O.C.G.A. § 42-5-84

The commissioner may delegate to any warden or superintendent of any penal institution in which inmates committed to his custody have been assigned the authority to issue limited privileges to leave the confines of the institution, not to exceed 12 hours and not to extend beyond daylight hours, to any inmate for whom the commissioner has extended, under the authority of Code Section 42-5-59, the limits of the inmate’s place of confinement. The limited privileges authorized in this Code section may only be granted to accomplish the purposes enumerated in Code Section 42-5-82. The warden or superintendent granting privileges under this Code section must maintain detailed records of passes authorized by this Code section.