Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison

Background

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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World Prisons. (2026). Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/georgia-diagnostic-and-classification-state-prison

"Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/georgia-diagnostic-and-classification-state-prison.

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