The Georgia Department of Corrections runs the search for people in Georgia state prisons. Here is how to use it, what it covers, and where to look if the person is not there.
- Agency
- Georgia Department of Corrections
- Official search
- Find an Offender
How to search the GDC inmate list
The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) runs a public search called Find an Offender.
- You agree to a disclaimer before the search opens.
- The GDC says to confirm anything important in writing with its Inmate Records office.
Georgia state prisons we list
We do not copy the Georgia prison inmate list yet. These are the state prisons in our Georgia directory, with address, phone and visiting basics. Use the department's search above to find a person.
- Appling Integrated Treatment Facility State prison in Baxley
- Atlanta Transitional Center State prison in Atlanta
- Augusta State Medical Prison State prison in Grovetown
- Augusta Transitional Center State prison in Augusta
- Autry State Prison State prison in Pelham
- Bacon Transitional Center State prison in Alma
- Bainbridge Substance Abuse Center State prison in Bainbridge
- Baldwin State Prison State prison in Hardwick
- Bleckely Probation Detention Center State prison in Cochran
- Burruss Correctional Training Center State prison in Forsyth
- Calhoun State Prison State prison in Morgan
- Central State Prison State prison in Macon
- Charles D. Hudson Transitional Center State prison in Lagrange
- Clayton Transitional Center State prison in Forest Park
- Coastal State Prison State prison in Garden City
- Coffee Correctional Facility State prison in Nicholls
- Columbus Transitional Center State prison in Columbus
- Colwell Probation Detention Center State prison in Blairsville
- Dodge State Prison State prison in Chester
- Dooly State Prison State prison in Unadilla
- Emanuel Probation Detention Center State prison in Twin City
- Emanuel Women's Facility State prison in Swainsboro
- Ga Diagnostic & Classification State Prison State prison in Jackson
- Hancock State Prison State prison in Sparta
- Hays State Prison State prison in Trion
- Helms Facility State prison in Atlanta
- Jenkins Correctional Facility State prison in Millen
- Johnson State Prison State prison in Wrightsville
- Lee Arrendale State Prison State prison in Alto
- Lee State Prison State prison in Leesburg
- Long Unit State prison in Ludowici
- Macon State Prison State prison in Oglethorpe
- Macon Transitional Center State prison in Macon
- McEver Probation Detention Center State prison in Perry
- Metro Reentry Facility State prison in Atlanta
- Metro Transitional Center State prison in Atlanta
- Montgomery State Prison State prison in Mount Vernon
- Paulding Probation Detention Center State prison in Dallas
- Phillips State Prison State prison in Buford
- Phillips Transitional Center State prison in Buford
- Pulaski State Prison State prison in Hawkinsville
- Riverbend Correctional Facility State prison in Milledgeville
- Robert L. Patten Probation Detention Center State prison in Lakeland
- Rogers State Prison State prison in Reidsville
- Rutledge State Prison State prison in Columbus
- Smith State Prison & Probation Center State prison in Glennville
- Smith Transitional Center State prison in Claxton
- Special Management Unit State prison in Jackson
- Telfair State Prison State prison in Helena
- Treutlen Probation Detention Center State prison in Soperton
- Turner Prsat State prison in Sycamore
- Valdosta State Prison State prison in Valdosta
- Valdosta State Prison Annex State prison in Valdosta
- Valdosta Transitional Center State prison in Valdosta
- Walker State Prison State prison in Rock Spring
- Ware State Prison State prison in Waycross
- Washington State Prison State prison in Davisboro
- West Central Center State prison in Zebulon
- Wheeler Correctional Facility State prison in Alamo
- Whitworth Women's Facility State prison in Hartwell
- Wilcox State Prison State prison in Abbeville
- Women's Detention Center State prison in Claxton
State prison, county jail or federal prison?
The Georgia Department of Corrections holds people serving state prison sentences. Someone arrested in the last few days is almost always in a county jail instead, and will not show up in the state prison search yet. For a recent arrest, start with the county: open our Georgia page and pick the county where the arrest happened.
People sentenced for federal crimes are held by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, which has its own search. See federal inmate search (BOP).
After you find them
- Visits: most prisons require you to be on the person's approved visitor list first. How visiting works.
- Money: how to send money and how commissary works.
- Mail and calls: sending mail, phone calls and video visits.
- Release and transfer alerts: VINE notifications.
Questions
Someone was just arrested in Georgia. Will they be in the GDC search?
Usually not. People who were just arrested are held in a county jail first. They are moved to a state prison only after a sentence to state prison. Check the county jail where the arrest happened.
Is searchinmates.org part of the Georgia Department of Corrections?
No. searchinmates.org is a private website. It is not affiliated with the Georgia Department of Corrections or any government agency. The department's own search is the source of record.
Sources
We opened each of these pages on October 14, 2026. Rules and numbers change, so check the source before you act.
- Find an Offender, Georgia Department of Corrections. How the search works and what it covers.
- Correctional Institutions, Bureau of Justice Statistics. How jails (run locally) differ from prisons (run by a state or the federal government).
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