Georgia State Prison

GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS | GEORGIA STATE PRISON

History
Built in 1936 to house juveniles Georgia State Prison (GSP), formerly Georgia Industrial In-
stitute, was purchased by the state in 1937 for approximately 1.3 million dollars At one time, GSP was considered a Hi-Max facility
Responsible for housing the most dangerous inmates in the state
NOTABLE EVENT Bloody Sunday
On July 23, 1978, Correctional Officer Dan Harrison was killed in the line of duty during a riot referred to as Bloody Sunday
Officer Harrison was killed while attempting to aid a fellow Officer
A bronze statue was erected and placed in the rotunda of GSP in his memory
On May 29, 2013, the Department dedicated a memorial plaque outside Roberts Chapel at State Offices South at Tift College (GDC headquarters) in memory of officers killed in the line of duty. Officer Harrion's name is one of the 27 which appear on the plaque.
Overview
Opened 1937, renovated 1979 Employs a total of 536 staff
102 non-security personnel 434 security personnel Houses 1,530 special mission medium security adult male felons 40% of population is mental health 325 of the inmates serving life sentences
22 are serving life without parole 473 of the population is in Administrative Segregation
MISSION Ensure public safety by effectively operating a safe and secure facility while housing medium general population, mental health and the most recalcitrant and aggressive male adult offenders incarcerated in the Georgia prison system.

PROPERTY DETAILS Approximately 9,800 acres of land 4,500 acres in cultivation Large percentage of the state's vegetable, beef, pork and dairy products consumed in the state's facilities are produced on the GSP reservation 162 staff housing on property Inmate cemetery on property 734 inmates buried
INMATE HOUSING Nine buildings containing four two-tiered cellblocks with single cells Cellblocks include a general population unit, special management units, Mental Health units and a 26 bed surgical unit
INMATE DETAILS Three contract details Georgia Correctional Industries detail Grounds Maintenance Outside Maintenance Mobile Construction
PROGRAMMING Academic
General Education Diploma Adult Basic Education Redemial
Counseling Motivation for Change Reentry Skills Building Matrix Early Recovery Skills Matrix Relapse Prevention Thinking for a Change Moral Reconation Therapy Family Violences Lifer's Group
Vocational/On-the-Job Training Custodial Maintenance Building Maintenance Kitchen Helper Food Prep Laundry Warehouse/Store Clerk Library and Teacher's Aide

Welding Sheet Metal Worker Electrician Helper Plumber Helper Construction Worker I Painter Groundskeeper Barber Warehouse Worker Carpenter Apprentice Computer Operations
ACCREDITATION American Medical Association
First prison to in the United States to receive accrediation for health care delivery services
American Correctional Association (ACA) First prison in the state to receive accrediation for meeting the requirements set forth by the ACA for Adult Correctional Facilities

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT In January 1938, the electric chair was moved to GSP in Reidsville First execution took place on May 6, 1938 and the last was October 16, 1964 From 1924 to 1964, there were a total of 415 executions 162 in Milledgeville 253 in Reidsville First and only woman to be executed was Lena Baker Supreme Court suspended all executions in the United States from 1964 to 1976 In June 1980, the electric chair was moved to the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison (GDCP) in Jackson and executions resumed and no longer took place at GSP In 2001, the Supreme Court ruled the use of the electric chair violated the state constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment

10/2013