Grady County Jail Roster

Grady County jail roster records list all people held at the detention center in Cairo, Georgia. The county sheriff runs the jail and keeps booking data up to date. You can search the Grady County jail roster online through third-party tools or contact the sheriff's office in Cairo for direct help. The roster shows names, charges, booking dates, and bond status for each inmate. Grady County is in southwest Georgia near the Florida line. This page breaks down how to find inmates, which agencies hold records, and what Georgia law says about access to jail roster data.

Grady County Sheriff and Jail Records

The Grady County Sheriff's Office in Cairo manages the county jail and keeps all jail roster records. Every arrest in the county is processed at the detention center. The booking creates a record that goes on the Grady County jail roster. Staff can answer inmate questions by phone during business hours. They can tell you if someone is in custody, what charges they face, and whether bond has been set.

Grady County is part of the South Georgia Judicial Circuit. The county sits close to the Florida border. Arrests made by the sheriff's deputies, Cairo city police, Whigham police, and state patrol all go through the same booking process. That means the Grady County jail roster covers all local arrests, not just those made by county law enforcement. It is a single source for who is in the jail at any given time.

The jail holds pre-trial inmates and people serving shorter sentences locally.

Search Grady County Inmates Online

You can check the Grady County jail roster through online search tools. Third-party sites gather inmate data from Georgia counties and display it in a searchable list. Enter a name and the system returns any matching records from the Grady County jail. These tools are free. They typically show charges, booking dates, and sometimes bond amounts or booking photos.

If the online tools come up short, the sheriff's office in Cairo can help. A quick phone call gets you real-time data from the Grady County jail roster. This is the best backup when you need current info fast.

State Tools for Grady County Jail Data

The Grady County jail roster only covers people held locally. If someone has moved to a state prison, use the GDC offender search to find them. This free tool from the Georgia Department of Corrections covers all state facility inmates. You can search by name and get charges, current location, and parole information. The GDC system does not include county jail inmates. The databases are separate.

The GDC facility directory lets you search for state prisons and transitional centers by name, location, or type. It is useful if someone left the Grady County jail for a state facility and you need to track them down.

VINE provides free inmate notifications. Register at VINELink or call 1-800-398-2892. When someone on the Grady County jail roster is released or transferred, VINE sends you an alert by phone, text, or email. The system is confidential and works around the clock.

Grady County Jail Roster Under Georgia Law

Georgia's Open Records Act, O.C.G.A. Section 50-18-70, gives the public access to most jail roster data. You can ask the Grady County Sheriff's Office for booking records. The office must respond within three business days. The first 15 minutes of staff time for searching are free. After that, the county can charge based on the hourly rate of the lowest-paid qualified employee. Copies cost $0.10 per page. Records tied to security operations, employee data, and medical info are exempt.

Under O.C.G.A. Section 35-3-37, criminal records in Georgia get restricted after certain time frames pass without a disposition. Misdemeanors are restricted after two years. Non-violent felonies hit four years. Serious violent offenses go seven years. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation handles these restrictions through the GCIC. When the state restricts a record, the Grady County jail has 30 days to do the same after getting a written request from the person involved.

Dismissed and acquitted cases qualify for restriction as well. A person on the Grady County jail roster whose case was dropped can ask to have those records pulled from public view.

Note: Restriction limits public access but does not delete the record from law enforcement systems.

Grady County Jail Booking Process

When someone is arrested in Grady County, they are taken to the detention center in Cairo. Jail staff process the intake by recording personal information, taking a photo, and entering the charges. This creates the record that shows up on the Grady County jail roster. A bond is set based on a standard schedule or through a judge at a hearing. The inmate stays in custody until bond is posted, a court releases them, or the case goes to trial.

Every law enforcement agency in the county uses the same jail. The sheriff's deputies, Cairo police, and other local agencies all book through the detention center. The Grady County jail roster is the centralized record of all arrests in the county, regardless of which agency made the arrest. This makes it the single place to look if you need to find out who is being held locally.

Open Records for Grady County Inmates

For formal copies of Grady County jail roster records, file an open records request with the sheriff's office in Cairo. Reference O.C.G.A. Section 50-18-71 in your letter. Include the inmate's name and any dates you have. The Georgia Sheriffs' Association has a directory of all 159 county sheriffs if you need contact details.

Agencies that improperly deny records requests face fines under O.C.G.A. Section 50-18-74. First violations carry penalties up to $1,000. Repeat offenses within 12 months can result in fines up to $2,500 each. These enforcement rules apply to Grady County like every other Georgia county.

Nearby County Jail Rosters

Grady County sits in southwest Georgia near the Florida line. Check these neighboring counties if the arrest may have happened nearby.