1000 Jim Hammock Drive
McRae, GA 31055
229-868-7778
Fax: 229-868-7964

Facility Public Information Officer: Carol Lavely, Carol.Lavely@cca.com

Facility Type: Male, Low-Security, Owned since 2000

Warden: Walt Wells

Walter Wells was named warden at McRae Correctional Facility in 2008. Previously, Wells served as warden at Cibola County Correctional Center beginning October 2006, bringing more than 36 years of correctional experience to the facility. In 1970, after receiving his bachelor's degree in Sociology from West Georgia College, he began his career as a counselor for the Georgia Department of Corrections at the Atlanta Advancement Center. After three years of counseling, Wells assumed the duties of superintendent at the Wheeler Community Corrections Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Wells received a master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from the University of Georgia. Wells began a 21-year career with the Federal Bureau of Prisons as a case manager at the U.S. penitentiary in Atlanta, serving in several facilities and advanced to the level of warden.

Total beds: 1524

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ACA Accreditation: Yes

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