Coastal State Prison
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| Location | 200 Gulfstream Road Port Wentworth, Georgia |
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| Status | open |
| Security class | medium |
| Capacity | 1836 |
| Opened | 1981 |
| Managed by | Georgia Department of Corrections |
Coastal State Prison is a Georgia Department of Corrections medium-security state prison located in Savannah, near Garden City.[1] The facility houses adult male felons and has a capacity of 1836. It was constructed and opened in 1981 and later renovated in 1999.[2]
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.[3]
Notable inmates[edit]
- Ashley Diamond, prison and LGBTQ rights activist
- Burrell Ellis, former CEO of DeKalb County, Georgia, convicted of perjury and sentenced to 5 years to serve 18 months on July 8, 2015.
References[edit]
- ^ "City of Savannah Neighborhoods 2008 Archived September 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine." City of Savannah. Retrieved on November 18, 2012.
- ^ "Coastal State Prison." Georgia Department of Corrections. Retrieved on January 4, 2015.
- ^ "Coastal State Prison." Georgia Department of Corrections. Retrieved on January 4, 2015.
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