GDC Facility Data
List of All Georgia Prisons
Georgia’s Department of Corrections (GDC) runs 33 state prisons and contracts 4 private prisons, alongside 17 transitional (reentry) centers, 43 county correctional institutions, and probation-detention, treatment, and special-mission units — 114 facilities in all. This directory lists every Georgia prison, grouped by type and security level, with each facility’s location, population, and recent deaths. Click any facility for its full profile, including conditions and mortality records.
Facility type
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State Prisons (Men) — General Population
AUGUSTA STATE MEDICAL PRISON
Opened
1983
Designed for
535
Held today
1,152
Over capacity
215%
Intelligence
84 Deaths
Design verified
AUTRY STATE PRISON
Opened
1994
Designed for
500
Held today
460
Over capacity
92%
Intelligence
6 Deaths
Design verified
BALDWIN STATE PRISON
Opened
1976
Designed for
660
Held today
836
Over capacity
127%
Intelligence
22 Deaths
Design unverified
BURRUSS C.T.C
Opened
1986
Designed for
300
Held today
729
Over capacity
243%
Intelligence
3 Deaths
Design verified
CALHOUN STATE PRISON
Opened
1994
Designed for
500
Held today
1,614
Over capacity
323%
Intelligence
10 Deaths
Design verified
CENTRAL STATE PRISON
Opened
1978
Designed for
288
Held today
1,157
Over capacity
402%
Intelligence
19 Deaths
Design verified
CHATHAM STATE PRISONCLOSED
Population
7
Intelligence
COASTAL STATE PRISON
Opened
1981
Designed for
420
Held today
1,633
Over capacity
389%
Intelligence
49 Deaths
Design verified
DODGE STATE PRISON
Opened
1983
Designed for
404
Held today
1,326
Over capacity
328%
Intelligence
3 Deaths
Design verified
DOOLY STATE PRISON
Opened
1994
Designed for
500
Held today
1,619
Over capacity
324%
Intelligence
15 Deaths
Design verified
EMANUEL UNIT
Population
74
Intelligence
GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISON
Opened
1968
Designed for
500
Held today
2,421
Over capacity
484%
Intelligence
24 Deaths
Design verified
GEORGIA STATE PRISONCLOSED
Population
10
Intelligence
HANCOCK STATE PRISON
Opened
1992
Designed for
500
Held today
1,189
Over capacity
238%
Intelligence
15 Deaths
Design verified
HAYS STATE PRISON
Opened
1990
Designed for
500
Held today
1,100
Over capacity
220%
Intelligence
9 Deaths
Design verified
JOHNSON STATE PRISON
Opened
1992
Designed for
500
Held today
1,544
Over capacity
309%
Intelligence
32 Deaths
Design verified
LEE STATE PRISON
Opened
1979
Designed for
384
Held today
869
Over capacity
226%
Intelligence
2 Deaths
Design verified
LONG UNIT
Beds
212
Population
204
Intelligence
LOWNDES UNITCLOSED
Population
9
Intelligence
MACON STATE PRISON
Opened
1994
Designed for
500
Held today
1,769
Over capacity
354%
Intelligence
31 Deaths
Design verified
METRO REENTRY FACILITY
Opened
1980
Designed for
420
Held today
354
Over capacity
84%
Intelligence
12 Deaths
Design verified
MONTGOMERY STATE PRISON
Opened
1972
Designed for
206
Held today
396
Over capacity
192%
Intelligence
1 Death
Design verified
PHILLIPS STATE PRISON
Opened
1991
Designed for
600
Held today
671
Over capacity
112%
Intelligence
22 Deaths
Design verified
PUTNAM STATE PRISONCLOSED
Population
2
Intelligence
ROGERS STATE PRISON
Opened
1983
Designed for
448
Held today
1,299
Over capacity
290%
Intelligence
4 Deaths
Design verified
RUTLEDGE STATE PRISON
Opened
1976
Designed for
288
Held today
603
Over capacity
209%
Intelligence
5 Deaths
Design verified
SMITH STATE PRISON
Opened
1993
Designed for
500
Held today
1,082
Over capacity
216%
Intelligence
6 Deaths
Design verified
TELFAIR STATE PRISON
Opened
1992
Designed for
480
Held today
1,182
Over capacity
246%
Intelligence
24 Deaths
Design unverified
VALDOSTA STATE PRISON
Opened
1989
Designed for
500
Held today
1,004
