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Hancock County State Prison
701 PRISON ROAD , SPARTA, GA 31087 · Health inspection record from Georgia Department of Public Health
Most recent inspection (June 25, 2026): no individual violations are recorded in the published data.
Inspection history
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A100June 25, 2026No violations recorded
No individual violations are recorded for this inspection in the published data.
A100December 18, 2025No violations recorded
No individual violations are recorded for this inspection in the published data.
A96May 27, 20251 violation
Inspectors recorded 1 violation, 1 of them critical, involving temperature control.
Observed black slimy substance in ice machine beside handwash station. Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils. 1. Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be cleaned: (i) Before each use with a different type of raw animal food such as beef, fish, lamb, pork, or poultry. It does not apply if the food-contact surface or utensil is in contact with a succession of different types of raw meat and raw poultry each requiring a higher cooking temperature as specified under DPH Rule 511-6-1.04(5)(a) than the previous type such as preparing raw pork followed by cutting raw poultry on the same cutting board; P (ii) Each time there is a change from working with raw foods to working with ready-to-eat foods; P (iii) Between uses with raw fruits and vegetables and with Time/Temperature Control for safety food; P (iv) Before using or storing a food temperature measuring device; P and (v) At any time during the operation when contamination may have occurred. P 2. Except as specified in paragraph 3 of this subsection, if used with time/temperature control for safety food, equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be cleaned at least every 4 hours throughout the day. P 3. Surfaces of utensils and equipment contacting time/temperature control for safety food may be cleaned less frequently than every 4 hours if: (i) In storage, containers of time/temperature control for safety food and their contents are maintained at temperatures specified under DPH Rule 511-6-1-.04 and.
−4 points · Cited as “511-6-1.05(7)(b) - food contact surfaces and utensils - cleaning frequency (p, c)”A100December 31, 2024No violations recorded
No individual violations are recorded for this inspection in the published data.
A100June 25, 2024No violations recorded
No individual violations are recorded for this inspection in the published data.
A100October 13, 2023No violations recorded
No individual violations are recorded for this inspection in the published data.
Georgia scores on a 100-point scale: A 90–100, B 80–89, C 70–79, U below 70.
Source
Published by the Georgia Department of Public Health · permit 070-02-16. Verify this record at ga.healthinspections.us. Georgia’s inspection records are published by county health district, not from a single statewide portal.
