Georgia Department of Corrections

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ADDRESS:
290 DONOVAN-HARRISON ROAD / POST OFFICE BOX 344
WRIGHTSVILLE, GA 31096
PHONE: (478) 864-4100 / FAX: (478) 864-4104
POPULATION: ADULT MALE FELONS
CONSTRUCTED: 1991
CAPACITY: 1660
OPENED: 1992
SECURITY LEVEL: MEDIUM
RENOVATED: 2005

VISITATION DAYS / HOURS:

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, provide a safe and secure facility through accountability, discipline and programs for offenders, thus offering each the opportunity to re-enter society with the tools needed to become a productive member of their community. (Sex Offender Release Site)

HOUSING:

Consists of one Supportive Living Unit (Mental Health) housing 96 offenders, two Assisted Living Units (ALU) one housing 141 ALU offenders and the other houses 141 general population offenders. Two buildings house 96, six buildings house 104, two buildings with four pods house 192, one building houses 72 offenders in isolation/segregation, and the Fire Station houses 10 offenders.

WORK DETAILS

Cities of Wrightsville, Sandersville, & Swainsboro, Johnson County, and Department of Transportation.

• SEX OFFENDER RELEASE SITE
• MINIMUM
• MEDIUM
• FIRE STATION
• CERT TEAM

PROGRAMS:

• Academic: Literacy, GED, ABE
• Counseling: Faith-Character Based Program, SOPP, Re-Entry, Behavior Stabilization, Family Violence, Cage Your Rage, Mental Health Awareness, T4C, Health Education, Preventing Relapse, Trauma Group, Coping Skills, Lighten Up, Garden Therapy, Health & Fitness, Understanding Mental Illness, Choosing to Live, Stress Management, and Healthy Living
• Recreation: General Recreation, Arts & Crafts, and Puzzles & Games
• Religious Activities: Various Worship Services
• Vocational/OJT: Customer Service, Barbering, Laundry, General Office Clerk, Food Service (Baker), Cook, Food Preparation and Groundskeeper

DIRECTIONS FROM ATLANTA I-20:

Take I-20 east to Exit 138, Siloam and turn right. At Hwy 15, turn left toward Wrightsville. At the caution light, turn left on Trilby Street. At the end of Trilby Street, turn left onto Cross Cedar Road, go across the bridge and turn left on Donovan-Harrison road; Johnson State Prison is on the right.

DIRECTIONS FROM ATLANTA I-75:

Take I-75 South to I-16. Follow I-16 to Dublin, Exit 51, turn left and follow Hwy 319 to Wrightsville. Go through two traffic lights, cross railroad tracks and turn left onto Cross Cedar Road. Cross the bridge and turn left on Donovan-Harrison Road, Johnson will be on the right.