Georgia Department of Corrections

The Georgia Department of Corrections protects and serves the public by managing offenders and helping to provide a safe and secure environment for the state’s residents. Our Core Values of Professionalism, Responsibility, Integrity, Dependability, and Effectiveness reflect the values of our organization. We have one of the largest prison systems in the U.S. and are responsible for supervising nearly 52,000 state prisoners. The GDC is the largest law enforcement agency in the state with approximately 10,500 employees. With thousands of employees comes the opportunity to find your niche in law enforcement, whether it is to serve as a correctional officer, counselor or food service worker in one of our facilities or to work as a mechanic, as facility maintenance or in our medical, mental or medical areas. Check us out because we have the career for you!