Union County Jail Roster

The Union County jail roster tracks all inmates held at the county detention facility in Blairsville, Georgia. Union County sits in the north Georgia mountains near the state line with North Carolina. The sheriff's office runs the jail and keeps the roster up to date as new bookings come in and inmates bond out. You can search the Union County jail roster through online tools, call the sheriff's office for help, or visit the office in Blairsville. This page shows you where to find current inmate data, how to file records requests, and what Georgia law says about jail roster access in Union County.

Union County Sheriff and Jail Roster

The Union County Sheriff's Office handles jail operations and keeps the roster for all inmates in the county. Blairsville is the county seat. The jail books people arrested by the sheriff's deputies, Blairsville police, and any other law enforcement working in Union County. Staff at the sheriff's office can look up jail roster records by phone during regular hours. If you call and ask about a specific person, they can tell you if that person is in the Union County jail and what charges they face.

Union County is part of the Enotah Judicial Circuit along with Towns and Lumpkin counties. Superior Court cases go through the courthouse in Blairsville. Bond hearings for new arrests happen at the Union County Magistrate Court. That court also handles warrants and preliminary hearings for people on the jail roster waiting for their case to move forward.

The jail is not large. Union County has a population of about 25,000 people, and the mountain area does not see the booking volume that metro counties do. But every arrest in Union County goes through this one facility, and the jail roster tracks each one.

Search Union County Inmates Online

You have several options to look up the Union County jail roster. The fastest way is to use an online search tool. Third-party sites that pull data from Georgia county jails let you search by name and see current inmates. The results show charges, booking dates, and bond info when it is available. These tools are free and work from any device with web access.

If the online tools do not show what you need, call the Union County Sheriff's Office in Blairsville. Have the full name of the person you want to find. A date of birth helps narrow things down. The roster changes through the day as inmates bond out or get moved. Online data might lag a few hours behind what the jail system shows in real time.

State Inmate Records for Union County

The Union County jail roster only covers inmates held at the local facility. Once a person is sentenced and sent to a Georgia state prison, they leave the county roster. You then need the GDC offender search tool to find them. This free tool from the Georgia Department of Corrections covers all state prisons and transitional centers. Search by typing the first four letters of the last name.

The results show the inmate's ID, current facility, and tentative release date. People who finished their sentence under Georgia's First Offender Act per O.C.G.A. Section 42-8-66 will not appear in the search results. The GDC facility directory lists every state prison in Georgia. If a Union County inmate got transferred to state custody, that directory helps you find where they ended up.

Note: The GDC offender search does not include Union County jail inmates who are still in county custody.

Union County Jail Roster Alerts

VINE is a free service that lets you track inmates in the Union County jail. The system sends you alerts when an inmate's custody status changes. You get told if they bond out, get moved, or get released. It runs all day and night. Nobody at the jail will know you signed up. Your identity stays private the whole time.

To set up VINE alerts for someone in the Union County jail, go to VINELink or call 1-800-398-2892. You need the inmate's name or booking number. Then pick how you want to get alerts. Choices include phone, text, and email. A live person is on call at all times if you need help with the system. The TTY line for hearing impaired users is 1-866-847-1298. This is especially useful when you need to know the moment something changes for someone on the Union County jail roster.

Union County Jail Records Access

Georgia's Open Records Act, O.C.G.A. Section 50-18-70, makes most jail data public. You can ask the Union County Sheriff's Office for booking records, charge sheets, and other jail roster data. Put your request in writing. The law requires a response within three business days. The first 15 minutes of search time are free. After that, they can charge you based on staff time at the rate of the lowest paid person who can pull the records. Copies cost $0.10 per page.

Some records are exempt. Medical files, security procedures, and employee personal details are off limits under the law. But basic jail roster data like names, charges, and booking dates is public in Union County. Under O.C.G.A. Section 50-18-74, agencies that deny valid requests can face fines. The first offense carries up to $1,000. Repeat violations within 12 months can bring fines of $2,500 each.

For state-level prison records, the Georgia Department of Corrections has its own open records process. You can submit requests through their online portal for records about inmates who left the Union County jail for state facilities.

Criminal History and Union County Records

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation keeps criminal history records through the Georgia Crime Information Center. Arrest data from the Union County jail feeds into this statewide system. Under O.C.G.A. Section 35-3-37, you can view your own criminal history for a fee of up to $15, not counting fingerprinting costs. If there are errors, you can ask the GCIC to correct them.

Jail roster records in Union County can get restricted over time. Misdemeanor arrests with no case outcome get restricted after two years. Non-violent felony arrests without a disposition are restricted after four years. Serious violent offenses wait seven years. When the GCIC restricts a record, the Union County jail must restrict its copy within 30 days of a written request from the person. This matters for people who showed up on the Union County jail roster but whose case was later dropped or dismissed. Those people may qualify to have their records restricted so they no longer show in background checks.

Nearby County Jail Rosters

Union County is in the north Georgia mountains. If you are not sure which county handled an arrest, check these nearby jail rosters.