Telfair State Prison

Telfair State Prison
Location 210 Long Bridge Road, Helena, Georgia
Security class close security
Capacity 1420
Opened 1992
Managed by Georgia Department of Corrections

Telfair State Prison is a Georgia Department of Corrections state prison for men located on 210 Long Bridge Road, Helena, Telfair County, Georgia.[1] The facility opened in 1992 and currently has a capacity of 1420 prisoners.

Between August and October 2012, two inmates and a corrections officer named Larry Stell were fatally stabbed in the facility.[2] Telfair was awarded Prison of The Year by Commissioner Brian Owens in 2014.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.dcor.state.ga.us/GDC/FacilityMap/html/telfair_state_prison.html
  2. ↑ http://www.41nbc.com/news/local-news/15650-corrections-officer-dead-after-being-stabbed-at-telfair-state-prison

Coordinates: 32°05′17″N 82°54′34″W / 32.08811°N 82.90942°W / 32.08811; -82.90942

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