METRO REINVESTMENT CENTER
Facility Information
- Current Population
- 412
- Address
- 1301 Constitution Road, Atlanta, GA 30316
- County
- DeKalb County
- Operator
- GDC (Georgia Dept. of Corrections)
- Warden
- Cynthia Parham
- Phone
- (404) 443-3373
- Staff
- Assistant Superintendent: VACANT
- Chief of Security: Hattie Fambro
About
GPS facility profile for METRO REINVESTMENT CENTER. Population: 412.
Leadership & Accountability (as of 2026 records)
Officials currently holding positional authority at this facility, with deaths attributed to GPS-tracked records during their leadership tenure. Inclusion reflects role-based accountability, not legal findings of personal culpability. Death counts shown as facility / career.
| Role | Name | Since | Deaths this facility / career |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORRECTIONAL SUPERINTENDENT (facility lead) | Parham, Cynthia L | 2025-01-01 | — / — |
| Assistant Superintendent (facility deputy) | Wince, Nicholas A | 2026-04-16 | — / — |
Key Facts
- 1,770 Total deaths in Georgia prisons tracked by GPS since 2020 — the system within which MRC operates
- 70 Deaths documented statewide by GPS in just the first 98 days of 2026, including 23 confirmed homicides
- 52,915 GDC total population as of April 3, 2026, with 2,389 additional people waiting in county jails for bed space
- 50% Statewide correctional officer vacancy rate — meaning approximately half of all officer positions go unfilled on any given shift
- $11.2M Combined verified wrongful death settlements paid by Georgia in at least three cases — the Giles ($5M), Henegar ($4M), and Mitchell ($2.2M) cases
- 568% Georgia Diagnostic Prison operates at 568% of original design capacity — illustrating the system-wide overcrowding model MRC operates within
By the Numbers
- 97 Deaths in 2026 (GPS tracked)
- 51 Confirmed Homicides in 2025
- 6 Terminally Ill Inmates
- 2,530 Waiting in Jail (Backlog)
- 8,108 In Private Prisons
- 4,771 Drug Offenders (8.93%)
Food Safety Inspections
No inspection records are on file with the Georgia Department of Public Health for this facility. GPS has filed an open records request asking where these records are maintained.
What the score doesn't measure. DPH grades kitchen compliance on inspection day — food storage, temperatures, pest control. It does not grade whether today's trays are clean. GPS reporting has found broken dishwashers at most Georgia state prisons we've documented; trays go out wet, stacked, and visibly moldy — including at facilities with recent scores near 100.
Who inspects. Most Georgia state prisons sit in rural counties — often with fewer than 20,000 people, several with fewer than 10,000. The environmental health inspector lives in that community and often knows the kitchen staff personally. Rural inspection regimes don't have the structural independence you'd expect in a city-sized health department. Read the scores accordingly.
Read the investigation: “Dunked, Stacked and Served: Why Georgia Prison Trays Are Making People Sick”
Facility Overview
METRO REINVESTMENT CENTER is located in Atlanta, DeKalb County. The facility is currently led by Warden Cynthia Parham.
Population and Capacity
Current population: 412.
GPS Monitoring
GPS tracks this facility through weekly population reports, mortality records, and public records monitoring. Intelligence will be expanded as additional reporting and source material becomes available.
Source Articles (1)
Former leadership
Officials who previously held leadership roles at this facility.
| Role | Name | Tenure | Deaths this facility / career |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORRECTIONAL ASST. SUPT (facility deputy) | Cofield, Desmond J | 2023-01-01 → 2023-12-31 | — / 8 |
| DEPUTY WARDEN (facility deputy) | Parham, Cynthia L | 2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31 | — / — |