More than 1,000 Contraband items seized at Multiple State Prisons Full Facility Shakedowns Conducted FORSYTH, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) announced today the completion of five full-facility shakedowns as part of our continuing …
GDC Partners With Mercer University School of Medicine Health Literacy Program Provides Offenders with New Tools for Success FORSYTH, GA. – The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) has partnered with Mercer University School of Medicine to offer a …
Evidence-Based Programming Supports Successful Reentry Reentry Services Unit Continues to Surpass Programming Goals FORSYTH, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) announced another success in its goal toward assisting offenders in their …
Academic Achievements Prepare Offenders for Reentry More than 1,400 High School Equivalency Diplomas Earned FORSYTH, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) has announced for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22), 1,489 High School Equivalency Diplomas (HSED) …
Offenders Gain Marketable Skills 29,091 Career, Technical and Higher Education Certificates and Diplomas Earned FORSYTH, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) announced today its Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) Career, Technical and Higher Education ( …
New Superintendent at Trueutlen Probation Detention Center Zachary Mixon Promoted FORSYTH, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) Commissioner Timothy C. Ward announced the promotion of Zachary Mixon to Superintendent at the Treutlen …
New Superintendent at Bacon Probation Detention Center and Transitional Center Roderick Clanton Promoted FORSYTH, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) Commissioner Timothy C. Ward announced the promotion of Roderick Clanton to …
Special Agent Basic Academy Graduation GDC Staff Earn Special Agent certification FORSYTH, Ga. – On Thursday, June 16, the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) hosted a graduation ceremony recognizing twenty-one GDC staff for completing the Georgia …
Metro Reentry Facility Hosts Graduation Ceremony Returning Citizens Receive Diplomas and Certificates FORSYTH, Ga. – On June 16, Metro Reentry Facility (RF) held its fourth annual Returning Citizens' Program Completion and Education Graduation …
New Deputy Warden of Care and Treatment at Augusta State Medical Prison Barbra Colón Promoted FORSYTH, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) Commissioner Timothy C. Ward announced the promotion of Barbra Colón to Deputy Warden of Care and …
Virgil Delano Presnell, Jr. Execution Media Advisory Inmate’s last meal FORSYTH, Ga. – Condemned murderer Virgil Delano Presnell, Jr. is scheduled for execution by lethal injection at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 17 at Georgia Diagnostic and Classification …
New Deputy Warden of Administration at Calhoun State Prison Jennifer Craft Promotion FORSYTH, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) Commissioner Timothy C. Ward announced the promotion of Jennifer Craft to Deputy Warden of Administration at …
New Deputy Warden of Security at Hancock State Prison Calpurnia Washington Promoted FORSYTH, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) Commissioner Timothy C. Ward announced the promotion of Calpurnia Washington to Deputy Warden of Security at …
New Deputy Director of Compliance Unit Named Clay Weaver Promoted FORSYTH, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) Commissioner Timothy C. Ward announced the promotion of Clay Weaver, Correctional Senior Manager in the Office of Professional …
New Director of Compliance Unit Named Tomekia Jordan Promoted FORSYTH, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) Commissioner Timothy C. Ward announced the promotion of Tomekia Jordan, Special Agent in Charge of the North Region, to Director of …
New Director of the Office of Information Technology Named Henry Rutherford Appointed FORSYTH, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) Commissioner Timothy C. Ward announced the appointment of Henry Rutherford to Director of the Office of …
New Director of Engineering and Construction Services Named Jamie Clark Promoted FORSYTH, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) Commissioner Timothy C. Ward announced the promotion of Jamie Clark, Construction Services Manager in Engineering …
New Assistant Superintendent at Bainbridge Probation Substance Abuse Treatment Center Lachanda Roberts-Mackey Promoted FORSYTH, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) Commissioner Timothy C. Ward announced the promotion of Lachanda Roberts- …
New Deputy Warden of Administration at Phillips State Prison Tikara Brown Reassigned FORSYTH, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) Commissioner Timothy C. Ward announced the reassignment of Tikara Brown to Deputy Warden of Administration at …
New Assistant Superintendent at Lee Arrendale Transitional Center Jennifer DeFillippes Promoted FORSYTH, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) Commissioner Timothy C. Ward announced the promotion of Jennifer DeFillippes to Assistant …
