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

State Prison · Close
Grovetown · Richmond County
Beds
1,326
Population
1,150
Capacity
215%
Intelligence 79 Deaths Overcapacity

AUTRY STATE PRISON

State Prison · Medium
Pelham · Mitchell County
Beds
1,698
Population
498
Intelligence 6 Deaths

BALDWIN STATE PRISON

State Prison · Close
Hardwick · Baldwin County
Beds
925
Population
894
Capacity
177%
Intelligence 21 Deaths Overcapacity

BURRUSS C.T.C

State Prison · Medium
Forsyth · Monroe County
Beds
806
Population
700
Capacity
233%
Intelligence 3 Deaths Overcapacity

CALHOUN STATE PRISON

State Prison · Medium
Morgan · Calhoun County
Beds
1,677
Population
1,657
Capacity
331%
Intelligence 10 Deaths Overcapacity

CENTRAL STATE PRISON

State Prison · Medium
Macon · Bibb County
Beds
1,153
Population
1,157
Capacity
212%
Intelligence 17 Deaths Overcapacity

CHATHAM STATE PRISONCLOSED

State Prison · Unknown/N/A
Population
7
Intelligence

COASTAL STATE PRISON

State Prison · Medium
Port Wentworth · Chatham County
Beds
1,836
Population
1,635
Capacity
216%
Intelligence 45 Deaths Overcapacity

DODGE STATE PRISON

State Prison · Medium
Chester · Dodge County
Beds
1,236
Population
1,322
Capacity
327%
Intelligence 3 Deaths Overcapacity

DOOLY STATE PRISON

State Prison · Medium
Unadilla · Dooly County
Beds
1,702
Population
1,379
Capacity
276%
Intelligence 15 Deaths Overcapacity

Emanuel Unit S_50001266

State Prison · Unknown/N/A
Population
81
Intelligence

GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION STATE PRISON

State Prison · Close
Jackson · Butts County
Beds
2,487
Population
2,477
Capacity
495%
Intelligence 22 Deaths Overcapacity

GEORGIA STATE PRISONCLOSED

State Prison · Close
Reidsville · Tattnall County
Population
10
Intelligence

HANCOCK STATE PRISON

State Prison · Close
Sparta · Hancock County
Beds
1,191
Population
1,177
Capacity
235%
Intelligence 14 Deaths Overcapacity

HAYS STATE PRISON

State Prison · Close
Trion · Chattooga County
Beds
1,101
Population
1,103
Capacity
246%
Intelligence 9 Deaths Overcapacity

JOHNSON STATE PRISON

State Prison · Medium
Wrightsville · Johnson County
Beds
1,612
Population
1,565
Capacity
313%
Intelligence 32 Deaths Overcapacity

LEE STATE PRISON

State Prison · Medium
Leesburg · Lee County
Beds
762
Population
860
Capacity
134%
Intelligence 1 Death Overcapacity

LONG UNIT

State Prison · Minimum
Ludowici · Long County
Beds
212
Population
208
Intelligence

LOWNDES UNITCLOSED

State Prison · Unknown/N/A
Population
9
Intelligence

MACON STATE PRISON

State Prison · Close
Oglethorpe · Macon County
Beds
1,762
Population
1,769
Capacity
354%
Intelligence 31 Deaths Overcapacity

MONTGOMERY STATE PRISON

State Prison · Medium
Mt. Vernon · Montgomery County
Beds
900
Population
415
Capacity
121%
Intelligence Overcapacity

PHILLIPS STATE PRISON

State Prison · Close
Buford · Gwinnett County
Beds
918
Population
675
Capacity
293%
Intelligence 21 Deaths Overcapacity

PUTNAM STATE PRISONCLOSED

State Prison · Unknown/N/A
Population
2
Intelligence

ROGERS STATE PRISON

State Prison · Medium
Reidsville · Tattnall County
Beds
1,391
Population
1,432
Capacity
240%
Intelligence 4 Deaths Overcapacity

RUTLEDGE STATE PRISON

State Prison · Medium
Columbus · Muscogee County
Beds
640
Population
600
Capacity
125%
Intelligence 5 Deaths Overcapacity

SMITH STATE PRISON

State Prison · Close
Glennville · Tattnall County
Beds
1,526
Population
1,093
Capacity
219%
Intelligence 6 Deaths Overcapacity

TELFAIR STATE PRISON

State Prison · Close
Helena · Telfair County
Beds
1,400
Population
1,185
Capacity
247%
Intelligence 22 Deaths Overcapacity

VALDOSTA STATE PRISON

State Prison · Close
Valdosta · Lowndes County
Beds
1,312
Population
1,008
Capacity
202%
Intelligence 33 Deaths Overcapacity

