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The Georgia Department of Corrections is an agency of the U.S. state
of Georgia
operating state prisons. The agency is headquartered in Forsyth
.
announced that the agency planned to move its headquarters to Tift College
in Forsyth
from a location in Atlanta by 2009. The state estimated that the relocation would bring around 400 jobs to Forsyth. A 2007 employee survey indicated that 49% of the headquarters staff who responded to the survey planned to move with the agency and continue employment at the new headquarters. The agency plans to relocate to the former Tift College by 2010. The ordered relocation will occur in September of that year.
Five GDOC offices in Atlanta are merging into one facility in Tift. After the move was announced in 2006, many employees have moved south of Atlanta, and as of 2010 increasing numbers of employees who live on the south side of Atlanta were hired. Some employees left GDOC for other jobs after the move was announced. Four years of planning and $45 million funded the move. The Georgia Corrections Academy moved to Tift in Fall 2009. In September 2010 the administration began to move into Tift. Employees will reverse commute to Forsyth instead of commuting with traffic into Downtown Atlanta
.
The 43 acres (17.4 ha) Tift College campus is visible from Interstate 75
. Part of the Tift College property will be used as the GDC headquarters, and a part is used as the Georgia Corrections Academy.
The State of Georgia stated that the move will occur because the Atlanta location "does not facilitate effective Command & Control." There are 92 GDC facilities in the vicinity of Macon/South, while there are 27 GDC facilities in the vicinity of Atlanta/North. There are 35 state prisons in the vicinity of Macon/South and there are 5 state prisons in the vicinity of Atlanta/North. The agency stated "Elimination of regional offices accentuates need to be in central GA." In addition, five previous GDC Atlanta offices would be consolidated into one new location; according to GDC this will cause more efficient operations. The moving of the headquarters would cause 80000 square foot of space to become available in the Twin Towers complex in Atlanta.
The agency considered placing its headquarters on the property of the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison (GDCP) in unincorporated
Butts County
, near Jackson
. Other potential headquarters sites included another site in Forsyth, Macon
, areas around Macon, Centerville
, and the area near Warner Robins
.
for men is in the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison (GDCP). The death row for women was in the Metro State Prison
until it was closed in 2011. GDCP houses the state's execution chamber
.
study in 2009, Georgia then had one in 13 adults in the justice system. Figures for Georgia juveniles were not tabulated.
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
operating state prisons. The agency is headquartered in Forsyth
Forsyth, Georgia
Forsyth is a city in Monroe County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,776 at the 2000 census. This number was corrected to read 4,300. The city is the county seat of Monroe County.Forsyth is part of the Macon Metropolitan Statistical Area...
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Headquarters
Until 2009, the Georgia Department of Corrections headquarters was in the James H. "Sloppy" Floyd Veterans Memorial Building in Atlanta. In 2006, Governor Sonny PerdueSonny Perdue
George Ervin "Sonny" Perdue III, was the 81st Governor of Georgia. Upon his inauguration in January 2003, he became the first Republican governor of Georgia since Benjamin F. Conley served during Reconstruction in the 1870s....
announced that the agency planned to move its headquarters to Tift College
Tift College
Tift College was a private liberal arts women's college located in Forsyth, Georgia. Its campus was situated 20 miles outside of Macon. Tift College merged with Mercer University in 1986 and was closed by Mercer in 1987....
in Forsyth
Forsyth, Georgia
Forsyth is a city in Monroe County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,776 at the 2000 census. This number was corrected to read 4,300. The city is the county seat of Monroe County.Forsyth is part of the Macon Metropolitan Statistical Area...
from a location in Atlanta by 2009. The state estimated that the relocation would bring around 400 jobs to Forsyth. A 2007 employee survey indicated that 49% of the headquarters staff who responded to the survey planned to move with the agency and continue employment at the new headquarters. The agency plans to relocate to the former Tift College by 2010. The ordered relocation will occur in September of that year.
