Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison
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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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Capacity
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1968
Operational
Facility profile
Operator
Georgia Department of Corrections
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1968
Region
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Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
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Contact & address
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Conditions Risk Score
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Data completeness
20%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
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