Telfair State Prison
Telfair State Prison is a Georgia Department of Corrections state prison for men located on 210 Long Bridge Road, Helena, Telfair County, Georgia.[1] The facility opened in 1992 and currently has a capacity of 1420 prisoners.
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 |
Between August and October 2012, two inmates and a corrections officer named Larry Stell were fatally stabbed in the facility.[2] Telfair was awarded Facility of the Year by Georgia Department of Corrections Commissioner Brian Owens in 2014.[3]
Notable inmates
Wayne Williams, believed by police to be responsible for at least 23 of the 30 Atlanta murders of 1979–1981.
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References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-03-17. Retrieved 2014-02-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-02-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Press Releases | The Georgia Department of Corrections". www.dcor.state.ga.us. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
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