2017 Georgia state prison fact sheet

GEORGIA
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
FACILITIES DIVISION

2017 GEORGIA STATE PRISON FACT SHEET

Greg Dozier Commissioner

Ricky Myrick Assistant Commissioner

Steve Upton Director

Built in 1936 to house juveniles, Georgia State Prison (GSP), formerly Georgia Industrial Institute, was purchased by the state in 1937 for approximately 1.3 million dollars. At one time, GSP was considered a HiMax facility, responsible for housing the most dangerous offenders in the state. The mission of the facility, now, is to ensure public safety by effectively operating a safe and secure facility while housing medium general population, mental health and problematic male adult offenders incarcerated in the Georgia prison system.

Overview

Property Detais
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 Offender cemetery on property
817 offenders buried

Opened 1937, renovated 1979 Employs a total of 433 staff
76 non-security personnel 357 security personnel Houses 1,336 special mission adult male felons 399 close security 854 medium security 83 minimum security 36% of population is mental health 311 of the offenders serving life sentences
4 are serving life without parole 453 of the population is in Administrative Segregation
Notable Events
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 GDC headquarters in memory of officers killed in the line of duty. Officer Harrison's name is one of the 27, that appear on the plaque.

Inmate Housing
Nine buildings containing four, two-tiered cellblocks with single cells
Cellblocks include a general population unit, special management units, mental health units, 12-bed surgical unit, 6-bed crisis stabilization unit, and 13-bed acute care unit
Inmate Details
Three contract details: city of Reidsville, and Tattnall and Evans counties
Georgia Correctional Industries detail Grounds and outside maintenance Mobile Construction Outside Maintenance Fire Station
Programming
ACADEMIC General Education Diploma Adult Basic Education Literacy/Redemial Reading
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

The Georgia Department of Corrections protects the public by operating secure and safe facilities, while reducing recidivism through effective programming, education and healthcare.

VOCATIONAL/ON-THE-JOB TRAINING Custodial Maintenance Building Maintenance Kitchen Helper Food Prep Laundry Warehouse/Store Clerk General Clerk Chaplaincy/Education Law Library/Library Welding Sheet Metal Worker Electrician Helper Plumber Helper Construction Worker I Painter I & II Groundskeeper Barber Carpenter Apprentice Computer Operations Career Guidance Technician Diesel Mechanic Fire Fighter I Pipe Fitter Roofer Small Enginge Mechanic Tile Setter

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
Capitol 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 Di-
agnostic 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