Correctional Institute

The Mitchell County Correctional Institute operates a 149 bed facility, housing 140 state inmates as well as 9 county offenders. They also provide general labor for Mitchell County, by using their inmates to provide work on country roads and other Mitchell County Government projects.

The Mitchell County Correctional Institution (MCCI), serves to meet the workforce needs of local governments while fulfilling a contractual obligation to the Georgia Department of Corrections by providing safe and secure housing for inmates in compliance with all applicable policies and procedures. We are governed by the Mitchell County Board of Commissioners and also by the standard operating procedures of the Georgia Department of Corrections.

Adult Male Felons

Capacity: 149 (140 state and 9 county)
Security Level: Medium/Minimum

Constructed: 1951 Opened: 1953

Services Provided
- Road department detail including dirt roads
- Maintenance to all county departments
- Provide labor force for maintenance of recreation activities
- Perform all lawn care for the county facilities
- Maintain county dumpsters
- Handle tree removal on county roads on a 24 hour basis
- Provide contract details to the cities of Camilla and Pelham
- Maintain a county inmate fire team that responds to all fire emergencies through the leadership of the County Fire Chief
- The Correctional Institute also provides programs to help the inmates such as academic, counseling, and religious activities.

Mission Statement:

Protect the public and provide work details to Mitchell County

Goals
1. To maintain a safe and secure facility
2. To enhance offender re-entry through evidence-based programming
3. To enhance and optimize inmate labor base to support County Departments
4. To continue to build available quality workforce
5. To implement sound fiscal responsibility and effective resource management

Values:

Integrity, Transparency, Responsive, Unity

Department Staff

Edward Philbin – Deputy Warden.
Shaundrika Taylor – Counselor to handle inmate questions or concerns. Email: staylor@mitchellcountyga.net

Department Location

4838 Highway 37 East, Camilla, GA 31730

DIRECTIONS FROM ATLANTA/MACON:
Take I-75S to Cordele, and then take Exit #99, Georgia/Florida Pkwy 300 to Albany Oglethorpe Road. Turn right,
Travel 1½ miles to Hwy 19 South to Camilla and then go east on Hwy 37; Mitchell County Prison is approximately two miles down on the left.