JOHNSON STATE PRISON
Facility Information
- Bed Capacity
- 1,612 beds
- Current Population
- 1,559
- Address
- 290 Donovan-Harrison Rd, Wrightsville, GA 31096
- Mailing Address
- P.O. Box 344, Wrightsville, GA 31096
- County
- Johnson County
- Opened
- 1992
- Operator
- GDC (Georgia Dept. of Corrections)
- Warden
- Kochelle Watson
- Phone
- (478) 864-4100
- Fax
- (478) 864-4104
- Staff
- Deputy Warden Security: Willie Carr
- Deputy Warden Security: Tiffany Sailem
- Deputy Warden C&T: Chabara Davis-Bragg
- Deputy Warden Admin: Ada Messer
About
Johnson State Prison in Wrightsville is a medium-security prison for adult male felons, constructed in 1991 and opened in 1992. The facility has 15 housing units, including general-population dorms, mental-health supportive-living units, and segregation. Johnson historically operated for a time as a juvenile boot camp before reverting to adult custody; today it provides labor details to local governments, along with standard education, counseling, and faith-based programs, but has seen rising violence and deaths in recent years.
Mortality Statistics
81 deaths documented at this facility from 2020 to present.
Deaths by Year
- 2026: 1
- 2025: 17
- 2024: 15
- 2023: 15
- 2022: 6
- 2021: 14
- 2020: 13