WILCOX STATE PRISON
Facility Information
- Capacity
- 1,827 beds
- Current Population
- 1,836
- Address
- 470 South Broad Street, Abbeville, GA 31001
- Mailing Address
- P.O. Box 397, Abbeville, GA 31001
- County
- Wilcox County
- Operator
- GDC (Georgia Dept. of Corrections)
- Warden
- Micheal Thomas
- Phone
- (229) 467-3000
- Fax
- (229) 467-2380
- Staff
- Deputy Warden Security: Talithia Bryant
- Deputy Warden Security: Jennifer Wilson
- Deputy Warden C&T: LaTorsha Jones
- Deputy Warden Admin: VACANT
About
Wilcox State Prison in Abbeville is a large medium-security prison for adult male felons, constructed in 1993 and opened in 1994 with a rated capacity of about 1,827 beds. Housing consists of multiple dormitory and cell units, along with segregation for disciplinary and protective custody cases. Wilcox serves as a major general-population hub for medium-custody prisoners, providing work details, basic education, and limited vocational programs, but it faces persistent problems with overcrowding, contraband, and violence, in line with broader system-wide patterns.
Mortality Statistics
39 deaths documented at this facility from 2020 to present.
Deaths by Year
- 2025: 10
- 2024: 9
- 2023: 5
- 2022: 4
- 2021: 5
- 2020: 6