Over capacity
201%
Intelligence
35 Deaths
Design verified
WALKER STATE PRISON
Opened
1972
Designed for
206
Held today
446
Over capacity
217%
Intelligence
Design verified
WARE STATE PRISON
Opened
1990
Designed for
500
Held today
1,443
Over capacity
289%
Intelligence
33 Deaths
Design verified
WASHINGTON STATE PRISON
Opened
1991
Designed for
500
Held today
1,062
Over capacity
212%
Intelligence
30 Deaths
Design verified
WAYNE STATE PRISONCLOSED
Designed for
180
Held today
1
Over capacity
1%
Intelligence
Design verified
WILCOX STATE PRISON
Opened
1993
Designed for
500
Held today
1,831
Over capacity
366%
Intelligence
23 Deaths
Design verified
Women’s State Prisons & Women’s Facilities (GDC-operated)
Arrendale State Prison
Opened
1926
Designed for
790
Held today
408
Over capacity
52%
Intelligence
6 Deaths
Design verified
EMANUEL WOMEN’S FACILITY
Beds
415
Population
415
Intelligence
McRAE WOMEN’S FACILITY
Opened
2000
Designed for
1,978
Held today
1,190
Over capacity
60%
Intelligence
7 Deaths
Design unverified
PULASKI STATE PRISON
Opened
1994
Designed for
500
Held today
1,185
Over capacity
237%
Intelligence
12 Deaths
Design verified
WHITWORTH WOMEN’S FACILITY
Opened
1991
Designed for
150
Held today
444
Over capacity
296%
Intelligence
1 Death
Design unverified
Private Prisons (Contracted by GDC)
COFFEE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
Opened
1998
Designed for
1,000
Held today
2,810
Over capacity
281%
Intelligence
4 Deaths
Design verified
JENKINS FACILITY
Opened
2012
Designed for
1,150
Held today
1,153
Over capacity
100%
Intelligence
4 Deaths
Design verified
RIVERBEND CORRECTIONAL AND REHABILITATION FACILITY
Opened
2011
Designed for
1,500
Held today
1,511
Over capacity
101%
Intelligence
Design verified
WHEELER CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
Opened
1998
Designed for
1,000
Held today
2,860
Over capacity
286%
Intelligence
10 Deaths
Design verified
Transitional Centers (Residential Reentry; GDC-operated)
Transitional Centers are GDC-operated work-release facilities for incarcerated people in the final stage of their sentence. GPS has occasional reports on conditions at TCs.
ALBANY TRANSITIONAL CENTERCLOSED
Population
1
Intelligence
ARRENDALE TRANSITIONAL CENTER
Beds
117
Population
108
Intelligence
ATLANTA TRANSITIONAL CENTER
Beds
257
Population
273
Intelligence
AUGUSTA TRANSITIONAL CENTER
Population
227
Intelligence
1 Death
BACON TRANSITIONAL CENTER
Population
85
Intelligence
CHARLES D. HUDSON TRANSITIONAL CENTER
Population
154
Intelligence
1 Death
CLAYTON TRANSITIONAL CENTER
Population
363
Intelligence
COLUMBUS TRANSITIONAL CENTER
Population
139
Intelligence
MACON TRANSITIONAL CENTER
Population
154
Intelligence
MACON WOMENS TRANSITIONAL CENTERCLOSED
Beds
156
Population
2
Intelligence
METRO REINVESTMENT CENTER
Population
429
Intelligence
METRO TRANSITIONAL CENTER
Intelligence
PHILLIPS TRANSITIONAL CENTER
Population
203
Intelligence
SAVANNAH MENS TRANSITIONAL CENTERCLOSED
Population
1
Intelligence
SMITH TRANSITIONAL CENTER
Population
306
Intelligence
VALDOSTA TRANSITIONAL CENTER
Population
163
Intelligence
Medical, Diagnostic & Special-Mission Prisons
- Augusta State Medical Prison — Medical hub; Grovetown (Columbia Co.).
- Georgia Diagnostic & Classification Prison (GDCP) — Diagnostic / Close & Death Row; cap. 2,487; opened 1968. Jackson (Butts Co.).
- Special Management Unit (SMU) — Tier II high control; at GDCP complex (Jackson).
- Metro Reentry Facility — Reentry (men); houses up to ~355 (per Special/Unique Missions FS). Atlanta (Fulton Co.).
- Helms Facility — Medical holding / intake support; at Metro campus.
Other GDC Operated Facilities
The GDC also operates Probation Detention Centers and Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Centers.
