- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Fact sheet, Burruss Correctional Training Center.
- Title:
- Fact sheet, Burruss Correctional Training Center 2020
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Corrections
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Department of Corrections
- Date of Original:
- 2020
- Subject:
- Burruss Correctional Training Center (Forsyth, Ga.)--Periodicals
Prisons--Georgia--Periodicals
Corrections--Georgia--Periodicals - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Fact sheet about the Burruss Correctional Training Center.
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA R300 .S1 B87 2020
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-br300-b-ps1-bb87-b2020-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-br300-b-ps1-bb87-b2020-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
FACT SHEET
BURRUSS CORRECTIONAL TRAINING CENTER
2020
TIMOTHY C. WARD COMMISSIONER RICKY MYRICK CHIEF OF STAFF AHMED HOLT ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FACILITIES DIVISION
The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) creates a safer Georgia by operating safe and secure facilities through the development of professional staff and effective offender management. GDC has one of the largest prison systems in the United States and is responsible for supervising nearly 52,000 state prisoners within 34
state prisons, 21 county prisons, and four private prisons.
BURRUSS CORRECTIONAL TRAINING CENTER (CTC)
Located in Forsyth, Georgia, Burruss CTC opened in 1986 with 300 adult male offenders. Now, Burruss has a physical capacity to house a total of 808 offenders. Capacity includes housing for 98 juveniles sentenced as adults between 14 and 16 years of age, as well as At-Risk Youth offenders between 17 and 21 years of age.
MALES
808 physical capacity 700 general population Security Level: Medium
NORTH REGIONAL OFFICE
Burruss CTC will be overseen by the North Regional Office
The office will provide support and resources, such as Business, Engineering, Human Resources, Training, Investigations, and Audits
OFFENDER POPULATION & PROGRAMMING
SENATE BILL (SB) 440 & AT-RISK YOUTH
JUVENILES Offenders (age 14-16) sentenced as adults
under Senate Bill 440 due to nature of crimes committed Once offender reaches the age of 17, he will be housed in a separate unit until he reaches the age of 18
PROGRAMS
ACADEMIC Charter High School High School Equivalency Diploma Adult Basic Education Literacy/Remedial Reading Correspondence courses Title I (classes for offenders under the age of
21) Special Education English as a Second Language
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Business Office has the responsibility of administering the budget for the facility
Facility provides laundry services to the Georgia Public Safety Training Center (GPSTC)
Facility offers maintenance support to the Care & Custody warehouse
CHARTER SCHOOLS Burruss Foothills Charter High School is the second charter school to open; opening in August of 2015, through this program, offenders under 21 now have the opportunity to earn a high school diploma.
COUNSELING Motivation for Change Reentry Thinking For A Change Moral Recognition Therapy
FACT SHEET
BURRUSS CORRECTIOAL TRAINING CENTER
2020
TIMOTHY C. WARD COMMISSIONER RICKY MYRICK CHIEF OF STAFF AHMED HOLT ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FACILTIES DIVISION
RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES Various worship services Bible study Offender lead services Heads up Kairos reunion
Career, Technical, and Higher Education ASE (Automotive Services Excellence) Certification Custodial Food preparation Horticulture Customer Service Teacher aides Guide Dog Program Warehouse management Forklift driver Barbering
WORK DETAILS Provides 24 details to the following locations: GPSTC State Offices South at Tift College City of Forsyth Forsyth National Guard Armory Forestry Department of Natural Resources Georgia State Patrol DOC Care & Custody Warehouse Jackson National Guard Armory Forsyth Police Department City of Barnesville Butts County DOT Weigh Station Covington DOT Georgia Diagnostic & Classification Prison (GDCP) High-Max GDCP property grounds Mobile Construction details at Tift College and Fleet