Jefferson County CI Overview
The Jefferson County Correctional Institute county page describes the facility as Adult Male: Felony/Misdemeanor, with medium security and open dormitories listed as medium and minimum. The county uses the name Jefferson County Correctional Institute, while the GDC location page uses Jefferson County Correctional Institution. The county spelling matches local navigation, and the GDC spelling matters when searching the statewide locator and facility directory.
This is not the same role as the Jefferson County Detention Center. The detention center is the sheriff's local jail for new arrests, bond, first appearance, and local custody. Jefferson County Correctional Institute is a correctional institution tied to the Georgia Department of Corrections county facility system and local work-detail needs. The facility mission says it houses inmates in a safe, secure, sanitary setting while responding to county maintenance, sanitation, roads, and grounds needs.
The county's facility screenshot is from the official correctional institute page, which supplies the local housing, history, mission, goals, staffing, work-detail, and program facts for the institute.
The screenshot reinforces the main user-intent point. The institute is a correctional facility with work programs and GDC context, not a public county jail roster page for new bookings.
Jefferson County CI Capacity
Capacity must be stated with the source conflict intact. The county page lists Jefferson County Correctional Institute capacity as 200. The GDC page lists the Jefferson County Correctional Institution capacity as 190. Both are official sources, so the safest treatment is to show both figures and not choose one silently. The difference may reflect bed-count definition, update timing, operational status, or directory method, but the research did not locate an official explanation.
The county page also gives a more detailed housing picture. It lists 8 dormitories with 158 beds, 5 sick bays with 10 beds, 14 isolation or segregation rooms, and a 42-bed Transitional Center. Those figures should not be recomputed into a new claimed capacity because the official page already reports capacity and housing details in its own terms.
Jefferson County CI Lookup Steps
The correct first lookup tool for Jefferson County Correctional Institute is the Georgia Department of Corrections offender query, not the county jail phone line. GDC covers state correctional custody, sentenced or institution custody, and county correctional institutions. A new Jefferson County arrest may start at the sheriff's detention center, but after sentencing or transfer, the GDC offender query may be more accurate than a county jail call.
- Open the GDC offender query and accept the search disclaimer.
- Search by last name and first name, or use a GDC ID number or EF case number if known.
- Use filters such as gender, race, age range, sentence status, primary offense, conviction county, or most recent institution to narrow common names.
- Look for Jefferson County CI or Jefferson County Correctional Institution in the institution field or profile details.
- Verify important facts through GDC Inmate Records and Information at P.O. Box 1529, Forsyth, GA 31029, as GDC advises.
The GDC query says photographs display automatically if available. That photo notice applies to GDC records; it should not be treated as proof that the Jefferson County jail publishes local booking mugshots.
Jefferson County CI Contact
Jefferson County Correctional Institute is at 1159 Clarks Mill Road in Louisville. The county phone number for the facility is 478-625-7230, and the fax number is 478-625-4000. The county staff directory lists named facility staff, while a 2022 PREA audit source snippet also confirms the facility address and identifies Warden Calvin Oliphant as the primary contact for the audit materials.
Jefferson County Correctional Institute
1159 Clarks Mill Road
Louisville, GA 30434
478-625-7230
County facility phone
Directory Contacts
Warden Calvin L. Oliphant
Deputy Warden Stanley Williams
478-625-7230
Business Manager Secretary Glenda Tarver; Chief Counselor Jake Williams Jr.
The county staff directory is the source for the named facility roles. It is a contact source, not an inmate-search portal.
Jefferson County CI Visitation
The research did not locate a Jefferson County Correctional Institute public visitation schedule with days, times, approval forms, or visitor dress-code language on the county page. Because this is a state and county correctional institution, visitation should be treated differently from the sheriff's local jail visitation schedule. Do not use the detention center dorm schedule for the institute. Confirm directly with the institute or GDC before planning a visit.
| Visit Topic | Documented Status | Practical Step |
|---|---|---|
| Public schedule | No institute-specific schedule located in the research | Call 478-625-7230 before travel |
| Approval or eligibility | Not detailed in county source reviewed | Ask facility staff or GDC about required approval |
| County jail schedule | Applies to Jefferson County Detention Center, not the institute | Do not use jail dorm days for CI visits |
| GDC context | Facility appears in GDC correctional directory | Use GDC guidance where facility staff directs |
The two Clarks Mill Road facilities are close enough to confuse visitors. Use the street number 1159 for Jefferson County Correctional Institute and 911 for the sheriff's detention center.
