Georgia Department of Corrections

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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

VISITATION DAYS / HOURS:

Diagnostic Inmates:

HOURS: 9:00AM TO 11:00AM and 2:00PM - 4:00PM
DAYS: Monday - Thursday

Cancellation of family and professional visitation will occur the day before and the day of an execution. If an execution is stayed, visitation will be canceled as long as execution order is active. Professional visitation will be allowed for condemned during active execution order.

ALL OTHERS:

HOURS: 9:00AM TO 3:00PM
DAYS: Saturdays, Sundays, and State Holidays

MISSION:

Ensure public safety and effectively house offenders while operating a safe and secure facility. Also conduct diagnostic processing for offenders, houses offenders 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 offenders, 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.