# Prisons and Jails in Georgia: All 270 on a Map (List + Data) | InstaMaps

> Georgia has 270 prisons and jails (5.4% of the US), #3 by count and #17 per person. From HIFLD Prison Boundaries. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Prisons and Jails in Georgia

Georgia has **270 prisons and jails**: 5.4% of the US total of 4,960\. That ranks **#3 by count** and **#17 per person** (2.41 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* Georgia has 270 prisons and jails, 5.4% of the US total of 4,960.
* That ranks #3 of 51 by count and #17 per person (2.41 per 100,000 residents).
* Texas has the most, with 449.
* By type: 62 state prisons, 180 county jails, 10 federal, 18 local jails.
* Source: HIFLD Prison Boundaries (U.S. Department of Homeland Security), final release, 2025.

#17

national rank (per capita)

270

prisons and jails

2.41

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: HIFLD Prison Boundaries (U.S. Department of Homeland Security), final release, 2025\. Each facility at the centre of its boundary, with its type (federal, state, county, local) and city. The Prison Policy Initiative counts 5,077 facilities (2026); counts differ by which kinds of facility are included.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[Georgia: 270 rows (CSV)](/downloads/prisons-jails/georgia.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/prisons-jails/us.csv)

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## All 270 prisons and jails in Georgia

