GDC Policies & Procedures
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Searchable directory of 561 Georgia Department of Corrections standard operating procedures, 195 Board of Corrections rules, and 676 attachments.
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| # | Title | Division | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOP 222.14 | Court Services_ Legal Conference | ||
| SOP 223.01 | Oversight Committee | Facilities Division | Jun 20, 2017 |
| SOP 223.03 | Property/Cash Found by Staff or Offenders | Facilities Division | Jun 30, 2020 |
| SOP 226.04 | Weapons and Contraband Log | Facilities Division | Nov 12, 2020 |
| SOP 226.05 | Radiation Safety Program | Facilities Division | Mar 16, 2023 |
| SOP 227.01 | Offender Access to Telephones | Facilities Division | Mar 27, 2023 |
| SOP 227.02 | Statewide Grievance Procedure | Facilities Division | May 10, 2019 |
| SOP 227.03 | Access to Courts | Facilities Division | Jun 30, 2020 |
| SOP 227.04 | Offender and Staff Communications Committee | ||
| SOP 227.05 | Visitation of Offenders | Facilities Division | Feb 21, 2018 |
| SOP 227.06 | Offender Receipt of Mail | Facilities Division | Feb 26, 2018 |
| SOP 227.07 | Access to Offender Commissary | Facilities Division | Jun 22, 2023 |
| SOP 228.01 | Safety - Sanitation Inspections | Facilities Division | Mar 29, 2018 |
| SOP 228.02 | Facility/Center Barber/Cosmetology Shops | Facilities Division | Jun 22, 2023 |
| SOP 229.01 | Tobacco Products in State Facilities, Centers and Offices | Facilities Operations | Jul 1, 2015 |
| SOP 401.01 | Offender Clothing Management and Standard Issue | Executive Division (Office of Professional Development, Care & Custody) | Jun 9, 2022 |
| SOP 401.03 | Barber Shop Supplies | Executive Division (Office of Professional Development - Care & Custody) | Mar 10, 2022 |
| SOP 401.05 | Bedding Equipment | Executive Division (Office of Professional Development - Care & Custody) | Mar 17, 2021 |
| SOP 401.06 | Offender Supplies Inventory Control | Executive Division (Office of Professional Development) | May 27, 2020 |
| SOP 401.07 | Reimbursement of Personnel for Loss | Executive Division, Office of Professional Development | Feb 11, 2022 |
| SOP 401.12 | Laundry Procedures | Executive Division (Office of Professional Development, Care and Custody) | May 27, 2020 |
| SOP 401.13 | Retention of Department Issued Weapons | Executive Division (Office of Professional Development, Care and Custody) | Nov 25, 2019 |
| SOP 402.01 | Property Determinations and Control | Administration & Finance (Business Processes) | Sep 23, 2020 |
| SOP 402.04 | PeopleSoft Location Codes | Administration & Finance Division (Business Processes) | Aug 27, 2019 |
| SOP 402.05 | Disposal of State Property | Administrative & Finance | Sep 23, 2020 |
| SOP 402.07 | Federal Surplus Property | Administrative & Finance Division (Business Processes) | Nov 25, 2019 |
| SOP 403.01 | Budget Preparation-Appropriations | Administration and Finance Division | May 7, 2020 |
| SOP 404.01 | Risk Management Services | Administrative & Finance | Nov 7, 2023 |
| SOP 404.02 | Comprehensive Loss Control Program | Administrative & Finance | Jul 1, 2020 |
| SOP 404.03 | Insurance Claims and Reporting | Administrative & Finance Division (Risk Management) | Jul 1, 2020 |
| SOP 405.01 | GDC Purchasing Manual | Administration and Finance Division (Purchasing) | Sep 3, 2020 |
| SOP 405.02 | Purchase Orders | Administration and Finance | Sep 3, 2020 |
| SOP 405.06 | Open Market Purchases | Administration and Finance | Oct 31, 2024 |
| SOP 405.07 | PeopleSoft Financials for Purchasing | Administration and Finance Division (Purchasing) | Feb 18, 2025 |
| SOP 406.01 | System Description | Administrative & Finance | Jul 10, 2018 |
| SOP 406.02 | System Identifiers | Administrative & Finance | Oct 9, 2019 |
| SOP 406.04 | Travel Regulations | Administration and Finance Division (Financial Services) | Aug 30, 2022 |
| SOP 406.07 | Expense Document Preparation - Miscellaneous Expense | Administration and Finance Division | May 7, 2020 |
| SOP 406.12 | Revenue Document Preparation | Administrative & Finance Division (Financial Services) | Mar 23, 2018 |
| SOP 406.19 | Offender Financial Transactions and Business Activities | Administrative & Finance (Division Financial Services) | Jul 1, 2020 |
| SOP 406.20 | Probationer Accounts | Administrative & Finance | Oct 30, 2017 |
| SOP 406.21 | Independent Financial Audit | Administrative & Finance | Jul 1, 2020 |
| SOP 406.22 | Cash Management | Administration and Finance | May 7, 2020 |
| SOP 406.23 | Fiscal Internal Controls | Administration and Finance Division (Financial Services) | Jul 1, 2020 |
| SOP 407.01 | Employee Benefit Fund | Administrative & Finance | Dec 14, 2020 |
| SOP 407.02 | Offender Store Account Guidelines | Administrative & Finance | May 13, 2025 |
| SOP 409.01.01 | Authority and Responsibility | Executive Division - Georgia Correctional Industries | Dec 14, 2020 |
| SOP 409.02.01 | Inmate Recruitment-Reassignment | Executive | Sep 1, 2001 |
| SOP 409.02.02 | Inmate Safety Rules and Training | Executive | Sep 1, 2004 |
| SOP 409.02.03 | Inmate Staffing Pattern | Executive | Sep 1, 2001 |