| The Georgia Department of Corrections protects and | | | | restricted from the outside world and other |
| serves the citizens of Georgia by providing an | | | | comforts. They are given the hard work and hectic |
| effective and efficient department through a highly | | | | schedule. Every prisoner has to follow the instructions |
| dedicated and trained professional staff. They | | | | of the department and complete his work. The |
| administer a balanced correctional system, which | | | | department is well known for the services it provides |
| reduces future criminal behavior. The department's | | | | to the society. This is the oldest department and |
| mission is to protect the public, serve victims of | | | | serves a large number of people. |
| crime and reduces crime rates. They provide safe | | | | The employees of the department are also |
| and secure facilities to the offenders. They also | | | | responsible and alert. They are at their best to assist |
| provide effective community supervision and | | | | the department. All prisoners are equal here. No one |
| effective methods of self-improvement for | | | | is big or small, rich or poor. The department is holding |
| offenders. | | | | the prisoner from political background. Some times |
| The department consists of 14,430 employees and is | | | | the offenders who already sentenced to prison are |
| led by Commissioner James E. Donald. The major | | | | also kept here. They are shifted to the jail after a |
| divisions are: Executive officer, Facilities Division, | | | | specified number of days. The area covered by the |
| Probation Division, Human Resource Division, | | | | department is also very large. They people are |
| Administration Division, and the Georgia Correctional | | | | serving the society by providing new meanings to |
| Industries. The department is providing spaces for | | | | the life of the people being here. They use different |
| the prisoners who are waiting for their trials and | | | | approaches for different people and try to correct |
| other prisoners. The department has a large space to | | | | them. The department of correction, Georgia is really |
| hold this large number of prisoners. They provide the | | | | working for the betterment of society. |
| good services to the people here. The prisoner is | | | | |