Facilities · Jail
Chatham County Jail
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia · capacity 1,992
Also reported as Chatham County Detention Center; Savannah jail; county jail.
24 deaths are recorded here, from 1923 to 2026; 22 by name. 1 was an execution.
- undetermined 10
- suicide 7
- illness 3
- overdose 1
- staff force 1
- lynching 1
Lawsuits over deaths here have brought at least $500,000 in settlements and awards, for 1 person.
The people
- Michael James Waller, Jr. February 8, 2026
- Carlos Guitterrez November 25, 2025
- Anthony Garza October 10, 2025
- Adam Lewis Varnedoe June 25, 2025
- Marquan Bryant January 22, 2025
- Julian Harris February 21, 2024
- Marco Danton Ochoa September 18, 2023
- Lloyd James September 14, 2023
- Maurice Small April 29, 2023
- Gregory Alan Woods March 5, 2023
- Charles Nelson September 26, 2021
- Hilary Barnes February 24, 2021
- Lee Michael Creely September 6, 2020
- Name not reported June 2019
- Mosheh Underwood August 4, 2018
- Jerome Hill April 25, 2017
- Demilo Glover March 12, 2017
- Guy Howard Leonard September 30, 2016
- Jimmie Alexander May 2016
- Matthew Ajibade January 1, 2015
- Matthew Loflin April 24, 2014
- Matthew Coniglio April 20, 2014
- Name not reported June 20, 1923
- Lucius Dotson January 22, 1892Executed
History and conditions
Research on this facility’s history, oversight and conditions is coming.