Roswell Jail Roster Lookup

The Roswell jail roster covers all arrests made by the Roswell Police Department and booked through Fulton County in Georgia. Roswell is a city of more than 92,000 people in the northern part of Fulton County. The Roswell Police Department maintains a holding facility for short-term detention, but inmates who need longer custody get transferred to the Fulton County jail. To find someone on the jail roster after a Roswell arrest, you can check both the Roswell police records and the Fulton County inmate search. This page walks through all the tools and steps for looking up jail roster records in Roswell.

Roswell Police and Jail Roster

The Roswell Police Department is one of the larger city police forces in north Fulton County. They handle law enforcement within Roswell city limits and process a significant number of arrests each year. The department has a holding area where people can be kept for a short time after an arrest. This is not a full jail. It is a temporary facility used during the booking process before someone gets transferred to the Fulton County jail.

People held at the Roswell police facility will show up on the Roswell arrest records. Those who get moved to the Fulton County jail appear on the county jail roster instead. The two systems are separate. You may need to check both if you are trying to find someone right after an arrest in Roswell. The police station is at 39 Hill Street in Roswell, and you can call them for info about recent bookings.

The Roswell Police Department also handles its own warrants. If there is an active warrant for someone in Roswell, it may show up on both the city records and the county system once the person is picked up.

Search Roswell Jail Roster Online

There are a couple paths to search jail roster records for Roswell. The first is through the Fulton County Sheriff's Office, which runs an online inmate lookup tool. You enter a name and get back a list of matching inmates with their charges, bond, and booking date. This covers anyone who has been transferred from Roswell to the county jail. The tool is free and open to the public.

For state inmates who were first arrested in Roswell, the GDC offender search covers people who have been sentenced and moved to a Georgia state prison. The Georgia Department of Corrections tracks these inmates separately from the county jail roster.

Roswell VINE Inmate Tracking

VINE lets you track anyone booked into the Fulton County jail after a Roswell arrest. The service is free and runs all day, every day. You register at VINELink or by calling 1-800-398-2892. Set up a PIN and choose your alert method. Phone, text, or email all work. VINE stands for Victim Information and Notification Everyday, and it was built for crime victims who need to know when someone's custody status changes.

The system sends you a message the moment something changes. Bond outs, transfers, and releases all trigger a VINE alert. Your identity stays private the whole time. Fulton County is part of the statewide VINE network in Georgia, so tracking jail roster changes for Roswell arrests is straightforward.

Roswell Jail Records Under Georgia Law

Georgia's Open Records Act, O.C.G.A. Section 50-18-70, gives the public access to most jail roster records. You can request records from the Roswell Police Department for local arrest data, or from the Fulton County Sheriff's Office for county jail records. The law requires a response within three business days. The first 15 minutes of search time are free, and copies cost $0.10 per page after that.

O.C.G.A. Section 35-3-37 covers criminal history restrictions. Misdemeanor arrests in Roswell with no case outcome get restricted after two years. Non-violent felony arrests are restricted after four years if no disposition is on file. Serious violent offenses wait seven years. The GBI manages the Georgia Crime Information Center, which handles these restrictions at the state level. Once the GCIC restricts a record, the Fulton County jail and Roswell Police Department must follow within 30 days of a written request.

Under O.C.G.A. Section 50-18-74, agencies face fines up to $1,000 for the first wrongful denial and $2,500 for each repeat within 12 months. People whose charges were dropped or dismissed can also ask for their jail roster records to be restricted.

Note: Medical records and internal security procedures at any jail or police facility are exempt from open records requests.

Fulton County Jail Roster

Roswell sits in the northern section of Fulton County. Most inmates arrested here end up at the Fulton County jail in Atlanta. For full details on the county jail roster, visiting rules, and the sheriff's contact info, check the county page. The Georgia Sheriffs' Association also has contact details for the Fulton County sheriff.

Nearby Cities Jail Roster

Roswell is surrounded by several other cities in north Fulton County and the bordering areas. These cities also process arrests through their county jails. Check the pages below for jail roster info in those locations.