Bookman: ICE is bullying its way into Georgia with plans to turn warehouses into detention centers

By: Jay Bookman

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: February 27, 2026

Words: 732

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

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The largest prison in the state is located in the town of Jackson, in middle Georgia. It’s a state prison with a capacity of 2,200 inmates.

The new prison that the federal government proposes to open in Social Circle, about 40 miles southeast of Atlanta, would house four to five times that many. According to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, it will soon store as many as 10,000 people in a converted warehouse in that community, …

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