Augusta State Medical Prison
Interactive map of Augusta State Medical Prison | |
| Location | 3001 Gordon Highway Grovetown, Georgia |
|---|---|
| Status | open |
| Security class | close |
| Capacity | 1326 |
| Opened | 1983 |
| Managed by | Georgia Department of Corrections |
Augusta State Medical Prison is located in Grovetown on the County lines of Columbia County and Richmond County in Georgia, United States. It houses male and rarely female inmates; the capacity is 1326. It was constructed in 1982 and opened in 1983. It is a Close Security Prison.[1] Augusta was one of the 7 prisons involved in the 2010 Georgia prison strike.
Notable Inmates
- Sidney Dorsey - Former sheriff of DeKalb County, Georgia who ordered the killing of Derwin Brown in 2000, after losing the election to him.[2]
- Hemy Neuman - Murdered Rusty Sneiderman in November 2010 in the parking lot of his son's preschool while dropping him off.[3][4]
- Gregory Johns McMichael - One out of three men convicted in the Murder of Ahmaud Arbery.[5]
References
- ^ Augusta State Medical Prison, Georgia Department of Corrections
- ^ "Find an Offender | Georgia Department of Corrections".
- ^ "How a beloved Georgia father was gunned down as he dropped off his son at preschool". ABC News.
- ^ "Find an Offender | Georgia Department of Corrections".
- ^ "Gregory McMichael, convicted in Ahmaud Arbery murder, moved to medical prison". ABC News. 2023-01-17. Retrieved 2023-01-17.