Search Johnson County Jail Roster

Johnson County jail roster data is kept by the sheriff's office in Wrightsville, Georgia. The county runs a detention center where local inmates are held after booking. You can search the Johnson County jail roster online or by calling the sheriff's office in Wrightsville. This is a small county in central Georgia with a population under 10,000. The Oconee Judicial Circuit handles court matters here. The detention center holds people arrested on local charges and those held on outside warrants. This guide covers how to look up inmates, get records, and track custody changes in the Johnson County jail.

Johnson County Sheriff's Office

The Johnson County Sheriff's Office sits in Wrightsville and runs the jail. The sheriff handles law enforcement for the county and keeps the detention center staffed around the clock. You can call the office during business hours to ask about the jail roster. Give the staff a name and they will check if that person is currently in custody. They can tell you the charges, bond amount, and when the person was booked.

Johnson County is one of the smaller counties in Georgia's central region. It is named after Herschel V. Johnson, a former governor. Wrightsville sits at the crossroads of several state highways, making it the hub of activity for the county. The jail here takes in people arrested by the sheriff's deputies as well as those picked up by the Wrightsville Police Department and the Kite Police Department. All local arrests funnel into the Johnson County detention center and show up on the jail roster once booking wraps up. The roster lists everyone in custody along with their charges and bond details. It changes daily as people leave and new bookings come in.

Johnson County also has a state prison nearby. The Johnson State Prison is a GDC facility, and its inmates do not appear on the county jail roster. Those inmates show up in the GDC offender search instead. The county jail and state prison are two different systems even though they share a county.

Johnson County Inmate Search Online

To search the Johnson County jail roster online, start with third-party sites that pull booking data from the county. These tools post current inmate names, charges, and booking information. They are free and do not require a login.

Have the person's full name ready when searching. A partial last name may return results too, but a full name is more accurate. If you get no results, try different spellings. The jail roster uses the legal name from the person's ID at booking, which may not match what you expect. For state prison inmates who were once in the Johnson County jail, switch to the GDC search tool. The Georgia Sheriffs' Association website can also point you to the right office for any county in the state.

Open Records at Johnson County Jail

Under Georgia's Open Records Act, O.C.G.A. Section 50-18-70, you can ask for jail records from the Johnson County Sheriff's Office. This covers booking reports, jail roster data, and other public records. Submit a written request and cite the law. The office has three business days to respond. The first 15 minutes of search time are free. After that, they can charge based on the hourly rate of the lowest paid qualified employee. Page copies cost $0.10 each.

Not every record is public. Security info, staff personal data, and medical files are off limits. O.C.G.A. Section 50-18-74 sets penalties for agencies that deny valid requests. A first offense can mean a fine of up to $1,000. Additional violations in the same year can reach $2,500 each. For standard Johnson County jail roster data like names, charges, and bond info, requests typically get filled without any pushback.

Johnson County Jail VINE Alerts

VINE lets you track inmates in the Johnson County jail at no cost. Go to VINELink or call 1-800-398-2892 to get started. You need the inmate's name or booking ID. Set up a PIN and pick how you want alerts: phone, email, or text. VINE sends a notification each time the inmate's custody status changes. It works 24 hours a day.

The service is fully confidential. The inmate will not learn that you signed up. A live person is always on call for help. Hearing impaired callers can use the TTY line at 1-866-847-1298. VINE supports more than one language. It was built for crime victims but is open to anyone who wants to monitor a Johnson County inmate's status without repeated calls to the jail.

Johnson County Criminal History Records

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation stores criminal history records at the state level through the GCIC. Arrests from the Johnson County jail are part of this system. Under O.C.G.A. Section 35-3-37, you can view your own criminal history for a fee of up to $15, separate from fingerprinting costs. Errors in the record can be disputed through the GCIC.

Johnson County jail records follow the same restriction timeline as every other county in Georgia. Misdemeanor arrests with no outcome get restricted after two years. Non-violent felony arrests go through restriction after four years without a disposition on file. Serious violent crimes wait seven years. Once the GCIC restricts a record, the Johnson County jail has 30 days to do the same after the person sends a written request. Cases that ended in dismissal, acquittal, or that were never referred to a prosecutor all qualify for restriction. The First Offender Act under O.C.G.A. Section 42-8-66 can also affect how records appear in state searches after a sentence is complete.

Nearby County Jail Rosters

Johnson County sits in central Georgia. The counties around it each have their own jail and inmate roster.