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Calhoun State Prison is a medium-security prison for male inmates in Morgan, Georgia that has a maximum capacity of 1,677. The facility’s mission is to protect the general public, staff, and inmates.
Calhoun provides a safe and humane living environment for medium and minimum-security offenders through utilizing Principles of Effective Intervention: Risk Principle, Needs Principle, Responsivity Principle, Treatment Principle, and Program Integrity. They do this by targeting offenders’ criminal thinking, substance abuse, education, and employment needs.
Housing at Calhoun State Prison consists of nine housing units with 24, triple-bunked cells each and 24, double-bunked cells each. There are eight open dormitories with a total of 480 beds and 95 segregation/isolation cells. This facility also houses a C.E.R.T. Team and a Fire Station.
Jail Name
Calhoun State Prison
Jail Type
Address
27823 Main Street PO Box 249, Morgan, GA, 39866
Contact Number
City
Morgan
Zip/Postal Code
39866
State
County
Calhoun County
Inmate Search
The visiting days and hours at Calhoun State Prison are on Saturdays, Sundays, and state holidays from 9:00 AM until 3:00 PM.
You must fill out an application and be approved by the Georgia Department of Corrections before you can visit an inmate at Calhoun State Prison. For complete details about the visiting process, click here.
Visitors are required to present photo identification prior to their admission for visiting. A driver’s license with a picture, a picture identification card issued by the Department of Public Safety, or other acceptable photographic identification card is required for all visitors age sixteen (16) and over.
Visitors can only bring into the facility items identified by the facility (i.e., identification card, car keys, money). No food or drink can be brought into the facility from the outside other than bottled formula or store-bought products for babies.
You can bring a maximum of twenty dollars ($20.00) in coins to be used for the vending machines. Musical instruments, radios, pets, cameras, or electronic devices are not allowed in the visiting area.
All visitors are subject to a preliminary search of their person by electronic surveillance instruments (metal detectors, etc.). All items brought into the facility by a visitor will be searched by officers assigned to the visitation area.
Visitors must wear appropriate clothing. Shoes are required at all times for visitors, including children if they are able to walk or stand.
Male visitors are required to wear shirts and full-length trousers. Females may wear trousers, or if a female visitor wears a dress, skirt or other similar garment, it may NOT be more than two (2) inches above the knees. Furthermore, all female visitors must wear undergarments such as bras, panties, and slips.
Inappropriate clothing includes, but is not limited to:
Video Visits
Calhoun State Prison does offer video visits through JPay. You must have a JPay account, and the video visit can last up to 30 minutes. The fee for a 30-minute video visit is $3.95.
Calhoun State Prison
27823 Main Street
Morgan, GA 39866
Driving Directions: https://goo.gl/maps/7pw56LXNWmsaR1k1A
Phone: (229)-849-5000
Inmate Name and ID Number
Calhoun State Prison
P.O. Box 249
Morgan, GA 39866
You can send a package to an inmate through the George Inmate Package Program. You can also send and receive Videograms and emails through JPay.
Inmates at Calhoun State Prison can’t receive incoming calls, but they do have access to phones during approved hours. For complete details on how to call an inmate in Georgia, please click here.
To send money to an inmate at Calhoun, you must use JPay or MoneyGram. The fees for this service vary based on which method you use and the amount of money you are sending.
JPay Options
Moneygram
If you would like to use cash, visit a MoneyGram location in person and use receive code 6857. MoneyGram locations include all Walmarts and CVS Pharmacies.
Work Details
Calhoun County, Georgia State Patrol, Outside Maintenance, Outside Warehouse, Outside Grounds, Fire Station
Programs
If you are interested in a job at Calhoun State Prison, click here. The facility is 30 miles west of Albany, GA and is located near the GA/FL/AL state lines.
Calhoun provides employment to many in the surrounding counties of Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Early, Lee and Randolph. Benjamin Ford, the current Warden, guides staff in accomplishing the mission of the facility, which is to protect the public by operating secure and safe facilities while reducing recidivism through effective programming, education, and healthcare.
Here are two reviews from current employees:
“The staff at Calhoun State Prison work well as a Team. They are very respectful of each other and are always willing to help each other out when needed.”
“Calhoun State Prison provides the largest career opportunity in Morgan, Georgia. It provides a career path that’s second to none. If one enjoys working at a fast pace with a close-knit team, this is the place for you. Our Motto is A Great Team Always Reaches Its Potential.”
We provide detailed visiting and contact information for Calhoun State Prison. If you are have completed a Calhoun State Prison inmate search and have located an inmate, the information on this page will help you to stay in contact. We help you send money to jail, send & receive text messages, and provide the address for in-person visits.
Inmates who are currently imprisoned in Calhoun State Prison can receive money into their commissary account via money order, check or cash. Inmate visitors can also deposit money directly into the inmate's account at prison administrative office. Note: When sending the money via money order or check, mention the inmate id and full name on the back of the slip.
You can send any mail to the inmates who are imprisoned in Calhoun State Prison. Please send the mail or package to the address mentioned below.
Inmate Name,
Inmate ID,
27823 Main Street PO Box 249, Morgan, GA, 39866
Please make sure the mail or package that you are sending comes under the list of approved items. For further clarification on the allowed items, contact the prison administration directly on 229-849-5000 .
Note: In case you want to send packages, you need to get prior approval from the prison administration. Contact the prison / jail staff for more information.
Inmates can call to any person outside who are on the approved members list between 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM. The cost of the call is beared by the receiver and the call can be of maximum 30 minutes. During rush hours, the calling time is reduced drastically to 10 minutes.
You need to get yourself registered in the visitors list before visiting any inmate in the prison. If you are visiting someone in Calhoun State Prison, make sure you are in approved visitors list. Confirm with the prison authorities before coming to visit the inmate.
Listed below are the basic visitation rules which one must adhere to:
Fill out the form below and receive a detailed report on an inmate. This includes current and previous arrest records, social media handles, current and previous addresses & phone numbers.
Step 2
Enter the inmate personal informations in the required fields
Step 3
Click on the 'Submit' button
You can use the map plotted on the righ to find the driving directions to Calhoun State Prison.
91,152
Georgia Total No. of Inmates
341,434
Number of people under Probation Supervision
427
Prison population rate: 100,000 residents
19,447
Parole Population
10,148
Incarcerated individuals with sentences of 50 years or longer
6,525
Inmates sentenced to more than 1 Year in private prisons
Sex
%
Total
Male
93.5
43,331
Female
6.5
3,011
Type
%
Total
Committed
45.31
507
Detained
54.42
609
Diverted
0
0
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