Camden County Booking Releases Search

Camden County booking releases are managed by the Camden County Sheriff's Office in Woodbine, Georgia. Sitting in the far southeast corner of the state along the Florida border, Camden County is home to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay and sees a mix of local and military-related activity. The sheriff's office operates the county jail and maintains all booking and release records. Woodbine is the county seat where the detention center and sheriff's offices are located. Public access to these records is available by phone, in person, or through written requests under Georgia's open records law.

Camden County Sheriff Booking Release Records

The Camden County Sheriff's Office is the agency responsible for all jail operations and booking release records in the county. The office is at 200 East Fourth Street in Woodbine. Call (912) 576-5651 for jail questions and records requests. The sheriff handles patrol, investigations, detention, and civil papers. For booking releases, the detention division is the right contact.

Under O.C.G.A. § 42-4-7, every sheriff in Georgia must maintain records of all people held in the county jail. Camden County follows this requirement. Each booking record includes the person's name, charges, booking date, and release date when applicable. The records cover years of data and include arrests by the sheriff's office, local police departments, and other law enforcement within the county.

Camden County's proximity to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay means the jail sometimes handles arrests involving military personnel or civilians connected to the base. Those bookings go into the same county records system as all other arrests. Military-specific offenses handled entirely by the base, however, would not appear in county records.

Note: The city of St. Marys is the largest community in Camden County, and its police department books arrests through the county jail.

Finding Camden County Booking Releases

To search for a Camden County booking release, call the jail at (912) 576-5651. Provide the person's name to the staff. They can look up the record and tell you if the person is in custody or has been released. Phone calls are the fastest way to get information on recent bookings.

Visiting the sheriff's office in Woodbine is another option. Go during business hours and ask the records staff to check on a booking. Bring the person's full name and date of birth. The staff can search while you wait. If you want copies of the records, they are available at $0.10 per page.

Camden County may provide some online jail information through its website or through third-party services. Check the Camden County Sheriff's Office website for the latest tools. Online rosters typically show current inmates only. For past booking releases, a direct request is more reliable.

The Georgia Department of Corrections offender search covers inmates in the state prison system.

This statewide tool can help if someone booked in Camden County was later sentenced to state prison.

Camden County Open Records for Booking Releases

The Georgia Open Records Act at O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 gives you the right to request booking release records from the Camden County Sheriff's Office. Write your request and include the person's name, any dates you know, and what records you need. Deliver it by hand, by mail to 200 East Fourth Street in Woodbine, or by email if the office accepts it.

The cost is $0.10 per page for copies. The first 15 minutes of searching are free. After that, the county can charge for staff time at a reasonable rate. Camden County must respond within three business days. They will provide the records, request more time, or deny the request with a citation to a specific legal exemption.

O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71 details the exact procedures for submitting and processing open records requests. Camden County follows these rules for all types of public records.

Note: If you are looking for records related to incidents on the naval base, civilian authorities may not have them; you would need to contact military officials separately.

Camden County Booking Release Record Contents

A Camden County booking release record includes the inmate's full legal name, date of birth, physical description, charges, and arresting agency. The booking date and time are always recorded. Bond information appears when a bond was set. The release section shows the date, time, and reason for release, such as bond posted, charges dropped, or sentence completed.

O.C.G.A. § 35-1-18 governs booking photographs in Georgia. Camden County follows these state guidelines. Some portions of records may be exempt from disclosure under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72. The exemptions cover active investigations, sealed cases, juvenile records, and certain protected personal information. Any withholding must be accompanied by a citation to the relevant exemption.

Statewide Booking Release Resources for Camden County

Several state tools can help you search beyond Camden County records. The Georgia Department of Corrections offender search covers all state prison inmates. The GCIC maintains about 4 million criminal history records statewide. If someone who was booked in Camden County was later transferred to state custody, these systems can help you track them.

The VINE victim notification system offers free alerts when an inmate's status changes. This works for Camden County and every Georgia county. You can register for phone, email, or text notifications. The system runs around the clock.

For state-level records, the GDC Open Records portal and the GBI Open Records portal accept online requests. Both cover documents from the Department of Corrections and Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

Nearby Counties

Camden County is at the very southeast tip of Georgia. It borders fewer counties than most, but each maintains its own jail and booking records.