- Private Facility
- Georgia
- 478-414-2300
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GDC – Riverbend Correctional Facility – GEO basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 478-414-2300
This facility is for adult inmates.
The inmates housed at GDC – Riverbend Correctional Facility – GEO located at 196 Laying Farm Rd in Milledgeville, GA are placed according to their custody level and are incarcerated by a private company contracted by a government agency and are paid a per diem or monthly rate, either for each inmate in the facility or for each bed available. The facility is well-trained and well-staffed. This doesn't come without some controversy as the "price of incarceration" is big business and critics claim there is a monetary benefit to keeping people locked up. The flip side is this facility undergoes rigorous inspections and are some of the be maintained in the US.
For inmates that show a willingness to learn new things, there are educational and vocational training programs here that will prepare them for a successful reentry when released.
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GDC – Riverbend Correctional Facility – GEO – Fact Sheet
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GDC – Riverbend Correctional Facility – GEO- Inmate Handbook
- GDC – Riverbend Correctional Facility – GEO- Performance Incentive Credit (PIC) Program
Capacity: 1,500
Client: Georgia Department of Corrections (GA DOC)
MISSION: Ensure public safety and effectively house offenders while operating a safe and secure facility by housing medium or fewer security offenders as contracted by the State of Georgia.
SCOPE OF WORK: Inmates receive academic and vocational programming as well as medical care, substance abuse treatment programs, and group support. The desired mission of the facility is to provide quality programming to promote successful re-entry of inmates. The Continuum of Care model currently implemented at Riverbend Correctional Facility and places an intense focus on therapeutic programming, education and job training based on current job market trends.
POPULATION: ADULT MALE FELONS
HOUSING: Consists of six housing units: four dormitory style with four pods each, housing 250 offenders; one housing unit with two dormitory style pods and two-man cell housing pods, housing 250 offenders; one housing unit with four two-man cell housing pods, for 250 total offenders, and one lockdown unit with 50 segregation beds and 25 isolation beds.
WORK DETAILS: Outside Grounds Maintenance
- OPEN DORMITORY
- MEDIUM
- MINIMUM
- SINGLE CELLS
PROGRAMS:
- Academic: GED, ABE, Literacy Remedial Education, Special Education
- Counseling: Pre-Release, T4C, Family Violence, M4C
- Recreation: General Recreation Activities
- Religious Activities: Various Worship Services
- Vocational/OJT: Computer Training, Building Trades, Custodial Maintenance
