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D. Ray James Correctional Institution

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Background

D. Ray James Correctional Institution is a private prison located in Folkston, Charlton County, Georgia, owned and operated by the GEO Group under contract with the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the U.S. Marshals Service. The facility first opened in 1998 for Georgia state inmates. In 2010, after an expansion, the 1800 existing Georgia inmates were moved to other state prisons, replaced with as many as 2507 federal immigration detainees. In August 2016, Justice Department officials announced that the FBOP would be phasing out its use of contracted facilities, on the grounds that private prisons provided less safe and less effective services with no substantial cost savings. The agency expects to allow current contracts on its thirteen remaining private facilities to expire.

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Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1998

Operational

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Facility profile

Operator

GEO Group

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1998

Region

GA

Security level

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Death-row facility

No

Conditions

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Mailing

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Practical info

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Known issues

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Contact & address

3262 Highway 252, Folkston 31537
+1 912 496 6242
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  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {D. Ray James Correctional Institution},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/d-ray-james-correctional-institution},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}