South Georgia Times

There were 224 life sentenced inmates incarcerated at Valdosta State Prison & Valdosta Annex in Lowndes County in the first quarter of 2023, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections.

William Larry Easterwood was the oldest at approximately 72-years-old.

Kinterie Kiatis Durden, a roughly 23-year-old man, was the youngest man sentenced to serve life in prison.

Georgia imprisons a higher percentage of its population than any other democracy in the world, locking up 968 per 100,000 people.

State spends between $25,000 and $30,000 on average annually on incarcerated individuals.

Georgia’s crime rate increased in recent years, leading to higher incarceration numbers and more taxpayer money spent on prisoners. Accusations of mistreatment of inmates, riots, deadly assaults on inmates, attacks on correctional officers, and concerns about the poor physical condition of the facilities are a continual problem in Georgia.

Inmates are often transferred around the state of Georgia, which can create data irregularities.

Name	Offense	Age
Aaron Wesley Overton	Murder	32
Adrian Lamont Smith	Possession of Firearm During Crime	50
Adriel Noel Mann	Aggravated Child Molestation	45
Aleakeem Jamaal Peterson	Possession of Firearm During Crime	38
Alvin Smith	Murder	63
An C. Nguyen	Murder	45
Andraus Carnell Austin	Armed Robbery	40
Angelo Short	Robbery	49
Antonio Christopher Barron	Murder	31
Antonio Jerome Robinson	Armed Robbery	34
Arthur J. Carter	Rape	57
Bartholomew Bernard Jones	Burglary	54
Benny Frank Durham Jr.	Murder	39
Billy Aron Jones	Murder	32
Brandon Bushay Smith	Aggravated Battery	35
Brandon Dwight Harrington	Possession of Firearm During Crime	32
Brandon J. Thomas	Aggravated Assault	44
Brandon Sharod Davis	Murder	41
Brejon Nabors	Murder	32
Brian Bernard Isham	Armed Robbery	52
Briones Labon Wofford	Possession of Firearm During Crime	40
Bruce Rykeisedagiquan Chambers	Gang Participation	26
Bryan Keith Lewis	Terrorist Threats & Acts	49
Bryan Lawson Jones	Possession of Firearm During Crime	56
Calvin Dwight Teasley	Burglary	58
Carlbie Travaris Jones	Murder	47
Carlos Betancourt	Sexual Offender Failing to Register	36
Charles Anthony James	Aggravated Battery	48
Charles Bernard Richards	Burglary	60
Charles Damion Baugh	Aggravated Battery	38
Charles L. Grant Jr.	Rape	48
Charmon Leroy Sinkfield	Murder	45
Chester Earl Anderson	Armed Robbery	29
Chris Waylon Thomas	Armed Robbery	44
Christopher Everett Truett Jr.	Murder	34
Christopher Jones	Murder	25
Clinton Alexander Shelton	Murder	34
Clinton Lee Davis	Feticide	38
Cordarrius Raymone Clay	Murder	29
Corey Anwar Dubose	Aggravated Assault	45
Cornelius White	Armed Robbery	40
Damian Norris	Murder	37
Danny Edward Deloney	False Imprisonment	51
Darian Townes	Miscellaneous Assault/Battery	44
Darius Deandre Evans	Murder	33
Darius Rashun Campbell	Aggravated Assault	41
Darrall Christopher Early	Aggravated Assault	26
David Emmanuel Urbay	Burglary in the First Degree	40
David Leeks	Armed Robbery	45
Demonte Tywon Penn	Murder	31
Dennis Hamilton	Kidnapping	42
Denzel Carrell Atkins	Armed Robbery	31
Derrick Eugene Dobson	Rape	52
Dewayne David Tanner	Murder	54
Donderica Gibson	Murder	48
Douglas Glenn Parker	Possession Deportation Stimulant Counterfeit Drugs	66
Douglas Villegas	Aggravated Assault	46