Jefferson County CI Mail and Money
The research did not locate institute-specific mail rules, money deposit vendor details, commissary fees, phone rates, tablet rules, or a mail-scanning policy on the county correctional institute page. That limits what can be stated. For the institute, the documented facts are the facility address, phone, GDC locator context, adult male felony/misdemeanor population, housing details, work details, and programs. Mail and money rules should be confirmed with the institute or the current GDC-directed process before a family sends funds or personal mail.
| Service | Documented for Jefferson County CI | What Not to Assume |
|---|---|---|
| Mail address | Facility address documented as 1159 Clarks Mill Road, Louisville, GA 30434 | Do not use the detention center P.O. Box unless facility staff directs it |
| Money deposits | No CI-specific vendor or fee schedule found in research | Do not use Jefferson County Jail commissarydeposit.com instructions for CI without confirmation |
| Phone or video | No CI-specific provider or rate found in research | Do not list an unofficial phone vendor |
| Commissary | No CI-specific commissary schedule found in research | Do not borrow the county jail's $100 weekly limit for CI |
This distinction is important because the detention center handbook contains mail and commissary rules for the sheriff's jail, not for the correctional institute. The institute's custody level and GDC context make direct confirmation the only sourced route for money and mail details in the available research.
Jefferson County CI Intake
Jefferson County Correctional Institute intake is better described as correctional placement or institution admission, not street-arrest booking. A person arrested in Jefferson County may first go to the Jefferson County Detention Center for booking, bond, and early court steps. After felony sentencing or other eligible placement, the person may move into a GDC facility or county correctional institution. At that point, the GDC offender query becomes the better lookup source.
The GDC query can be searched by name, partial name, demographic fields, physical descriptors, sentence status, primary offense, conviction county, active or inactive scope, GDC ID, or case number. The institution filter includes statewide facilities and may include Jefferson County CI. For custody notification, VINELink Georgia can be used as a status or notification tool, but it is not a full GDC profile or jail booking record substitute.
- GDC
- Georgia Department of Corrections, the statewide correctional system for state and institution custody.
- County correctional institute
- A county-operated correctional institution that can house state or county offenders and operate supervised work details.
- Transitional Center
- A separately listed 42-bed part of the institute's housing description in the county source.
Jefferson County CI Work Details
The institute's work function is central to the facility. The county page states that the mission includes housing approximately 140 inmates in a safe, secure, sanitary environment responsive to Jefferson County maintenance, sanitation, roads, and grounds needs. Work details include county maintenance, trash and landfill duties, and construction details. The page also states that security level determines what type of work inmates do.
Staffing and supervision details are unusually specific. Correctional officers typically work 12-hour shifts on a continuous 6:00 AM/PM rotation. The county page says a minimum of three officers are at the facility at all times to perform shakedowns, building maintenance, transport, and security checks. The average work-detail ratio is three inmates to one guard, with no more than 12.
- Academic: GED.
- Counseling: general counseling and substance abuse education.
- Religious activities: worship services, Bible study, and choir.
- Vocational and OJT: plumbing, welding, heavy equipment operation, and brick masonry.
- Training: CDL license training.
Jefferson County CI History
The county correctional institute is older than the modern jail. The county page says it was constructed in 1924, opened in 1925, and renovated in 1990. That history helps explain why the institute is a different user intent from the 2004 Law Enforcement Center jail. The institute has dormitories, sick bays, isolation and segregation rooms, a Transitional Center, and work programs tied to local government operations.
A 2022 PREA audit is available for Jefferson County Correctional Institute. The research notes list audit on-site dates of April 25-27, 2022 and a signature date of June 10, 2022. That audit should not be used as an audit for the sheriff's detention center. It is specific to the institute and its address, contact, and facility context.
Jefferson County CI GDC Records
The GDC page is the statewide source that supports using GDC offender search for Jefferson County Correctional Institute inmate lookup. The GDC Jefferson County Correctional Institution page is also where the 190 capacity figure appears, which differs from the county's 200 capacity figure.
The capacity conflict is not a reason to ignore either source. Use the county page for local program and housing detail, and use GDC for statewide correctional location and offender query context.
The GDC offender query screenshot shows the state lookup entry point. The direct GDC offender query supports name and identifier searches and warns users to verify important information through GDC records correspondence.
For new local bookings, the sheriff jail page and Records Division remain the correct channel. For institute custody, sentenced custody, and GDC facility placement, the statewide offender query is the primary search route.
Note: Confirm visitation, mail, and money rules with the institute because CI-specific vendor details were not located in the county source.