Jefferson County Jail Roster Lookup

Jefferson County jail roster information is managed by the sheriff's office in Louisville, Georgia. Louisville served as Georgia's first permanent state capital, and Jefferson County has a long history in the state. The county detention center holds inmates on local charges and those awaiting court dates. You can look up the Jefferson County jail roster by contacting the sheriff's office or using online inmate search tools. The county is part of the Middle Judicial Circuit and covers roughly 527 square miles in east-central Georgia. This page shows you how to find current inmates, request records, and track custody changes in Jefferson County.

Jefferson County Sheriff's Office

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office runs the jail and keeps the roster updated in Louisville. The sheriff oversees patrol, criminal investigations, court duties, and the detention center. Staff can answer jail roster questions by phone during office hours. Call the main number and give them a name. They will tell you if that person is in the Jefferson County jail and what charges are listed.

Jefferson County is a medium-sized rural county in east-central Georgia. It borders Burke, Washington, Glascock, Emanuel, and Jenkins counties. The area has a mix of farmland and small towns. The jail in Louisville handles all local bookings. People arrested by the sheriff's deputies, Louisville Police, and Wadley Police all end up at the Jefferson County detention center. Once booked, an inmate's name goes on the jail roster. The roster shows the name, charges, bond amount, and booking date for everyone in custody. It updates as inmates bond out or get transferred to state or federal facilities.

Online tools collect data from the sheriff's office and make it available to search by name. These sites give a snapshot of who is in the Jefferson County jail. They show names, charges, and booking info. Data updates regularly but may lag behind real-time custody changes by a few hours.

Search Jefferson County Inmate Records

You have several ways to search the Jefferson County jail roster. Calling the sheriff's office is the most direct. Staff will check the roster for you and confirm if someone is in custody. If you want to search on your own time, online tools are a good option. Third-party jail roster sites pull Jefferson County booking data and make it easy to search by name.

For people who may have been moved to a state prison, the GDC offender search tool covers state facilities. Use the first four letters of the last name and set the search to show all offenders, not just active ones. This tool does not cover county jails. So if someone is still in the Jefferson County detention center, the GDC search will not show them. You need to check with the sheriff's office or use the third-party jail roster site for county-level records.

The Georgia Sheriffs' Association can point you to the right sheriff's office if you are not sure which county to check.

Jefferson County Jail Records Requests

Georgia's Open Records Act under O.C.G.A. Section 50-18-70 makes most jail records available to anyone who asks. You can send a written request to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office for booking reports, jail roster data, and other detention records. Cite O.C.G.A. Section 50-18-71 in your request. The sheriff's office must respond within three business days. They get 15 minutes of free search time. After that, a fee kicks in based on the hourly rate of the lowest paid employee able to do the work. Copies are $0.10 per page.

Certain records are exempt. Security plans, staff personal details, and inmate medical files do not fall under open records. If the office denies your request without a valid reason, they face penalties under O.C.G.A. Section 50-18-74. First violations can cost up to $1,000, and subsequent ones within 12 months can reach $2,500 each. Most people who ask for basic Jefferson County jail roster info get their records without any problems.

VINE Alerts for Jefferson County Jail

You can track an inmate in the Jefferson County jail through VINELink. This is a free service. It sends you alerts when an inmate's status changes. Releases, transfers, and other custody events trigger a notification. You choose whether to get told by phone, email, or text. Call 1-800-398-2892 to register by phone, or set up an account on the VINELink site.

VINE is confidential. The person in the Jefferson County jail will not find out you signed up for alerts. A live operator is on call around the clock. The TTY line for hearing impaired users is 1-866-847-1298. This service works in more than one language. It is designed for crime victims, but anyone can use it to stay informed about a Jefferson County inmate's custody status.

Jefferson County Criminal History

Arrest records from the Jefferson County jail feed into the Georgia Crime Information Center at the GBI. The GCIC stores criminal history data at the state level. Under O.C.G.A. Section 35-3-37, individuals can review their own criminal history for up to $15. Fingerprinting is an extra cost. If there are errors, you can ask the GCIC to fix them.

Some Jefferson County jail records get restricted as time passes. The law sets specific limits. Misdemeanor arrests with no outcome are restricted after two years. Non-violent felony arrests go through restriction after four years if no disposition is on file. Serious violent felonies wait seven years. Once the state GCIC restricts a record, the Jefferson County jail must do the same within 30 days of receiving a written request from the person. Dismissed cases, acquittals, and cases the prosecutor did not pursue also qualify. The First Offender Act under O.C.G.A. Section 42-8-66 affects some records too, removing them from public GDC search results after the sentence is completed.

Nearby County Jail Rosters

Jefferson County is in east-central Georgia. These nearby counties each run their own jail. Check them if you think an arrest may have been processed elsewhere.

Jail Roster for Nearby Cities

These cities near Jefferson County have their own jail roster pages. Arrests by city police go to the county jail in most cases.