List of Georgia Department of Corrections facilities


The Georgia Department of Corrections operates prisons, transitional centers, probation detention centers, and substance abuse treatment facilities. In addition, state inmates are also housed at private and county correctional facilities.

State prisons

NameLocationSecurity levelCapacityType of offenders
Arrendale State PrisonAltoSpecial mission1490Adult & juvenile females
Augusta State Medical PrisonGrovetownClose, special mission1326Adult males
Baldwin State PrisonHardwickClose981Adult males
Burruss Correctional Training CenterForsythMedium708Adult & juvenile males
Calhoun State PrisonMorganMedium1639Adult males
Central State PrisonMaconMedium1153Adult males
Coastal State PrisonGarden CityMedium1389Adult males
Dodge State PrisonChesterMedium1236Adult males
Dooly State PrisonUnadillaMedium1702Adult males
Emanuel Women's FacilitySwainsboroMedium415Adult females
Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State PrisonJacksonSpecial mission2423Adult males
Georgia State PrisonReidsvilleMedium, special mission1537Adult males
Hancock State PrisonSpartaClose1201Adult males
Hays State PrisonTrionClose1100Adult males
Helms FacilityAtlantaSpecial mission67Adult males & adult females
Jimmy Autry State PrisonPelhamMedium1712Adult males
Johnson State PrisonWrightsvilleMedium1612Adult males
Lee State PrisonLeesburgMedium762Adult males
Long UnitLudowiciMedium212Adult males
Macon State PrisonOglethorpeClose1762Adult males
Montgomery State PrisonMount VernonMedium418Adult males
Phillips State PrisonBufordClose925Adult males
Pulaski State PrisonHawkinsvilleMedium1211Adult females
Rogers State PrisonReidsvilleMedium1391Adult males
Rutledge State PrisonColumbusMedium640Adult males
Smith State PrisonGlennvilleClose1570Adult males
Telfair State PrisonHelenaClose1410Adult males
Valdosta State Prison & AnnexValdostaClose1184Adult males
Walker State PrisonRock SpringMedium444Adult males
Ware State PrisonWaycrossClose1492Adult males
Washington State PrisonDavisboroMedium1346Adult males
Whitworth Women's FacilityHartwellMedium442Adult females
Wilcox State PrisonAbbevilleMedium1840Adult males

Transitional centers

NameLocationSecurity levelCapacityType of offenders
Albany Transitional CenterAlbanyMinimum155Adult males
Arrendale Transitional CenterAltoMinimum112Adult females
Atlanta Transitional CenterAtlantaMinimum277Adult males
Augusta Transitional CenterAugustaMinimum230Adult males
Charles D. Hudson Transitional CenterLaGrangeMinimum157Adult males
Clayton Transitional CenterForest ParkMinimum379Adult males
Coastal Transitional CenterSavannahMinimum262Adult males
Columbus Transitional CenterColumbusMinimum140Adult males
Macon Transitional CenterMaconMinimum156Adult males
Metro Transitional CenterAtlantaMinimum234Adult females
Phillips Transitional CenterBufordMinimum197Adult males
Smith Transitional CenterClaxtonMinimum213Adult males
Valdosta Transitional CenterValdostaMinimum164Adult males

Reentry facilities

NameLocationSecurity levelCapacityType of offenders
Metro Reentry FacilityAtlantaMediumAdult males

Probation facilities

NameLocationCapacityType of offenders
Bacon Probation Detention CenterAlma234Adult males
Bainbridge Probation Substance Abuse Treatment CenterBainbridge392Adult males
Bleckley Residential Substance Abuse Treatment CenterCochran208Adult females
Colwell Probation Detention CenterBlairsville271Adult males
Emanuel Probation Detention CenterTwin City369Adult males
McEver Probation Detention CenterPerry235Adult males
Patten Probation Detention CenterLakeland252Adult males
Paulding Probation Detention CenterDallas244Adult males
Treutlen Probation Detention CenterSoperton295Adult males
Women's Probation Detention CenterClaxton236Adult females

Substance abuse facilities

NameLocationCapacityType of offenders
Appling Integrated Treatment FacilityBaxley206Adult males
Northwest Residential Substance Abuse Treatment CenterRock Spring200Adult males
Turner Residential Substance Abuse Treatment CenterSycamore204Adult males
West Central Integrated Treatment FacilityZebulon171Adult females

Private facilities

NameLocationSecurity levelCapacityType of offenders
Coffee Correctional FacilityNichollsMedium2628Adult males
Jenkins Correctional FacilityMillenMedium1150Adult males
Riverbend Correctional FacilityMilledgevilleMedium1500Adult males
Wheeler Correctional FacilityAlamoMedium2695Adult males

County facilities

NameLocationSecurity levelCapacityType of offenders
Athens-Clarke County Correctional InstitutionAthensMedium112Adult males
Bulloch County Correctional InstitutionStatesboroMedium160Adult males
Carroll County Correctional InstituteCarrolltonMedium246Adult males
Clayton County PrisonLovejoyMedium242Adult males
Colquitt County PrisonMoultrieMedium190Adult males
Coweta County PrisonNewnanMedium232Adult males
Decatur County PrisonBainbridgeMinimum135Adult males
Effingham County PrisonSpringfieldMedium192Adult males
Floyd County PrisonRomeMedium424Adult males
Gwinnett County PrisonLawrencevilleMinimum158Adult males
Hall County Correctional InstitutionGainesvilleMedium200Adult males
Harris County PrisonHamiltonMedium150Adult males
Jackson County Correctional InstitutionJeffersonMedium150Adult males
Jefferson County Correctional InstituteLouisvilleMedium140Adult males
Mitchell County Correctional InstituteCamillaMedium135Adult males
Muscogee County PrisonColumbusMedium528Adult males
Richmond County Correctional InstitutionAugustaMedium230Adult males
Screven County PrisonSylvaniaMedium148Adult males
Spalding County Correctional InstitutionGriffinMedium384Adult males
Sumter County Correctional InstituteAmericusMedium350Adult males
Terrell County Correctional InstituteDawsonMedium140Adult males

Closed facilities (partial list)

NameYear closed
Bostick State Prison2010
Homerville State Prison2009
Men's State Prison2011
Metro State Prison2011
Milan State Prison2008
Rivers State Prison2008
Scott State Prison2009
Thomas County Prison2017
Troup County Correctional Institution2017
Wayne State Prison2008