Georgia Department of Corrections

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ADDRESS:
2023 GAINESVILLE HWY SOUTH
POST OFFICE BOX 709
ALTO, GA 30510
PHONE:(706) 776-4700 / FAX: (706) 776-4710
POPULATION:ADULT/ JUVENILE FEMALE FELONS/PROBATIONERS
CONSTRUCTED: 1926
CAPACITY:1630
OPENED:1951
SECURITY LEVEL:MEDIUM
RENOVATED: 1999

VISITATION DAYS / HOURS:

HOURS: 9:00AM TO 3:00PM
DAYS: Alternated Visitation Days (Saturday L-Z; Sunday A-K); State Holidays

MISSION:

Ensure public safety and effectively house offenders while operating a safe and secure facility. Also, provide housing for adult/juvenile female felons in addition to probationers sentenced to a Residential Substance Abuse Program (RSAT). Provide MH/MR, academic, vocational, and other basic program services for this population. Host facility for Arrendale TC and Colwell PDC.

HOUSING:

RSAT program houses 198: Five Juvenile cells; Faith Character Based dormitory and In-House Transition dorm each house 96; Special Management Unit houses 84; Eight-man dormitories; and the Transitional Center houses 112 residents.

WORK DETAILS

Cities of Baxley & Lyons, Appling, Glynn, & Tattnall Counties, Baxley Police Department, Appling County Sheriff's Department, Georgia State Prison Maintenance and Wayne State Prison Farm.

• SPECIAL MANAGEMENT UNIT
• OPEN DORMITORY
• MINIMUM
• FIRE STATION
• RSAT
• SINGLE CELLS
• MEDIUM
• CANINE UNIT
• FARM OPERATIONS
• DOUBLE CELLS
• CERT TEAM
• VOICES OF HOPE CHOIR

PROGRAMS:

• Academic: General Equivalency Diploma (GED), Adult Basic Education (ABE), Literacy, Special Education
• Counseling: Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT), Motivation for Change (M4C), Family Violence, Thinking for Change (T4C), Re-Entry Parenting, Prime for Life (P4L), Relapse Prevention, Behavior Stabilization, Career Center
• Recreation: General Recreation
• Religious Activities: Various Worship Services, Bible Study, & Pastoral Counseling, Theological Studies Program
• Vocational/OJT: Small Engine Repair, Auto Mechanics, Auto Paint, Woodworking, Cosmetology, Electrical Wiring, Warehousing, Welding (Metal Fabrication), Food Service, Fire Department, Educational & Library Aides, Office Technology, Automotive Maintenance/Detailing, Culinary Arts and Farm Worker