Drexton Donyal Handley	Possession of Firearm During Crime	33
Eddie James Brinson	Possession of Firearm During Crime	51
Eddie Lamont Reid	Kidnapping	42
Edward Bernard Meadows	Murder	45
Elias Bustamente	Murder	25
Enrique Napoleon Jenkins	Possession Knife During Crime	36
Eric Bernard Jackson	Murder	33
Eric J. Miller	Possession of Firearm During Crime	37
Eric Ranier Bell	Possession of Firearm During Crime	35
Ernest Vaughns	Criminal Interference with Government Property	45
Eugene Kyevonnie Leslie	Possession of Firearm During Crime	41
Faheem A. Banks	Murder	44
Feldon R. Williams	Murder	65
Frank Scott Bozzie	Aggravated Assault	57
Freddie Lee Lampkin Jr.	Murder	42
Gary Alan Long	Aggravated Child Molestation	58
Genar Smith Jr.	Murder	51
Gentle Leonetti Williams	Murder	31
George Rutledge III	Kidnapping	56
Gordon Bell	Murder	65
Gregory Roebuck	Murder	56
Haniyf Abdullah Muhamad Harris	Armed Robbery	37
Harrison Woodall	Simple Assault	70
Howard Lewis McDougal	Possession of Firearm During Crime	51
Idris Antwjuan Mitchell	Possession of Firearm During Crime	42
Jacorey Daquan Jackson	Murder	29
Jacory Dontrell Jenkins	Murder	35
Jafari Lateef Jackson	Kidnapping	42
Jairus Rayshawn Dantzler	Rape	29
Jamall Decarlos Mathis	Cruelty to Children	33
James Angelo Hampton	Terrorist Threats & Acts	30
James Tyrone Carmichael	Possession Methamphetamine	50
James Willie Watkins	Armed Robbery	48
Jamie Antonio Jackson	Attempted Conspirtacy to Commit a Controlled Substance Crime	46
Jamie Sanders	Armed Robbery	45
Jemari Dyqwann Carter	Murder	30
Jerel Devonte Kelly	Aggravated Sexual Battery	31
Jermaine M. Taylor	Murder	49
Jerome Marquis Victoria	Murder	46
Jessie James Kilgore	Conceal Death of Another	54
John Deangelo Sharkey	Armed Robbery	29
John Micholas Sanders	Murder	40
Jonathan Isaiah Hall	Aggravated Assault	32
Jonathan Pete Scott	Possession of Firearm During Crime	46
Jonathen Edward Carringer	Murder	40
Jonathon Nations	Murder	33
Joseph Jermaine Harris	Armed Robbery	46
Jvon Jackson	Murder	26
Kahreek Flowers	Possession of Firearm During Crime	25
Keith Anthony Dozier	Murder	34
Keith Beddingfield Jr.	Armed Robbery	31
Keith Eugene Dixon	Possession Firearm Convicted Felony	55
Kelvin Maurice Clinkscales	Aggravated Assault	36
Kenneth Jernigan	Murder	54
Kenneth Lee Harvey	Murder	38
Kenneth N. Powell	Aggravated Assault	50
Kentavous Wilkerson	Murder	29
Ketorie Glover	Hijacking Motor Vehicle	33
Kevin Thomas McKay	Murder	36
Kiel Deon Jones	Financial Identity Fraudulently	45
Kinterie Kiatis Durden	Murder	23
Labryan Dante Lytle	Cruelty to Children	35
Lajuante Stephens	Murder	28
Lamar Gates Jr.	Possession of Firearm During Crime	39
Lamassay Howard	Kidnapping	49
Larry Walker	Murder	50
Latif Aurthor Lewis	Simple Battery	32
Leon Edward Pugh Jr.	Possession Firearm Convicted Felony	49
Lester Casey Griffin	Murder	37
Lorenzo Donnell Abbott	False Imprisonment	31
Malcolm Reed	Murder	35
Malcolm Taurean Johnson	Possession Weapon Drugs by Prisoner	35
Marcus J. White	Miscellaneous Correctional Institution Offense	46
Marika Wicks	Armed Robbery	43
Marion Washington	Murder	60
Markus Anthony Funck	Murder	45
Marquit Sharonte Banks	Armed Robbery	31
Matthew Joel Rhinehart	Murder	47
Maurice Cawthon	Murder	36
Merrick Emory Redding	Murder	60
Michael Aldrick Rivers	Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine	56
