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.

Telfair State Prison
Location210 Long Bridge Road, Helena, Georgia
Security classclose security
Capacity1420
Opened1992
Managed byGeorgia 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]

Telfair State was one of 7 prisons whose inmates participated in the 2010 Georgia prison strike.

Notable inmates

Wayne Williams, believed by police to be responsible for at least 23 of the 30 Atlanta murders of 1979–1981.

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-03-17. Retrieved 2014-02-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-02-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Press Releases | The Georgia Department of Corrections". www.dcor.state.ga.us. Retrieved 2019-09-15.

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