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.Augusta State Medical Prison, Georgia Department of Corrections Augusta was one of the 7 prisons involved in the 2010 Georgia prison strike.
Notable Inmates Current Hemy Neuman - Murdered Rusty Sneiderman in November 2010 in the parking lot of his son's preschool while dropping him off. Gregory Johns McMichael - One out of three men convicted in the Murder of Ahmaud Arbery. Former 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.
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