Georgia Department of Corrections

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ADDRESS:
2314 TOBACCO ROAD
AUGUSTA, GA 30906
PHONE: (706) 798-5572 / FAX: (706) 798-8110
POPULATION: ADULT MALE FELONS
CONSTRUCTED: 1962
CAPACITY:350
OPENED:1963
SECURITY LEVEL:MEDIUM
RENOVATED: 1987

MISSION:

Provide housing for state and county offenders and a general labor force supporting Augusta/Richmond County Government.

HOUSING:

Eight general dormitories and two six-bed administrative segregation dormitories.

WORK DETAILS

Maintenance details to Roads and Bridges, Department of Transportation, Augusta Diversion Center, Parks and Recreation, Animal Control, Landfill, and Trees & Landscaping.

• OPEN DORMITORY
• MINIMUM
• MEDIUM
• CERT TEAM

PROGRAMS:

• Academic: GED
• Counseling: Pre-Release, AA/NA, M4C
• Recreation: General Recreation
• Religious Activities: Various Worship Services, Bible Study, and Gospel Groups
• Vocational/OJT: Food Services, Laundry, Auto Mechanics, Construction, Grounds-keeping and Horticulture

DIRECTIONS:

Take I-20 East toward Augusta and Exit #196-A. Merge onto Bobby Jones Expressway/I-520 and then go south to Exit 7, Windsor Spring Road toward US 25, Peach Orchard Road. Cross Windsor Spring Road to Peach Orchard Road/Hwy 25, and turn right. Turn right at the fourth light onto Tobacco Road and Richmond County Prison is on the left past the water tower.