Cook County Booking Releases

Cook County booking releases are managed by the Cook County Sheriff's Office in Adel, Georgia. This south Georgia county handles all jail bookings and releases through its detention facility. The Sheriff's Office processes arrests from local agencies and state law enforcement working in the area. Each booking gets fully recorded in the county system, and the records are available to the public under Georgia law. You can request these records by phone, in person, or through a written open records request.

Sheriff and Jail Records

The Cook County Sheriff's Office manages the county jail and keeps all booking release records. The office is located in Adel on North Hutchinson Avenue. Call (229) 896-7431 for questions about bookings, current inmates, or release records. The jail operates around the clock and takes in arrests from deputies, the Adel Police Department, and state patrol.

Georgia law at O.C.G.A. § 42-4-7 requires every sheriff to keep a record of each person held in the jail. The record must show the inmate's name, booking date, charges, and release date. Cook County follows this law and tracks every booking in its system. The records go back years.

Because Cook County sits along Interstate 75, the jail sometimes processes arrests related to traffic stops on the highway. These bookings go through the same system as local arrests.

How to Search Records

To find Cook County booking releases, your first step should be to call the Sheriff's Office at (229) 896-7431. Give them the person's name and any dates you know. Staff can look up the record in the system and tell you what they find. This is the quickest way to get information.

Check the Sheriff's Office website to see if Cook County posts a jail roster online. If they do, it will show current inmates with names, charges, and booking dates. Not all small counties have this feature, so calling may still be your best option.

You can visit the jail in person during business hours. Staff will search the system for you. For formal copies or records going back more than a few months, you may need to put your request in writing. This triggers the open records process and gives you a paper trail.

Georgia law requires jails to maintain inmate records, and this statute covers what Cook County must track.

This law sets the baseline for jail record-keeping in Cook County and every other county in the state.

Open Records for Cook County Booking Releases

Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70, booking release records in Cook County are public. Anyone can ask for them. You don't have to explain why you want the records.

Write your request and deliver it to the Cook County Sheriff's Office. Include as much detail as you can. The county has three business days to respond. The first 15 minutes of staff search time is free. After that, copies cost $0.10 per page. The response must be in writing if they deny any part of your request.

O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71 says the county must make records available during regular business hours. Call ahead to confirm hours at the Cook County Sheriff's Office so you don't make a wasted trip.

What Booking Releases Contain

Cook County booking release records include the inmate's name, date of birth, physical traits, charges, booking date, arresting agency, bond amount, and release date. Warrant numbers are also part of the record when they apply. This data gets entered at booking and updated when the person is released.

Booking photos may be included. O.C.G.A. § 35-1-18 governs how booking photos are shared in Georgia. Cook County follows these state rules when someone asks for a booking photograph.

Some records may be exempt from release. O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72 lists categories that are protected from public access. Active investigation files, juvenile records, and sealed cases fall under these exemptions. The standard booking and release information for adult arrests is almost always available.

Statewide Booking Release Resources

State-level databases can help with searches beyond Cook County. The Georgia Department of Corrections offender search covers anyone in state custody. Use it to find people who left the Cook County jail for state prison.

The VINE notification system is free and works for all Georgia counties. You can track an inmate's custody status and get alerts when they are released. This covers Cook County and every other jail in the state.

The GDC Open Records portal and the GBI Open Records portal accept state-level open records requests. These are useful when your search involves state agencies or crosses county lines.

Cities in Cook County

Cook County includes Adel, Sparks, Lenox, and Cecil. None of these cities are large enough for separate pages. All booking releases in Cook County go through the county sheriff's system.

Nearby Counties

For booking releases from areas around Cook County, check these neighboring counties. Each one has its own jail and records system.