GDC – Augusta State Medical Prison

Augusta State Medical Prison that houses adult male and female inmates overseen by the Georgia Department of Corrections who need either medical or mental health treatment. The housing unit at this facility is set up similar to an open dormitory and can currently hold 1326 inmates. Inmates can also participate in various academic, religious, and work activities, they can earn their GED, take classes in adult basic education and learn to read. Bible study and worship/prayer services are offered by the chaplain's office, and vocational skills include laundry and food services, barbering and custodial work. Prisoners can also work in conjunction with the Department of Transportation, do in house custodial and landscape work, as well as warehouse and maintenance.

MISSION – Ensure public safety and effectively house offenders while operating a safe and secure facility. Provide centralized acute, specialized medical and Level IV Mental Health services for male and female offenders primarily as transient. House severe medical cases. Sex Offender release site and host facility for the Augusta Transitional Center.

HOUSING – Four living units are divided into two separate units. Each has a support building that contains a multi-purpose room and a counseling office. One open dorm consisting of 519 beds with 192 beds designated for assisted living. Seven nursing units have a security control room, single-patient rooms, seven-bed Crisis Stabilization Unit and central dining hall along with an Acute Care Unit. Mental Health Support building utilizes dining area. Fast Track building is a 256-bed unit (double bunk). This facility also houses a Special Management Unit, Diagnostic Unit, C.E.R.T. team and a Tactical Squad.

• OPEN DORMITORY

WORK DETAILS – Georgia State Patrol, Georgia Department of Transportation Weigh Station, In-house Maintenance & Custodial Details, Outside Warehouse, Outside Maintenance

PROGRAMS:

• Academic: GED, ABE, and Literacy/Remedial
• Counseling: Motivation for Change, Thinking for a Change, Moral Reconation Therapy, Matrix Early Recovery Skills & Relapse Prevention, Activity Therapy, Sex Offender Psycho-Educational Program (SOPP), Re-Entry Skill Building, TOPSTEPP, Specialized Groups for Mental Health
• In-Reach
• Recreation: General Recreation
• Religious Activities: Various Worship Services, Bible Study, Prayer Group
• Tier II Mental Health
• Vocational/OJT: Food Preparation, Barbering, Laundry Services, Custodial Maintenance