Bleckley Residential Substance Abuse Center

The Bleckley Residential Substance Abuse Center is a minimum-security, short-term 200-bed facility for adult females, located in Cochran, Georgia. The center houses inmates who have a history of drug abuse and who are sentenced by the courts to complete a nine-month residential drug treatment program.

The facility consists of four open dormitories that house 50 inmates each, with a four room Isolation/Segregation unit.

Prison Insights

Visiting Hours and Rules

Visiting hours at the Bleckley Residential Substance Abuse Center are on Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.

COVID 19 Modified Visitation

As of July 2021, visitation is allowed at Bleckley, but there are modified visitation procedures in place due to the COVID 19 pandemic. All visitors must be on their inmate's approved visitation list and must request a visit in advance by accessing the Georgia DOC website.

Scheduling requests must be submitted between 5:00 am on Monday and 5:00 pm on Wednesday for that week’s visitation ONLY.

• Inmates with last names beginning A - L visit on Saturday. Session one is from 9:00 am to 11:00 am and session two is from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm.
• Inmates with last names beginning M - Z visit on Sunday between 9:00 am - 11:00 am for session one and between 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm for session two.

When your request is approved you will receive an email confirmation. Inmates who are on quarantine or medical isolation status are not allowed visits.

During modified visitation, inmates are allowed one visit every other month. Visits can last a maximum of two hours. No more than two approved visitors are allowed and they must visit at the same time. No visitors under the age of twelve are allowed.

Disposable face masks are provided and must be worn at all times. Seating is socially distanced at twelve feet apart, and barriers separating offenders and loved ones are in place. No physical contact with inmates is allowed. Hand sanitizer is available, and vending machines are closed.

Who Can Visit?

Before you can visit, the inmate must put you on their visiting list first and the Georgia Department of Corrections must approve your application. Visitor applications are available by clicking here. 

Members of an inmate's immediate family (parents, brothers, sisters, spouse, grandparents, grandchildren, and children) are eligible for visitation approval. 

If you are not considered an immediate family member, you still may be allowed to visit as a significant relationship visitor. The inmate must initiate the request for anyone wanting to visit as a significant relationship visitor.

General Visiting Rules

A photo ID is required to enter the visiting room. Visitors can only bring the following items to a visit:

• Photo ID
• A maximum of $20.00 in coins for the vending machines, and 
• A set of car keys 

Food or drink from the outside is not allowed at Bleckley, and you can't bring items to give to an inmate. All visitors are subject to a search of their person by electronic surveillance instruments, including a metal detector. All items brought into the facility by a visitor will be searched. 

Personal contact (hand shaking, embracing or kissing) is permitted only at the beginning and end of the visit. Excessive, frequent or prolonged embracing, hand holding, kissing, or other inappropriate behavior during the visit is strictly prohibited.

Dress Code

Visitors are required to wear appropriate clothing. Shoes are required of all visitors -- including children -- at all times. 

Male visitors are required to wear shirts and full-length pants. Female visitors are required to wear foundation type garments such as bras and panties. Any clothing that is suggestive or revealing in any way is prohibited.

Inappropriate clothing includes, but is not limited to: 

• Dresses with thin straps which expose shoulders or chest area
• Dresses, skirts, or other similar garments that are more than two inches above the knees
• Tops which exposes shoulders or chest area
• Tube tops or halter tops
• Clothing which reveals the stomach or midriff area
• Clothing that is made of sheer, net, mesh, or transparent material
• Shorts or any kind of slacks that are above the knee 
• Leggings, jeggings, or any other skin tight pants

How to Call an Inmate

You can't call an inmate who is housed at the Bleckley Residential Substance Abuse Center, but the residents do have access to phones during certain hours and are allowed to make outgoing calls.

How to Send Money

You can send money to an inmate housed at the Bleckley Residential Substance Abuse Center through JPay (online or phone) or MoneyGram (in person). You also have the option of mailing a money order. You must be on a recipient’s approved visitor list to use any payment method.

Programs For Inmates

substance abuse counseling, treatment programing, case management, and Mental Health services for those in need. 

The center also offers GED educational classes for those without a high school education. Work details include grounds, sanitation, laundry, dorm orderlies, food service, and facility maintenance.

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Careers at Bleckley Residential Substance Abuse Center

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