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: 1612
OPENED: 1992
SECURITY LEVEL: MEDIUM
RENOVATED: 2001/2002

VISITATION DAYS / HOURS:

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

MISSION:

To protect the public by providing 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. To provide general labor details to the City of Wrightsville, Johnson County, as well as surrounding cities/counties.

HOUSING:

Two Supportive Living Units (Mental Health) housing 96 Level III offenders each. Two Geriatric/Wheelchair Units, one housing 140 offenders and the other housing 142 offenders. Seven Units housing 96 General Population and Mental Health (level II) offenders each. Two Residential Substance Abuse Units housing 192 offenders each. One Isolation/Segregation Unit housing 72 offenders. Fire Station housing 10 offenders.

WORK DETAILS

Johnson County, Wilkinson County and Department of Transportation.

• SEX OFFENDER RELEASE SITE
• SINGLE CELLS
• MEDIUM SECURITY
• FIRE STATION
• TACTICAL SQUAD
• OPEN DORMITORY
• FAITH & CHARACTER BASED DORM
• RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM
• SUPPORTIVE AND ASSISTED LIVING UNITS
• CERT TEAM

PROGRAMS:

• Academic: Literacy Remedial, General Education Diploma, Adult Basic Education
• Substance Abuse: Residential Substance Abuse Treatment, Motivation for Change
• Counseling: Faith and Character Based Program, Sex Offender Psycho-Educational Program, Re-Entry, Behavior Stabilization, Family Violence, Thinking for a Change, Relapse Prevention, Motivation For Change, Moral Recognition Therapy, Sex Offender Release
• Mental Health: Mental Health Programs to Include: Therapeutic, Psycho-Educational, Mental Health Activities (Greenhouse, Maintenance, Gym, Board Games)
• Recreation: General Recreation
• Religious Activities: Various Worship Services
• Vocational/OJT: Barbering, Laundry, General Office Clerk, Food Service Baker, Cook, Food Preparation, Groundskeeper, Career Clerk, Horticulture, Custodial Maintenance, Kitchen Helper, Computer Technology, Customer Service

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.