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Georgia State Prison

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Background

Georgia State Prison was the main maximum-security facility in the US state of Georgia for the Georgia Department of Corrections. It was located in unincorporated Tattnall County. First opened in 1938, the prison housed some of the most dangerous inmates in the state's history, and it was the site of Georgia's death row until 1980. Despite a published capacity of 1,530, the facility housed approximately 1,900 inmates, with a wide range of security levels from Minimum to Close. The last warden was Trevonza Bobbitt.

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Capacity

1,530

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1938

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Georgia Department of Corrections

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1938

Region

GA

Security level

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

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

300 1st Avenue South, Reidsville 30453

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Compared to other facilities in United States

3276 peers
Capacity (beds)this: 1530 · peers avg: 1422 (+8%)

Data completeness

44%

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