Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC)

The Georgia Department of Corrections is the best corrections system in the nation at protecting citizens from convicted offenders and at providing effective opportunities for offenders to achieve positive change. We are a leader and partner in making Georgia a safer, healthier, better educated, growing, and best managed state.

Accomplished by:

• Ensuring public safety
• Operating safe and secure facilities
• Providing effective community supervision of offenders
• Creating opportunities for restoration to offenders
• Ensuring the rights of victims
• Partnering with public, private, and faith-based organizations
• Sustaining core values of Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless
• Service, Honor, Integrity, and Personal Courage
• Ensuring the well being of employees and their families

CORE VALUES

• Loyalty – Bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitutions of the United States and the State of Georgia, the GDC, and other employees.
• Duty – Fulfill your obligations.
• Respect – Treat people as they should be treated.
• Selfless Service – Put the welfare of the Public, the GDC, and other employees before your own.
• Honor – Live up to all the GDC values.
• Integrity – Do what's right–legally and morally.
• Personal Courage – Face fear, danger, or adversity (physical or moral).