Riverbend Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility
Riverbend Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility
Private Prison / Medium SecurityMailing Address
[Offender Full Name] — [GDC ID]
Riverbend Correctional Facility
196 Laying Farm Road, Milledgeville, GA 31061
Riverbend Correctional Facility
196 Laying Farm Road, Milledgeville, GA 31061
Physical Address
196 Laying Farm Road, Milledgeville, GA 31061
Phone
Governing Agency
Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC); contractor-operated by The GEO Group
Inmate ID
GDC ID — Required
Last Verified
September 25, 2026
Facility Mailing and Service Information
Georgia GDC permits offender correspondence subject to statewide inspection and security rules. Incoming mail should show the offender's full name, GDC ID, full facility name and correct mailing address, plus a complete sender return address.
Non-privileged incoming mail is inspected for contraband. Scented mail, lipstick-stained mail and pre-stamped envelopes are prohibited. Printed enclosures are generally limited to 25 sheets.
Source:
public.powerdms.com
Non-privileged incoming mail is inspected for contraband. Scented mail, lipstick-stained mail and pre-stamped envelopes are prohibited. Printed enclosures are generally limited to 25 sheets.
Source:
public.powerdms.com
Last verified: September 25, 2026
Personal photographs are subject to GDC mail inspection, content restrictions and offender property limits. The statewide mail policy reviewed does not establish one numeric photo limit for every institution or every envelope.
Avoid prohibited sexual/explicit content, altered or scented mail, and confirm facility/property limits before sending a large batch.
Source:
public.powerdms.com
Avoid prohibited sexual/explicit content, altered or scented mail, and confirm facility/property limits before sending a large batch.
Source:
public.powerdms.com
Last verified: September 25, 2026
Books, magazines and other publications may be received only from a publisher, dealer or attorney of record under GDC policy and remain subject to review.
GDC policy limits books and magazines to eight total in combination, except law books. Food/package programs are separate from ordinary correspondence.
Sources:
public.powerdms.com
gdc.georgia.gov
GDC policy limits books and magazines to eight total in combination, except law books. Food/package programs are separate from ordinary correspondence.
Sources:
public.powerdms.com
gdc.georgia.gov
Last verified: September 25, 2026
Use Georgia GDC's approved deposit methods such as JPay, MoneyGram or the approved money-order voucher process. Do not put cash, personal checks or money orders inside ordinary inmate correspondence.
Current GDC instructions should be checked before sending funds.
Source:
gdc.georgia.gov
Current GDC instructions should be checked before sending funds.
Source:
gdc.georgia.gov
Last verified: September 25, 2026
Visitors must be approved before visiting. Submit the GDC visitation application and wait for approval. Visits at state and private prisons are generally scheduled through the GDC visitation process, subject to facility-specific schedules.
Check the current facility page and visiting schedule before traveling.
Sources:
gdc.georgia.gov
gdc.georgia.gov
Check the current facility page and visiting schedule before traveling.
Sources:
gdc.georgia.gov
gdc.georgia.gov
Last verified: September 25, 2026
How to Address Your Letter
Georgia Department of Corrections requires complete sender and recipient addressing.
Address inmate correspondence with:
[Offender Full Name] — [GDC ID]
[Facility Name]
[Published Facility Mailing Address]
Include the sender's complete name and return address. GDC policy requires the offender's full name, GDC I.D. number, unabbreviated facility name, facility mailing address, city, state and ZIP.
Ordinary incoming mail is inspected. Do not include cash, personal checks, money orders, payment cards, pre-stamped envelopes, perfume/cologne or lipstick-stained mail.
Source:
GDC SOP 227.06 - Offender Receipt of Mail
public.powerdms.com
Address inmate correspondence with:
[Offender Full Name] — [GDC ID]
[Facility Name]
[Published Facility Mailing Address]
Include the sender's complete name and return address. GDC policy requires the offender's full name, GDC I.D. number, unabbreviated facility name, facility mailing address, city, state and ZIP.
Ordinary incoming mail is inspected. Do not include cash, personal checks, money orders, payment cards, pre-stamped envelopes, perfume/cologne or lipstick-stained mail.
Source:
GDC SOP 227.06 - Offender Receipt of Mail
public.powerdms.com
About Riverbend Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility
Riverbend Correctional Facility is a Georgia correctional facility. Governing/operating structure: Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC); contractor-operated by The GEO Group. Use the offender's full name and GDC ID when sending correspondence.