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Coastal State Prison is a medium-security prison for adult male inmates located in Garden City, Georgia, that has a maximum capacity of 1,836. It was opened in 1981 and renovated in 1999.
The facility’s mission is to ensure public safety and effectively house offenders while operating a safe and secure facility and providing diagnostic intake services for the Strategic Intervention Program (S.I.P.).
S.I.P. consists of an Intensive Re-Entry program, a Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) program for inmates as well as a Probation RSAT program. Coastal State Prison houses a Faith and Character Based program and provides supportive living housing for ADA inmates. It is also a host facility for the Coastal Transition Center and the catchment for the Savannah Probation Office.
The prison consists of twelve housing units. Six units contain 36 cells each, divided into 12, two-man cells and 24, four-man cells. Four units have open-bay dormitories totaling 846 beds. One unit with 184 beds houses 92 Faith and Character inmates and 92 Incentive Inmates. The prison includes a 74-bed segregation unit and a 12-bed infirmary. This facility also houses an abbreviated diagnostic unit, a boot camp, and a tactical squad.
Jail Name
Coastal State Prison
Jail Type
Address
200 Gulfstream Road PO Box 7150, Garden City, GA, 31418
Contact Number
City
Garden City
Zip/Postal Code
31418
State
County
Chatham County
Inmate Search
The visiting days and hours at Coastal 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 Coastal State Prison. For complete details about the visiting process, click here.
You must have photo identification to visit an inmate. 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.
The only items you can bring to a visit are: an identification card, car keys, and 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
Coastal 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.
Coastal State Prison
200 Gulf Stream Road
Garden City, GA 31418
Driving Directions: https://goo.gl/maps/1voQK4fqza752AGx7
Phone: (912)-965-6330
Inmate Name and ID Number
Coastal State Prison
P.O. Box 7150
Garden City, GA 31418
Remember to include the inmate’s full name and inmate ID number on all correspondence. Be careful what you mail to an inmate because all mail is monitored by prison staff. Don’t send nude pictures or put stickers or glitter on your letters. It’s best to just keep it simple with regular paper, a regular envelope, and pics of family and friends.
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, which cost anywhere between one and three stamps each.
Inmates at Coastal 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 Coastal, 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
One D.O.T. detail, two Garden City details, institutional details including maintenance, grounds, warehouse, food service, laundry, sanitation/janitorial, barbers, library and educational aides, Career Center Clerks.
Programs
If you are interested in a job at Coastal State Prison, click here.
“I like working at Coastal State Prison because it has given me the opportunity to grow as a person and also as a leader. In addition, it has allowed me to learn from my mistakes and my supervisors have supported my development.” Danielle Alexander, CSM Correctional Officer.
“At Coastal State Prison I have a career I look forward to fulfilling each and every day. Also, for 10 years I have worked with dedicated staff with whom I have maintained a great working relationship.” Tiffany Houston, CSM Correctional Sergeant.
“I love working at Coastal State Prison because of the friendly staff and its great team environment. It challenges me every day to do my best.” Carnesia Worthen, CSM correctional Lieutenant.
We provide detailed visiting and contact information for Coastal State Prison. If you are have completed a Coastal 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 Coastal 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 Coastal State Prison. Please send the mail or package to the address mentioned below.
Inmate Name,
Inmate ID,
200 Gulfstream Road PO Box 7150, Garden City, GA, 31418
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 912-965-6330 .
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 Coastal 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 Coastal 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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