Georgia Department of Corrections Inmate Search Instructions

How do you Search for an Georgia Department of Corrections Inmate?

The Georgia Department of Corrections maintains a searchable public database of all of the inmates they have in custody.

The prison that an inmate is assigned to depends on factors such as security classification, remaining time of their sentence, gang affiliation, and location of their residence.

Georgia's first prison with the Department of Corrections was established in 1803. The state currently has 34 state prisons. The number of inmates in custody fluctuates, however as of the end of 2023, they number just over 47,000, with 40 inmates on death row. There are tens of thousands more on parole and supervised release.

The following will explain the instructions, tricks and hacks you can use to find any inmate in custody with the Georgia Department of Corrections.

Georgia Department of Corrections Inmate Search Instructions

The Georgia DOC provides every bit of information you want to know about any inmate in their system.

To look up an inmate, you don't even need to know the spelling of their name.

• You can list all inmates whose last name begin with any letter by entering that letter in the last name field.
• You can list all inmates whose last name has any consecutive sequence of letters of any length in their last name (example: ab, ac, ade, se, etc.)

Further.

1. Look up any inmate by their Last name.

2. Look up an inmate by last name and first name.

3. Look up any or all inmates by Gender

4. Look up any or all inmates by Race.

5. Look up any or all inmates by Age.

6. look up any or all inmates by Most Recent Facility.

7. Look up any or all inmates by Case #,or GDC ID #

Results of your Georgia Inmate Search

The results of your inmate search will look something like the image below.

You will first be able to see the following:

• Four pages of the results of inmates (former and current) who match the criteria of your search.

Final Results of your Georgia Inmate Search

The results of your inmate search will look something like the image below.

You will first be able to see the following:

• Name
• GDC ID Number
• Mugshot
• Physical description
• Date of Birth
• Scars, Marks, Tattoos
• Criminal Offense
• Admission date
• Release Date
• Facility
• Status
• Aliases
• Prior prison history
• Prior convictions, case numbers and date

Reducing an Inmate's Sentence in the Georgia Department of Corrections

The Georgia Department of Corrections Performance Incentive Credit (PIC) Program

Most Georgia prison inmates can reduce their sentences or parole date by taking part in programs while incarcerated,. They typically get one month reduction for each credit they earn. The maximum reduction is twelve months.

The three categories for the time reduction are:

• Case Plan (substance abuse, mental health, etc.)
• Education and Vocational Improvement
• Detail/Work Assignment

All state offenders (excluding probationers) are eligible to be considered for a sentence reduction under the PIC Program, except:

• Offenders under death sentence
• Offenders with sentences less than or equal to two years
• Offenders serving for non-parole eligible offenses or serving minimum mandatory sentences.
• Offenders serving a life sentence with or without possibility of parole

Georgia State Prison Facilities