Arrendale State Prison

Lee Arrendale State Prison of the Georgia Department of Corrections is a women's prison located in Raoul, unincorporated Habersham County, Georgia, near Alto, and in proximity to Gainesville. It houses the state death row for women.

Arrendale State Prison
Location2023 Gainesville Hwy
Raoul, Georgia (Alto address)
Statusopen
Security classmixed
Capacity1476
Opened1926 / 1951
Managed byGeorgia Department of Corrections

It became exclusively a women's prison in early 2005. A number of the young male inmates were kept there until mid-2005, when they were moved to other prisons in the state. The prison has four dormitories and a medical building. The officers at Arrendale are still transitioning from one of the most violent prisons in Georgia to a general purpose women's prison. In March 2006, the prison took in 350 women prisoners from Georgia's overflowing jail system.

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