World Prisons

All operators

Georgia Department of Corrections

state agency

150 facilities in United States.

Explore Georgia Department of Corrections

Facilities map (117 of 150 with coordinates)

Smith Transitional Center

United States · Claxton

Minimum

Type

State prison

Capacity

213

Held

199

Under capacity (93%)

Special Management Unit

United States · West Jackson

Close

Type

State prison

Capacity

—

Held

—

Sumter County Correctional Institution

United States · Mcmath Mill Road Americus

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

—

Held

—

Sumter Youth Development Campus

United States · Americus

Juvenile

Type

State prison

Capacity

150

Held

54

Under capacity (36%)Low

Telfair State Prison

United States · Helena

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Telfair State Prison

United States · Helena

Close

Type

State prison

Capacity

1,400

Held

1,370

Under capacity (98%)

Terrell Regional Youth Detention Center

United States · Dawson

Type

State prison

Capacity

56

Held

—

The Forum River Center

United States · Government Plaza Rome

Type

State prison

Capacity

—

Held

—

The Helms Facility

United States · Atlanta

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Tommy M. Rouse Diversion Center

United States · Waycross

Type

State prison

Capacity

—

Held

—

Treutlen Detention Center

United States · Cascade Circle Soperton

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

—

Held

—

Treutlen Probation Detention Center

United States · Soperton

Minimum

Type

State prison

Capacity

295

Held

—

Turner

United States · Sycamore

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

232

Held

1

Under capacity (0%)Low

Valdosta State Prison

United States · Valdosta

Close

Type

State prison

Capacity

1,312

Held

1,000

Under capacity (76%)

Valdosta State Prison Annex

United States · Valdosta

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

554

Held

6

Under capacity (1%)Low

Valdosta Transitional Center

United States · Valdosta

Minimum

Type

State prison

Capacity

164

Held

164

Overcrowded (100%)

Virgil McEver Probation Detention Center

United States · Perry

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Walker State Prison

United States · Rock Spring

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

444

Held

406

Under capacity (91%)

Ware State Prison

United States · Waycross

Close

Type

State prison

Capacity

1,546

Held

1,485

Under capacity (96%)

Washington State Prison

United States · East Davisboro

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

—

Held

—

Washington State Prison / Annex

United States · Davisboro

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

1,548

Held

1,334

Under capacity (86%)Low

Waycross Regional Youth Detention Center

United States · Waycross

Juvenile

Type

State prison

Capacity

30

Held

5

Under capacity (17%)Low

West Central Center

United States · Zebulon

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

194

Held

—

West Central Integrated Treatment Facility

United States · County Farm Road Zebulon

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

—

Held

—

Wheeler Correctional Facility

United States · Alamo

Type

—

Capacity

2,312

Held

—

Wheeler Correctional Facility

United States · Alamo

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

2,874

Held

2,636

Under capacity (92%)

Wheeler Correctional Institution

United States · North Broad Street Alamo

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

—

Held

—

Whitworth Women'S Facility

United States · Hartwell

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

442

Held

436

Under capacity (99%)

Wilcox State Prison

United States · Abbeville

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

1,827

Held

1,789

Under capacity (98%)

Womens Detention Center

United States · North Claxton

Type

Women's facility

Capacity

—

Held

—

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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Georgia Department of Corrections — operator profile. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/operators/georgia-department-of-corrections
Chicago
"Georgia Department of Corrections — operator profile." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/operators/georgia-department-of-corrections.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-operator-georgia-department,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Georgia Department of Corrections — operator profile},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/operators/georgia-department-of-corrections},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}