Made in Georgia: Prefab jail cells

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North Georgia is becoming the hub of "detention technology" and Steel Cell is leading the way in constructing new pens for terrorists and other law offenders.

The outside of the Steel Cell plant in Habersham County in Baldwin. North Georgia is becoming the hub of "detention technology" and this company, Steel Cell, is leading the way in constructing new pens for terrorists and other law offenders.

Steel Cell President and CEO Mike Smith stands next to 95 finished cells that are ready to be shipped for the Douglas County Jail in Minnesota shown at his plant Wednesday.

A entry lock on a finished cell at the Steel Cell plant.

A Steel Cell employee works on the ceiling of the inside of a cell. Stell Cell has around 50 employees that work out of this plant.

A Steel Cell employee welds the roof of one of the cells.

CEO Mike Smith stands in a finished cell pointing out the built in table. This table is designed so that none of it's inhabitants can store any items, such as shanks, underneath the table.

The inside of a cell shows bunk beds, a table, a bathroom and sink, and a shower.

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The outside of the Steel Cell plant in Habersham County in Baldwin. North Georgia is becoming the hub of "detention technology" and this company, Steel Cell, is leading the way in constructing new pens for terrorists and other law offenders.

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