Releases from Georgia State Prison
Georgia State Prison was a GDC institution in Reidsville and closed on February 19, 2022. Historical departure does not always mean a final discharge. The person may transfer within GDC, receive parole, complete a sentence, or move through another approved placement. GDC Find an Offender is the first source for status, facility history, offense and sentence details, and a release date when published.
Parole is conditional release before the sentence fully ends. A discharge ends the applicable custody or supervision term. If the person left on parole, the Georgia Parolee Search may show the active parole record, while the Department of Community Supervision handles field supervision. DCS's Claxton office serves Tattnall County. County jail pages do not certify these state-prison events.
How to Confirm a Release from Georgia State Prison
Begin with the official GDC Find an Offender form. Search fields can include GDC ID, case number, name, age, sex, and race. Strong identifiers matter because names can repeat.
- Read and accept the GDC disclaimer.
- Search by GDC ID when available, or combine the full name with other identifiers.
- Open the matching record and compare the photograph, case, offense, and sentence facts.
- Read the current status, facility, and release-date fields.
- If parole is expected, check the Parolee Search for a released person or TPM lookup for a person still awaiting parole action.
- Use DCS for supervision routing and GDC records for disputed or incomplete data.
A Tentative Parole Month is not a guaranteed exit date. It marks projected Board timing and may change. The broader Tattnall County release search explains why local jail, state prison, and federal records must not be mixed.
Georgia State Prison Records and Contact
Facility staff can route operational questions, but GDC offender records are the proper source for formal state custody history. GDC's search disclaimer directs verification correspondence to Inmate Records and Information.
Georgia State Prison
Address: Former Reidsville facility, Reidsville, GA 30453
Phone: 404-656-4661
Fax: GDC records
Official GDC facility page
For a written verification, use Inmate Records and Information, P.O. Box 1529, Forsyth, GA 31029. GDC also lists 300 Patrol Road, Forsyth, GA 31029 as its central mailing address and 404-656-4661 for inmate questions. State records are distinct from any Tattnall Sheriff booking file.
About Georgia State Prison
The county's Georgia State Prison closure page preserves the historical notice.
The notice routes current searches away from the former prison and toward state records.
Tattnall County confirms the facility is closed. It is no longer an active custody location. Historical release questions belong with GDC, parole, court, and archival records.
The closure distinguishes this archival route from active Rogers, Smith, and county jail custody. They do not predict an individual's release. Sentence computation, Board action, holds, conduct, and program conditions may all affect timing.
Historical Parole Release Status
The State Board of Pardons and Paroles makes parole decisions. The TPM lookup is for a person still in prison and shows tentative timing, not a final order. Once parole begins, the Parolee Search becomes the more useful public route. DCS then provides field supervision. Conditions may govern residence, reporting, travel, and other conduct, but an individual order controls.
A missing parole result does not prove that no release occurred. The person may have discharged the sentence, transferred, left under a different legal status, or have data that needs direct verification. Compare the GDC record first, then ask the correct agency for the underlying record.
Georgia Prison History and Release
Tattnall County now has two active state prisons, Rogers and Smith, which makes local search wording easy to misread. Rogers is one of them. Georgia State Prison, also tied to Reidsville in older records, closed in 2022. A historical record naming Georgia State Prison should not be assumed to mean Rogers, even when both share the same county and city context.
| Record question | Correct route |
|---|---|
| Current GDC status | Find an Offender |
| Tentative parole timing | Inmate TPM lookup |
| Active parole | Parolee Search |
| Field supervision | DCS Claxton |
| Certified history | GDC records |
Keeping the institution name and custody type exact is the soundest way to confirm a historical Georgia State Prison release.
Georgia Prison Closure Records
Tattnall County states that Georgia State Prison closed on February 19, 2022. It is not a current detention destination. A present GDC record should identify the person's later institution or released status, while a historical file may preserve Georgia State Prison as a prior location.
The closure means a live county roster cannot answer a former prison release question. Search GDC by ID or case number, review facility history, and compare parole and court records. When the online trail is incomplete, request the public state record with the former facility name and approximate dates.
Historical Discharge Verification
A historical release may be parole, sentence completion, discharge, or transfer before closure. GDC status and release fields are the first check. The Parolee Search helps when parole followed imprisonment. A court judgment explains the sentence, while GDC records document state custody.
Send verification correspondence to GDC Inmate Records and Information at P.O. Box 1529, Forsyth, GA 31029. Include the GDC ID, full name, date of birth if known, Georgia State Prison, county of conviction, and the exact date or history sought. Do not route the request to the Tattnall Sheriff unless a separate county booking existed.
Reidsville Prison Name Check
Reidsville remains linked in public memory to Georgia State Prison, but Rogers State Prison is an active and separate GDC institution. Tattnall County says two state prisons now operate in the county: Rogers and Smith. Institution names and dates prevent an archival Georgia State Prison record from being confused with Rogers.
Match the facility, custody dates, GDC ID, and court case. A search based only on “Reidsville prison” can join unrelated histories. The closure page supplies the date boundary, and GDC supplies the offender-specific trail.
Archived Prison Record Timeline
Begin with the period when the person was actually held at Georgia State Prison. Note the GDC ID, conviction case, admission period, and any later facility history. A transfer before the 2022 closure may explain why another institution appears in the final release record. The last prison named in GDC history is not necessarily the prison where the sentence began.
Then separate parole from discharge. A parole record shows conditional community release and can lead to DCS supervision. A discharge reflects the end of the applicable term. Court records explain the sentence and later judicial orders, while GDC documents state custody movement. Archival material supplies historical context but may not show the final legal event.
Use the county closure page only to establish that Georgia State Prison ceased operation on February 19, 2022. It does not serve as an offender locator. The current county jail inquiry also cannot supply former prison records. A reliable timeline requires GDC, Board, and court sources tied to the same person.
Closed Facility Search Errors
An old address, news item, or family memory may use “Reidsville” without the formal prison name. Check the date. Rogers State Prison remains active in Reidsville, while Georgia State Prison is closed. Smith State Prison remains active in Glennville.
Do not move facts between these institutions. Capacity, security level, contact information, and release path must follow the facility named in the offender record. When the record spans closure, ask GDC for facility history and release data in one narrow request.
GDC's central contact page lists 300 Patrol Road, Forsyth, GA 31029 and 404-656-4661 for inmate questions. The offender-search disclaimer gives P.O. Box 1529 for written verification. Include the former prison name and custody dates so the request is routed as historical rather than current-facility information.
A parole record may remain useful long after the prison closed. Search by the person's identifiers, not by assuming that closure erased the offender history.