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The Jail System

Georgia has 150 jails in 159 counties. The jail population in 2022 was 41,220.

The Prison System

As of December 31, 2022, the number of prisoners under the jurisdiction of Georgia correctional authorities was 48,439 located in 34 state prisons and held in custody of private prisons or local jails. State operated facilities had a staff of 6,900 employees and a budget of $1,141,345,877.

The Community Corrections System

As of December 31, 2022, the Georgia community corrections population was 300,347 under probation and 17,062 under parole.

Methodology

The National Institute of Corrections depends on publicly available information to provide the information on this page.

The statistics for budgets, employee positions, and state prison facilities data come from state departments of corrections, other state reports and state agencies. If data is missing for a state, then we were unable to find that information.

The data on prison population and incarcerate rate come from the Prisoners in 2022 report released by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). The report includes the count of prisoners in the unified systems of Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Rhode Island, and Vermont.  

Violent and property crime rates are provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigations.  

The number of counties per state comes from the United States Census Bureau.

Rates (Per 100K)

Incarceration Rate
435
Violent Crime Rate
367
Property Crime Rate
1,690
Probationers
565
Parolees
205

Populations

Prison Population
48,439
Jail Population
41,220
Parole Population
17,062
Probation Population
300,347

Facilities

Number of State Prison Facilities
34 facilities
Number of Jail Facilities
150

Prisons

Cost Per Inmate
$ 29,982
Employee Positions
6,900
Prison Budget
$1,141,345,877