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Metro Transitional Center Overview

Metro Transitional Center is listed by the Georgia Department of Corrections as a minimum-security transitional center. GDC identifies the population as adult female felons and describes the mission as work-release transition throughout the metro area. That work-release purpose is distinct from DeKalb County Jail's role as an adult pretrial detention center.

The facility address is 1303 Constitution Road, Atlanta, GA 30316, and the listed phone number is 404-624-2380. GDC identifies the capacity as 235 and notes that the center opened in 1982. Official facility notes describe housing buildings totaling approximately 234 beds, which is close to the listed capacity and should be treated as GDC facility context rather than a daily head count.

People tied to a DeKalb County criminal case may pass through several custody stages. A recent arrest may appear in the Tyler Jail Search. A sentenced Georgia offender may later appear in GDC records, and Metro Transitional Center may be listed as the current or most recent institution. The record systems answer different questions, so a missing county jail result does not rule out state custody.

GDC's Metro Transitional Center page provides the official facility address, phone, capacity, population, and mission details.

Metro Transitional Center Lookup

The correct inmate search for Metro Transitional Center is the GDC offender query. Search the GDC find offender gateway if starting from the main Georgia corrections site. Do not use the DeKalb County Jail roster as the primary lookup for this state facility. Tyler Jail Search covers county jailings, not GDC transitional-center placement.

1. Open the GDC offender query and accept the search terms.
2. Search by last name and first name, or use a GDC ID number or case number if known.
3. Use female gender, conviction county, sentence status, active or inactive record scope, and age filters when needed.
4. Check the most recent institution field for Metro TC, Metro Transitional Center, or another GDC institution.
5. Use GDC or facility contact channels to verify a transfer, release, or visit approval before travel.

GDC search results may include photos when available and state offender data such as current or most recent institution, offense, sentence status, and identifiers. They do not show the same information as a county jail profile. County booking fields such as SO number, booking number, release time, county bond type, and View Jailing detail are tied to DeKalb County Jail records.

Metro Transitional Center Contact

Use the GDC contact information for questions about a person assigned to Metro Transitional Center. The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office cannot approve GDC visits or change GDC account rules. Sheriff phone lines remain relevant only when the person may still be at DeKalb County Jail or when a county booking record is needed for a public-records request.

Metro Transitional Center Visits

GDC visitation rules control visits at Metro Transitional Center. The research source set did not provide the same detailed visit-hour table for this facility that it did for Metro Reentry Facility. Treat any visit plan as approval-dependent and confirm directly with the center before travel. Work-release and transitional placements can have schedule limits that differ from county jail remote video visits.

Remote DeKalb County Jail visits cost $0.19 per minute and are scheduled through ViaPath, but that rule set applies to the county jail. A person at Metro Transitional Center follows state facility rules, and travel should wait until the current institution and visit approval are confirmed.

Metro Transitional Center Mail

Mail, phone, and money for Metro Transitional Center should follow current GDC directions. Use the person's full committed name and GDC identifier when available. The January 2026 DeKalb County Jail ViaPath mail address in Phoenix, Maryland is for jail inmates, not state transitional-center residents.

Metro Transitional Center Custody

A transitional center is a correctional placement that supports movement from prison custody toward community return. For Metro Transitional Center, the GDC page ties the mission to work release throughout the metro area. That does not mean the person is free of custody. It means the facility and GDC control the placement, schedule, supervision, and related eligibility rules.

For a DeKalb County case, the distinction is practical. If the person is awaiting first appearance, bond, or county release, start with DeKalb County Jail. If the person has a state felony sentence or has moved into GDC custody, search GDC and verify the current institution. For court case history after the original arrest, use the court portal or clerk records rather than jail or GDC profiles.

Work-release custody can confuse people because the person may have community movement while still being under GDC control. The public search question remains the same: verify the current or most recent institution through the state locator, then confirm any visit, mail, or account rule with the facility. Do not infer eligibility for contact, employment movement, or release based only on the phrase "transitional center."

Transitional center

A GDC setting for eligible state offenders moving toward work release or community return.

Work release

A custody program that can allow approved employment activity while the person remains under correctional supervision.

Active offender

A GDC search scope for people currently under Georgia corrections custody or supervision records.