COASTAL STATE PRISON

State Prison Medium Security GDC (Georgia Dept. of Corrections) Male

Facility Information

Original Design Capacity
958 (at 172% capacity)
Bed Capacity
1,836 beds
Current Population
1,645
Why design capacity matters: Adding beds to a prison does not increase medical facilities, educational programs, kitchen capacity, counseling services, or recreation areas. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Plata that severe overcrowding beyond design capacity violates the 8th Amendment prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.
Read: Brown v. Plata - A Legal Roadmap for Georgia's Prison Crisis →
Address
200 Gulfstream Road, Port Wentworth, GA 31408
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 7150, Port Wentworth, GA 31408
County
Chatham County
Operator
GDC (Georgia Dept. of Corrections)
Warden
Phillip Glenn
Phone
(912) 965-6303
Fax
(912) 966-6799
Staff
  • Deputy Warden Security: Karen Finch
  • Deputy Warden C&T: Briana Kaigler
  • Deputy Warden Admin: Colette Williams

About

Coastal State Prison near Savannah/Port Wentworth is a large medium-security men’s prison with 12 housing units. Six units are cellblocks with a mix of two-man and four-man cells; four are open-bay dormitories; one unit houses Faith & Character and incentive-program participants; and there is a 74-bed segregation unit plus a small infirmary. Opened in 1981 and renovated in 1999, Coastal also operates an abbreviated diagnostic intake unit and maintains a tactical squad, making it a key hub for both housing and system-wide security operations.

Mortality Statistics

112 deaths documented at this facility from 2020 to present.

Deaths by Year

  • 2026: 0
  • 2025: 22
  • 2024: 24
  • 2023: 15
  • 2022: 15
  • 2021: 19
  • 2020: 17

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Location

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