Five GDOC offices in Atlanta are merging into one facility in Tift. After the move was announced in 2006, many employees have moved south of Atlanta, and as of 2010 increasing numbers of employees who live on the south side of Atlanta were hired. Some employees left GDOC for other jobs after the move was announced. Four years of planning and $45 million funded the move. The Georgia Corrections Academy moved to Tift in Fall 2009. In September 2010 the administration began to move into Tift. Employees will reverse commute to Forsyth instead of commuting with traffic into Downtown Atlanta
Downtown Atlanta
Downtown Atlanta is the first and largest of the three financial districts in the city of Atlanta. Downtown Atlanta is the location of many corporate or regional headquarters, city, county, state and federal government facilities, sporting facilities, and is the central tourist attraction of the city...
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The 43 acres (17.4 ha) Tift College campus is visible from Interstate 75
Interstate 75
Interstate 75 is a major north–south Interstate Highway in the Great Lakes and Southeastern regions of the United States. It travels from State Road 826 and State Road 924 in Hialeah, Florida to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, at the Ontario, Canada, border...
. Part of the Tift College property will be used as the GDC headquarters, and a part is used as the Georgia Corrections Academy.
The State of Georgia stated that the move will occur because the Atlanta location "does not facilitate effective Command & Control." There are 92 GDC facilities in the vicinity of Macon/South, while there are 27 GDC facilities in the vicinity of Atlanta/North. There are 35 state prisons in the vicinity of Macon/South and there are 5 state prisons in the vicinity of Atlanta/North. The agency stated "Elimination of regional offices accentuates need to be in central GA." In addition, five previous GDC Atlanta offices would be consolidated into one new location; according to GDC this will cause more efficient operations. The moving of the headquarters would cause 80000 square foot of space to become available in the Twin Towers complex in Atlanta.
The agency considered placing its headquarters on the property of the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison (GDCP) in unincorporated
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
Butts County
Butts County, Georgia
Butts County is a county located in the northern half of the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on December 24, 1825. As of 2000, the population was 19,522. The 2007 Census Estimate showed a population of 23,759...
, near Jackson
Jackson, Georgia
Jackson is a city in Butts County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,934 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Butts County. The center of population of Georgia is located in Jackson. The community was named after President Andrew Jackson. Founded in 1826, Jackson began as...
. Other potential headquarters sites included another site in Forsyth, Macon
Macon, Georgia
Macon is a city located in central Georgia, US. Founded at the fall line of the Ocmulgee River, it is part of the Macon metropolitan area, and the county seat of Bibb County. A small portion of the city extends into Jones County. Macon is the biggest city in central Georgia...
, areas around Macon, Centerville
Centerville, Georgia
Centerville is a city in Houston County, Georgia, United States. The city is in the Macon metropolitan area. It was incorporated March 25, 1958. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 7,148. The town along with many suburban areas in the United States is seeing unprecedented growth in...
, and the area near Warner Robins
Warner Robins, Georgia
Warner Robins is a city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located primarily in Houston County with a small portion in Peach County. The city has its own metropolitan statistical area . As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 48,804...
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Facilities
- Albany Transitional CenterAlbany Transitional CenterAlbany Transitional Center is located in Albany, Georgia in Dougherty County, Georgia. The facility houses 150 adult male felons, it was constructed in 1906. It was renovated in 1990 and re-opened in 1991. It is a minimum-security prison.-References:*...
- Arrendale State PrisonArrendale State PrisonLee Arrendale State Prison of the Georgia Department of Corrections is located in unincorporated Habersham County, Georgia, near Alto. It became exclusively a women's prison in early 2005. A number of the juvenile male inmates were kept there until mid-2005, when they were moved to other prisons in...
- Atlanta Male Transitional Center
- Augusta State Medical PrisonAugusta State Medical PrisonAugusta State Medical Prison is located in Grovetown, Georgia in Columbia County, Georgia. It houses male and female inmates, the capacity is 1126. It was constructed in 1982 and opened in 1983. It is a Close Security Prison....
