Security class close security Capacity 1,420 | Phone +1 229-868-7721 Opened 1992 | |
Location 210 Long Bridge Road, Helena, Georgia Managed by Georgia Department of Corrections Address 210 Longbridge Road, Helena, GA 31037, United States Similar Wheeler Correctio Facility, Pulaski County Correctio, Dodge State Prison, McRae Correctio Facility, Corrections Departme Probation | ||
Telfair State Prison is a Georgia Department of Corrections state prison for men located on 210 Long Bridge Road, Helena, Telfair County, Georgia. The facility opened in 1992 and currently has a capacity of 1420 prisoners.
Between August and October 2012, two inmates and a corrections officer named Larry Stell were fatally stabbed in the facility. Telfair was awarded Prison of The Year by Commissioner Brian Owens in 2014.
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