RIVERBEND CORRECTIONAL AND REHABILITATION FACILITY

Private Prison Medium Security GEO Group Male

Facility Information

Capacity
1,588 beds
Current Population
1,450
Address
196 Laying Farm Road, Milledgeville, GA 31061
County
Baldwin County
Opened
2011
Operator
GEO Group
Warden
Angela Phams
Phone
(478) 414-2300
Fax
(478) 414-2402
Staff
  • Asst. Warden Security: James Watson
  • Asst. Warden Programs: Vanessa Butts-Hawkins
  • Chief of Security: Ronnie Richardson
  • Business Manager: Regenia Womble
  • State Monitor: Sonja Brown

About

The facility, located in Milledgeville, Georgia, houses adult male felons with a capacity of 1,588 inmates. It was built and opened in 2011 as a privately operated prison managed by the GEO Group under contract with the Georgia Department of Corrections. The facility houses medium and minimum custody inmates in a mix of dormitory-style housing and two-man cells across six housing units, plus a lockdown unit with segregation and isolation beds.

Mortality Statistics

10 deaths documented at this facility from 2020 to present.

Deaths by Year

  • 2024: 2
  • 2023: 1
  • 2021: 4
  • 2020: 3

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