SE Georgia News

There were 17 life sentenced inmates incarcerated at Long Unit in Long County in the third quarter of 2023, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections.

Samuel Logan Parker and William Dalton Johnson were the oldest at approximately 67-years-old.

Shawn Anthony Clark, a roughly 37-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
Antonio Bernard Gresham	Murder	58
Brian Marshall Brinkerhoff	Aggravated Sexual Battery	43
Christopher Warren Mathis	Theft by Taking	59
Darrell Lachard Saulsbury	Murder	64
Derrick Antonio Yancey	Murder	64
Eric R. Wooten	Murder	57
James Ray Ussery	Armed Robbery	48
Lloyd Demetrio Aiello	Incest	55
Marcus Eberhart	Murder	49
Matthew Anthony New	Child Molestation	52
Michael Harold Chapel	Armed Robbery	63
Nathan Donnell Anthony	Aggravated Assault	58
Preston Jinks Durden	Sexual Exploitation of a Child	43
Samuel Logan Parker	False Statements to the Government	67
Shawn Anthony Clark	Murder	37
William Dalton Johnson	Sexual Exploitation of a Child	67
William L. Talley	Possession of Firearm During Crime	55