| #   | Name                                               | Details                 |
| --- | -------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------- |
| 1   | Acworth Detention Center                           | Local · Acworth         |
| 2   | Alcovy Diversion Center                            | County · Monroe         |
| 3   | Appling County Jail                                | County · Baxley         |
| 4   | Appling Integrated Treatment Facility              | State · Baxley          |
| 5   | Atkinson County Jail                               | County · Pearson        |
| 6   | Atlanta City Detention Center                      | County · Atlanta        |
| 7   | Atlanta Transitional Center                        | State · Atlanta         |
| 8   | Augusta State Medical Prison                       | State · Grovetown       |
| 9   | Augusta Transitional Center                        | State · Augusta         |
| 10  | Autry State Prison                                 | State · Pelham          |
| 11  | Bacon County Jail                                  | County · Alma           |
| 12  | Bacon Transitional Center                          | State · Alma            |
| 13  | Bainbridge Substance Abuse Center                  | State · Bainbridge      |
| 14  | Baker County Sheriffs Office                       | County · Newton         |
| 15  | Baldwin County Jail                                | County · Milledgeville  |
| 16  | Baldwin State Prison                               | State · Hardwick        |
| 17  | Banks County Jail / Sheriff                        | County · Homer          |
| 18  | Barrow County Detention Center                     | County · Winder         |
| 19  | Bartow County Jail                                 | County · Cartersville   |
| 20  | Ben Hill County Jail                               | County · Fitzgerald     |
| 21  | Berrien County Jail                                | County · Nashville      |
| 22  | Bibb County Detention Center                       | County · Macon          |
| 23  | Bibb County Jail                                   | County · Macon          |
| 24  | Bleckely Probation Detention Center                | State · Cochran         |
| 25  | Bleckley County Jail                               | County · Cochran        |
| 26  | Bowdon City Jail                                   | Local · Bowdon          |
| 27  | Brantley County Jail                               | County · Nahunta        |
| 28  | Brooks County Jail                                 | County · Quitman        |
| 29  | Bryan County Jail                                  | County · Pembroke       |
| 30  | Bulloch County Correctional Institute              | County · Statesboro     |
| 31  | Bulloch County Jail                                | County · Statesboro     |
| 32  | Burke County Jail                                  | County · Waynesboro     |
| 33  | Burruss Correctional Training Center               | State · Forsyth         |
| 34  | Butts County Jail                                  | County · Jackson        |
| 35  | Calhoun County Jail                                | County · Morgan         |
| 36  | Calhoun State Prison                               | State · Morgan          |
| 37  | Camden County Detention Facility                   | County · Woodbine       |
| 38  | Candler County Detention Center                    | County · Metter         |
| 39  | Carroll County Correctional Institution            | County · Carrollton     |
| 40  | Carroll County Jail                                | County · Carrollton     |
| 41  | Catoosa County Jail                                | County · Ringgold       |
| 42  | Central State Prison                               | State · Macon           |
| 43  | Chamblee City Jail                                 | Local · Chamblee        |
| 44  | Charles D. Hudson Transitional Center              | State · Lagrange        |
| 45  | Charles Durst Detention Center                     | County · Lyons          |
| 46  | Charlton County Jail                               | County · Folkston       |
| 47  | Chatham County Jail                                | County · Savannah       |
| 48  | Chattahoochee County Jail                          | County · Cusseta        |
| 49  | Chattooga County Jail / Sheriff                    | County · Summerville    |
| 50  | Cherokee County Adult Detention Center             | County · Canton         |
| 51  | Clarke County Correctional Institution             | County · Athens         |
| 52  | Clarke County Jail                                 | County · Athens         |
| 53  | Claxton City Jail                                  | Local · Claxton         |
| 54  | Clay County Jail                                   | County · Fort Gaines    |
| 55  | Clayton County Jail                                | County · Jonesboro      |
| 56  | Clayton County Prison                              | County · Lovejoy        |
| 57  | Clayton Transitional Center                        | State · Forest Park     |
| 58  | Clinch County Jail                                 | County · Homerville     |
| 59  | Coastal State Prison                               | State · Garden City     |
| 60  | Cobb County Detention Center                       | County · Marietta       |
| 61  | Cobb County Work Release Center                    | County · Marietta       |
| 62  | Coffee Correctional Facility                       | State · Nicholls        |
| 63  | Coffee County Jail                                 | County · Douglas        |
| 64  | College Park Police Department                     | Local · College Park    |
| 65  | Colquitt County Correctional Institution           | County · Moultrie       |
| 66  | Colquitt County Jail                               | County · Moultrie       |
| 67  | Columbia County Jail                               | County · Appling        |
