How to visit, scheduling, dress code, and visitor requirements
Getting approved to visit Smith Transitional Center takes two forms: first submit the facility Visitation Request Form, then schedule your visit through the GDC visitation form. Need to add someone to an existing appointment? Use the Add Visitor link for that scheduled visitation. Watch the deadlines—requests for weekend visits close at 5:00 PM Wednesday, and state holiday visits cut off at 5:00 PM three days before the holiday. Family Day has its own rules: you must register and be on the offender's approved visitation list. Past events have hit a 213-person capacity, so register early. On Family Day, check in at Building A with photo ID and the offender's GDC number. If you need physical assistance, let a GDC representative know at check-in. Dress comfortably—you'll be walking or standing. Keep conversations with departmental representatives to about 10 minutes per person.
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Everything starts with getting approved. Once you're on the list, you can request visits and plan around the cutoff times that determine whether your weekend or holiday plans actually happen.
Start by completing the facility Visitation Request Form to become an approved visitor. Once approved, schedule your visit through the GDC visitation form. Adding someone to an existing appointment? Use the Add Visitor link for that scheduled visitation.
Weekend visitation requests must be submitted by 5:00 PM Wednesday of the same week. For state holidays, the cutoff is 5:00 PM three days before the holiday.
You must register and be on the offender's approved visitation list. Past events have capped at 213 registrants, so sign up early. Check in at Building A with a valid photo ID and the offender's GDC number—let staff know at check-in if you need physical assistance. Wear comfortable shoes since you'll be walking or standing. GDC asks visitors to keep conversations with departmental representatives to about 10 minutes, and commissioner meetings are limited to 18 people at 10 minutes each.
Yes. Smith Transitional Center is an Integrated Treatment Facility (ITF), and the Georgia Department of Corrections allows Union Supply to ship approved food packages to people at ITFs. You can use the Union Supply program to send a food package—just make sure everything follows GDC's item approvals.
Smith Transitional Center helps people prepare for life outside before discharge or parole. The programs here focus on practical skills, recovery foundations, and changing the thinking patterns that lead back to trouble.
Smith Transitional Center runs a three-phase program designed to prepare residents for discharge or parole. Here's what happens in each phase—and what changes as your loved one moves from orientation to work eligibility to final reentry planning.
