Macon Times

There were 41 life sentenced inmates incarcerated at Burruss Correctional Training Center in Monroe County in the third quarter of 2022, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections.

Franklin L. Simmons was the oldest at approximately 69-years-old.

Martez Samuel Gordon, a roughly 21-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
Alan Clayton Langston	Armed Robbery	62
Albert Lee Patterson Jr.	Murder	52
Andre Bowman	Aggravated Assault	48
Angelo Bernard Banks	Murder	62
Bobby Lee Satterfield	Murder	62
Buford Mathis Jr.	Arson in the First Degree	63
Cameron Webb	Aggravated Assault	45
Craig Morris Maddox	Possession of Firearm During Crime	41
Curtis L. Herring	Murder	51
Dwight L. Simmons	Theft by Taking	51
Eric Brian Golden	Murder	53
Franklin L. Simmons	Aggravated Assault	69
Gregory Class	Murder	43
Gregory Ricketts	Miscellaneous Invasion of Privacy	60
Harry Van Godfrey Jr.	Cruelty to Children	51
Issac Corey Simon	Armed Robbery	43
James Henry Norton Jr.	Murder	51
Jason Michael Fetty	Burglary	45
Jason Ragland	Murder	52
Joseph Anthony Scott	Murder	31
Joseph Samuel Watkins	Murder	42
Keith T. Duncan	Murder	50
Kenneth Earl Kendrick	Murder	50
Kenneth Glenn Melton	Rape	58
Larry Allen Black	Murder	46
Louis David Jones	Murder	52
Marcus Character	Aggravated Assault	45
Mark A. Haynes	Aggravated Assault	64
Martez Samuel Gordon	Armed Robbery	21
Melvin Jerome Griffin	Murder	47
Michael James Taborn	Armed Robbery	47
Michael Lee Waters	Armed Robbery	40
Patton L. Fallin	Kidnapping	53
Rico Robinson	Possession of Firearm During Crime	41
Robert James Thomas	Murder	56
Ronnie K. Felder	Murder	50
Terrance Nelson Medina	Murder	46
Thomas Gilroy	Murder	55
Troy Alexander Chadwick	Murder	51
William Thomas Sheppard	Possession of Firearm During Crime	38
Wilson Edward Bowman	Murder	51