Decatur Co Prison is for State Prison offenders sentenced anywhere from one year to life by the State Court in the county where the charges were filed
All prisons and jails have Security or Custody levels depending on the inmate’s classification, sentence, and criminal history. Please review the rules and regulations for State - minimum facility.
The phone carrier is Inmate Calling Solutions (ICSolutions), to see their rates and best-calling plans for your inmate to call you.
If you are unsure of your inmate's location, you can search and locate your inmate by typing in their last name, first name or first initial, and/or the offender ID number to get their accurate information immediately Registered Offenders
Decatur Co Prison is a State - minimum state correctional facility in Bainbridge, GA, operated by the Georgia Department of Corrections. Inmates serve sentences ranging from one year to life and have access to programs including education, vocational training, and work assignments. This page covers how to locate an inmate, schedule visits, make calls, send money, and stay connected throughout their sentence at Decatur Co Prison.
Communication is important, the prison offers a phone program for outbound calls only, with inmates unable to receive incoming calls. Accepting collect calls can be expensive, sometimes exceeding $10 per call. Click here for discounts on inmate calls, especially if the communication with your inmate is frequent. It's important to remember that all phone calls are recorded, and discussing sensitive legal matters over these lines is discouraged.
While incarcerated, reading is often the best use of time. Please note that books and magazines, puzzles, and word searches ordered for inmates must come directly from the publisher. This policy ensures that the items are new, untampered, and comply with the facility's regulations. Prisons and jails enforce this rule to prevent the introduction of contraband or prohibited materials. By restricting orders to publishers, the facility can better maintain security and control over the content entering the institution. Any books or magazines not received directly from the publisher will be rejected and not delivered to the inmate. You may, however, send letters and selfies to inmates with this easy-to-use app, packages starting at only $8.00.
Decatur County Prison (DCCI), often referred to as the Decatur County Farm, is operated by Decatur County and receives compensation from the State of Georgia DOC at approximately $20 per day per inmate for feeding, clothing, and housing. The facility, located on Airport Road across the street from the Decatur County Sheriff's Jail, currently houses over 225 state inmates and those sentenced through the State Court. Some of these inmates are assigned to guarded crews to perform labor or maintenance at various county buildings or job sites, such as landfills and along roadsides.
The Warden strongly cautions citizens, county employees, and family members of Decatur County Prison inmates against interacting with crew members who are performing services at these sites within the community. Inmates can be identified by their orange shirts and white pants with a blue stripe running down the legs. Personal conversations, physical contact, providing private, unauthorized transportation, conducting business, or being alone with an inmate are discouraged. Additionally, the public is instructed not to provide inmate crew members with any contraband, including cell phones, access to phones, magazines, pictures, money, food, drink, cigarettes, alcohol, drugs, or any other items.
If a citizen observes an unsupervised inmate at large in the community, off county property, and unaccompanied by a Decatur County Prison Corrections Officer in a blue uniform, they should immediately call 911 and report the incident and the inmate's location to law enforcement officials.
The jail offers a phone program for outbound calls only, with inmates unable to receive incoming calls. Accepting collect calls can be expensive, sometimes exceeding $10 per call. Alternatively, setting up an account through a third-party phone company may entail high fees per minute of usage. Click here for discounts on inmate calls, especially if the communication with your inmate is frequent. It's important to remember that all phone calls are recorded, and discussing sensitive legal matters over these lines is discouraged.
Books and magazines ordered for inmates must come directly from the publisher. This policy ensures that the items are new, untampered, and comply with the facility's regulations. The Jail enforces this rule to prevent the introduction of contraband or prohibited materials. By restricting orders to publishers, the facility can better maintain security and control over the content entering the institution. Any books or magazines not received directly from the publisher will be rejected and not delivered to the inmate. You may, however, send letters and selfies to inmates with this easy-to-use app, packages starting at only $8.00.
