Search Glynn County Jail Roster

Glynn County jail roster records cover all inmates held at the detention center in Brunswick, Georgia. The sheriff's office manages the jail and publishes booking data for public access. You can search Glynn County jail roster records online through several tools, or you can contact the sheriff's office by phone. Brunswick is the county seat and sits on the southeast Georgia coast. The jail roster includes inmate names, charges, booking dates, and bond status. This page explains how to search for inmates, where to find records, and what legal rights apply to jail data in Glynn County.

Glynn County Sheriff and Jail Roster

The Glynn County Sheriff's Office runs the county jail in Brunswick. All booking records for the county go through this office. When law enforcement in Glynn County makes an arrest, the person is brought to the detention center for processing. Their information gets added to the jail roster. Staff at the sheriff's office can tell you if a person is in custody, what charges they face, and if bond has been posted. Call during business hours for the quickest response.

Glynn County is part of the Brunswick Judicial Circuit. Court cases from arrests in the county move through this circuit. The jail holds both pre-trial detainees and people serving short sentences. Inmates who receive longer state sentences transfer to the Georgia Department of Corrections. That means the Glynn County jail roster mostly shows people waiting for trial or serving brief terms at the county level. Brunswick city police and St. Simons Island officers also book through the same jail.

The Glynn County detention center serves the entire county, including the barrier islands.

How to Search Glynn County Inmates

Online search tools are the fastest way to check the Glynn County jail roster. Third-party websites pull inmate data from Georgia county jails and present it in a format you can search by name. The results show charges, booking dates, and bond info when available. These tools are free to use. For most people, this is the first step in finding someone who may be in the Glynn County jail.

When online tools fall short, calling the Glynn County Sheriff's Office in Brunswick gives you direct access to the jail roster. Staff can look up an inmate's status in real time, which is more current than what third-party sites may show.

State Search Tools for Glynn County

If the person you are looking for is no longer in the Glynn County jail, they may have been transferred to a state prison. The GDC offender search is a free tool that covers all state facility inmates. Search by name to find someone's current location, charges, and parole information. This tool does not include county jail inmates. The GDC and county jails are separate systems with separate databases.

You can also check the GDC facility directory for a list of state prisons and transitional centers in Georgia. If someone left the Glynn County jail after sentencing, this directory helps track where they ended up in the state system.

VINE is a free service that sends alerts about inmate custody changes. Register at VINELink or call 1-800-398-2892 to sign up. You pick how you want to be notified: phone, text, or email. The system tells you when someone on the Glynn County jail roster gets released, transferred, or has their status changed. It is confidential and runs 24 hours a day.

Glynn County Jail Records Under Georgia Law

The Georgia Open Records Act, O.C.G.A. Section 50-18-70, makes most jail roster data available to the public. You can ask the Glynn County Sheriff's Office for booking records, and they have three business days to respond. The first 15 minutes of search time are free. After that, the county charges based on staff hourly rates. Paper copies are $0.10 per page. Exempt records include security procedures, employee personal data, and inmate medical files. Most booking records on the Glynn County jail roster are not exempt though.

O.C.G.A. Section 35-3-37 covers criminal history record restrictions in Georgia. Misdemeanor arrests without a case outcome are restricted after two years. Non-violent felonies reach the restriction point at four years. Serious violent crimes take seven years. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation oversees these restrictions through the GCIC. After the state restricts a record, the Glynn County jail must do the same within 30 days of a written request from the individual involved.

Dismissed charges and not-guilty verdicts are also eligible for restriction. Someone who appeared on the Glynn County jail roster but was later cleared can request that those records be pulled from public access.

Note: Restriction removes records from public view but not from law enforcement databases.

Glynn County Jail Booking Process

All arrests in Glynn County lead to the detention center in Brunswick for booking. Staff take a photo, gather personal info, and log the charges into the system. This data gets published on the Glynn County jail roster. Bond is set from a standard schedule or at a hearing. The person stays in custody until they post bond, get a court order for release, or go to trial. Every local law enforcement agency in the county books through the same jail, so the roster is a complete picture of who is being held.

Glynn County covers both the mainland area around Brunswick and the barrier islands including St. Simons and Jekyll Island. Arrests from all parts of the county end up at the same detention center. That makes the Glynn County jail roster the single source for booking data no matter where the arrest took place within county lines.

Open Records for Glynn County Inmates

For formal copies of Glynn County jail roster records, submit an open records request to the sheriff's office in Brunswick. Cite O.C.G.A. Section 50-18-71. Be specific about the inmate's name and dates of interest. The Georgia Sheriffs' Association provides a directory of all 159 county sheriffs for finding the right contact point.

Agencies that wrongly deny requests face fines under O.C.G.A. Section 50-18-74. First violations can bring penalties up to $1,000. Repeat offenses within 12 months carry fines up to $2,500 each. These rules apply across all Georgia counties, including Glynn.

Nearby County Jail Rosters

Glynn County is on the southeast Georgia coast. Check these neighboring counties if you need jail roster data from a nearby area.