ADDRESS:
1159 CLARKS MILL ROAD
LOUISVILLE GA 30434
JEFFERSON COUNTY
PHONE: (478) 625-7230
FAX: (478) 625-4000
POPULATION: ADULT MALE - FELONY/MISDEMEANOR
CONSTRUCTED: 1924
CAPACITY: 190
OPENED: 1925
SECURITY LEVEL: MEDIUM
RENOVATED: 1990

MISSION:

Provide housing for state and county offenders and a general labor force supporting Jefferson County Government.

HOUSING:

Eight dormitories with a total of 190 beds. Five sick bays with ten beds and 14 isolation/segregation rooms.

WORK DETAILS

Provides labor for county maintenance, trash & landfill duties and construction details.

• MINIMUM
• MEDIUM
• OPEN DORMITORY

PROGRAMS:

• Academic: General Education Diploma
• Counseling: General, Substance Abuse Education
• Recreation: General Recreation
• Religious Activities: Various Worship Services, Bible Study, Choir
• Vocational/OJT: Plumbing, Welding, Heavy Equipment Operation, and Brick Masonry

DIRECTIONS:

Take I-20E to Hwy 78S to Thomson. Take Hwy 17 South from Thomson to Wrens. At the second traffic light go right on Hwy 1. Continue on Hwy 1 for approximately 15 miles and turn right on Clarks Mills Road (you will see Thomas Jefferson Academy on the left); Jefferson County Prison will be on your left.