Fact sheet, Offender Administration 2020

FACT SHEET 2020
OFFENDER ADMINISTRATION

TIMOTHY C. WARD COMMISSIONER RICKY MYRICK CHIEF OF STAFF AHMED HOLT ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FACILITIES DIVISION

Offender Administration (OA) is the logistic center for approximately 53,000 offenders under custodial supervision and detainees housed in GDC Secure Alternative Facilities (such as Detention Centers, Boot Camp, 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, GDC 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 incarceration s upon request.

OVERVIEW
OFFENDER PROCESSING UNIT
Receives all court sentence dockets and amended orders on offenders who are sentenced to serve prison time from the 159 counties in 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
OFFENDER INFORMATION UNIT
Maintains records of offenders in the Georgia Corrections System
Provides verification and documentation of an offender's incarceration to requesting agencies and the public sector
Roughly 500 documents handled weekly Serves as liaison between the correctional facilities and the
State Record Center Supports the Legal Department Provides support to the Office of Health Services to
coordinate the storage and retrieval of medical files with requests for medical charts Serves as Court Liaison by investigating law suits filed by offenders pertaining to their incarceration with the Department and submits findings via affidavits to Attorney
General's Office.
COURT PRODUCTION
Coordinates an offender's movement to his/her scheduled court date
Serves as liaison between the facilities and Attorney General's Office, Department of Homeland Security, US Marshals Service, 159 State Sheriff's Departments, and local agencies
Manages relatively 280 court production orders weekly

OFFENDER INTAKE AND MOVEMENTS UNIT
Schedules offenders to be transferred from county jails to the Diagnostic Centers located in Jackson and Alto, GA (Female)
Monitors and verifies each offender's arrival and jail subsidy status
On average 350-400 offenders transported weekly Schedules all transfers for the secured alternatives Maintains a waiting list for referrals Mediates problems that may arise with referral
Processes 150-200 referrals weekly To place the Right Offenders in the Right Bed Screens and coordinates assignments of offenders to
specific facilities as needed Close to 1,500 offender/detainee records are evaluated
each week Offenders may be transferred for various reasons
including medical treatment, program needs and positive transfers
RELEASES AND AGREEMENTS UNIT
Processes discharge paperwork for close to 175 offenders weekly with expiring sentences, commutation and medical/compassionate releases initiated by State Board of Pardons and Paroles (SBPP)
Verify the posting and discharge of about 300 intrastate detainers weekly
Removes medical/compassionate releases closed by SBPP
Notifies law enforcement and other agencies of scheduled release dates for inmates with detainers
Responsible for all issues involved when a detainer is received from Department of Homeland Security, US Marshals Service, and other State Law Enforcement Agencies
Upwards to 120 federal and interstate detainers processed each week
Coordinates the notifications and documents needed to implement the process for an offender appearing in another court outside of Georgia
Prepare and maintain escape notifications and commissioner warrants