Locate Floyd County Prison Inmates

Floyd County Prison Overview

Floyd County Prison is operated by Floyd County Corrections under Georgia Department of Corrections sentence authority. The county describes a medium-security prison for adult male state offenders. Warden Michael Long is identified in the research as the prison contact. This facility should be read as a sentenced-offender prison, not as an arrest intake jail, booking lobby, or sheriff roster annex.

The county Corrections system is located about 70 miles northwest of Atlanta in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, with Rome as the county seat. The prison sits with the Work Release Center at the Blacks Bluff Road SW corrections campus. The prison and work release operation are related, but they serve different custody functions. The prison houses sentenced state offenders. The Work Release Center is a smaller transitional program where eligible residents work regular jobs while returning to custody when not working.

This distinction is essential for Floyd County inmate lookup. A person arrested yesterday or waiting on bond belongs in the sheriff's jail search. A person under GDC sentence and assigned to Floyd County Prison belongs in the statewide GDC offender locator. Juvenile detention is separate through the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice.

Floyd County Prison Capacity

The county Corrections page lists a 448-bed medium-security prison. A separate county security page says correctional officers manage capacity for 498 offenders when the prison and 50-bed Work Release Center are counted together. The 2022 PREA audit gives the most detailed prison population snapshot located in the research: current population 338, 12-month average daily population 322, male population only, age range 18 to 65, average stay of 1 to 3 years, and no over-capacity point during the prior 12 months.

Floyd County Prison Lookup

Use GDC Find an Offender or the direct GDC offender query for Floyd County Prison. The GDC locator is the correct system because Floyd County Prison houses state offenders under sentence. The sheriff current-inmates list is for people in the sheriff jail and should not be used as the main source for this prison.

1. Open the GDC offender query and accept the disclaimer if required by the system.
2. Search by last name and first name, or use a GDC ID number if the family already has it.
3. Use the most recent institution filter when needed and look for Floyd County CI or a Floyd-related institution result.
4. Review name, GDC ID, sex, race, age, sentence status, conviction county, primary offense, and current or most recent institution.
5. If the person was recently arrested and has not been sentenced, switch back to the Floyd County Jail roster instead.

Floyd County Prison Contact

The prison contact information is through Floyd County Corrections, not the sheriff jail booking desk. The county Corrections contact webform also exists for public messages, but release and parole details may not be provided by phone. The care and treatment material in the research says release, parole, and some offender information is confidential and directs families to offender, GDC, and parole resources.

Floyd County Prison Visits

Floyd County Prison visitation is approval-based. The county Corrections visitation page says each potential visitor, including infants, must submit an individual application. The application must be printed, signed by hand, include verifying documents, and be mailed back. Applications are accepted by mail, not by another method, and the mailing attention line is ATTN: Chief Counselor, Floyd County Prison.

After approval, visits are scheduled by email at prisonvisitation@floydcountyga.org. Appointment requests should include the offender name, GDC number, visitor names, telephone number for each visitor, and requested date or day. The research notes Tuesday through Thursday scheduling days with an end time of 4:30 p.m. The care and treatment FAQ says complete application review decisions are usually made in 2 to 3 business days after all required documents are received.

Floyd County Prison Money

Money for Floyd County Prison offenders follows GDC-linked rules rather than JailATM jail rules. The GDC money page says senders must be on the offender's approved visitor list and describes JPay and money-order options among the available methods. Visitors may also bring limited vending funds during visits under GDC visitation guidance, but that money is for vending during the visit, not a general offender deposit.

The research did not locate a Floyd County Prison-specific public commissary fee schedule. For that reason, do not assume the jail's JailATM page applies to the prison. Use the GDC money rules and confirm with Floyd County Corrections before sending funds, mailing items, or relying on a vendor screen. Prison mail and package limits can differ from jail postcard rules, and state-offender rules may change with GDC policy.

Floyd County Prison Intake

Floyd County Prison intake is not street-arrest booking. State offenders arrive under sentence authority through GDC processes and facility assignment. A GDC record can show the institution, primary offense, conviction county, sentence status, and photo when available. The prison care and treatment material also links families to parole and performance incentive credit resources, but it does not promise phone release estimates.

The prison's purpose includes custody, work details, case management, and evidence-based programming. Programs documented in the research include Motivation for Change, Moral Reconation Therapy, Thinking for a Change, Problem Solving Skills in Action, Matrix Early Recovery, Matrix Relapse Prevention, Re-Entry Skills Building, Family Violence, GED, Berry College Inside-Out Prison Exchange, welding certification through Georgia Northwestern Technical College, and GDC reentry or cognitive programming.

GDC

Georgia Department of Corrections, the statewide agency for sentenced offenders.

County prison

A county-operated prison holding state offenders under sentence authority, distinct from the sheriff jail.

PREA

Prison Rape Elimination Act standards and reporting channels for sexual abuse and harassment prevention.

Floyd County Prison Oversight

Floyd County Corrections publishes PREA information with a zero-tolerance policy for sexual assault, abuse, and harassment. Reports may be made to staff, GDC, PREA.report@gdc.ga.gov, the GDC Ombudsman's Office at 478-992-5358, or State Board of Pardons and Paroles victim services. Confidential support is also tied to the Sexual Assault Center of Northwest Georgia. The 2022 PREA audit reported 6 standards exceeded, 39 met, and 0 not met for Floyd County Prison.

The prison has a local public-service role as well. Research notes work details serving Floyd County departments such as Public Works, Animal Control, and Recreation, plus nearby governments including the City of Rome, Polk County, Dalton and Whitfield County, and Cartersville and Bartow County. The Floyd County Work Release Center page covers the separate employment-based custody program for eligible residents.