WALKER STATE PRISON

State Prison · Medium
Rock Spring · Walker County
Beds
444
Population
447
Capacity
138%
Intelligence Overcapacity

WARE STATE PRISON

State Prison · Close
Waycross · Ware County
Beds
1,546
Population
1,438
Capacity
288%
Intelligence 31 Deaths Overcapacity

WASHINGTON STATE PRISON

State Prison · Medium
Davisboro · Washington County
Beds
1,548
Population
1,215
Capacity
243%
Intelligence 30 Deaths Overcapacity

WAYNE STATE PRISONCLOSED

State Prison · Unknown/N/A
Population
1
Intelligence

WILCOX STATE PRISON

State Prison · Medium
Abbeville · Wilcox County
Beds
1,827
Population
1,837
Capacity
367%
Intelligence 21 Deaths Overcapacity

Women’s State Prisons & Women’s Facilities (GDC-operated)

Private Prisons (Contracted by GDC)

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

Transitional Center · Unknown/N/A
Population
1
Intelligence

ARRENDALE TRANSITIONAL CENTER

Transitional Center · Minimum
Alto · Habersham County
Beds
117
Population
108
Intelligence

ATLANTA TRANSITIONAL CENTER

Transitional Center · Minimum
Atlanta · Fulton County
Beds
257
Population
275
Intelligence

AUGUSTA TRANSITIONAL CENTER

Transitional Center · Minimum
Augusta · Richmond County
Population
228
Intelligence

BACON TRANSITIONAL CENTER

Transitional Center · Minimum
Alma · Bacon County
Population
87
Intelligence

CHARLES D. HUDSON TRANSITIONAL CENTER

Transitional Center · Minimum
LaGrange · Troup County
Population
155
Intelligence 1 Death

CLAYTON TRANSITIONAL CENTER

Transitional Center · Minimum
Forest Park · Clayton County
Population
359
Intelligence

COLUMBUS TRANSITIONAL CENTER

Transitional Center · Minimum
Columbus · Muscogee County
Population
137
Intelligence

MACON TRANSITIONAL CENTER

Transitional Center · Minimum
Macon · Bibb County
Population
156
Intelligence

MACON WOMENS TRANSITIONAL CENTER

Transitional Center · Unknown/N/A
Beds
156
Population
2
Intelligence

METRO REENTRY FACILITY

Transitional Center · Unknown/N/A
Atlanta · Dekalb County
Beds
355
Population
340
Intelligence 11 Deaths

METRO REINVESTMENT CENTER

Transitional Center · Minimum
Atlanta · DeKalb County
Population
413
Intelligence

METRO TRANSITIONAL CENTER

Transitional Center · Minimum
Atlanta · DeKalb County
Intelligence

PHILLIPS TRANSITIONAL CENTER

Transitional Center · Minimum
Buford · Gwinnett County
Population
201
Intelligence

SAVANNAH MENS TRANSITIONAL CENTERCLOSED

Transitional Center · Unknown/N/A
Population
1
Intelligence

SMITH TRANSITIONAL CENTER

Transitional Center · Minimum
Claxton · Evans County
Population
305
Intelligence

VALDOSTA TRANSITIONAL CENTER

Transitional Center · Minimum
Valdosta · Lowndes County
Population
162
Intelligence

Medical, Diagnostic & Special-Mission Prisons

  • Augusta State Medical PrisonMedical 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 FacilityReentry (men); houses up to ~355 (per Special/Unique Missions FS). Atlanta (Fulton Co.).
  • Helms FacilityMedical 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)

Integrated Treatment Facilities (ITF) & Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) Centers

County Correctional Institutions (County CIs; county-operated)

ATHENS/CLARKE COUNTY PRISON

County Correctional Institution · Unknown/N/A
Athens · Clarke County
Beds
112
Population
161
Intelligence

BALDWIN COUNTY PRISONCLOSED

County Correctional Institution · Unknown/N/A
Population
1
Intelligence

BULLOCH COUNTY PRISON

County Correctional Institution · Unknown/N/A
Statesboro · Bulloch County
Beds
183
Population
160
Intelligence

CALHOUN COUNTY PRISONCLOSED

County Correctional Institution · Unknown/N/A
Population
1
Intelligence

CARROLL COUNTY PRISON

County Correctional Institution · Unknown/N/A
Carrollton · Carroll County
Beds
246
Population
217
Intelligence

CHATTOOGA COUNTY PRISONCLOSED

County Correctional Institution · Unknown/N/A
Population
1
Intelligence

CLAYTON COUNTY PRISON

County Correctional Institution · Unknown/N/A
Lovejoy · Clayton County
Beds
242
Population
228
Intelligence

COLQUITT COUNTY PRISON

County Correctional Institution · Medium
Moultrie · Colquitt County
Beds
190
Population
182
Intelligence

