GDC – Telfair State Prison

GDC – Telfair 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: 229-868-7721

This facility is for adult inmates.

The inmates housed at Telfair State Prison located at 210 Longbridge Rd in Helena, 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.

Telfair State Prison is a closed custody state prison facility that houses about 1,400 adult males. General population inmates can be housed in either an open dormitory or one of five units that use double-bunked cells. Segregation is for inmates who either are difficult to manage or have safety and security concerns, they are housed in either single-cell isolation or in a double-bunked cell.

Offenders at Telfair State Prison can earn a GED, and adult basic education. They can also receive counseling for substance abuse, family violence, deviant sexual behavior, and re-entry. Vocational skills that inmates can participate in at this facility include maintenance, custodial, landscaping, computers, clerical, automotive repair, baking and food preparation.

WORK DETAILS – Inmate Fire Department, Correctional Industries, Food Service, Institutional Maintenance & Sanitation, Environmental Activities.

visitation Info

GDC – Telfair State Prison – Visitation

Visiting Day/Hours

• 9:00 am to 3:00 pm 
• Saturdays, Sundays, and State Holidays