Additional Information

whitworth women's correctional institution
  • CONSTRUCTED: 1991
  • CAPACITY: 442
  • OPENED: 2013
  • RENOVATED: 2013
  • SECURITY LEVEL: MEDIUM

VISITATION DAYS / HOURS:

  • HOURS: 9:00AM TO 3:00PM
  • DAYS: Alternated Visitation Days (Saturday M-Z; Sundays A-L); State Holidays

MISSION:

Ensure public safety and effectively house female offenders while operating a safe and secure facility. In addition: house female offenders that are medium and minimum security; and house Level II outpatient Mental Health offenders.

HOUSING:

Seven open dormitories with 436 beds; and six (6) segregation/isolation cells.

WORK DETAILS:

Outside work details include assignments for Hart, Elbert, & Madison Counties; the Cities of Elberton, Lavonia, Royston, the Department of Transportation and the Department of Natural Resources.

PROGRAMS:

  • Academic: General Education Diploma, Literacy Remedial, Adult Basic Education
  • Counseling: Moral Recognition Therapy, Matrix, Relapse Group, Motivation for Change, Re-Entry, Active Parenting, Family Violence
  • Recreation: General Recreation
  • Religious Activities: Various Worship Services, Bible Study
  • Vocational/OJT: Custodial Maintenance, Grounds Maintenance, Laundry, Building Maintenance Repair, Food Preparation, Baker, Cook Apprentice, and Kitchen Helper

DIRECTIONS:

Take I-85N to Exit 173, Lavonia/Hwy 17. Go right onto Hwy 17 South into Lavonia. At the traffic light, take a left onto Hwy 59, cross the railroad tracks and follow until it intersects with Hwy 77 and turn right. Follow Hwy77 into Hartwell and then make a right onto Hwy 172 towards Bowman. Whitworth Women's Facility is three miles on the left.