Corrupt Georgia prison warden jailed on bribery, conspiracy charges
GA investigation began when an inmate was charged with smuggling contraband
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Georgia prison warden has been jailed on charges stemming from a state investigation of corruption inside the penitentiary he supervised.
Brian Dennis Adams was arrested Wednesday and charged with bribery, conspiracy to violate Georgia’s anti-racketeering law, making false statements and violating his oath of office, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said.
The state Department of Corrections fired 48-year-old Adams of Waycross from his job as warden of Smith State Prison southeast Georgia.
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"While we are disheartened to learn of the actions of former Warden Adams, our commitment to maintaining a zero-tolerance policy for individuals who choose to ignore their oath and jeopardize our non-negotiable mission of public safety applies to every level in the GDC," the department's commissioner, Tyrone Oliver, said in a statement.
A prison warden in Georgia has been jailed on charges stemming from a corruption investigation.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Adams' arrest comes months after GBI agents began investigating allegations of corruption inside the prison in Glennville, about 60 miles west of Savannah, the bureau said in a news release. That investigation began in May after an inmate was charged with smuggling contraband and conspiring in a 2021 murder outside the prison.
The GBI gave no further details about what led to Adams' arrest.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Jail records showed Adams remained behind bars Thursday at the Tattnall County jail on a $40,000 bond. It was not immediately known if Adams has an attorney who can speak on his behalf.