Facility Directory
This interactive directory covers every correctional facility operated by the Georgia Department of Corrections—state prisons, private facilities, transitional centers, and specialized treatment units. The map above shows their locations across Georgia, from the mountains of Trion to the coastal plains of Ware County.
Click any facility name to view its full profile, including capacity, security level, and location details. The Deaths (2025) column shows the number of people who have died at each facility this year; click the number to see individual records from our mortality database.
Together, these facilities hold tens of thousands of people and represent one of the largest prison networks in the United States.
State Prisons (Men) — General Population
AUGUSTA STATE MEDICAL PRISON
- Type
- State Prison
- Security
- Close
- Capacity
- 1,326
- Location
- Grovetown (Richmond Co.)
- Deaths (2025)
- 39
AUTRY STATE PRISON
- Type
- State Prison
- Security
- Medium
- Capacity
- 1,698
- Location
- Pelham (Mitchell Co.)
- Deaths (2025)
- 4
BALDWIN STATE PRISON
- Type
- State Prison
- Security
- Close
- Capacity
- 925
- Location
- Hardwick (Baldwin Co.)
- Deaths (2025)
- 6
BURRUSS C.T.C
- Type
- State Prison
- Security
- Medium
- Capacity
- 806
- Location
- Forsyth (Monroe Co.)
- Deaths (2025)
- 1
CALHOUN STATE PRISON
- Type
- State Prison
- Security
- Medium
- Capacity
- 1,677
- Location
- Morgan (Calhoun Co.)
- Deaths (2025)
- 5
CENTRAL STATE PRISON
- Type
- State Prison
- Security
- Medium
- Capacity
- 1,153
- Location
- Macon (Bibb Co.)
- Deaths (2025)
- 8
COASTAL STATE PRISON
- Type
- State Prison
- Security
- Medium
- Capacity
- 1,836
- Location
- Port Wentworth (Chatham Co.)
- Deaths (2025)
- 17
DODGE STATE PRISON
- Type
- State Prison
- Security
- Medium
- Capacity
- 1,236
- Location
- Chester (Dodge Co.)
- Deaths (2025)
- 2
DOOLY STATE PRISON
- Type
- State Prison
- Security
- Medium
- Capacity
- 1,702
- Location
- Unadilla (Dooly Co.)
- Deaths (2025)
- 7
GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISON
- Type
- State Prison
- Security
- Close
- Capacity
- 2,487
- Location
- Jackson (Butts Co.)
- Deaths (2025)
- 8
HANCOCK STATE PRISON
- Type
- State Prison
- Security
- Close
- Capacity
- 1,191
- Location
- Sparta (Hancock Co.)
- Deaths (2025)
- 6
HAYS STATE PRISON
- Type
- State Prison
- Security
- Close
- Capacity
- 1,101
- Location
- Trion (Chattooga Co.)
- Deaths (2025)
- 4
HELMS FACILITY
- Type
- State Prison
- Security
- Unknown/N/A
- Capacity
- 64
- Location
- Atlanta (DeKalb Co.)
JOHNSON STATE PRISON
- Type
- State Prison
- Security
- Medium
- Capacity
- 1,612
- Location
- Wrightsville (Johnson Co.)
- Deaths (2025)
- 16
LEE STATE PRISON
- Type
- State Prison
- Security
- Medium
- Capacity
- 762
- Location
- Leesburg (Lee Co.)
- Deaths (2025)
- 1
LONG UNIT
- Type
- State Prison
- Security
- Minimum
- Capacity
- 212
- Location
- Ludowici (Long Co.)
MACON STATE PRISON
- Type
- State Prison
- Security
- Close
- Capacity
- 1,762
- Location
- Oglethorpe (Macon Co.)
- Deaths (2025)
- 22
METRO REENTRY FACILITY
- Type
- State Prison
- Security
- Unknown/N/A
- Capacity
- 355
- Location
- Atlanta (DeKalb Co.)
- Deaths (2025)
- 7
MONTGOMERY STATE PRISON
- Type
- State Prison
- Security
- Medium
- Capacity
- 900
- Location
- Mt. Vernon (Montgomery Co.)
PHILLIPS STATE PRISON
- Type
- State Prison
- Security
- Close
- Capacity
- 918
- Location
- Buford (Gwinnett Co.)
- Deaths (2025)
- 15
ROGERS STATE PRISON
- Type
- State Prison
- Security
- Medium
- Capacity
- 1,391
- Location
- Reidsville (Tattnall Co.)
- Deaths (2025)
- 3
RUTLEDGE STATE PRISON
- Type
- State Prison
- Security
- Medium
- Capacity
- 640
- Location
- Columbus (Muscogee Co.)
- Deaths (2025)
- 3
SMITH STATE PRISON
- Type
- State Prison
- Security
- Close
- Capacity
- 1,526
- Location
- Glennville (Tattnall Co.)
- Deaths (2025)
- 1
SPECIAL MANAGEMENT UNIT
- Type
- State Prison
- Security
- Close
- Capacity
- 192
- Location
- Jackson (Butts Co.)
- Deaths (2025)
- 2
TELFAIR STATE PRISON
- Type
- State Prison
- Security
- Close
- Capacity
- 1,400
- Location
- Helena (Telfair Co.)
- Deaths (2025)
- 12
VALDOSTA STATE PRISON
- Type
- State Prison
- Security
- Close
- Capacity
- 1,312
- Location
- Valdosta (Lowndes Co.)
- Deaths (2025)
- 10
WALKER STATE PRISON
- Type
- State Prison
- Security
- Medium
- Capacity
- 444
- Location
- Rock Spring (Walker Co.)
WARE STATE PRISON
- Type
- State Prison
- Security
- Close
- Capacity
- 1,546
- Location
- Waycross (Ware Co.)
