Telfair State Prison
Georgia male-only state prison in the United States
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| Location | 210 Long Bridge Road, Helena, Georgia |
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| Security class | close security |
| Capacity | 1420 |
| Opened | 1992 |
| Managed by | Georgia Department of Corrections |
| Warden | Jermaine White[1] |
Telfair State Prison is a Georgia Department of Corrections state prison for men located on 210 Long Bridge Road, Helena, Telfair County, Georgia, United States.[2] 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.[3] Telfair was awarded Facility of the Year by Georgia Department of Corrections Commissioner Brian Owens in 2014.[4]
Telfair State was one of 7 prisons whose inmates participated in the 2010 Georgia prison strike.
Notable inmates
- Wayne Williams, believed by police to be responsible for at least 23 of the 30 Atlanta murders of 1979–1981
- Aeman Presley, serial killer responsible for four murders.[5][6][7]
References
- ^ "New Warden at Telfair State Prison | the Georgia Department of Corrections".
- ^ "|| Georgia Department of Corrections ||". Archived from the original on 2013-03-17. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
- ^ "UPDATE: Corrections Officer Dead After Being Stabbed at Telfair State Prison Identified - 41NBC". Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
- ^ "Press Releases | The Georgia Department of Corrections". www.dcor.state.ga.us. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- ^ "PRESLEY, AEMAN LOVEL Inmate 0001140808: Georgia Prisons (DOC)".
- ^ "AEMAN LOVEL PRESLEY Inmate 0001140808: Georgia Prisoner".
- ^ "Police: 3 deadly shootings targeting Atlanta homeless may be linked". 15 June 2020.
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