United States · GA · Prison Blvd Sparta
Hancock State Prison
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State prison in Prison Blvd Sparta. Security: Close. Listed on the GDC locations directory.
Background
Hancock State Prison is a Georgia Department of Corrections state prison for men located in unincorporated Hancock County, Georgia, with a Sparta postal address. The facility opened in 1991 and currently has a capacity of 1191 prisoners. In 2010, Hancock state prison participated in the 2010 Georgia prison strike using contraband cell phones. The goal was to improve safety in Georgia state prisons and get rid of free labor. A riot in November 2011 left 12 prisoners injured.
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Capacity
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1991
Operational
Facility profile
Operator
Georgia Department of Corrections
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1991
Region
GA
Security level
Close
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
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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
Conditions Risk Score
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Data completeness
58%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- GDC location — Hancock State Prison
- GDC locations directory
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Georgia Department of Corrections — Locations — State of Georgia
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