Pagan (GDC #1001121716), as a suspected homicide.

Agents  have reason to believe inmate Pagan died as a results of injuries sustained during an altercation involving another inmate. Inmate Pagan was pronounced dead at Valdosta State Prison at 3:00am on April 23 by Lowndes County Coroner.

Pagan was sentenced in 2012, in Baldwin County, for two counts of Aggravated Assault, two counts of False Imprisonment, Robbery By Force and Burglary.

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 click on https://gdc.georgia.gov.