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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.
Until 2009, the Georgia Department of Corrections headquarters was in the James H. "Sloppy" Floyd Veterans Memorial Building in Atlanta. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In 2006, Governor Sonny Perdue announced that the agency planned to move its headquarters to Tift College by 2009.
Charles D. Hudson Transitional Center is a Georgia Department of Corrections work release facility located in LaGrange, Georgia. Opened in 2003, the center houses 155 adult male offenders. Residents in the work release program are given the opportunity to obtain employment in the community and address reentry-related needs prior to release.
Wheeler Correctional Facility is a medium-security prison for men, owned and operated by CoreCivic under contract with the Georgia Department of Corrections. It was built in 1998 in Alamo , Wheeler County, Georgia , [ 2 ] with a maximum capacity of 2874 inmates.
Valdosta State Prison is a Georgia Department of Corrections state prison for men located in Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia. [ 1 ] The facility first opened in 1959, and has a maximum capacity of 1312 inmates held at close security level.
Macon State Prison is located in Macon County, southwest of Oglethorpe, Georgia on approximately 300 acres (1.2 km 2). It was constructed in 1993 and opened in 1994. It is a close security prison, meaning it is a very high security prison. The prison houses inmates deemed the highest potential security risks by the Department of Corrections. [1]
Riverbend Correctional Facility (RBCF) is a privately operated, medium-security prison for men, owned and operated by the GEO Group under contract with the Georgia Department of Corrections. The facility was built in 2011 in Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Georgia. [1] The maximum capacity of the prison is 1588 inmates. [2]
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.