Facility
MACON TRANSITIONAL CENTER
GPS facility profile for MACON TRANSITIONAL CENTER. Population: 157. 1 deaths tracked.
Key Facts
1,582
Close-security inmates at MTC as of Oct. 2025 — the largest close-security population of any GDC facility
70
GPS-tracked deaths statewide in 2026 through April 8, including 23 confirmed homicides
1,770
Total deaths in GPS's independent GDC mortality database across all tracked years
April 1, 2026
Date MTC was locked down as part of coordinated statewide Blood-on-Blood gang violence affecting 14+ facilities
Sept. 27, 2023
Date Michael 'Little B' Lewis — incarcerated at age 13, held 26 years — was released from Macon Transitional Facility
$11.2M+
Combined verified wrongful death settlements documented by GPS across the GDC system (Giles, Henegar, Mitchell cases)
By the Numbers
1,779
Total Deaths Tracked by GPS
51
Confirmed Homicides in 2025
1,261
Poorly Controlled Health Conditions
6
Terminally Ill Inmates
5,163
Drug Admissions (2025)
30,058
Violent Offenders (56.30%)
Facility Overview
MACON TRANSITIONAL CENTER is located in Macon, Bibb County. The facility is currently led by Warden Terry Jones.
Population and Capacity
Current population: 157.
Deaths in Custody
GPS has tracked 1 death 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
April 1, 2026
Statewide coordinated gang violence across Georgia prison system; Blood on Blood factional war between ROLACC and G-Shine sets incident
April 1, 2026
Coordinated gang violence erupts across Georgia prison system; statewide lockdown initiated incident
April 1, 2026
Multiple stabbings reported across five facilities with two life-flight helicopter dispatches; 50-person TAC squads deployed incident
January 11, 2026
Four people killed in gang war at Washington State Prison on January 11, 2026; facility has remained on continuous lockdown since; victim Jimmy Trammell had 72 hours remaining on sentence incident
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
January 31, 2025
Statewide correctional officer vacancies average 50% while prison populations have doubled since original facility design, creating staffing crisis report
September 27, 2023
Michael Lewis (Little B) released from prison after 26 years policy change
September 27, 2023
Little B (Michael Lewis) released from prison after 26 years report
September 27, 2023
Michael 'Little B' Lewis released from prison after 26 years policy change
September 27, 2023
Little B (Michael Lewis) released after 26 years for murder committed as juvenile policy change
September 1, 2023
45 juveniles being held in Georgia Department of Corrections prisons in September 2023 report
September 1, 2023
AJC review finds 45 juveniles held in Georgia prisons in September 2023 report
September 1, 2023
AJC analysis shows 45 juveniles held in Georgia prisons as of September 2023 report
Source Articles
Blood on Blood: Georgia Statewide Prison Lockdown