Facility
COFFEE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
GPS facility profile for COFFEE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY. Population: 2,737. 24 deaths tracked.
Key Facts
1,770
Total deaths tracked by GPS across GDC system, 2020–April 2026
6
People counted dead in GDC's own 2025 statistics but absent from its official mortality name list — identities still undisclosed as of April 2026
301
Deaths GPS tracked system-wide in 2025, of which 230 remain unknown/pending cause classification
$5M
Largest verified wrongful death settlement in GPS's record — Thomas Henry Giles case
2,389
People in county jail backlog awaiting GDC bed space as of April 3, 2026
28
Major federal drug trafficking prosecutions involving operations run from inside Georgia prisons, 2015–2024
By the Numbers
1,779
Total Deaths Tracked by GPS
27
Confirmed Homicides in 2026
1,261
Poorly Controlled Health Conditions
13,003
Close Security (24.30%)
40.99
Average Inmate Age
30,058
Violent Offenders (56.30%)
Facility Overview
COFFEE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY is located in Nicholls, Coffee County. The facility is currently led by Warden Sidney Carter.
Population and Capacity
Current population: 2,737. Rated capacity: 2,628 (104.1% of capacity). This facility is operating 4.1% over rated capacity.
Original design capacity: 1,524. Current population is 179.6% of original design capacity. This facility is operating 79.6% over its original design capacity.
Deaths in Custody
GPS has tracked 24 deaths at this facility.
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.
Timeline
October 27, 2025
Classification drift documented in Georgia prisons: Medium security facilities housing close security inmates without adequate staffing and infrastructure report
October 27, 2025
Classification drift documented in Georgia prisons — medium-security facilities housing high numbers of close-security inmates without adequate staffing and infrastructure report
October 27, 2025
Classification drift documented in Georgia prisons — medium security facilities housing disproportionate numbers of close security inmates report
October 27, 2025
Classification drift documented in Georgia prisons — medium security facilities operating as close security without adequate staffing and infrastructure report
October 27, 2025
Classification Drift documented: Medium Security prisons housing Close Security inmates without adequate staffing and infrastructure report
Source Articles
The Six Who Disappeared: Georgia's Prison Death Cover-Up
Georgia Prison Security Levels