Stages of Incarceration and Permitted Contact (Georgia DOC)

Official Georgia Department of Corrections guide explaining what happens at each stage after sentencing and what contact families can expect at each point. The phase chart covers the sentencing period of up to thirty days waiting in a local jail for transfer, the diagnostic phase during which only outgoing emergency contact is permitted, and assignment to a facility where phone, video or in-person visits become available. Useful for families trying to understand why they cannot reach someone in the first weeks.