COOK COUNTY PRISONCLOSED

County Correctional Institution · Unknown/N/A
Population
1
Intelligence

COWETA COUNTY PRISON

County Correctional Institution · Medium
Newnan · Coweta County
Beds
210
Population
207
Intelligence

DECATUR COUNTY PRISON

County Correctional Institution · Unknown/N/A
Bainbridge · Decatur County
Beds
375
Population
119
Intelligence

DOUGHERTY COUNTY PRISONCLOSED

County Correctional Institution · Unknown/N/A
Population
1
Intelligence

EFFINGHAM COUNTY PRISON

County Correctional Institution · Medium
Springfield · Effingham County
Beds
192
Population
180
Intelligence

FAYETTE COUNTY PRISONCLOSED

County Correctional Institution · Unknown/N/A
Population
2
Intelligence

FLOYD COUNTY PRISON

County Correctional Institution · Medium
Rome · Floyd County
Beds
448
Population
313
Intelligence

FULTON COUNTY PRISONCLOSED

County Correctional Institution · Unknown/N/A
Population
6
Intelligence

GILMER COUNTY PRISONCLOSED

County Correctional Institution · Unknown/N/A
Population
4
Intelligence

GRADY COUNTY PRISONCLOSED

County Correctional Institution · Unknown/N/A
Population
1
Intelligence

GWINNETT COUNTY PRISON

County Correctional Institution · Unknown/N/A
Lawrenceville · Gwinnett County
Beds
512
Population
201
Intelligence

HALL COUNTY PRISON

County Correctional Institution · Medium
Gainesville · Hall County
Beds
240
Population
117
Intelligence

HARRIS COUNTY PRISON

County Correctional Institution · Unknown/N/A
Hamilton · Harris County
Beds
125
Population
150
Intelligence

HART COUNTY PRISONCLOSED

County Correctional Institution · Unknown/N/A
Population
3
Intelligence

HENRY COUNTY PRISONCLOSED

County Correctional Institution · Unknown/N/A
Population
2
Intelligence

JACKSON COUNTY PRISON

County Correctional Institution · Unknown/N/A
Jefferson · Jackson County
Beds
150
Population
131
Intelligence

JEFFERSON COUNTY PRISON

County Correctional Institution · Medium
Louisville · Jefferson County
Beds
190
Population
192
Intelligence

MERIWETHER COUNTY PRISONCLOSED

County Correctional Institution · Unknown/N/A
Population
1
Intelligence

MILLER COUNTY PRISONCLOSED

County Correctional Institution · Unknown/N/A
Population
1
Intelligence

MITCHELL COUNTY PRISON

County Correctional Institution · Unknown/N/A
Camilla · Mitchell County
Population
131
Intelligence

MORGAN COUNTY PRISONCLOSED

County Correctional Institution · Unknown/N/A
Population
2
Intelligence

MUSCOGEE COUNTY PRISON

County Correctional Institution · Medium
Columbus · Muscogee County
Beds
528
Population
464
Intelligence 2 Deaths

RICHMOND COUNTY PRISON

County Correctional Institution · Medium
Augusta · Richmond County
Beds
220
Population
210
Intelligence

SCREVEN COUNTY PRISON

County Correctional Institution · Medium
Sylvania · Screven County
Population
131
Intelligence

SPALDING COUNTY PRISON

County Correctional Institution · Unknown/N/A
Griffin · Spalding County
Beds
384
Population
163
Intelligence

SUMTER COUNTY PRISON

County Correctional Institution · Medium
Americus · Sumter County
Beds
350
Population
309
Intelligence

TERRELL COUNTY PRISON

County Correctional Institution · Medium
Dawson · Terrell County
Beds
140
Population
135
Intelligence

THOMAS COUNTY PRISONCLOSED

County Correctional Institution · Unknown/N/A
Population
5
Intelligence

TIFT COUNTY PRISONCLOSED

County Correctional Institution · Unknown/N/A
Population
2
Intelligence

TURNER COUNTY PRISONCLOSED

County Correctional Institution · Unknown/N/A
Population
1
Intelligence

UPSON COUNTY PRISONCLOSED

County Correctional Institution · Unknown/N/A
Population
2
Intelligence

WALKER COUNTY PRISONCLOSED

County Correctional Institution · Unknown/N/A
Population
3
Intelligence

WALTON COUNTY PRISONCLOSED

County Correctional Institution · Unknown/N/A
Population
1
Intelligence

WILKES COUNTY PRISONCLOSED

County Correctional Institution · Unknown/N/A
Population
2
Intelligence

WOMENS COUNTY INSTITUTIONCLOSED

County Correctional Institution · Unknown/N/A
Population
1
Intelligence

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