GDC - Baldwin State Prison

State Prison
Georgia
PO Box 218, Harwick, GA 31034
478-445-5218
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GDC – Baldwin 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: 478-445-5218

This facility is for adult inmates.

The inmates housed at Baldwin State Prison located at 140 Laying Farm Rd in Hardwick, 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.

Baldwin State Prison is a medium-security Georgia Department of Corrections facility located in Hardwick GA that houses about 925 adult male inmates. The general population is housed in seven different housing units that are either open dormitory, tiered, single-cell or two inmates per cell. In addition to the general population, BSP has units for segregated inmates and an inmate infirmary and is also responsible for evaluating and sometimes treating inmates who suffer from mental health disorders for 6 other regional institutions and often acts as a transportation hub where inmates can stay temporarily/await transport to a long-distance facility. Like most correctional facilities, Baldwin offers inmates education including the ability to earn a GED, basic adult education (known as ABE) and special education courses. Vocational courses at this facility include horticulture, forklift operator, barber, graphic art and design, as well as culinary preparation skills.

MISSION – Ensure public safety and effectively house close security offenders while operating a safe and secure facility. Offers Mental Health Level III services including a Supportive Living Unit, nine acute care beds and seven crisis stabilization beds. Additionally, we provide Mental Health evaluation and support services for six facilities. Consists of seven housing units or 754 GP beds in open dormitory, tiered living unit, or two-man cell design. Housing also includes Acute Care, Crisis Stabilization, hospital infirmary and segregation. This facility also houses a C.E.R.T. Team and a Tactical Squad.

OPEN DORMITORY
SINGLE CELLS

PROGRAMS:

Academic: GED, ABE, Literacy Remedial Education, Special Education
Counseling: HIV Awareness, Positive Mental Attitude, Re-Entry, T4C, Celebrate Recovery, Family Violence, Integrity Program, Numerous Mental Health Groups, M4C, AA
Recreation: General Recreation
Religious Activities: Various Worship Services, Gospel Music, Pastoral Counseling
Vocational/OJT: Food Preparation, Horticulture, Graphic Arts, Maintenance, Fork Lift operation, Barber.

visitation Info

GDC – Baldwin State Prison- Visitation

VISITATION DAYS / HOURS: HOURS:

9:00 AM TO 3:00 PM DAYS:

Saturdays, Sundays, and State Holidays

DIRECTIONS – Take I-20E to Exit #113. Turn right onto Hwy 441 South to Milledgeville. Once in the city limits, go through two traffic lights. At the third traffic light turn right on Roberson Mill Road. Cross railroad tracks; Roberson Mill Road turns into Hwy 441 Bypass. After the fourth traffic light, merge to the far left lane. Take the first left at Midway School. Turn on the second paved road on the left, Laying Farm Road and Baldwin State Prison will be at the top of the hill on the left.