Georgia Mountain News

There were 141 life sentenced inmates incarcerated at Arrendale State Prison in Habersham County in the third quarter of 2022, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections.

Hannah Myling Chung was the oldest at approximately 73-years-old.

Cassandra Bjorge, roughly 22-year-old women, were the youngest women 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
Aiysha Carswelldanso	Kidnapping	46
Alana Jane Johnson	Murder	58
Alexandria Ginavia Mardell	Murder	35
Ameshia Ervin	Aggravated Assault	41
Amy Dianne Shorter	Murder	44
Amy Elizabeth Walden	Murder	46
Amy McGarity	Murder	36
Angela Denise Anderson	Obstruction of Law Enforcement Officer	39
Angela Rachelle Rowland	Murder	55
Annie Grace Sheppard	Murder	56
Antonia Renee Lowe	Murder	48
April Dawn Ulrich	Murder	61
Barbara Ann Polke	Possession of Firearm During Crime	43
Barbara Elaine Dalton	Cruelty to Children	62
Baretta Pierce	Murder	47
Belinda Howard	Murder	40
Beth Anne Muse	Murder	45
Bianca Shantell Miller	Arson in the First Degree	44
Brandy Ann Boyd	Murder	34
Brenda Lisseth Oconnell	Murder	31
Candice Cadasha Pope	False Statements to the Government	40
Carla Joan Simmons	Burglary	41
Carlisha Gray	Criminal Solicitation	39
Carol Sue Gibson	Murder	44
Carrie Leeks	Murder	45
Cassandra Bjorge	Aggravated Assault	22
Catherine Joann Goins	Armed Robbery	45
Catherine Louise Banta	False Statements to the Government	64
Cheryl Genice Christian	Murder	53
Cheryl Morris Callahan	Child Molestation	62
Cornelius Richardson-Bethea	Murder	54
Crystal Johnson	Aggravated Child Molestation	42
Danielle Renee Hart	Murder	32
Darchelle Renee Arnold	Murder	34
Deanna Renee Kipp	False Statements to the Government	35
Delecia J. Riley	Possession of Cocaine	42
Demetre Evans	Aggravated Sexual Battery Attempted	48
Deondra Kemesha Martin	Murder	31
Dora Jane Treadaway	Murder	66
Ebony Passion Smith	Murder	41
Elizabeth Adelle Joyner	Burglary	39
Erica Chrishawnna Stokes	Murder	40
Falicia Blakely	Armed Robbery	39
Farah Lynn Strength	Murder	42
Felicia Belle Williams	Aggravated Assault	42
Felicia Monet Maynor	Concealing Death of Anoth	45
Gina Lynn Spann	Possession of Firearm During Crime	56
Glenda Sue Brown	Aggravated Assault	55
Hannah Myling Chung	Murder	73
Heather Brittany Parker	Murder	32
Helen Hallman	Murder	52
Holly Ann Harvey	Murder	33
Inez Ann Ottis	Murder	57
Irma Jean Hall	Murder	71
Janet Reynolds Ray	Murder	68
Jocelyn Harris	Murder	61
Judy Lynn Washington	Murder	63
Kairi Williams	Murder	42
Kajul Tawice Harvey	Burglary in the First Degree	33
Kakianoko Hayes	Murder	41
Karen Michelle Eckman	Murder	41
Katherine Nohemi Oconnell	Murder	31
Kathy Millican	Aggravated Sexual Battery	48
Kayla Diane Sanders	Armed Robbery	40
Kiera Shanice Graham	Arson in the First Degree	33
Kisha Rutledge	Murder	44
Komeika Michelle Clark	Possession of Firearm During Crime	41
Kristen Monique Odister	Murder	36
Krystal Anne Hall	Aggravated Assault	36
Krystle Lynn Krause	Possession Firearm Convicted Felony	38
Krystol Akimie	Cruelty to Children	36
Lakeisha Davis	Murder	32
Latarsha Fuller	Murder	46
Latoya Leandra Dickens	Murder	51
Laura Ann Payne	Murder	43
Laveargerae Lambert	Murder	49
Lawanda Jean Ring	Possession of Firearm During Crime	40
Leslie Fields Mosby	Aggravated Assault	39
Linda Renae Brown	Murder	49
Lori Ann Goodman	Theft Motor Vehicle or Part	60
Luvonne Michelle Tarver	Kidnapping	36
Madonna Whitus	Miscellaneous Crimes Against Public Health, Morals or Safety	57
Makeba Terrelle Thomas	Murder	49
Margarita Gomez	Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor	37
Margarita Jean Leanos	Murder	36
Mary Angela Hancock	Murder	70
Micayla Christina Taylor	Aggravated Assault	28
Michelle Garner Hall	Murder	53
Milishia Renee Gosha	Murder	39
Mina Christine Ellery	Murder	24
Nicole Rochelle Boynton	Aggravated Assault	42
Nitara Kawona Gray	Murder	35
Patricia Ann Brown	Murder	51
Patricia Byrd Stapler	Murder	58
Paulette Rose Pippen	Murder	64
Pearl Elizabeth Weaver	Kidnapping	42
Penny Burch Zellers	Kidnapping	53
Quanitta Yvette Turner	Murder	37
Rachel Larae Yeager	Murder	38
Racquel Twan Phillips	Murder	50
Raven Marie Delany	Possession of Firearm During Crime	40
Rebecca Bowers Sears	Burglary	54
Rebecca Dawn Schoicket	Murder	55
Rhonda Rena Vining	Murder	49
Ronnie Rain Fuller	Murder	43
Ruby Anne Evans	Murder	57
Sade Shamon King	Murder	35
Sahara Fakhir	Murder	41
Selma Harris	Theft by Taking	57
Shakima Iris Simon	Aggravated Assault	32
Shameeka Watson	Feticide	42
Shandrell Meisha Banks	Cruelty to Children	45
Shauna Smith	Murder	44
Shauntae Laquana Taylor	Murder	30
Shelia Langham	Murder	52
Sherry Elaine Joyce	Armed Robbery	60
Shontori Neoshuba Gooden	Murder	27
Shuntae Latrice Battle	Murder	36
Sonya Bamberg	Murder	67
Sonya Yevette Smith	Murder	55
Sparkles Lashayla Lindsey	Murder	31
Stacy Jean Singleton	Murder	51
Stephanie Danielle Davis	Violation Other States Law	37
Tabatha Hope Colson	Murder	43
Takela Cordeshia Jones	Murder	29
Tamieka Moniek Felton	Murder	47
Tammy Willine Poole	Family Violence Battery	49
Tangin Tequia Alexander	Cruelty to Children	42
Tasha Flowers	Murder	40
Terri Lynn Peterson	Cruelty to Children	54
Tracy Lea Fortson	Arson Miscellaneous	58
Tracy Michelle Jones	False Imprisonment	48
Tracy Rhodes Harley	Murder	46
Valerie B. Carter	Murder	70
Valerie Carey	Murder	46
Vernessa Marshall	Involuntary Manslaughter	52
Virginia Sims	Murder	58
Wendy Fortner	Kidnapping	48
Windy Renee Scott	Possession of Firearm During Crime	55
Yashicer Kemp-Pritchett	Murder	48
Yolanda Adame	Murder	67