Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison
Opened in 1969, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison (GDCP) is a Georgia Department of Corrections prison for men in unincorporated Butts County, Georgia, near Jackson. The prison holds the state execution chamber. The execution equipment was moved to the prison in June 1980, with the first execution in the facility occurring on December 15, 1983. The prison houses the male death row (UDS, "under death sentence"), while female death row inmates reside in Arrendale State Prison.
Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison Entrance on Hwy. 36 in Butts County, Georgia | |
Location in Georgia | |
| Location | Jackson, Georgia, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 33°13′16″N 84°03′39″W |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Maximum Security / Death Row |
| Capacity | 2,300 |
| Population | Adult Male Felons - 2,238 Inmates - 5.67% of state prison population. |
| Opened | 1968 (renovated in 1998) |
| Managed by | Georgia Department of Corrections |
| Governor | Brian Kemp |
| Warden | Antoine Caldwell |
The prison, the largest in the state, consists of eight cellblocks containing both double-bunked and single-bunked cells. There are also eight dormitories and a medical unit. The prison conducts diagnostic processing for the state correctional system, houses male offenders under death sentence (UDS), and carries out state-ordered executions by lethal injection. The prison complex also contains a special management unit that houses some of the most aggressive and dangerous prisoners in the correctional system.