| 68  | Columbus Transitional Center                       | State · Columbus        |
| 69  | Colwell Probation Detention Center                 | State · Blairsville     |
| 70  | Cook County Jail / Sheriff                         | County · Adel           |
| 71  | Coweta County Jail / Sheriff                       | County · Newnan         |
| 72  | Coweta County Prison                               | County · Newnan         |
| 73  | Crawford County Jail / Sheriff                     | County · Knoxville      |
| 74  | Crisp County Detention Center                      | County · Cordele        |
| 75  | Cumming City Jail                                  | Local · Cumming         |
| 76  | D Ray James Correctional Facility                  | Federal · Folkston      |
| 77  | Dade County Jail                                   | County · Trenton        |
| 78  | Dawson County Detention Center                     | County · Dawsonville    |
| 79  | Decatur County Correctional Institution            | County · Bainbridge     |
| 80  | Decatur County Jail                                | County · Bainbridge     |
| 81  | Dekalb County Jail                                 | County · Decatur        |
| 82  | Dodge County Jail                                  | County · Eastman        |
| 83  | Dodge State Prison                                 | State · Chester         |
| 84  | Dooly County Jail                                  | County · Pinehurst      |
| 85  | Dooly State Prison                                 | State · Unadilla        |
| 86  | Doraville City Jail                                | Local · Doraville       |
| 87  | Dougherty County Jail                              | County · Albany         |
| 88  | Douglas County Jail                                | County · Douglasville   |
| 89  | Early County Jail                                  | County · Blakely        |
| 90  | Effingham County Jail                              | County · Springfield    |
| 91  | Effingham County Prison                            | County · Springfield    |
| 92  | Elbert County Detention                            | County · Elberton       |
| 93  | Emanuel County Jail                                | County · Swainsboro     |
| 94  | Emanuel Probation Detention Center                 | State · Twin City       |
| 95  | Emanuel Women's Facility                           | State · Swainsboro      |
| 96  | Fannin County Jail / Sheriff                       | County · Blue Ridge     |
| 97  | Fayette County Jail                                | County · Fayetteville   |
| 98  | FCI Jesup                                          | Federal · Jesup         |
| 99  | FCI Jesup Camp                                     | Federal · Jesup         |
| 100 | Floyd County Jail                                  | County · Rome           |
| 101 | Floyd County Prison                                | County · Rome           |
| 102 | Folkston ICE Processing Center Annex               | Federal · Folkston      |
| 103 | Folkston ICE Processing Center Main                | Federal · Folkston      |
| 104 | Forsyth County Jail                                | County · Cumming        |
| 105 | Franklin County Jail                               | County · Carnesville    |
| 106 | FSL Jesup                                          | Federal · Jesup         |
| 107 | Fulton County Jail                                 | County · Atlanta        |
| 108 | Fulton County North Annex Jail                     | County · Alpharetta     |
| 109 | Ga Diagnostic & Classification State Prison        | State · Jackson         |
| 110 | Gilmer County Detention Center                     | County · Elijay         |
| 111 | Glynn County Detention Center                      | County · Brunswick      |
| 112 | Gordon County Jail                                 | County · Calhoun        |
| 113 | Grady County Jail / Sheriff                        | County · Cairo          |
| 114 | Grady Detention Center                             | Local · Atlanta         |
| 115 | Greene County Jail / Sheriff                       | County · Greensboro     |
| 116 | Grovetown City Jail                                | Local · Grovetown       |
| 117 | Gwinnett County Comprehensive Correctional Complex | County · Lawrenceville  |
| 118 | Gwinnett County Detention Center                   | County · Lawrenceville  |
| 119 | Habersham County Detention Center                  | County · Clarkesville   |
| 120 | Hall County Correctional Institution               | County · Gainesville    |
| 121 | Hall County Jail                                   | County · Gainesville    |
| 122 | Hancock County Jail                                | County · Sparta         |
| 123 | Hancock State Prison                               | State · Sparta          |
| 124 | Haralson County Detention Facility                 | County · Buchanan       |
| 125 | Haralson County Sheriff's Office                   | County · Bremen         |
| 126 | Harlem Department of Public Safety / Jail          | Local · Harlem          |
| 127 | Harris County Correctional Institution             | County · Hamilton       |
| 128 | Harris County Jail / Sheriff                       | County · Hamilton       |
| 129 | Hart County Jail                                   | County · Hartwell       |
| 130 | Hartwell City Jail                                 | Local · Hartwell        |
| 131 | Hays State Prison                                  | State · Trion           |
| 132 | Heard County Jail / Sheriff                        | County · Franklin       |
| 133 | Helms Facility                                     | State · Atlanta         |
| 134 | Henry County Jail                                  | County · Mcdonough      |
| 135 | Henry County Jail Annex                            | County · Mcdonough      |
| 136 | Houston County Detention Center                    | County · Warner Robins  |
