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Opened in 1969, [3] Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison (GDCP) is a Georgia Department of Corrections prison for men in unincorporated Butts County, Georgia, [4] near Jackson. [5] The prison holds the state execution chamber.
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.
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.
The number of inmates locked in the main jail has fallen from nearly 2,600 a year ago to just over 1,600 today, although the county's overall jail population has fallen by less, as it now houses ...
Fulton County, Georgia, and its sheriff's office violated the constitutional rights of people housed at the county jail, according to a new report released by the Justice Department on Thursday.
Councilwoman Roshuanda Merritt, 43, of Commerce surrendered to the Jackson County Jail on Friday where she was charged with criminal attempt to commit the sale of marijuana and the use of a ...
Jackson County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 75,907. [1] The county seat is Jefferson. [2] Jackson County comprises the Jefferson, GA Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA Combined Statistical Area.
Banks was booked into the Jackson County Jail. Anyone with information on the case may contact the GBI at 706-552-2309 or leave an anonymous tip at 706-597-8477.