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:1476
OPENED:1951
SECURITY LEVEL:SPECIAL MISSION
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. Provide mental health/mental rehabilitation, academic, vocational, and other basic program services for this population. Host facility for Arrendale Transitional Center and Colwell Probation Detention Center.

HOUSING:

A Unit: Residential Substance Abuse Center, Transitional Center, General Population Supportive Living Unit; B Unit: General Population houses 576; C Unit: Faith Character Based and General Population; D Unit: General Population single cell; E Unit; Administrative Segregation cells.

WORK DETAILS

Farm operation (swine and cattle), general maintenance, food service and fire department, equine rescue center.

• SPECIAL MANAGEMENT UNIT
• OPEN DORMITORY
• FIRE STATION
• RSAT
• SINGLE CELLS
• MEDIUM
• CANINE UNIT
• FARM OPERATIONS
• DOUBLE CELLS
• CERT TEAM

PROGRAMS:

• Academic: General Equivalency Diploma, Adult Basic Education, Literacy, Special Education
• Counseling: Moral Recognition Therapy, Motivation for Change, Family Violence, Thinking For A Change, Re-Entry, Parenting, Relapse Prevention, Behavior Stabilization, Career Center
• Recreation: General Recreation
• Religious Activities: Various Worship Services, Bible Study, & Pastoral Counseling
• 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