Georgia Department
of Corrections

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ADDRESS:
3620 HARRIS ROAD
WAYCROSS, GA 31503
PHONE: (912) 285-6400 / FAX: (912) 287-6520
Population: ADULT MALE FELONS
CONSTRUCTED: 1989
CAPACITY:1546
OPENED:1990
SECURITY LEVEL:CLOSE

VISITATION DAYS / HOURS:

HOURS: 9:00AM TO 3:00PM
DAYS: Saturdays, Sundays, and State Holidays

MISSION:

The Department of Corrections creates a safer Georgia by effectively managing offenders and providing opportunities for positive change. 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 Probation Detention Center and Appling Integrated Treatment Facility.

HOUSING:

Consists of eight housing units with 50 double cells each. Infirmary has 12 beds, Segregation has 150 beds. A Fast Track Unit contains four dormitories with 54 beds each. Old Ware consists of 112 beds and I building consist of four dorms for a total of 256 beds.

WORK DETAILS

Ware County 1 & 2, Pierce County, City of Waycross 1 & 2, City of Blackshear, Department of Transportation, Georgia State Patrol, 2 Perimeter details, Recycling, Fabrication, Canine, Back Gate, 2 Outside Ground Maintenance, Fire Team, Mobile 5, Glynn County.

• SEX OFFENDER RELEASE SITE
• OPEN DORMITORY
• CLOSE
• SINGLE CELLS
• CANINE UNIT
• TACTICAL SQUAD
• CERT TEAM
• FIRE TEAM

PROGRAMS:

• Academic: Literacy Remedial, Adult Basic Education, General Education
• Counseling: Family Violence, Re-Entry, Moral Recognition Therapy, Sex Offender Psycho Education, Motivation for Change, Thinking for Change, Career Center, Matrix Relapse Prevention
• Recreation: General Recreation
• Religious Activities: Various Worship Services, Bible Study
• Vocational/OJT: Upholstery, Carpentry, Food Service, Electronics, Buffer Repair, CADD, Building Maintenance, Welding, Culinary Arts, Barbershop, Horticulture

DIRECTIONS:

Take I-75S 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.