Search Spalding County Jail Roster

Spalding County jail roster records are managed by Sheriff Darrell Dix and the Spalding County Sheriff's Office in Griffin, Georgia. The county has about 67,306 residents, making it one of the mid-size counties south of Atlanta. The detention center holds pre-trial and post-trial inmates along with probation violators. You can search the Spalding County jail roster online through the sheriff's website, which lists booking numbers, names, charges, and release dates. The jail also processes bookings for the City of Griffin police. This page walks you through every way to search for inmates and get booking data from Spalding County.

Spalding County Sheriff and Jail

Sheriff Darrell Dix leads the Spalding County Sheriff's Office. The main office and detention center sit at 401 Justice Boulevard, Griffin, GA 30224. The jail phone number is (770) 467-4286. You can reach the sheriff's office main line at (770) 467-4282 for non-jail questions. The office handles patrol, investigations, and the detention center all from one campus.

The Spalding County Sheriff's Office website is the official source for jail roster data, inmate services, and booking records. The detention center houses inmates who are waiting for trial, people who have been sentenced, and probation violators. Griffin police arrests also come through this jail. So the Spalding County jail roster covers bookings from more than one agency in the area. That makes it the central place to look if you think someone was arrested anywhere in Spalding County.

Spalding County is close enough to Atlanta that some cases get tied up in the metro court system. But the jail itself is run entirely by the Spalding County Sheriff's Office.

Search Spalding County Booking Records

The Spalding County Sheriff's Office has an online inmate search on their website. Go to the Spalding County detention page and click the inmate search tab. You can look up people by name or booking number. The roster shows each person's booking number, full name, date of birth, charges, and release date if one has been set. This is the most current source for Spalding County jail roster data. It pulls straight from the booking system.

For phone inquiries, call the jail at (770) 467-4286. Staff can look up anyone in custody by name. If the person has already been moved to state prison, use the GDC offender search instead. The GDC only covers state facilities. It does not track Spalding County jail roster bookings.

Spalding County Jail Inmate Services

The Spalding County detention center offers several services for inmates and their families. The inmate services page on the sheriff's website has full details on visitation, phone calls, commissary, and mail rules. Visitation schedules depend on the housing unit and can change, so check the website or call before planning a visit.

Inmates can make calls through the phone system set up at the jail. Commissary services let family members put money on an inmate's account for food and supplies. There are rules about what you can send by mail. Books and magazines sometimes have to come from a publisher or approved vendor. The jail staff screen all incoming items for safety. If you have questions about any of these services, the jail phone line at (770) 467-4286 is the best place to call.

Spalding County Jail Records Access

Georgia law makes most Spalding County jail records public. O.C.G.A. Section 50-18-70 is the Open Records Act. It gives you the right to request booking logs, inmate lists, and arrest data from the sheriff's office. They must respond within three business days. The first 15 minutes of search time cost nothing. After that, fees are based on the hourly pay of the lowest-paid employee who can do the work. Copies run $0.10 a page.

Spalding County criminal history records are also subject to O.C.G.A. Section 35-3-37, which controls how the Georgia Crime Information Center handles arrest data. If a case on the Spalding County jail roster was dismissed or the person was found not guilty, they can ask to have that record restricted. Misdemeanor arrests with no court outcome get restricted after two years. Non-violent felony arrests take four years. Serious violent crimes take seven. Once restricted, the booking record stays visible only to courts and law enforcement agencies. It comes off public searches.

The VINE system lets crime victims track custody changes in Spalding County. Sign up at VINELink.com or call 1-800-398-2892. You pick your alert method and get told when an inmate's status changes. The service is free and confidential.

Note: Under O.C.G.A. Section 50-18-74, agencies that deny valid requests can face fines up to $1,000 for the first violation.

State Resources for Spalding County

The Georgia Department of Corrections handles inmates who transfer from the Spalding County jail to state prison. There is also a Spalding County Correctional Institution run by the GDC, which is a separate state facility from the county jail. Do not confuse the two. The county jail is run by the sheriff. The state correctional institution is run by the GDC. Different systems, different search tools.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation keeps criminal history records from all 159 counties through the GCIC. You can check your own record for a fee of up to $15. The Georgia Sheriffs' Association can help you find the right sheriff's office if you are not sure which county handled an arrest.

Nearby County Jail Rosters

Spalding County is in central Georgia, south of the Atlanta metro area. These counties border it and each has its own jail roster through their sheriff's office.