Crawford County Booking Release Records

Crawford County booking releases are maintained by the Crawford County Sheriff's Office in Knoxville, Georgia. This small county in central Georgia sits between Bibb County and Peach County, not far from Macon. The Sheriff's Office runs the county jail and keeps records of every person booked in and let go. You can access these records by reaching out to the sheriff's office or by filing an open records request under Georgia law.

Sheriff and Booking Records

The Crawford County Sheriff's Office handles all jail operations and booking release records. The office is in Knoxville, the county seat. You can call (478) 836-3116 for questions about jail records and current inmates. Staff track every person from the time they enter the jail until they leave.

Under O.C.G.A. § 42-4-7, the sheriff must maintain a record of each inmate. This record must include the person's name, booking date, charges, and release date. Crawford County follows this requirement. All data goes into the jail management system and stays on file for years.

Crawford County is small and may house some inmates at regional facilities. But the booking release records still originate with the Crawford County Sheriff's Office. Start your search here no matter where the person ended up being held.

How to Find Booking Releases

Crawford County may not have an online inmate search tool. Your best bet is to call the Sheriff's Office at (478) 836-3116. Give the staff a name and they will check the system. They can tell you if someone was booked, what the charges were, and if they were released.

You can visit in person during business hours. The staff can look up records while you wait. Bring your ID and be ready to explain what you need. Recent bookings are easy to find. Older records may take more time.

For a formal copy, file an open records request in writing. This ensures you get a documented response from the county. Mail or deliver your request to the Sheriff's Office in Knoxville.

Georgia's Open Records Act explains your right to access booking release records from Crawford County.

This statute gives the public the legal right to request jail records from the Crawford County Sheriff's Office.

Open Records Requests

Georgia's Open Records Act at O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 says booking release records are public. You can ask for them from Crawford County. No reason is needed. Just state what records you want.

Send your request to the Crawford County Sheriff's Office in Knoxville. Include the person's name and any other details. The county has three business days to respond under state law. The first 15 minutes of search time is free. Copies are $0.10 per page.

If the county denies your request, they must tell you why. O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72 lists the exemptions. Standard booking and release data is almost always public. Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71, the county must allow access during regular business hours.

What Booking Releases Show

A Crawford County booking release record shows the inmate's full name, date of birth, physical traits, charges, booking date, arresting agency, bond amount, warrant numbers, and release date. This is the same set of data that all Georgia counties are required to keep.

Booking photographs may be part of the file. O.C.G.A. § 35-1-18 sets rules for how booking photos are shared. Crawford County follows the state rules on this.

Not all records are fully open. Active investigations, juvenile cases, and sealed records may be exempt under state law. But the basic booking and release information for adult arrests is public and usually available without issues.

Statewide Booking Release Resources

The Georgia Department of Corrections offender search covers people who left the Crawford County jail for state prison. It shows sentence details, current facility, and release dates.

The VINE notification system is free and tracks custody changes in Crawford County and across the state. Sign up for alerts and get notified by phone or email when an inmate is released.

State-level open records portals from the GDC and the GBI handle requests that involve state agencies. Use these for records that go beyond what Crawford County keeps.

Cities in Crawford County

Crawford County includes Knoxville, Roberta, and a few other small communities. None of these have populations large enough for separate pages. All booking releases go through the Crawford County Sheriff's Office.

Nearby Counties

Looking for booking releases from nearby areas? Each of these counties maintains its own jail and records.