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Augusta State Medical Prison

Coordinates: 33°25′55″N 82°11′17″W / 33.43194°N 82.18806°W / 33.43194; -82.18806
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Augusta State Medical Prison
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Location3001 Gordon Highway
Grovetown, Georgia
Statusopen
Security classclose
Capacity1326
Opened1983
Managed byGeorgia 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.

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  1. ^ Augusta State Medical Prison, Georgia Department of Corrections

33°25′55″N 82°11′17″W / 33.43194°N 82.18806°W / 33.43194; -82.18806