Georgia Department of Corrections Commissioner Tyrone Oliver heads up the state's largest law enforcement agency. With more than 6,000 full-time employees, his staff oversees about 49,000 people incarcerated in prisons, substance abuse facilities and transitional centers across Georgia..
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The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) is an agency of the U.S. state of Georgia operating state prisons. The agency is headquartered in Forsyth, on the former campus of Tift College. To protect Georgians by operating secure facilities and providing opportunities for offender rehabilitation.
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Find and visit offenders by following Georgia Department of Corrections protocol
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Men's prison in Georgia, United States
Opened in 1969, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison (GDCP) 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 execution in the facility occurring on December 15, 1983. The prison houses the male death row, while female death row inmates reside in Arrendale State Prison.
Georgia State Prison was the main maximum-security facility in
Correctional facility
Georgia State Prison was the main maximum-security facility in the US state of Georgia for the Georgia Department of Corrections. It was located in unincorporated Tattnall County. First opened in 1938, the prison housed some of the most dangerous inmates in the state's history, and it was the site of Georgia's death row until 1980.
Hardwick is a census-designated place (CDP) in Baldwin County
Census-designated place in Georgia, United States
Hardwick is a census-designated place (CDP) in Baldwin County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,513 at the 2020 census, down from 5,819 in 2000, at which time it was listed as Midway-Hardwick. It is laid out around Central State Hospital. It is part of the Milledgeville Micropolitan Statistical Area. The zip code for Hardwick is 31034. Hardwick was home to Oglethorpe University during the 19th century.
Wheeler Correctional Facility is a medium-security prison for men, owned and operated by CoreCivic under contract with the Georgia Department of Corrections. It was built in 1998 in Alamo, Wheeler County, Georgia, with a maximum capacity of 2874 inmates.
