Georgia Department of Corrections

ADDRESS:
HWY 36 WEST
POST OFFICE BOX 3877
JACKSON, GA 30233
PHONE:(770) 504-2000 / FAX: (770) 504-2006
POPULATION:ADULT MALE FELONS
CONSTRUCTED: 1968
CAPACITY:2300
OPENED:1968
SECURITY LEVEL:MAX/DEATH
RENOVATED: 1998

MISSION:

Ensure public safety and effectively house offenders while operating a safe and secure facility. Also conduct diagnostic processing for offenders, houses inmates under death sentence (UDS) and carry out state ordered executions. In addition, we offer a Special Management Program.

HOUSING:

Consists of eight cellblocks containing both double-bunked and single-bunked cells. There are also eight dormitories and a medical unit.

WORK DETAILS

Fire Station, General & Grounds Maintenance, Waste Water, Power House, Canine, and Laundry details.

• SPECIAL MANAGEMENT UNIT
• DIAGNOSTIC UNIT
• OPEN DORMITORY
• SINGLE CELLS
• MINIMUM
• CLOSE
• MEDIUM
• FIRE STATION
• CANINE UNIT
• TACTICAL SQUAD
• CERT TEAM

PROGRAMS:

• Academic: GED, Remedial, Literacy, ABE, OJT, Regional Test Sites
• Counseling: Family Violence, Victim Impact, Health Education, Psychological Education Groups for Mental Health inmates, M4C, P4L
• Recreation: General Recreation
• Religious Activities: Various Worship Services, Study Groups, Pastoral Counseling

DIRECTIONS:

Take I-75 south toward Macon to Exit 201, Jackson/Barnesville. Exit and turn left, go over the bridge and travel approximately ¼ mile. Turn left at the second traffic light, you will see the entrance to the Diagnostic Center ahead on the left, a Wilco Travel Plaza and Hess fueling station on the right. Follow Prison Boulevard to the facility.