Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison

Georgia close-security prison in Jackson that houses death-sentenced prisoners and serves as the state execution site.

Role in the death-penalty system

Georgia lists the prison as a close/death security facility in Jackson.

The facility opened in 1968 and is the site used by Georgia for executions.

Georgia execution advisories identify the prison as the place where lethal-injection executions are carried out.

Execution methods and historical context

connections

Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison is part of the Death Penalty Prisons and Execution Facilities in the United States hub. As the archive expands, additional executions and prisoners can be attached without turning the facility page into a loose list: each connection is kept as a structured, source-bound relationship.

Sources

– Georgia Department of Corrections — GA Diagnostic Class Prison – Georgia Department of Corrections — Stacey Humphreys Media Advisory