Colquitt County Jail Roster

The Colquitt County jail roster shows all inmates currently held at the detention center in Moultrie, Georgia. The Colquitt County Sheriff's Office manages the jail and updates the roster as new bookings happen. Moultrie sits in southwest Georgia and serves as the county seat. You can search the jail roster online through third-party tools or contact the sheriff's office directly. The jail books people arrested by local law enforcement across Colquitt County. Finding out who is in custody takes just a quick search or phone call to the right office.

Colquitt County Sheriff's Office

The Colquitt County Sheriff's Office handles all jail operations in the county. The office is located in Moultrie, the county seat of Colquitt County. The sheriff is elected by the people and runs the jail, patrols the county, and serves the courts. Staff at the office can help with jail roster questions by phone during regular hours. If you need to check on someone who was arrested in Colquitt County, the sheriff's office is the first place to call. They keep track of every person booked into the jail.

Colquitt County sits in the Southern Judicial Circuit. This circuit also covers Brooks, Echols, Lowndes, and Thomas counties. Superior Court cases from the Colquitt County jail go through the courthouse in Moultrie. Bond hearings for new arrests happen in the Colquitt County Magistrate Court. That court also handles warrant applications and preliminary hearings for people sitting on the jail roster waiting for their day in court.

The sheriff's office works with the Moultrie Police Department and other local agencies. Arrests made by any of these agencies lead to bookings at the Colquitt County jail.

Search Colquitt County Jail Roster

There are a few ways to look up who is in the Colquitt County jail. The quickest is to use an online search tool. Third-party sites pull jail roster data from Georgia counties and make it easy to search by name. You just type in the person's name and the results show current inmates with their charges and booking dates.

If the online tools do not show what you need, call the Colquitt County Sheriff's Office. Staff can look up the jail roster by phone. Have the full name of the person you are asking about. A date of birth or booking number helps narrow things down. The roster changes throughout the day as people bond out or get transferred. Online data might be a few hours behind what is actually in the system at the Colquitt County jail.

State Inmate Search for Colquitt County

The Colquitt County jail roster only covers inmates held at the local facility. Once someone gets sentenced to state time and transferred to a Georgia prison, they leave the county roster. To find them after that, you use the Georgia Department of Corrections offender search tool. It is free and covers all state prisons and facilities.

Search the GDC tool by typing the first four letters of the last name. The results will show the inmate's ID, current facility, and tentative release date. People who completed their sentence under Georgia's First Offender Act per O.C.G.A. Section 42-8-66 will not appear in the results. The GDC facility directory shows every state prison and transitional center in Georgia. If a Colquitt County inmate got moved to state custody, that is where you track them down.

Note: The GDC offender search does not include Colquitt County jail inmates or anyone held in county facilities.

Colquitt County Jail Roster Alerts

VINE lets you track inmates in the Colquitt County jail for free. The system sends you an alert when someone's custody status changes. That means you get told if they bond out, get moved, or get released. It runs 24 hours a day and keeps your identity private. Nobody at the jail will know you signed up for alerts.

To use VINE for Colquitt County, go to VINELink or call 1-800-398-2892. You need the inmate's name or booking number. Then pick how you want to get alerts. Your choices are phone, email, or text. A live person is available at all times if you need help. The system works in multiple languages. Hearing impaired users can call 1-866-847-1298 for the TTY line. This tool is especially useful when someone is on the Colquitt County jail roster and you want to know the moment anything changes with their case.

Colquitt County Jail Records Access

Georgia's Open Records Act makes most jail data public. Under O.C.G.A. Section 50-18-70, you can ask the Colquitt County Sheriff's Office for booking records, charge sheets, and other jail roster data. Send a written request. The law requires a response within three business days. The first 15 minutes of staff search time cost nothing. After that, they can bill you for the time at the rate of the lowest paid staff member who can pull the records.

Copies run $0.10 per page. If Colquitt County refuses a valid open records request, the agency can face fines under O.C.G.A. Section 50-18-74. The first offense carries a fine of up to $1,000. Repeat violations within a year can bring fines of $2,500 each. Some records are exempt from disclosure. Medical files, security plans, and employee personal details are off limits. But basic jail roster info like names, charges, and booking dates is available for public viewing in Colquitt County.

For state-level jail and prison records, the GDC has an open records request page. You can submit requests through their online portal.

Criminal History and Colquitt County

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation keeps criminal history records through the Georgia Crime Information Center. Arrest data from the Colquitt County jail feeds into this statewide system. Under O.C.G.A. Section 35-3-37, you can view your own record for a fee of up to $15, not counting fingerprinting costs. If there are errors, you can ask the GCIC to correct them.

Jail roster records in Colquitt County can get restricted over time. Misdemeanor arrests with no outcome get restricted after two years. Non-violent felony arrests get restricted after four years if there is no disposition. Violent felonies wait seven years. When the GCIC restricts a record, Colquitt County must follow suit within 30 days of a written request from the person. This applies to charges that were dropped, dismissed, or ended in acquittal. Someone who showed up on the Colquitt County jail roster but was never convicted may qualify to have those records restricted so they no longer appear in background checks.

Nearby County Jail Rosters

Colquitt County is in southwest Georgia near the Florida line. Arrests near county borders can sometimes be handled by a neighboring jurisdiction. If you can't find someone on the Colquitt County jail roster, try these nearby counties.