Athens-Clarke County Correctional Institute

Athens-Clarke County Correctional Institute basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 706-613-3400

This facility is for adult inmates.

The inmates housed at Athens-Clarke Correctional located at 2825 County Farm Rd in Athens, GA are placed according to their custody level (determined by a number of factors including the past criminal history and the length of their sentence). There are ample educational and vocational training programs for all inmates, especially ones that show a willingness to learn new things that will prepare them for a better life when they are released. The mission is to promote and prepare the offender to leave in better shape than when they arrived, giving them the best chance to never come back and thus lower the state's recidivism rate.

The Clarke County Corrections Institution/Work Camp was implemented in the late 1920s. Its primary mission at the time was to house both locally and state sentenced inmates that did not have capital sentences. These inmates were to assist Clarke County with its roads and bridges operations. This included the cutback of all right-of-ways, cleaning of all ditches, building and maintaining county dirt or paved roads and operating a county asphalt plant from 1950 to 1970. Additionally, these inmates worked a county farm which included farming and caring for livestock (cows, goats and hogs) plus harvesting the crops to feed both livestock and the inmates. The facility housed and clothed all of the inmates supplemented the labor for upkeep of county operations including the courthouse and landfill, as well as any other duties.

Under the Department of Corrections is the Food Service Division/Operations. This consists of a stand-alone food service preparation center built under Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) funding in 2004. The Center is operated with inmates under the supervision of Correctional Officers and a Correctional Food Service Coordinator. Meals are prepared from scratch to feed inmates housed at the Clarke County Jail and Corrections Institution. Approximately 1,850 meals are produced daily at an economical cost. This Center was designed to accommodate additional needs from the jail population, corrections institution expansion and any other future housing units that would require inmate meals.

Athens-Clarke County Correctional Institute – Inmate Handbook

Athens-Clarke County Corrections is a county correctional facility which houses Georgia state inmates, and more information can be found through the Georgia Department of Corrections.

Inmate Releases – An inmate's release is determined by the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles.

visitation Info

​Athens-Clarke County Correctional Institute – Visitation

Visitation Hours

Inmates may be visited on Sunday from 8:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Visits may also be made on county holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Rules for Visitation

• No weapons, drugs, or contraband are allowed. Any violators will be prosecuted.
• Any visitor violating any rules will be asked to leave the property.
• All activities during visitation are recorded by electronic equipment.
• All visitors must be on an inmate’s approved visitation list. Anyone not on the list will not be allowed to visit.
• All visitors are subject to search at any time.
• All personal property is to be left in the visitor's vehicle.
• No food, drinks, or tobacco products may be brought in during visitation.
• No cell phones, cameras, or electronic recording equipment are allowed.
• All visitors must sign in using a picture ID prior to visiting an inmate.
• No more than four visitors per inmate are allowed at one time.
• Any child under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
• Children must be supervised at all times.
• Money orders will not be accepted at visitation. All money orders must be mailed. No cash or personal checks are accepted. Money orders must include the inmate’s name and ID number.
• Attorneys may visit by making special arrangements at least 24 hours in advance.

Directions – From Atlanta, take Highway 78 East to Athens. Highway 78 becomes Broad Street. Go past the University of Georgia. Broad Street then becomes Lexington Road. After two miles, turn left onto County Farm Road. Athens-Clarke County Correctional Institution is on the left across from Thornton Plaza.