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GDC – Dodge State Prison basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 478-358-7200
This facility is for adult inmates.
The inmates housed at Dodge State Prison located at 2971 Old Bethel Rd in Chester, 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.
Dodge State Prison is a medium-security state penal facility that houses about 1250 adult male offenders located in Chester GA operated by the Georgia Department of Corrections.
The general population inmates are housed in dormitories, similar to an army barracks. Segregation inmates are housed in single-cell isolation. Select inmates with clean records of no incident reports can participate in work details on and off the institutional grounds. These assignments include grounds maintenance and other correctional industries including furniture production.
Educational opportunities for inmates include earning a GED, learning to read, and gaining a basic adult education. Offenders can also receive substance abuse, family violence, re-entry, and sex offender treatment and therapy through counseling sessions. Vocational skills that are taught at Dodge State Prison include computer operation, custodial work, clerks skills, warehousing and inventory, barbering, laundry services, auto detailing and culinary preparation skills.
- GDC – Dodge State Prison – Fact Sheet
- GDC – Dodge State Prison – Inmate Handbook
- GDC – Dodge State Prison – Performance Incentive Credit (PIC) Program
- GDC – Dodge State Prison – Inmate Education Programs
MISSION – Ensure public safety and effectively house offenders while operating a safe and secure facility by providing work and rehabilitation programs for general population prisoners. Host facility for Truetlen Probation Detention Center.
HOUSING – Consists of 19 housing units divided into two 50-man dormitories (one of which is the isolation/segregation unit – 10 isolation beds and 40 segregation beds), one 36 man dorm, and one housing unit divided into four open dorms (Q1, Q2, Q3 holds 58 per dorm; Q4 holds 54) and two 12 man dorms (F and J buildings hold 12). This facility also houses a C.E.R.T. Team, Tactical Squad, Fire Station and a Canine Unit.
PROGRAMS –
- Academic: General Education Diploma, Adult Basic Education, Literacy Remedial
- Counseling: Motivation for Change, Moral Reconation Therapy, Re-Entry, Family Violence, Thinking for a Change, Lifers Group, Matrix Relapse Prevention, Matrix Early Recovery Skills, Alcoholics Anonymous, Sex Offender Psycho-Educational Program (SOPP)
- Recreation: General Recreation
- Religious Activities: Various Worship Services, Bible Study
- Vocational/OJT: Food Preparation, Auto Detailing, Basic Computer Operation, Building Maintenance, Career Clerk, Cook Apprentice, Custodial Maintenance, General Office Clerk, Grounds Keeper, Warehouse or Store Clerk, Warehousing and Inventory Control, Correctional Industries Wood Products Manufacturing, Barbering, and Laundry Operations
visitation Info
Dodge State Prison – Visitation
VISITATION DAYS / HOURS:
General Population: Days: Saturdays, Sundays, and State Holidays Hours: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Inmates in Segregation: Days: Tuesdays & Thursdays (no Holidays) Hours: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
