FACT SHEET
OFFENDER ADMINISTRATION
2018
GREGORY C. DOZIER COMMISSIONER TIMOTHY C. WARD CHIEF OF STAFF KENNETH MANTLE DIRECTOR
Offender Administration (OA) is the logistics center for approximately 52,000 offenders under custodial supervision and probationers housed in GDC facilities (such as Probation Detention Centers, Probation Boot Camp, Probation Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Centers,
and Integrated Treatment Centers). OA is responsible for the review of all felony, prison-bound sentences. Upon accepting a sentence packet, the offender is sent to a diagnostic facility for intake. Once complete, OA will then transfer the offender to the appropriate facility. While in GDC custody, OA will work with various law enforcement agencies and judicial circuits to place detainers as well as court
production orders. Once an offender has served their sentence, OA reviews release documents to ensure no detainers or additional sentence packets have been submitted. OA also provides copies of certified medical records or proof of incarcerations upon request.
OVERVIEW
OFFENDER PROCESSING UNIT
Receives all court sentence dockets and amended orders on offenders who are sentenced to serve prison time from every county in the state of Georgia Approximately 28,000 documents processed in a year
Responsible for determining the maximum amount of time an offender will serve as determined by law with adjustments made through sentence computation
INMATE CLASSIFICATION UNIT
Mission: to place the right offender in the right bed Screens and coordinates assignments of offenders to specific facilities as needed Approximately 1,500 offender records are evaluated each week Offenders may be transferred for various reasons including medical treatment, program needs, problematic situations, and positive transfers
INMATE INFORMATION UNIT
Maintains record of an offender in the Georgia Penal System
Provides verification and documentation of an offender's incarceration to requesting agencies, and the public sector Approximately 500 documents handled weekly
Serves as liaison between the correctional facilities and the State Record Center
Supports the Legal Department Office of Health Services relies on the unit to coordinate
the storage and retrieval of medical files with approximately 50 requests for medical charts weekly Court Liaison: Investigates law suits filed by offenders pertaining to their incarceration with the Department, and submits findings via affadavits to Attorney General's
Office
COURT PRODUCTION AND AGREEMENTS UNIT
Coordinates an offender's movement to his/her scheduled court date
Serves as liaison between the facilities and Sheriff's Department, Immigration, the Federal Marshal, and local agencies
Records data pertaining to the offender's court order Maintains filing system
Manages approximately 250 court production orders weekly
Responsible for all issues involved when a detainer is received from other states, the United States Marshal, and Homeland Security Approximately 50 detainers are handled each week
Coordinates the notifications and documents needed to implement the process of an offender appearing in another court outside of Georgia
Charged with processing escape notifications, documentation and prepare warrants to be signed by the Commissioner
CENTER REFERRALS UNIT/JAIL & JAIL SUBSIDY
COORDINATOR
Schedules offenders to be transferred from county jails to the Diagnostic Centers located in Jackson, GA (males) and Alto, GA (females)
Monitors and verifies each offender's arrival and jail subsidy status Approximately 350-400 offenders transported weekly
Schedules all transfers for the Probation Detention Centers and Probation Boot Camp
Maintains a waiting list for referrals Mediates problems that may arise with referrals
Processes 150-200 referrals weekly
RELEASES UNIT
Processes discharge paperwork for approximately 175 offenders weekly with expiring sentences, commutation and medical/compassionate releases initiated by State Board of Pardons and Paroles (PAP)
Requests and removals of detainers and medical/compassionate reprieves initiated by PAP
Notifies law enforcement and other agencies of sched-
uled release dates for inmates with detainers