Georgia Department of Corrections

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ADDRESS:
2989 WEST ROCK QUARRY ROAD
BUFORD, GA 30519
PHONE: (770) 932-4500 / FAX: (770) 932-4544
POPULATION: ADULT MALE FELONS
CONSTRUCTED: 1988
CAPACITY: 922
OPENED: 1990
SECURITY LEVEL: CLOSE

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 by housing offenders who have had management problems at other prisons or centers and those who could pose a risk if housed elsewhere. Provides all levels of Mental Health service to include Level IV, Crisis Stabilization. (Sex Offender Release Site) Host facility for Davis PDC and Phillips TC.

HOUSING:

Consists of 10 living units, each with two dormitories. The number of units with two-man cells is seven and a half while the remainder is a combination of two single-man cells. The combination two-single man cells houses MH/SM offenders. There are a total of 100 isolation/segregation cells. The Phillips State Prison Transitional Center has 200 beds.

WORK DETAILS

A total of 10 work details are provided to surrounding cities and counties. Additional details work on the outside grounds of Phillips.

• SPECIAL MANAGEMENT UNIT
• SEX OFFENDER RELEASE SITE
• MINIMUM
• CLOSE
• CRISIS STABILIZATION
• SINGLE CELLS
• MEDIUM
• CANINE UNIT
• TACTICAL SQUAD
• CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES
• CERT TEAM

PROGRAMS:

• Academic: GED, ABE, Literacy
• Counseling: M4C, T4C, P4L, MRT, Lifers, Family Violence, Re-Entry, AA/NA
• Recreation: General Recreation
• Religious Activities: Worship Services, Scriptural Studies, Confronting Self, Pastoral Care/Counseling, Offender Hospice Care, NOBTS
• Vocational/OJT: Auto Body, Auto Mechanics, Welding, Small Engine, Barbering, Woodworking, Food Preparation, Printing, Building & Custodial Maintenance, Career Clerk, General Office Clerk (Library), and Laundry Operations

DIRECTIONS:

Take I-85 north to Exit 120, Hamilton Mill Pkwy and turn left. Make the first right onto Sardis church Road. Go approximately ¾ mile and turn left onto West Rock Quarry Road. Phillips State Prison is approximately ¼ mile on the right.