| 137 | Irwin County Detention Center                      | County · Ocilla         |
| 138 | Jackson County Correctional Institution            | County · Jefferson      |
| 139 | Jackson County Jail / Sheriff                      | County · Jefferson      |
| 140 | Jasper County Jail                                 | County · Monticello     |
| 141 | Jeff Davis County Detention Center                 | County · Hazlehurst     |
| 142 | Jefferson County Correctional Institution          | County · Louisville     |
| 143 | Jefferson County Jail                              | County · Louisville     |
| 144 | Jenkins Correctional Facility                      | State · Millen          |
| 145 | Jenkins County Jail                                | County · Millen         |
| 146 | Johnson County Jail                                | County · Wrightsville   |
| 147 | Johnson State Prison                               | State · Wrightsville    |
| 148 | Jones County Jail                                  | County · Gray           |
| 149 | Kennesaw Police Department                         | Local · Kennesaw        |
| 150 | Lamar County Jail                                  | County · Barnesville    |
| 151 | Laurens County Jail                                | County · Dublin         |
| 152 | Lee Arrendale State Prison                         | State · Alto            |
| 153 | Lee Countyjail                                     | County · Leesburg       |
| 154 | Lee State Prison                                   | State · Leesburg        |
| 155 | Liberty County Jail                                | County · Hinesville     |
| 156 | Lincoln County Jail                                | County · Lincolnton     |
| 157 | Long Unit                                          | State · Ludowici        |
| 158 | Lowndes County Jail                                | County · Valdosta       |
| 159 | Lumber City Jail                                   | Local · Lumber City     |
| 160 | Lumpkin County Detention Center                    | County · Dahlonega      |
| 161 | Macon County Jail                                  | County · Oglethorpe     |
| 162 | Macon State Prison                                 | State · Oglethorpe      |
| 163 | Macon Transitional Center                          | State · Macon           |
| 164 | Madison County Detention Center                    | County · Danielsville   |
| 165 | Marion County Jail                                 | County · Buena Vista    |
| 166 | Mcduffie County Jail / Sheriff                     | County · Thomson        |
| 167 | Mcever Probation Detention Center                  | State · Perry           |
| 168 | Mcintosh County Detention Center                   | County · Darien         |
| 169 | Meriwether County Jail                             | County · Greenville     |
| 170 | Metro Reentry Facility                             | State · Atlanta         |
| 171 | Metro Transitional Center                          | State · Atlanta         |
| 172 | Miller County Jail / Sheriff                       | County · Colquitt       |
| 173 | Mitchell County Correctional Institute             | County · Camilla        |
| 174 | Mitchell County Justice Center                     | County · Camilla        |
| 175 | Monroe County Jail                                 | County · Forsyth        |
| 176 | Montgomery County Jail                             | County · Mt Vernon      |
| 177 | Montgomery State Prison                            | State · Mount Vernon    |
| 178 | Morgan County Public Safety Complex                | County · Madison        |
| 179 | Murray County Jail                                 | County · Chatsworth     |
| 180 | Muscogee County Jail                               | County · Columbus       |
| 181 | Muscogee County Prison                             | County · Columbus       |
| 182 | Newton County Law Enforcement Center               | County · Covington      |
| 183 | Oconee County Jail / Sheriff                       | County · Watkinsville   |
| 184 | Oglethorpe County Law Enforcement Center           | County · Crawford       |
| 185 | Paulding County Detention Center                   | County · Dallas         |
| 186 | Paulding Probation Detention Center                | State · Dallas          |
| 187 | Peach County Jail                                  | County · Fort Valley    |
| 188 | Phillips State Prison                              | State · Buford          |
| 189 | Phillips Transitional Center                       | State · Buford          |
| 190 | Pickens County Adult Detention Center              | County · Jasper         |
| 191 | Pierce County Jail                                 | County · Blackshear     |
| 192 | Pike County Jail / Sheriff                         | County · Zebulon        |
| 193 | Polk County Jail / Sheriff                         | County · Cedartown      |
| 194 | Pulaski County Jail                                | County · Hawkinsville   |
| 195 | Pulaski State Prison                               | State · Hawkinsville    |
| 196 | Putnam County Jail                                 | County · Eatonton       |
| 197 | Rabun County Detention Center                      | County · Tiger          |
| 198 | Randolph County Jail                               | County · Cuthbert       |
| 199 | Richmond County Charles B Webster Detention Center | County · Augusta        |
| 200 | Richmond County Correctional Institution           | County · Augusta        |
| 201 | Riverbend Correctional Facility                    | State · Milledgeville   |
| 202 | Robert A Deyton Detention Facility                 | Federal · Lovejoy       |
| 203 | Robert L. Patten Probation Detention Center        | State · Lakeland        |
| 204 | Rochelle City Jail                                 | Local · Rochelle        |
| 205 | Rockdale County Jail                               | County · Conyers        |
