Screven County Prison

Screven County 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: 912-863-4555

This facility is for adult inmates.

The inmates housed at Screven Co Prison located at 859 Rocky Ford Rd in Sylvania, 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.

Screven County Prison is a minimum and medium-security state facility that houses 148 adult male inmates. There are a total of five dormitories within the facility; two dorms house 36 and two dorms house 38 offenders each seven isolations/segregation cells in the last dorm. Costs for these inmates are allocated through other budget divisions where correctional officers supervise their work which is provided by the Screven County Government.

Screven County provides programs for each inmate: (Academic) Advanced Level General Education Diploma Classes (GED) provided through Ogeechee Technical College. Re-entry, Motivation for Change, and Think for Change are provided through the Counseling services and Vocational Service programs are offered; barbershop, kitchen, landscaping and fire department

visitation Info

Visiting hours for PRISON_NAME. For Directions call PRISON_PHONE

Sunday 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Monday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Tuesday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Wednesday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Thursday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Friday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Saturday 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Federal Holidays 8:00 am – 3:00 pm

No cellphones, you will be searched before visiting. NO personal belongings. Persons under probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Such visitation is not normally approved. 

If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of the inmate, they must be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate's extended family. If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is not a family member of the inmate, the minor visitor must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.