Gwinnett County Correctional Institution Overview
The Georgia Department of Corrections facility page lists Gwinnett County Correctional Institution at 750 High Hope Road in Lawrenceville. GDC describes it as a County Correctional Institution serving adult male felons at minimum security. The same campus overlaps with the county's Comprehensive Correctional Complex, so the facility record must be read with care: the GDC-listed institution has a 512-bed correctional-institution capacity, while the broader county complex also includes work-release beds and Work Alternative programs.
GDC states that the institution was constructed in 2002 and opened in 2002. Its mission is to maintain a safe and secure setting that encourages positive change and provides quality services. Housing is arranged in eight dormitories, with 128 state offenders and 384 county-sentenced offenders. The facility operates 31 offender work crews in county departments, which makes it very different from the Gwinnett County Jail intake process for new arrests.
The GDC facility capture below is the source for the Gwinnett County Correctional Institution capacity, security level, address, and program description.
Use that facility page for institution-level facts, while custody status should be checked through GDC or county corrections contacts.
Gwinnett Correctional Institution Population
The strongest sourced population figures for Gwinnett County Correctional Institution come from GDC and the county corrections research. GDC lists capacity as 512 and describes a split of 128 state offenders and 384 county-sentenced offenders. The county's larger Comprehensive Correctional Complex is listed separately as 800 total beds, with 512 full-time incarceration beds and 288 Work Release Program beds. Those two figures should not be blended as if all 800 beds were the GDC institution.
| Population Detail | Published Figure | How to Read It |
|---|---|---|
| Facility capacity | 512 | GDC correctional-institution capacity |
| Housing units | Eight dormitories | Minimum-security dorm setting |
| State/county split | 128 state and 384 county-sentenced offenders | Sentenced population, not pretrial jail intake |
| Work crews | 31 offender work crews | Assigned to various county departments |
Gwinnett Correctional Institution Search
The correct public locator for state-sentenced custody at Gwinnett County Correctional Institution is GDC Find an Offender. Georgia.gov says users can search for offenders serving in GDC facilities by name, ID or case number, age, and other identifying information. GDC warns that offender photographs, if available, display automatically, and that transfer dates are not provided due to security concerns. For county-sentenced work-program questions, the county Department of Corrections phone line is the more local contact.
- Open the GDC offender query and accept the locator disclaimer.
- Search by full name first. If that fails, GDC suggests using only the first four letters of the last name and broadening active/all status choices.
- Use an ID, case number, or age detail when a common name returns too many matches.
- Check the incarceration location, EF or state ID number, crime information, and tentative parole month if shown.
- For a county-sentenced person not clear in GDC, call the Gwinnett County Department of Corrections facility contact.
| Field | Source Description | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Search by name and description | Best first search for most families |
| ID or case number | Accepted by official description | Useful when court papers list a number |
| Age or identifiers | May narrow results | Helps with common names |
| Facility | Current incarceration location may appear | Confirms whether the offender is assigned here |
Gwinnett Correctional Institution Contact
The GDC listing gives the primary institution contact and fax. The county corrections source uses the Hi Hope Road spelling for the broader complex, while GDC uses High Hope Road for this facility. Both point to the same Lawrenceville corrections campus. Public source material did not provide general walk-in lobby hours for family business, so call before travel.
Gwinnett County Correctional Institution
750 High Hope Road
Lawrenceville, GA 30043
678-407-6000
Fax: 678-407-6003
Published source did not provide public lobby hours. Confirm before planning travel.
Gwinnett Correctional Institution Visits
Research did not locate a family visitation timetable for Gwinnett County Correctional Institution in the captured county or GDC text. County Corrections operations material does state that video court, compassionate visits, funeral leave visits, and attorney visits are set up through the counseling department. That wording is narrower than an ordinary family visitation schedule, so visits should not be assumed without direct confirmation. This facility is a sentenced corrections setting, not the Securus-only county jail visitation model.
| Visit or Contact Type | Published Detail | Action Before Travel |
|---|---|---|
| Family visitation schedule | Not published in captured source | Call 678-407-6000 before planning travel |
| Video court | Set up through counseling department | Handled as a court or facility process |
| Compassionate or funeral leave visits | Referenced by county operations source | Ask counseling staff about eligibility |
| Attorney visits | Set up through counseling department | Use legal visit channels, not social visit assumptions |
Note: The published source did not provide a family visit schedule, so confirm all visit approval steps by phone.
Gwinnett Correctional Institution Mail
The research did not capture a facility-specific commissary vendor or money-deposit fee table for Gwinnett County Correctional Institution. For state-sentenced offenders, use GDC's general resources for contacting an offender, sending money to an offender, and open-records requests. For county-sentenced or work-crew matters, contact the county Department of Corrections at the facility number. Do not use the Gwinnett County Jail's JailATM postcard scanning address unless the person is actually housed at the sheriff-run jail.
| Service | Documented Path | Important Limit |
|---|---|---|
| State offender mail | GDC facility and offender-contact resources | Confirm current format before mailing |
| County-sentenced questions | Facility phone: 678-407-6000 | County corrections may handle local program details |
| Money deposits | GDC send-money resource for state offenders | Captured source did not provide local fee amounts |
| Open records | GDC open-records request | Use for state DOC-held records |
Gwinnett Correctional Institution Intake
Intake at this facility should be understood as sentenced placement, work assignment, and classification, not street-arrest booking. A person recently arrested in Gwinnett normally appears first in the sheriff's JAIL View system while the case is pending. After sentencing or transfer, the person's public custody trail may move to GDC Find an Offender or county corrections contacts. GDC also says it does not publish records for offenders who were convicted and completed a sentence under Georgia's First Offender Act, which can affect search results.
- County correctional institution
- A local facility listed by GDC that houses sentenced offenders and work crews.
- Minimum security
- A lower-security classification tied to dormitory housing, work details, and program access.
- Work crew
- A supervised offender detail assigned to county departments or facility work.
- EF number
- GDC's offender identification number, useful for state locator searches and records.
About Gwinnett Correctional Institution
GDC lists a broad program set at Gwinnett County Correctional Institution. Education programs include GED, adult basic education, literacy, and computer instruction. Counseling and self-help options include anger and stress management, sex offender programming, life skills, family violence, Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, and substance-abuse education. Religious services include worship services, Bible study, and pastoral counseling. Vocational and on-the-job training include food service.
The county corrections operations page adds more local context for the same corrections campus. Work Release residents keep jobs, go to work during the day, and stay at the facility when not working. Full-time incarcerated inmates live and work in and around the facility. Caseworkers help residents find suitable work and coordinate with probation officers. Counselors provide Re-entry Skills, Motivation for Change, and Problem Solving programs, and the facility offers vocational training tied to welding, HVAC, building maintenance, and computer science.
Note: Confirm custody location through GDC or county corrections before mailing, scheduling, or traveling to High Hope Road.