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There were 55 life sentenced inmates incarcerated at S.M.U. Special Management Unit in Butts County in the third quarter of 2023, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections.

Kevin Ponda Bentley and Mark Steven Heald were the oldest at approximately 65-years-old.

Kevonta Daykwon Daniels, a roughly 20-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 Richard Hall	Possession of Firearm During Crime	43
Alex Daniel Funes	Murder	33
Andre Cleveland Gay	Murder	49
Anthony Tyler Rogers	Murder	47
Brian Deshone Duffy	Possession Firearm Convicted Felony	33
Charles Knox III	Burglary	42
Charles Thomas White III	Murder	59
Contresstis Tolbert	Attempted Armed Robbery	41
Cornelius Detron Freeman	Enticing a Child for Indecent Purposes	40
Daniel Luke Ferguson	Aggravated Assault	33
Dayvon Anthony Daye	Possession of Firearm During Crime	32
Demarquis Antonio Glenn	Murder	31
Demarvin Ladele Bennett	Murder	29
Denver Fenton Allen	Murder	39
Dijuan Leandrew Marshall	Possession Firearm Convicted Felony	35
Edgar Quintanilla	Aggravated Assault	44
Emilio Christopher Canales	Possession Firearm Convicted Felony	39
Esco Byron Hill	Mutiny in Penal Institution	51
Floyd Wayne Williams Jr.	Murder	44
George Kerry Redding	Aggravated Assault	36
Gevin Allen Prince	Murder	27
Henry Lee Stubbs III	Aggravated Assault	38
Humberto Joseue Lobo Reneaud	Feticide	28
Hung Mac The	Aggravated Assault	43
Jacobian Irby	Aggravated Assault	41
Jamal Eric Barber	Murder	33
James Charles Peacock	Armed Robbery	35
John Willie Nelms	Aggravated Assault of a Peace Officer	54
Johnny Sunrise Carter	Unknown Offense	41
Kendrick Monquell Cheeves	Murder	39
Kenneth Eric Jackson	Aggravated Assault	38
Kevin Ponda Bentley	Murder	65
Kevonta Daykwon Daniels	Aggravated Assault	20
Mark Steven Heald	Murder	65
Napoleon Harris	Murder	58
Norman Patrick Simpson	Murder	38
Oliver James Frazier	Voluntary Manslaughter	39
Omar Rasheed Savior	Murder	29
Prinston Dionte Blackwell	Possession Firearm Convicted Felony	34
Randy Young	Feticide	37
Ricardo Castavio Daughtry	Possession of Cocaine	40
Roderick Lane Johnson	Violation Motor Vehicle Law	50
Saleevan Isse Adan	Murder	44
Sanford Jerome Barton	Possession of Firearm During Crime	50
Stephen Phillip Bailey	Cruelty to Children	37
Tamarron Varner	Murder	32
Tavares Douglas Harris	Aggravated Assault of a Peace Officer	36
Terry Weatherbed	Murder	48
Thomas Joseph Tiraboschi	Murder	45
Tommy Joe Griffey Jr.	Armed Robbery	43
Tyrafred Amira Campbell	Murder	31
Tyreek Isaiah Bowers-Rivera	Rape	27
Vraimone Germaine Parker	Murder	30
William Joseph Dyer	Murder	35
William Kyle Little	Murder	37