SOP 203.05: Official Operating Capacities

|GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Standard Operating Procedures|Col2|Col3|
|---|---|---|
|Policy Name:Official Operating Capacities|Policy Name:Official Operating Capacities|Policy Name:Official Operating Capacities|
|Policy Number: 203.05|Effective Date: 10/14/2022|Page Number: 1 of 3|
|Authority:
Commissioner
|Originating Division:
Facilities Division
|Access Listing:
Level I: All Access
|

I. Introduction and Summary:

A. All buildings shall conform to security requirements of offenders housed therein

and the requirements of the State Fire Marshall.

B. Official operating capacities are established by the Commissioner and maintained

by the Director, Field Operations. No change may be made to a facility’s official
operating capacity without the express written authorization of the Director, Field
Operations, or designee.

C. A list of official facility capacities will be published as needed and at least semi
annually by the Director, Field Operations, or designee. This list is the only official
list of the Georgia Department of Corrections facility operating capacities. Unless
expressly authorized by the Director, Field Operations, or designee, information
regarding official facility capacities will only be released to agencies or individuals
outside the Georgia Department of Corrections by the Director, Field Operations,
or designee.

II. Authority:

A. O.C.G.A. §1-2-1;

B. GDC Board Rules: 125-1-2-.01, 125-2-2-.01, and 125-2-2-.02; and

C. ACA Standards: 5-ACI-2B-02 and 5-ACI-2B-03.

III. Definitions:

None.

IV. Statement of Policy and Applicable Procedures:

A. Official Facility Operating Capacities:

|GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Standard Operating Procedures|Col2|Col3|
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|Policy Name:Official Operating Capacities|Policy Name:Official Operating Capacities|Policy Name:Official Operating Capacities|
|Policy Number: 203.05|Effective Date: 10/14/2022|Page Number: 2 of 3|
|Authority:
Commissioner
|Originating Division:
Facilities Division
|Access Listing:
Level I: All Access
|

1. Official operating capacities will be established by the Commissioner and

maintained by the Director, Field Operations, or designee;

2. A list of official operating capacities will be published by the Director, Field

Operations and distributed to all facilities at least semi-annually and as needed;

3. This is the only official list of facility operating capacities;

4. At least once every three (3) years, a physical count will be made of all beds

within all GDC facilities;

5. Once the official operating capacities are established by the Director, Field

Operations or designee, the Warden or Superintendent of the facility is
responsible for maintaining that number of beds;

6. All changes to official operating capacities must be made in writing to the

Director, Field Operations and written approval must be given and received by
the Warden or Superintendent before the capacity can be changed;

7. In case of emergency action, verbal authorization is sufficient but must be

followed up in writing immediately after the emergency is resolved; and

8. The Official Facility Operating Capacity of any facility at which pregnant

female offenders are housed shall include capacity for at least one (1) unborn
child for each such offender.

B. Facility Changes or Modifications:

1. Prior to any structural or programmatic modifications to the configuration of

space and offender population, a written request must be submitted to the
Director, Field Operations; and

|GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Standard Operating Procedures|Col2|Col3|
|---|---|---|
|Policy Name:Official Operating Capacities|Policy Name:Official Operating Capacities|Policy Name:Official Operating Capacities|
|Policy Number: 203.05|Effective Date: 10/14/2022|Page Number: 3 of 3|
|Authority:
Commissioner
|Originating Division:
Facilities Division
|Access Listing:
Level I: All Access
|

2. Any changes to the facility’s official operating capacity either before or during

construction resulting from the construction and/or renovation process must be
coordinated with the Director, Field Operations in advance.

V. Attachments: None.

VI. Record Retention of Forms Relevant to this Policy: None.