| 206 | Rogers State Prison                                | State · Reidsville      |
| 207 | Royston City Jail                                  | Local · Royston         |
| 208 | Rutledge State Prison                              | State · Columbus        |
| 209 | Schley County Detention Facility                   | County · Ellaville      |
| 210 | Screven County Correctional Institution            | County · Sylvania       |
| 211 | Screven County Jail                                | County · Sylvania       |
| 212 | Seminole County Jail / Sheriff                     | County · Donalsonville  |
| 213 | Smith State Prison & Probation Center              | State · Glennville      |
| 214 | Smith Transitional Center                          | State · Claxton         |
| 215 | Smyrna Jail                                        | Local · Smyrna          |
| 216 | South Fulton Municipal Regional Jail               | Local · Union City      |
| 217 | Spalding County Correctional Institution           | County · Griffin        |
| 218 | Spalding County Jail                               | County · Griffin        |
| 219 | Special Management Unit                            | State · Jackson         |
| 220 | Stephens County Jail                               | County · Toccoa         |
| 221 | Stewart Detention Center                           | Federal · Lumpkin       |
| 222 | Sumter County Correctional Institution             | County · Americus       |
| 223 | Sumter County Jail                                 | County · Americus       |
| 224 | Talbot County Jail                                 | County · Talbotton      |
| 225 | Taliaferro County Jail                             | County · Crawfordville  |
| 226 | Tattnall County Jail                               | County · Reidsville     |
| 227 | Taylor County Jail                                 | County · Butler         |
| 228 | Telfair County Jail                                | County · Mcrae          |
| 229 | Telfair State Prison                               | State · Helena          |
| 230 | Terrell County Correctional Institution            | County · Dawson         |
| 231 | Terrell County Jail                                | County · Dawson         |
| 232 | Thomas County Detention Center                     | County · Thomasville    |
| 233 | Tift County Jail / Sheriff                         | County · Tifton         |
| 234 | Towns County Detention Center                      | County · Young Harris   |
| 235 | Treutlen County Jail                               | County · Soperton       |
| 236 | Treutlen Probation Detention Center                | State · Soperton        |
| 237 | Troup County Correctional Institution              | County · Lagrange       |
| 238 | Troup County Jail                                  | County · Lagrange       |
| 239 | Turner County Jail                                 | County · Ashburn        |
| 240 | Turner Prsat                                       | State · Sycamore        |
| 241 | Twiggs County Jail                                 | County · Jeffersonville |
| 242 | Union County Jail / Sheriff                        | County · Blairsville    |
| 243 | Upson County Jail                                  | County · Thomaston      |
| 244 | USP Atlanta                                        | Federal · Atlanta       |
| 245 | USP Atlanta Camp                                   | Federal · Atlanta       |
| 246 | Valdosta State Prison                              | State · Valdosta        |
| 247 | Valdosta State Prison Annex                        | State · Valdosta        |
| 248 | Valdosta Transitional Center                       | State · Valdosta        |
| 249 | Villa Rica City Jail                               | Local · Villa Rica      |
| 250 | Walker County Jail / Sheriff                       | County · Lafayette      |
| 251 | Walker State Prison                                | State · Rock Spring     |
| 252 | Walton County Jail                                 | County · Monroe         |
| 253 | Ware County Jail                                   | County · Waycross       |
| 254 | Ware State Prison                                  | State · Waycross        |
| 255 | Warren County Jail                                 | County · Warrenton      |
| 256 | Washington County Jail                             | County · Sandersville   |
| 257 | Washington State Prison                            | State · Davisboro       |
| 258 | Wayne County Jail                                  | County · Jesup          |
| 259 | West Central Center                                | State · Zebulon         |
| 260 | Wheeler Correctional Facility                      | State · Alamo           |
| 261 | Wheeler County Jail                                | County · Alamo          |
| 262 | White County Detention Center                      | County · Cleveland      |
| 263 | Whitfield County Detention Center                  | County · Dalton         |
| 264 | Whitworth Women's Facility                         | State · Hartwell        |
| 265 | Wilcox County Jail                                 | County · Abbeville      |
| 266 | Wilcox State Prison                                | State · Abbeville       |
| 267 | Wilkes County Jail / Sheriff                       | County · Washington     |
| 268 | Wilkinson County Jail                              | County · Irwinton       |
| 269 | Women's Detention Center                           | State · Claxton         |
| 270 | Worth County Jail                                  | County · Sylvester      |

Names as the source gives them. Coordinates for every one are in the CSV.

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"Georgia has 270 prisons and jails, #3 in the US by count and #17 per person (HIFLD Prison Boundaries, 2025, mapped by InstaMaps)." Free to quote with a link to this page. Population: US Census 2024 estimates.