Status open Phone +1 912-965-6330 Opened 1981 | Security class medium Capacity 1,836 | |
Location 200 Gulfstream Road
Port Wentworth, Georgia Managed by Georgia Department of Corrections Address 200 Gulfstream Rd, Port Wentworth, GA 31407, USA Similar Chatham County Sheriff's, Detention Center, Georgia Departme Juvenile, Coastal Transition Center, Savannah Chatham Metropolit | ||
Coastal State Prison is a Georgia Department of Corrections medium-security state prison located in Savannah, near Garden City. The facility houses adult male felons and has a capacity of 1836. It was constructed and opened in 1981 and later renovated in 1999.
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, and a tactical squad.
Most recent notable inmate is Burrell Ellis, former CEO of Dekalb County, GA, convicted of perjury and sentenced to 5 years to serve 18 months on 7/8/2015.