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