Wheeler Correctional Facility
195 North Broad Street, P.O. Box 466
Alamo, GA 30411
912-568-1732
Fax: 912-568-1710
Facility Public Information Officer: Stephen Smith, Stephenh.Smith@cca.com
Facility Type: Male, Medium Security, Owned since 1998
Warden: Jason Medlin
Jason Medlin was appointed to Warden at Wheeler Correctional Facility in September 2011. Medlin joined CCA in 1997 as a correctional officer at Northeast Ohio Correctional Center and worked his way up the ranks to chief of security and assistant warden. He served as assistant warden for Idaho Correctional Center and Marion County Jail II. Prior to joining CCA, Medlin served five years with the U.S. Army Military Police. He earned his B.S with honors in Criminal Justice Administration from the University of Phoenix.
Total beds: 3028
Customer base:
State of Georgia
ACA Accreditation: yes
Community Activities:
Red Cross; DCFS; local nursing homes and needy families; Summer Reading Program; American Cancer Society's Relay for Life.
Awards: Wheeler Correctional was presented with the award of ACA Accreditation in August 2000 and was reaccredited in May 2003, May 2006, and 2009; Wheeler Correctional Facility's Medical Department was presented with the Medical Association of Georgia (MAG) Accreditation in November 2000 and was reaccredited in November 2003, November 2006 and 2009.
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