How to visit, scheduling, dress code, and visitor requirements
Before planning a visit to Dooly State Prison, check the facility's posted visitation days and hours. You'll need to be approved first—complete the Visitation Request Form and submit it to the facility. Once approved, request visits through the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) online visitation form. Pay attention to deadlines: weekend visitation requests must be in by 5:00 PM Wednesday, and state holiday requests are due by 5:00 PM three days before the holiday. If plans change after you've scheduled, GDC's online tools let you add a visitor to an existing reservation or cancel a scheduled visit.
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Plans change. If you've already scheduled a visit at Dooly State Prison and need to add someone to your group or cancel altogether, here's how to do it through the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) system.
Scheduling your first visit at Dooly State Prison takes two steps: get approved as a visitor, then submit your visit request through the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) scheduling form before the cutoff.
Complete the Visitation Request Form and submit it to Dooly State Prison for approval. After you’re approved, you can request scheduled visits through the GDC online visitation system.
Weekend visitation requests must be submitted by 5:00 PM on Wednesday of the same week. State holiday visitation requests must be submitted by 5:00 PM three days before the holiday.
Yes. Use GDC’s “Add Visitor” link to add additional visitors to an existing scheduled visit, and use the find-and-cancel tool to cancel a previously scheduled visitation.
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Wondering what your loved one's daily life looks like at Dooly State Prison? The facility offers education, counseling and treatment, vocational training, and work assignments—including farm operations and firefighter services.
Dooly State Prison is a medium-security facility housing general population inmates. It's designed for people serving time in a structured prison setting—including those who may not be suitable for a county prison due to their offense or physical limitations.