Michael Nails	Aggravated Assault	43
Mikeal Demond Callaway	Possession of Firearm During Crime	30
Mwamaratunga Pipore	Rape	31
Namon Wilcox Jr.	Armed Robbery	32
Nathaniel Ezekeia Taylor	Murder	38
Nathaniel Gullatt Jr.	Kidnapping	69
Nicholas Wade	Aggravated Battery	37
Norman Koonce	Possession of Firearm During Crime	36
Octavious Gentle Jordan	Murder	29
Orlando Jordan	Murder	35
Otis Redmon	Murder	44
Paul C. Hampton	Kidnapping	64
Phillip Edward Frazier	Burglary	50
Pierre Cedric Scott	Possession of Firearm During Crime	40
Quentin McCorey Jackson	Gang Participation	40
Rakeen Rayniel Hicks	Miscellaneous Correctional Institution Offense	46
Ramon Lewis	Violation Other States Law	28
Randall Guy Keller	Possession/Using Drug Related Objects	38
Randy Brooks Dobbs Jr.	Armed Robbery	48
Rasool Parks	Murder	45
Ricardo Beltran-Gonzales	Murder	47
Richard Anthony Zachary	Aggravated Assault	56
Richard Brandon Parker	Murder	37
Rickey Earl Taylor Jr.	Robbery	36
Rico Jabar King	Murder	48
Rico Jones	Murder	36
Robert Lee Hamilton Jr.	Rape	61
Robert Maurice Davis	Murder	57
Roderick Deon Dorsey	Armed Robbery	53
Rodney Jackson	Murder	30
Ronnie Duane Lewis	Murder	41
Roy Carter	False Imprisonment	62
Rufus Erin Griffin	Murder	38
Sammy Lee Reed	Aggravated Assault	56
Sanchez Jackson	Cruelty to Children	47
Saul Castillo-Velasquez	Murder	52
Sean Bernard Edwards	Armed Robbery	29
Sean Deandre Nalls	Murder	39
Shabuoy Kais Pitchford	Burglary	34
Shakeno Dontaye Collins	Obstruction of Law Enforcement Officer	42
Shannon Rod Cade	Murder	32
Silas Marquize Cornelius	Armed Robbery	55
Simon Dixon	Possession Knife During Crime	40
Stephon Maurice Best	Armed Robbery	33
Steven Michael Blackmon	Sexual Exploitation of a Child	59
Strodd Fitzgerald Harris	Possession of Firearm During Crime	57
Tarik Shomari Jackson	Criminal Interference with Government Property	47
Tavius Donnell Bowden	Murder	33
Ted J. Perkins Jr.	Escape	54
Terry Alexander Wade	Armed Robbery	70
Terry Loveion Decarmo	Murder	38
Terry Young	Kidnapping	28
Thomas Eugene Sessions Jr.	Murder	66
Thomas Jesse Lee	Murder	35
Thomas Maher	Rape	50
Thurston Cornelius Waller	Sales/Distribution Cocaine	42
Tito Flores Vega	Murder	65
Tomorris Monte Geiger	Aggravated Assault of a Peace Officer	42
Toranio A. Lockett	Kidnapping	46
Travis Bernard Thomas	Murder	33
Trea Megill Johnson	Murder	25
Trent Laven Rhodes	False Imprisonment	35
Trevor Andre Foster	Murder	34
Trinity Macardio Telfair	Armed Robbery	46
Tyquez Davis	Weapons Offense	25
Tyshawn Bennett Roscoe	Miscellaneous Misdemeanor	44
Undrea Burley	Murder	32
Veartis Tyrone Wallace	Murder	45
Victor Cockfield	Voluntary Manslaughter	55
Victor Keyshawn Moten	Attempted Armed Robbery	27
Wallace Floyd Muhammed	Burglary in the First Degree	53
Warriel James Adams Jr.	Forgery in the Third Degree	51
Waylon Lee Holsenbeck	Theft by Taking	50
Wayne Franklin	Murder	63
Wendell Gregory Armour	Murder	55
William Alexander Brooks	Murder	32
William Bradley Morgan	Theft by Taking	41
William Darnell Davis	Murder	32
William Larry Easterwood	Murder	72
Willie Fread Fletcher	Armed Robbery	38
Willie James Davis	Possession of Firearm During Crime	56
Wilmer Cornell	Murder	46
Wolf Micah Griffin	Murder	45
Xavier Anthony Adams Jr.	Murder	39
Xavier Tyray Neal	Murder	29
Yusuf Hassan Armstead	Voluntary Manslaughter	45