- Augusta Transitional Center
- Autry Pre-Transitional Center
- Autry State Prison
- Baldwin Inmate Boot Camp
- Baldwin State PrisonBaldwin State PrisonBaldwin State Prison is located in Hardwick, Georgia in Baldwin County, Georgia.The facility houses Adult Male Felons and the capacity is 992. Also on the prison grounds there is a boot camp which houses 240. It was constructed in 1979 and opened in 1979. It was renovated in 1989 and re-opened in...
- Bostick State PrisonBostick State PrisonBostick State Prison is a former prison located in Hardwick, Georgia in Baldwin County, Georgia. It was constructed in the 1950s and converted to a prison in 1987. It closed in May 2010....
- Bulloch County Correctional InstitutionBulloch County Correctional InstitutionBulloch County Correctional Instutition is located in Statesboro, Georgia in Bulloch County, Georgia. The facility houses Adult Male Felons with a capacity of 132. It was constructed in 1942 and opened in 1945. It was renovated in 1989. It is a Medium Security Prison.-References:*...
- Burruss Correctional Training Center
- Burruss Inmate Boot Camp
- Calhoun State PrisonCalhoun State PrisonCalhoun State Prison is located in Morgan, Georgia in Calhoun County, Georgia. The facility houses Adult Male Felons with a capacity of 1539. It was constructed in 1993 and opened in 1994. It was renovated in 1999 and 2007. It is a Close Security Prison....
- Carroll County Correctional Institution
- Central State HospitalCentral State Hospital (Georgia)Central State Hospital , located in Milledgeville, Georgia, is the state's largest facility for treatment of mental illness and developmental disabilities...
- Central State PrisonCentral State PrisonCentral State Prison is located in unincorporated Bibb County, Georgia. The facility is operated by the Georgia Department of Corrections.The facility houses adult male felons, the capacity is 775. It was constructed in 1978 and opened in 1978. It is a Medium Security Prison....
- Clarke County Correctional InstitutionClarke County Correctional InstitutionAthens-Clarke County Correctional Institution is located in Athens, Georgia in Clarke County, Georgia. The facility houses Adult Male Felons and the capacity is 115. It was constructed in 1987 and opened the same year. It was renovated in 1991. It is a Medium Security Prison.-References:*...
- Coastal State PrisonCoastal State PrisonCoastal State Prison is a Georgia Department of Corrections state prison located in Savannah, near Garden City. The facility houses Adult Male Felons, the capacity is 1580. It was constructed 1981 and opened in the same year...
- Coastal Transitional CenterCoastal Transitional CenterCoastal Transitional Center is located in Savannah, Georgia in Chatham County, Georgia. The facility houses Adult Male Felons, the capacity is 200. It was constructed in 1940 and opened in 2003. It was renovated in 2003, It is a Minium Security Prison....
- Coffee Correctional Facility
- Colquitt County Correctional InstitutionColquitt County Correctional InstitutionColquitt County Prion is located in Moultrie, Georgia in Colquitt County, Georgia. The facility houses Adult Male Felons, the capacity is 190. It was constructed in 1954 and opened in 1955. It was renovated in 1989, It is a Medium Security Prison.-Reference:*...
- Coweta County Correctional Institution
- D. Ray James Correctional Facility
- Decatur County Correctional Institution
- Dodge Boot Camp
- Dodge State Prison
- Dooly State Prison
- Effingham County Correctional Institution
- Floyd County Correctional Institution
- Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State PrisonGeorgia Diagnostic and Classification State PrisonOpened in 1968, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison is a Georgia Department of Corrections prison for men in unincorporated Butts County, Georgia, near Jackson. The prison holds the state execution chamber; the execution equipment was moved to the prison in June 1980, with the first...
- Georgia Department of Corrections: Communications Center
- Georgia State PrisonGeorgia State PrisonGeorgia State Prison is the main maximum security facility in the state of Georgia. Located on Georgia Highway 147 in unincorporated Tattnall County, outside of Reidsville, "GSP" houses approximately 1550 inmates...
