Jail Restoration Center
Located in Eastman, Georgia (Dodge County), this innovative 'Restoration to Competency' program is for individuals (defendants) found incompetent to stand trial. It provides life-changing care and relieves pressure on local jails and communities statewide 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The center offers:
- Individualized Treatment Plans: Focused on restoring competency, enabling individuals to proceed with their legal cases.
- Expert Care Teams: Comprising psychiatrists, social workers, advanced practice registered nurses, and other dedicated professionals.
- Statewide Service: Accepting individuals based on acuity levels determined by DBHDD’s Forensics Division, with participants returning to their county of origin once restored to competency.
The DBHDD Jail Restoration Center is dedicated to delivering compassionate, competency restoration services to inmates deemed Incompetent to Stand Trial.
Our Vision is to become a state-of-the art competency restoration center, enabling defendants to regain competency in the shortest possible time to assist in their own defense.
Jail Restoration Center provides individualized treatment to help restore individuals to competency, enabling them to proceed with their legal cases. DBHDD’s Forensics Division will determine which individuals can participate in this program based on their acuity level as such that can be served in that environment. The individuals will come from across the state and, once an individual has been restored, they will return to their county of origin and will continue to move through the criminal justice system.
Address: 181 Industrial Blvd., Eastman, Georgia, 31023
For more information download the fact sheet .
For general inquiries regarding the Jail Restoration Center email: [email protected].