Augusta State Medical Prison
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| Status | open |
| Security class | close |
| Capacity | 1326 |
| Opened | 1983 |
| Managed by | Georgia 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.
Notable Inmates
[edit]Current
[edit]- Hemy Neuman - Murdered Rusty Sneiderman in November 2010 in the parking lot of his son's preschool while dropping him off.[2][3]
- Gregory Johns McMichael - One out of three men convicted in the Murder of Ahmaud Arbery.[4]
Former
[edit]- Sidney Dorsey - Former sheriff of DeKalb County, Georgia who ordered the killing of Derwin Brown in 2000, after losing the election to him. Died March 2026.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ Augusta State Medical Prison, Georgia Department of Corrections
- ↑ "How a beloved Georgia father was gunned down as he dropped off his son at preschool". ABC News.
- ↑ "Find an Offender | Georgia Department of Corrections".
- ↑ "Gregory McMichael, convicted in Ahmaud Arbery murder, moved to medical prison". ABC News. 2023-01-17. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ↑ "Former DeKalb sheriff, convicted murderer Sidney Dorsey has died". Fox 5 Atlanta. 3 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
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