Specifically used as a prison for youthful offenders ages 18–25, the prison was known in the 1960s and 1970s when it had a high school rated football team and marching band. The football team was mostly undefeated until all local high schools refused to play them and lobbied the Georgia Department of Education to make them disband. At the same time Warden E. B. Caldwell made it mandatory that all inmates obtain a GED diploma and enroll in one of the on site Vocational Schools that were started under the administration of Warden Walter Matthews. The prison was named after Lee Arrendale, former Chairman of the Georgia Board of Corrections after he and his wife were killed in a plane crash. Notable Inmates Non-death row Jennifer Rosenbaum is currently serving a sentence of life + 40 years for the abuse of foster children in her care and the murder of two year old Laila Daniel on November 17, 2015. She claimed that the child had choked on a chicken nugget and the injuries resulted from bad CPR. The medical examiner found that Laila Daniel had died from blunt force trauma to her abdomen, a transected pancreas, damaged liver, and intestinal injuries. In addition to the internal injuries, Laila Daniel had over 90 bruises and abrasions to her head and body, including belt and belt buckle marks to her body and groin area, and 3 broken bones in various stages of healing. She was found guilty of felony murder as well as many counts of aggravated assault, aggravated battery, and cruelty to children and sentenced on August 1, 2019. Shawntae Harris, an American rapper and actress, better known as "Da Brat" served three years for aggravated assault of a waitress at a nightclub. She attempted an unsuccessful escape on September 18, 2008, which could have resulted in Harris facing more time. She was released from custody on February 28, 2011. Andrea Sneiderman was convicted of 9 counts of perjury following the murder of her husband, Rusty. Andrea Sneiderman was sentenced to 5 years in prison in August 2013. Sonya Smith is currently serving life plus 30 years (the maximum punishment) for the abuse and murder, in collaboration with her husband Joseph, of their eight-year-old son Josef. The case prompted authorities in 2004 to raid the family's church, Remnant Fellowship, because it supports corporal punishment. However, "police who testified during the couple's