Arrendale State Prison
| Location | 2023 Gainesville Hwy Raoul, Georgia (Alto address) |
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| Status | open |
| Security class | mixed |
| Capacity | 1476 |
| Opened | 1926 / 1951 |
| Managed by | Georgia Department of Corrections |
Lee Arrendale State Prison of the Georgia Department of Corrections is a women's prison located in Raoul, unincorporated Habersham County, Georgia, near Alto, and in proximity to Gainesville. It houses the state death row for women.
It became exclusively a women's prison in early 2005. A number of the young male inmates were kept there until mid-2005, when they were moved to other prisons in the state. The prison has four dormitories and a medical building. The officers at Arrendale are still transitioning from one of the most violent prisons in Georgia to a general purpose women's prison. In March 2006, the prison took in 350 women prisoners from Georgia's overflowing jail system.