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GDC – Lee Arrendale State Prison (LASP) basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 706-776-4700
This facility is for adult inmates.
The inmates housed at GDC – Lee Arrendale State Prison (LASP) located at 2023 Gainesville, Hwy South
PO Box 709 in Alto, 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.
GDC – Lee Arrendale State Prison (LASP) – Fact Sheet
GDC – Lee Arrendale State Prison (LASP) – Inmate Handbook
GDC – Lee Arrendale State Prison (LASP) – Visitation
MISSION:
Ensure public safety and effectively house offenders while operating a safe and secure facility. Provide housing for adult/juvenile female felons in addition to probationers sentenced to a residential substance abuse program. Provide housing for adult female felons in a strategic intervention drug program (SIP). Provide mental health/mental retardation, academic, vocational, and other basic program services for this population. Provide diagnostic services for female offenders statewide. Host, Children Center for inmates and their children. Host facility for Arrendale Transitional Center and Colwell Probation Detention Center.
HOUSING:
A Unit: Residential Substance Abuse Center, Transitional Center, General Population Supportive Living Unit; B Unit: General Population houses 576; C Unit: Faith Character Based and General Population; D Unit: General Population single cell; E Unit; Administrative Segregation cells. This facility houses a Special Management Unit, a C.E.R.T. team, Canine Unit and a Fire Station.
- OPEN DORMITORY
- SINGLE CELLS
- DOUBLE CELLS
PROGRAMS:
- Academic: General Equivalency Diploma, Adult Basic Education, Literacy, Special Education
- Counseling: Moral Reconation Therapy, Motivation for Change, Family Violence, Thinking for a Change, Re-Entry, Parenting, Relapse Prevention, Behavior Stabilization, Career Center
- Recreation: General Recreation
- Religious Activities: Various Worship Services, Bible Study, & Pastoral Counseling
- Vocational/OJT: Small Engine Repair, Auto Mechanics, Auto Paint, Woodworking, Cosmetology, Electrical Wiring, Warehousing, Auto Detailing, Welding (Metal Fabrication), Food Service, Fire Department, Educational & Library Aides, Office Technology, Maintenance/Detailing, Culinary Arts , Farm Worker, Guide Dog Program, Veterinary Technician, Dog Grooming, Forever Friends Dog Rescue
Arrendale State Prison is located in Alto Georgia, part of Habersham county. It can house approximately 1,476 female inmates both adult and juvenile. This facility is responsible for diagnostic and classification of inmates statewide. Inmates incarcerated here can also receive substance abuse treatment within the facility.
This facility allows inmates to earn their GED, adult basic education, and helps inmates learn to read if they need to. Vocational opportunities at this institution include auto repair/maintenance, carpentry, cosmetology, electrical systems, welding, culinary arts, farming, fire services, veterinary technician training and farm hands.
visitation Info
VISITATION DAYS / HOURS:
– Inmates with last names beginning with A-K:Saturdays 9:00 AM until 3:00 PM
– Inmates with last names beginning with L-Z: Sundays 9:00 AM until 3:00 PM
– Visitation will be open to all visitors from 9:00 AM until 3:00 PM on state holidays
The above stated schedule will rotate approximately every 90 days, please check with facility to confirm visitation hours.
