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[ [ Men's prison in Georgia, United States Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison (GDCP) Opened in 1969,[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Diagnostic_and_Classification_State_Prison#cite_note-3) Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison ( GDCP) is a Georgia Department of Corrections prison for men in unincorporated Butts County, Georgia,[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Diagnostic_and_Classification_State_Prison#cite_note-4) near Jackson.[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Diagnostic_and_Classification_State_Prison#cite_note-5) The prison holds the state execution chamber.
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 (UDS, "under death sentence"), while female death row inmates reside in Arrendale State Prison. The prison, the largest in the state, consists of eight cellblocks containing both double-bunked and single-bunked cells.
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Capacity
2,300
Current population
—
Occupancy
—
Year opened
1968
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 3 Jul 2026 · methodology
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1968
Region
Butts County
Security level
Maximum
Death-row facility
No
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World Prisons. (2026). Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/georgia-diagnostic-and-classification-state-prison
"Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/georgia-diagnostic-and-classification-state-prison.
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author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/georgia-diagnostic-and-classification-state-prison},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
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