Coweta County Booking Releases

Coweta County booking releases are handled by the Coweta County Sheriff's Office in Newnan, Georgia. This growing county south of Atlanta sees a steady number of bookings each year at its jail facility. The Sheriff's Office records every arrest from intake through release. Multiple law enforcement agencies operate in the county, but all bookings funnel through the single county jail. You can search for booking release records online or by reaching out to the jail directly.

Coweta County Sheriff Booking Releases

The Coweta County Sheriff's Office operates the county jail and maintains all booking release records. The office is at 560 Greison Trail in Newnan. Call (770) 253-1502 for questions about jail records or inmate status. The jail runs day and night, processing arrests from the Sheriff's Office, Newnan Police, Senoia Police, and state patrol.

Georgia law at O.C.G.A. § 42-4-7 requires the sheriff to keep a record of every person in the jail. The record must include the inmate's name, booking date, charges, and release date. Coweta County stores all of this data in its jail management system. The records span many years and cover every arrest that went through the county facility.

The county jail has grown along with the population. As more people move to Coweta County, the number of bookings has increased. But the record-keeping process stays the same for every arrest.

How to Search Booking Releases

Coweta County provides an online inmate search tool on the Sheriff's Office website. You can look up current inmates by name. The results show the inmate's name, charges, booking date, and bond information. This tool is free and available around the clock.

For records not in the online system, call the jail at (770) 253-1502. Staff can search the full database for you. Provide the person's name and any dates or case numbers you know. They can check both current and past bookings.

You can also visit the Sheriff's Office in person at 560 Greison Trail. During business hours, staff can look up records on the spot. If you need certified copies or older records, submit a written open records request. The county must respond within three business days.

The GDC offender search shows records for inmates who moved from Coweta County to state prison facilities.

Use this statewide tool to find people who were transferred out of the Coweta County jail and into Georgia's state prison system.

Open Records Requests

Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70, booking release records in Coweta County are public. You have the right to request them. The Georgia Open Records Act does not require you to give a reason.

Send your written request to the Coweta County Sheriff's Office at 560 Greison Trail, Newnan, GA 30263. Include the person's name and any relevant details. The first 15 minutes of staff search time is free. After that, copies cost $0.10 per page. The county has three business days to respond.

The law at O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71 says agencies must provide records access during normal business hours. If Coweta County denies your request, they must explain why in writing.

What Booking Releases Include

Coweta County booking release records contain the inmate's full name, date of birth, physical description, charges, booking date, arresting agency, warrant numbers, bond amount, and release date. All of this gets logged when someone enters the jail and updated when they leave.

Georgia law at O.C.G.A. § 35-1-18 covers booking photographs. These photos have their own set of rules about how they can be shared. Coweta County follows the state guidelines.

Certain records may be exempt. O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72 lists exemptions under the Open Records Act. Active investigations, juvenile records, and sealed cases may not be available. But standard adult booking and release data is public in most cases.

Statewide Booking Release Resources

Several state tools can help with searches beyond Coweta County. The Georgia Department of Corrections offender search shows records for people in state custody. If someone went from the Coweta County jail to a state facility, this database will have their information.

The VINE notification system lets you track an inmate's custody status for free. Sign up for alerts and get notified when someone is released from Coweta County or any other Georgia county. Notifications come by phone or email.

State open records portals from the GDC and the GBI handle requests that involve state agencies. Use these when your search goes beyond what the county sheriff keeps.

Cities in Coweta County

Coweta County includes several towns and communities. Booking releases for arrests in all of these areas go through the Coweta County Sheriff's Office.

Other towns in Coweta County include Senoia, Sharpsburg, Turin, Moreland, Grantville, and Haralson. All bookings from these areas are processed at the county jail.

Nearby Counties

Need booking releases from outside Coweta County? These neighboring counties each run their own jails and keep their own records.