The GEO Group and Charlton County signed an amendment to an agreement late last year that nearly quadruples the number of beds for federal immigration detainees near the Florida-Georgia border, from 780 to 3,018. It does that by adding beds in two nearby buildings in the Folkston area, one of which served as a federal prison until last year.

The Folkston ICE Processing Center: 780 beds

D. Ray James Correctional Facility: 1,900 beds

Folkston Annex: 338

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Julian Conley listens during opening statements in his trial at Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. The 25-year-old is accused of fatally shooting 8-year-old Secoriea Turner in July 2020. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

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