- Deaths (2025)
- 12
WASHINGTON STATE PRISON
- Type
- State Prison
- Security
- Medium
- Capacity
- 1,548
- Location
- Davisboro (Washington Co.)
- Deaths (2025)
- 7
WILCOX STATE PRISON
- Type
- State Prison
- Security
- Medium
- Capacity
- 1,827
- Location
- Abbeville (Wilcox Co.)
- Deaths (2025)
- 10
Women’s State Prisons & Women’s Facilities (GDC-operated)
Arrendale State Prison
- Type
- State Prison
- Security
- Mixed (Close/Medium)
- Capacity
- 1,476
- Location
- Alto (Habersham Co.)
- Deaths (2025)
- 6
EMANUEL WOMEN’S FACILITY
- Type
- State Prison
- Security
- Unknown/N/A
- Capacity
- 415
- Location
- Swainsboro (Emanuel Co.)
McRAE WOMEN’S FACILITY
- Type
- State Prison
- Security
- Close
- Capacity
- 2,275
- Location
- McRae-Helena (Telfair Co.)
- Deaths (2025)
- 1
PULASKI STATE PRISON
- Type
- State Prison
- Security
- Unknown/N/A
- Capacity
- 1,223
- Location
- Hawkinsville (Pulaski Co.)
- Deaths (2025)
- 3
WHITWORTH WOMEN’S FACILITY
- Type
- State Prison
- Security
- Medium
- Capacity
- 442
- Location
- Hartwell (Hart Co.)
- Deaths (2025)
- 1
Private Prisons (Contracted by GDC)
COFFEE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
- Type
- Private Prison
- Security
- Medium
- Capacity
- 2,628
- Location
- Nicholls (Coffee Co.)
JENKINS FACILITY
- Type
- Private Prison
- Security
- Medium
- Capacity
- 1,186
- Location
- Millen (Jenkins Co.)
- Deaths (2025)
- 2
RIVERBEND CORRECTIONAL AND REHABILITATION FACILITY
- Type
- Private Prison
- Security
- Medium
- Capacity
- 1,588
- Location
- Milledgeville (Baldwin Co.)
WHEELER CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
- Type
- Private Prison
- Security
- Medium
- Capacity
- 2,874
- Location
- Alamo (Wheeler Co.)
- Deaths (2025)
- 4
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 Transitionsl Centers, Probation Detention Centers and Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Centers
Transitional Centers (Residential Reentry; GDC-operated)
ARRENDALE TRANSITIONAL CENTER
- Type
- Transitional Center
- Security
- Minimum
- Capacity
- 117
- Location
- Alto (Habersham Co.)
ATLANTA TRANSITIONAL CENTER
- Type
- Transitional Center
- Security
- Minimum
- Location
- Atlanta (Fulton Co.)
- Deaths (since 2020)
- 2
AUGUSTA TRANSITIONAL CENTER
- Type
- Transitional Center
- Security
- Minimum
- Location
- Augusta (Richmond Co.)
- Deaths (since 2020)
- 1
BACON TRANSITIONAL CENTER
- Type
- Transitional Center
- Security
- Minimum
- Location
- Alma (Bacon Co.)
- Deaths (since 2020)
- 1
CHARLES D. HUDSON TRANSITIONAL CENTER
- Type
- Transitional Center
- Security
- Minimum
- Location
- LaGrange (Troup Co.)
- Deaths (since 2020)
- 1
CLAYTON TRANSITIONAL CENTER
- Type
- Transitional Center
- Security
- Minimum
- Location
- Forest Park (Clayton Co.)
- Deaths (since 2020)
- 4
COLUMBUS TRANSITIONAL CENTER
- Type
- Transitional Center
- Security
- Minimum
- Location
- Columbus (Muscogee Co.)
- Deaths (since 2020)
- 3
MACON TRANSITIONAL CENTER
- Type
- Transitional Center
- Security
- Minimum
- Location
- Macon (Bibb Co.)
- Deaths (since 2020)
- 1
METRO REINVESTMENT CENTER
- Type
- Transitional Center
- Security
- Minimum
- Location
- Atlanta (DeKalb Co.)
METRO TRANSITIONAL CENTER
- Type
- Transitional Center
- Security
- Minimum
- Location
- Atlanta (DeKalb Co.)
PHILLIPS TRANSITIONAL CENTER
- Type
- Transitional Center
- Security
- Minimum
- Location
- Buford (Gwinnett Co.)
- Deaths (since 2020)
- 2
SMITH TRANSITIONAL CENTER
- Type
- Transitional Center
- Security
- Minimum
- Location
- Claxton (Evans Co.)
- Deaths (since 2020)
- 3
VALDOSTA TRANSITIONAL CENTER
- Type
- Transitional Center
- Security
- Minimum
- Location
- Valdosta (Lowndes Co.)
- Deaths (since 2020)
- 2
Probation Detention Centers (PDCs; GDC-operated)
- Colwell PDC (Lee Arrendale SP Host)
- Emanuel PDC
- McEver PDC (Dooly SP Host)
- Patten PDC (Valdosta SP Host)
- Paulding PDC (Hays SP Host)
- Treutlen PDC (Montgomery SP Host)
- Women’s PDC (Smith SP Host)
Integrated Treatment Facilities (ITF)
- Appling ITF (Ware SP Host)
- West Central ITF (Burruss CTC Host)
Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) Centers
- Arrendale Probation RSAT Center (Arrendale SP Host)
- Bainbridge Probation RSAT Center (Autry SP Host)
- Bleckley Probation RSAT Center (Pulaski SP Host)
- Northwest RSAT Center
- Turner RSAT Center (Wilcox SP Host)