Georgia Department of Corrections

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ADDRESS:
3620 HARRIS ROAD
WAYCROSS, GA 31501
PHONE: (912) 285-6400 / FAX: (912) 287-6520
Population: ADULT MALE FELONS
CONSTRUCTED: 1989
CAPACITY:1350
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. Also house close security offenders with behavioral problems and assist them in returning to a general population status and the ability to transfer to a lower security prison. (Sex Offender Release Site) Host facility for Bacon PDC.

HOUSING:

Consists of three housing units with 50 double cells each, five housing units with 48 double cells and five open dormitories holding eight. Infirmary has 12 beds, Segregation 125 beds with 25 for isolation. A Fast Track Unit contains four dormitories with approximately 54 beds each. Old Ware consists of 112 beds.

WORK DETAILS

Ware (2), Brantley & Pierce Counties, Cities of Waycross (Two) and Blackshear, Department of Transportation, Georgia State Patrol, two Perimeter details, Recycling, Fabrication, Canine, Back Gate, Warden's yard, City 1 & 2, Ware County Sheriff's Office, Fire Team, Gas Pump, and Parking Lot.

• SEX OFFENDER RELEASE SITE
• OPEN DORMITORY
• MINIMUM
• SINGLE CELLS
• MEDIUM
• CANINE UNIT
• TACTICAL SQUAD
• CERT TEAM

PROGRAMS:

• Academic: Special Education, Literacy Remedial, ABE, GED, Independent Study
• Counseling: Family Violence, Victim Impact, TOPPSTEPP, Re-Entry, P4L, MRT, M4C
• Recreation: General Recreation
• Religious Activities: Various Worship Services, Bible Study
• Vocational/OJT: Upholstery, Carpentry, Commercial Painting, Food Service, Electronics, Buffer Repair, CADD, Building Maintenance, Welding, Culinary Arts, Barbershop, Horticulture, and Boot Repair

DIRECTIONS:

Take I-75 south to Tifton. Exit at US-82 and turn left. Follow US-82 to Ware County, approximately 65 miles to Ware County Airport Exit. Turn left onto Fulford Road. At end of Fulford Road, turn left onto Harris Road and follow the signs to Ware State Prison.