Georgia Department of Corrections

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ADDRESS:
210 LONGBRIDGE RD/410 PINKERTON ST
POST OFFICE BOX 549
HELENA, GA 31037
PHONE: (229) 868-7721 / FAX: (229) 868-6509
POPULATION: ADULT MALE FELONS
CAPACITY:1160
CONSTRUCTED: 1991
OPENED: 1992
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 close security general population offenders. Host facility for Milan Unit. Milan houses medium and below security offenders with special emphasis on programmatic needs, especially alcohol/drug addiction and education.

HOUSING:

Telfair-There are six housing units with double-bunked cells. The seventh housing unit consists of single cells for isolation/segregation offenders.

WORK DETAILS

Composting, City of Helen, Telfair County Board of Education, Correctional Industries, Food Service, Institutional Maintenance & Sanitation, and Environmental Activities.

• CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES
• OPEN DORMITORY
• MINIMUM
• FIRE STATION
• TACTICAL SQUAD
• SINGLE CELLS
• MEDIUM
• CLOSE
• CERT TEAM

PROGRAMS:

• Academic: GED, ABE, Literacy, Remedial
• Counseling: Family Violence, TOPPSTEP, Health Education, M4C, Corrective Thinking, Victim Impact, Substance Abuse Education, AA/NA, Confronting Self
• Recreation: General Recreation
• Religious Activities: Various Worship Services, Bible Study, Pastoral Counseling
• Vocational/OJT: Warehouse, Building Maintenance, Laundry, Food Preparation, Custodial Maintenance, Grounds Keeper, Barber, Human Resources Clerk, General Clerk and Tag Plant

DIRECTIONS:

Take I-75 south to I-I6 East to Exit 51, Dublin. Turn right onto Hwy 319/441 to McRae. At McRae turn right onto Hwy 23/341. Go approximately two miles and turn right onto Irwinton Street; Telfair is two miles on the right.

Milan SP is about 10 miles from Telfair SP, after turning right onto Hwy 441, go about 30 miles through the city of McRae and exit onto Hwy 280 towards Milan. Milan SP is approximately 1 mile inside the city limits behind the water tower. (About 180 miles from Atlanta)