Georgia Department of Corrections Commissioner Gregory Dozier has announced the assignment of Carmon Edwards to Deputy Warden of Administration at Lee Arrendale State Prison in Alto, effective July 1.
As Deputy Warden, Edwards will be responsible for overseeing the Business Office, Property/Supply Operations, and Food Service departments at the facility which houses over 1,700 medium and "close security" female prisoners.
Edwards began her career with the GDC in 1998 as a Clerk II at the prison. During her time at Lee Arrendale, she served as a Correctional Officer, Secretary II, Operations Analysis Technician and Financial Ops Generalist. She was later promoted to Business Manager at Phillips State Prison in Buford where she has served since 2017.