Fayette County Jail Roster Lookup

The Fayette County jail roster lists all inmates held at the county jail on Johnson Avenue in Fayetteville, Georgia. Sheriff Barry Babb runs the 554-bed facility that serves about 119,000 residents in one of metro Atlanta's southern suburbs. You can look up inmates through the sheriff's online inmate lookup tool, call 770-461-5266, or check third-party sites. Fayette County is part of the Griffin Judicial Circuit. This page covers how to search the Fayette County jail roster, what info is available, and which tools give you the best results.

Fayette County Sheriff's Office

Sheriff Barry H. Babb leads the Fayette County Sheriff's Office. He is a fifth-generation Fayette County resident with 28 years in law enforcement. The sheriff's office is at 155 Johnson Avenue, Fayetteville, GA 30214. The admin phone number is 770-461-6353. The department handles patrol, criminal investigations, court services, and all jail operations for Fayette County.

The Fayette County Sheriff's Office website is the main resource for jail info. It has links to the inmate lookup tool, jail division details, and contact numbers for different parts of the office. If you need to ask about the Fayette County jail roster, the website is the best starting point. It also has info about the sheriff, department news, and community programs.

Fayette County Jail Division

The Fayette County Jail sits at 145 Johnson Avenue in Fayetteville. It is one of the larger jails in the metro Atlanta area outside of Fulton and DeKalb. The facility has over 554 beds and serves about 900 meals per day. That gives you a sense of how many people move through this jail on a daily basis. The jail page on the sheriff's site has details about the facility and its rules.

The jail is mainly a pre-trial detention center. People who are arrested and cannot make bond wait here for their court date. The facility also holds people sentenced to serve up to 12 months in county custody. Once someone is booked into the Fayette County jail, their name and charges go on the jail roster. The booking process includes recording personal info, charges, mugshots, and fingerprints. After that, bond is set based on the charges.

For jail questions, call 770-461-5266. That goes to the jail, not the main sheriff's office. The fax is 770-716-4870. Staff can answer questions about specific inmates on the Fayette County jail roster during business hours. The jail itself runs at all hours.

Search Fayette County Jail Roster Online

The Fayette County Sheriff's Office runs an inmate lookup tool on its website. This is the official way to search the Fayette County jail roster online. The tool shows a list of all current inmates with their photo, full name, race, gender, age, residence, arrest date, and release date if applicable. You can browse the full list or search for a specific person. This is one of the better-designed inmate search tools among Georgia county jails.

The inmate lookup page on the sheriff's main site has more info about how to use the tool and what data is shown. Newly booked inmates and recent releases are both reflected in the system. Keep in mind that very recent changes might take a short time to show up. For the absolute latest status of someone on the Fayette County jail roster, call the jail at 770-461-5266.

Fayette County Inmate Records Law

Georgia's Open Records Act, O.C.G.A. Section 50-18-70, makes most jail records available to the public. Booking logs, the Fayette County jail roster, and basic inmate data are all covered. You can submit a records request to the sheriff's office at 155 Johnson Avenue in Fayetteville. The office has three business days to respond. The first 15 minutes of search time are free. After that, a fee may apply based on staff time. Copies cost $0.10 per page.

Under O.C.G.A. Section 35-3-37, criminal history records can get restricted. If charges are dropped or a case is dismissed, the arrest record may qualify for restriction after a waiting period. Misdemeanors with no outcome take two years. Non-violent felonies take four. Violent crimes take seven. If the GCIC restricts a record, the Fayette County jail has 30 days to restrict its copy after a written request. Some people who once appeared on the Fayette County jail roster may no longer show up in searches if their case was resolved without a conviction.

State Resources for Fayette County

The GDC offender search covers state prison inmates. If someone from Fayette County was sentenced to more than 12 months, they move to a state facility. The GDC search shows their location, charges, and parole info. It does not cover people at the Fayette County jail. County jail rosters and state prison records are separate systems in Georgia.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation keeps statewide criminal history data. You can check your own record for up to $15 under O.C.G.A. Section 35-3-37. The GDC facility directory lists all state prisons and helps you find where an inmate from Fayette County was sent after sentencing. The Griffin Judicial Circuit, which covers Fayette County, handles Superior Court cases for this part of Georgia.

VINE is a free tool for tracking inmates. Use VINELink or call 1-800-398-2892. You get alerts when an inmate's custody status changes at the Fayette County jail. The service runs around the clock and is confidential.

Cities in Fayette County

Fayette County includes several cities, but the county jail in Fayetteville handles bookings for all of them. City police departments make arrests and then transport people to the Fayette County jail. The jail roster reflects inmates from all areas of the county regardless of which police force picked them up.

Peachtree City is the largest city in Fayette County. Arrests made by the Peachtree City Police Department go to the Fayette County jail. You can search the same Fayette County jail roster to find people arrested in Peachtree City.

Nearby County Jail Rosters

Fayette County sits south of Atlanta in the metro area. These nearby counties each run their own jail with a separate roster.