Georgia Department
of Corrections

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ADDRESS:
153 PINEWOOD ROAD
LEESBURG, GA 31763
PHONE: (229) 759-3110 / FAX: (229) 759-3065
POPULATION: ADULT MALE FELONS
CONSTRUCTED: 1978
CAPACITY: 762
OPENED: 1979
SECURITY LEVEL: MEDIUM
RENOVATED: 2002

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. Provide general labor and courtesy details to surrounding counties. Academic Education, Vocational and OJT programs, Substance Abuse, Cognitive Behavior Groups and Re-Entry classes are also taught. This affords each offender the opportunity to enter back into society with the tools needed to become a productive citizen thus reducing recidivism. Host facility for Albany Transitional Center.

HOUSING:

Consists of 11 general population units with eight rooms, each containing six beds to a room. Two units consists of 24 rooms each containing four beds to a room. The isolation/segregation unit has a total of 16 cells/32 beds. Four bunks can accommodate offenders who are wheelchair bound. There are 10 beds at the Fire Station for the offender Fire team.

WORK DETAILS

Albany City, Lee County, Georgia State Patrol, Department of Transportation, Albany Technical College, Darton College, Fire Station, Leesburg City Hall, Lee County Court House, Composting/Recycling Plant, Oxidation Pond and Maintenance

• FIRE STATION
• MEDIUM
• CANINE UNIT
• TRANSFER HUB
• TACTICAL SQUAD
• TRAINING BUILDING
• CERT TEAM
• PERSONNEL ACTION RECRUITMENT CENTER

PROGRAMS:

• Academic: Literacy Remedial, Adult Basic Education, General Education Diploma
• Counseling: Thinking For A Change, Motivation For Change, Re-Entry Skills Building, Moral Recognition Therapy, Matrix Early Recovery Skills, Matrix Relapse Prevention, Family Violence, Confronting Self, Religious Diversity, Alcoholics Anonymous/Narcotics Anonymous, Active Parenting, Lifer's Group, Basic Computer/Typing & Career Center
• Recreation: General Recreation
• Religious Activities: Various Worship Services, Faith and Character Based Program
• Vocational/OJT: Automotive, Carpentry, Small Engine Repair, HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning), Food Preparation, Barber, Laundry, Custodial Maintenance, Building Maintenance, Landscaping, General Office Clerk, Waste Water Treatment, Horticulture

DIRECTIONS:

DIRECTIONS FROM ATLANTA: Take I-75S to Hwy 300 exit and turn right onto Hwy 300. Keep straight for 24 miles and then turn right onto Hwy 32 to Leesburg. At the first stop sign take a left, cross the railroad tracks and immediately bear right onto U.S. Hwy 19. Go two miles and turn left onto Pinewood Road; Lee State Prison is just past the Lee County Jail on the left.