Georgia Jails & Prisons

Finding someone

Georgia DC find an offender

The Georgia Department of Corrections publishes a public offender search covering people in GDC facilities. Search by name, ID or case number. GDC states it makes no warranty as to accuracy or completeness.

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Phone calls

Phone calls from Georgia prisons (Securus, flat 8¢/minute)

Georgia DC phone service is provided by Securus. GDC publishes a flat rate of 8 cents per minute for every call type — local, long distance, and international alike — so a maximum-length 25-minute call costs $2.00 (international adds carrier fees, and GDC notes the posted rates exclude taxes and regulatory fees). Set up a prepaid collect or direct-bill account at the Securus website or by calling 1-800-844-6591 before expecting calls; multiple phone numbers can sit on one prepaid account, and calls originate from inside only. An offender can also move money from their trust account to a Securus debit calling account in $1 increments. Calls are capped at 25 minutes, may be monitored and recorded, and can only reach numbers on the offender's Call Allow List. Call forwarding and three-way calling are not permitted.

Provider: Securus Technologies

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Sending money

Sending money to a Georgia prison — approved visitors only, and there's a free route

Georgia's first rule: you must be on the offender's approved visitor list to send money by any method — deposits from anyone else are rejected. The free route: GDC's own money-order voucher system — print the voucher, mail it with a money order, no fee, allow up to two weeks. Faster, fee-charging routes all run through JPay: online or the app ($3.50 on deposits under $20, $5.00 to $100, $6.50 above that), by phone 24/7 at 1-800-574-5729, or cash via MoneyGram at CVS and Walmart using Georgia DOC receiver code 6857 ($4.95). GDC caps deposits at $200 each. Money sent for probation supervision uses a different receiver code (6901) — don't mix them up.

Provider: JPay / MoneyGram / GDC voucher

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Mail and photos

Mail to Georgia prisons is still real mail — addressed to the facility

Georgia does not route incoming mail through a central scanning center the way Florida and Texas now do — reporting on state mail policies describes Georgia inmates as still receiving actual physical mail. Address letters with the offender's full name and GDC ID number to the facility's own mailing address, which is on that prison's page here, not to a PO box in another city. Georgia's administrative rules (Ga. Comp. R. 125-3-3) govern the rest: all incoming and outgoing non-privileged mail is subject to inspection and random reading, the superintendent may reject correspondence judged a threat to security or good order, and mail between inmates is inspected for contraband. Privileged legal mail is handled separately. Secondary reporting puts the enclosure limit at 25 pages per envelope, but GDC publishes no consolidated mail page, so confirm limits with the facility before mailing a thick envelope. Never enclose cash or a money order with a letter — money has its own voucher process. Electronic messaging is available through JPay, where the message arrives on a kiosk or tablet.

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Planning a visit

Visiting a Georgia prison: the list changes only twice a year

Georgia's visitation gotcha comes first: an offender's visitor list can generally be changed only in May and November (and when they arrive at their first permanent facility), never earlier than six months from the last change request — miss the window and you wait. Address changes are exempt from that six-month rule. Immediate family (parents, brothers, sisters, spouse, grandparents, grandchildren, and children) are requested by the offender directly; everyone else applies as a 'significant relationship visitor' on a form the offender initiates, decided within fourteen working days. Visits happen Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays in two-hour blocks, scheduled through GDC's portal. Everyone 16 and over needs photo identification. The dress code is strict and enforced — men need shirts and full-length trousers, skirts and dresses may not sit more than two inches above the knee, and nothing sheer or strapless. Bring only ID, car keys, up to $20 in coins or a debit card for vending, and bottled formula if you have an infant.

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