Probation Detention Centers (PDCs; GDC-operated)
COLWELL PROBATION DETENTION CENTER
Intelligence
EMANUEL PROBATION DETENTION CENTER
Intelligence
McEVER PROBATION DETENTION CENTER
Intelligence
PATTEN PROBATION DETENTION CENTER
Intelligence
PAULDING PROBATION DETENTION CENTER
Intelligence
TREUTLEN PROBATION DETENTION CENTER
Intelligence
WOMEN’S PROBATION DETENTION CENTER
Intelligence
Integrated Treatment Facilities (ITF) & Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) Centers
ARRENDALE PROBATION SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTER
Beds
100
Intelligence
BAINBRIDGE PROBATION SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTER
Beds
200
Intelligence
BLECKLEY PROBATION SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTER
Intelligence
NORTHWEST RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTER
Intelligence
TURNER RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTER
Intelligence
County Correctional Institutions (County CIs; county-operated)
ATHENS/CLARKE COUNTY PRISON
Beds
112
Population
161
Intelligence
BALDWIN COUNTY PRISONCLOSED
Population
1
Intelligence
BULLOCH COUNTY PRISON
Beds
183
Population
152
Intelligence
CALHOUN COUNTY PRISONCLOSED
Population
1
Intelligence
CARROLL COUNTY PRISON
Beds
246
Population
208
Intelligence
CHATTOOGA COUNTY PRISONCLOSED
Population
1
Intelligence
CLAYTON COUNTY PRISON
Beds
242
Population
211
Intelligence
COLQUITT COUNTY PRISON
Beds
190
Population
166
Intelligence
COOK COUNTY PRISONCLOSED
Population
1
Intelligence
COWETA COUNTY PRISON
Beds
210
Population
199
Intelligence
DECATUR COUNTY PRISON
Beds
375
Population
114
Intelligence
DOUGHERTY COUNTY PRISONCLOSED
Population
1
Intelligence
EFFINGHAM COUNTY PRISON
Beds
192
Population
169
Intelligence
FAYETTE COUNTY PRISONCLOSED
Population
2
Intelligence
FLOYD COUNTY PRISON
Beds
448
Population
305
Intelligence
FULTON COUNTY PRISONCLOSED
Population
6
Intelligence
GILMER COUNTY PRISONCLOSED
Population
4
Intelligence
GRADY COUNTY PRISONCLOSED
Population
1
Intelligence
GWINNETT COUNTY PRISON
Beds
512
Population
194
Intelligence
HALL COUNTY PRISON
Beds
240
Population
114
Intelligence
HARRIS COUNTY PRISON
Beds
125
Population
146
Intelligence
HART COUNTY PRISONCLOSED
Population
3
Intelligence
HENRY COUNTY PRISONCLOSED
Population
2
Intelligence
JACKSON COUNTY PRISON
Beds
150
Population
130
Intelligence
JEFFERSON COUNTY PRISON
Beds
190
Population
190
Intelligence
MERIWETHER COUNTY PRISONCLOSED
Population
1
Intelligence
MILLER COUNTY PRISONCLOSED
Population
1
Intelligence
MITCHELL COUNTY PRISON
Population
125
Intelligence
MORGAN COUNTY PRISONCLOSED
Population
2
Intelligence
MUSCOGEE COUNTY PRISON
Beds
528
Population
446
Intelligence
2 Deaths
RICHMOND COUNTY PRISON
Beds
220
Population
205
Intelligence
SCREVEN COUNTY PRISON
Population
125
Intelligence
SPALDING COUNTY PRISON
Beds
384
Population
146
Intelligence
SUMTER COUNTY PRISON
Beds
350
Population
299
Intelligence
TERRELL COUNTY PRISON
Beds
140
Population
128
Intelligence
THOMAS COUNTY PRISONCLOSED
Population
5
Intelligence
TIFT COUNTY PRISONCLOSED
Population
2
Intelligence
TURNER COUNTY PRISONCLOSED
Population
1
Intelligence
UPSON COUNTY PRISONCLOSED
Population
2
Intelligence
WALKER COUNTY PRISONCLOSED
Population
3
Intelligence
WALTON COUNTY PRISONCLOSED
Population
1
Intelligence
WILKES COUNTY PRISONCLOSED
Population
2
Intelligence
WOMENS COUNTY INSTITUTIONCLOSED
Population
1
Intelligence
Report Conditions at a Facility
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