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The Georgia Department of Corrections operates prisons, transitional centers, probation detention centers, and substance use disorder treatment facilities. In addition, state inmates are also housed at private and county correctional facilities.
Johnson State Prison is located in Wrightsville, Georgia in Johnson County, Georgia. It is a medium security prison owned and operated by the Georgia Department of Corrections, it houses adult male felons. The facilities' capacity is 1600 inmates. Construction began in 1991 and it was opened in 1992.
The State of Georgia passed a rewritten death penalty law in 1973. In 1976 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Georgia death penalty was constitutional. [19] In June 1980 the site of execution was moved to GDCP, and a new electric chair was installed in place of the original one. The original chair was put on display at the Georgia State Prison.
Jimmy Autry State Prison is a state prison located in Mitchell County, near Pelham, Georgia. [1] It was constructed in 1992 and opened in 1993. Autry houses close security inmates who, due to their offense or behavior, would not be safe in the general prison population. Sex offender treatment is compulsory.
Hays State Prison is a Georgia Department of Corrections state prison for men located at 777 Underwood Drive in Trion, Chattooga County, Georgia. [1] The facility opened in 1990 and currently has a capacity of 1683 prisoners.
Central State Prison is located in unincorporated Bibb County, Georgia. [1] The facility is operated by the Georgia Department of Corrections. The facility houses adult male felons, the capacity is 1153. It was constructed in 1978 and opened in 1978. It is a Medium Security Prison. [2]
Dodge State Prison is a Georgia Department of Corrections state medium-security prison for men located in Chester, Dodge County, Georgia. [1] Current capacity of the facility is 1236 inmates. Dodge was one of nine Georgia state prisons implicated in an FBI sting operation announced in February 2016.
Smith State Prison is a Georgia Department of Corrections state prison for men located in Glennville, Tattnall County, Georgia. [1] The facility opened in 1993, and has a maximum capacity of 1615 inmates held at close security level.