- Gwinnett County Correctional Institution
- Hall County Correctional Institution
- Hancock State Prison
- Harris County Correctional Institution
- Hays Inmate Boot Camp
- Hays State Prison
- Homerville State Prison
- Jefferson County Correctional Institution
- Johnson State PrisonJohnson State PrisonJohnson State Prison is located in Wrightsville, Georgia in Johnson County, Georgia. It is a medium security prison owned and operated by the Georgia Department of Corrections, it houses adult male felons. the facilities' capacity is 930...
- LaGrange Transitional Center
- Lee State Prison
- Lowndes State Prison
- Macon Male Transitional Center
- Macon State PrisonMacon State PrisonMacon State Prison is located in Oglethorpe, Georgia on approximately . It was constructed in 1993 and opened in 1994. It is a close security prison, meaning it is a very high security prison...
- Men's State PrisonMen's State PrisonMen's State Prison is a Georgia Department of Corrections prison for men in Milledgeville, Georgia, near Hardwick.-External links:* "." Georgia Department of Corrections....
- Metro State PrisonMetro State PrisonMetro State Prison is a former Georgia Department of Corrections prison for women in unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, near Atlanta. Female death row inmates reside in the Metro State Prison. It was closed in 2011....
- Metro Women's Transitional Center
- Milan State Prison
- Mitchell County Correctional Institution
- Montgomery County Jail
- Montgomery State Prison
- Muscogee County Correctional Institution
- Old Decatur Correctional Institution
- Phillips State Prison
- Pulaski State PrisonPulaski State PrisonPulaski State Prison is a Georgia Department of Corrections prison for women located in Hawkinsville, Georgia. It has four buildings with forty eight double bunk rooms. The facility opened in 1994.-External links:*...
- Richmond County Correctional Institution
- Rivers State Prison
- Rogers State Prison
- Rutledge State Prison
- Savannah Men's Transitional Center
- Savannah Women's Transitional Center
- Scott State Prison
- Screven County Correctional Institution
- Smith State Prison
- Stewart County Correctional Institution
- Sumter County Correctional Institution
- Telfair State Prison
- Terrell County Correctional Institution
- Thomas County Correctional Institution
- Troup County Correctional Institution
- Valdosta State Prison
- Walker State Prison
- Ware State Prison
- Washington State PrisonWashington State PrisonWashington State Prison is located in Davisboro in Washington County, Georgia. It is currently a close security prison which houses about 1,100 male inmates....
- Wayne State Prison
- Wheeler Correctional Facility
- Whitworth Pre-Parole Center
- Wilcox State Prison
Death row
The state's death rowDeath row
Death row signifies the place, often a section of a prison, that houses individuals awaiting execution. The term is also used figuratively to describe the state of awaiting execution , even in places where no special facility or separate unit for condemned inmates exists.After individuals are found...
for men is in the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison (GDCP). The death row for women was in the Metro State Prison
Metro State Prison
Metro State Prison is a former Georgia Department of Corrections prison for women in unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, near Atlanta. Female death row inmates reside in the Metro State Prison. It was closed in 2011....
until it was closed in 2011. GDCP houses the state's execution chamber
Execution chamber
An execution chamber, or death chamber, is a room or chamber in which a legal execution is carried out. Execution chambers are almost always inside the walls of a maximum-security prison, although not always at the same prison where the death row population is housed...
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Fallen officers
Since the establishment of the Georgia Department of Corrections, 17 officers have died in the line of duty.Corrections results
According to a Pew Center on the StatesPew Research Center
The Pew Research Center is an American think tank organization based in Washington, D.C. that provides information on issues, attitudes and trends shaping the United States and the world. The Center and its projects receive funding from The Pew Charitable Trusts. In 1990, Donald S...
study in 2009, Georgia then had one in 13 adults in the justice system. Figures for Georgia juveniles were not tabulated.
See also
- List of law enforcement agencies in Georgia
- List of United States state correction agencies
- List of U.S. state prisons
- PrisonPrisonA prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...