GDC - Georgia State Prison

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GDC – Georgia 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: 912-557-7301

This facility is for adult inmates.

The inmates housed at Georgia State Prison located at 300 1st Ave S in Reidsville, 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.

Georgia State Prison has a current capacity of 1530 adult males who have been convicted of felony crimes in the state. Inmates are housed in single cells and double-bunked beds. Inmates can take academics including adult basic education and GED courses, and can also participate in various work details including supervised support positions within the city of Reidsville and Evans County that include landscaping, maintenance, and construction.

Counseling for an inmate who is preparing for re-entry into society, have a history of family violence, suffer from drug and alcohol abuse, and have life sentences are also available. Offenders can learn vocational skills in the following areas: mechanics, tile setting, welding, roofing, plumbing, painting, maintenance, landscaping, laundry, kitchen, electrical systems, carpentry, clerical, custodial, barbering and more.

HOUSING – Consists of nine buildings containing four two-tiered cellblocks with single cells. Cellblocks are organized into a general population unit, special management units, MH/MR Units, and a 26 bed surgical unit. Offenders assigned to the Fire Team reside away from the main compound at the Fire station. This facility also houses a Special Management Unit (SMU), a C.E.R.T. Team, two Tactical Squads, a Canine Unit, and a Fire Station.

SINGLE CELLS & DOUBLE BUNKS

WORK DETAILS – City of Reidsville, Evans County, Tattnall County, GCI Details, Grounds Maintenance, Fire Station, Outside Maintenance, Mobile Construction

PROGRAMS

Academic: General Education Diploma, Adult Basic Education, Remedial
Counseling: Motivation for Change, Re-Entry Skills Building, Matrix Early Recovery Skills, Matrix Relapse Prevention, Thinking for a Change, Moral Reconation Therapy, Family Violence, Lifers Group
Recreation: General Recreation
Religious Activities: Various Worship Services, Bible Study, Kairos
Vocational/OJT: Barbering, Career Guidance Technician, Carpenter Apprentice, Construction Worker I, Custodial Maintenance, Diesel Mechanic, Electrician Helper, Fire Fighter I, Food Preparation, General Clerk; Chaplaincy/ Education/Law Library/ Library, Groundskeeper, Kitchen Helper, Laundry Worker, Building Maintenance, Painter I & II, Pipe Fitters, Plumber Helper, Roofer, Sheet Metal Worker, Small Engine Mechanic, Tile Setter, Warehouse, Warehouse Store Clerk, Welder

visitation Info

GDC – Georgia State Prison – Visitation

VISITATION DAYS / HOURS:

Saturdays, Sundays, and State Holidays

HOURS: 9:00 AM TO 3:00 PM DAYS: