Jenkins County Booking Release Records

Jenkins County booking releases are handled by the Jenkins County Sheriff's Office, located in Millen. This is a small, rural county in eastern Georgia, and the sheriff runs the county jail where all local bookings and releases are processed. The jail keeps records of every person who passes through the facility, from the moment of booking to the point of release. These records are public and you can get them by contacting the sheriff's office or using Georgia's open records process.

Sheriff and Jail Records

The Jenkins County Sheriff's Office runs the jail in Millen and is the keeper of all booking release records. When someone is arrested in Jenkins County, they come to this jail. Staff log the booking with the person's name, charges, arresting agency, and the date and time. The record follows the person through custody until they are released.

Georgia law at O.C.G.A. § 42-4-7 requires the jailer to keep a record of every person held in the facility. This must include the name, the charge, the committing authority, and the dates of confinement and discharge. Jenkins County follows this requirement. Even after someone has been released, the record stays in the system and can be looked up later.

The jail takes inmates from the Jenkins County Sheriff's Office, the Millen Police Department, and state agencies that make arrests in the county. Each booking creates a record in the same central system. The sheriff's office is the only place in Jenkins County to get booking release data.

Call the sheriff's office for quick questions. Walk-in requests work during business hours. For official record copies, put your request in writing.

How to Search Records

Call the Jenkins County Sheriff's Office to check on an inmate. Staff can tell you if someone is in the jail, what they were booked for, and if they have been released. This is the fastest way to get info on recent bookings. For more detail or older records, you will need to file a written request.

Jenkins County is small and probably does not have a web-based inmate search tool. Most rural counties in Georgia handle these requests by phone and mail. If the sheriff's office does have an online option, check their website. Otherwise, call or visit in person.

When writing your request, include the person's full name and date of birth. An approximate booking date helps narrow the search. The more details you give, the faster the staff can find the right record. Mail your request to the Jenkins County Sheriff's Office in Millen or hand deliver it.

The GDC offender query covers inmates who have moved from county jails like Jenkins County into the state prison system.

Use the GDC offender search to find people who were booked in Jenkins County and later transferred to state prison.

Open Records Requests

Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70, Georgia's Open Records Act covers booking release records. They are public records held by a government agency. The Jenkins County Sheriff's Office has three business days to respond to your request. They have to let you know if the records exist and what the cost will be.

The first 15 minutes of search time are free. Copies run $0.10 per page. After the free window, the county can charge a reasonable rate for staff time. In a county as small as Jenkins, most individual requests are quick. The office will give you a cost figure before doing the work.

Be clear and specific. State the person's name, any identifying info you have, and the time period. A focused request gets a faster answer. Send it to the Jenkins County Sheriff's Office by mail, email, or in person.

What Booking Releases Include

Jenkins County booking release records show the person's name, date of birth, physical description, charges, arresting agency, booking date and time, and release date and time. The release method is recorded too. Common types include bond, time served, transfer, and dismissal. Each record gives a full account of the person's stay in the Jenkins County Jail.

Booking photos may be part of the file. Under O.C.G.A. § 35-1-18, there are rules for how booking photographs can be released. Jenkins County follows these state guidelines. Restrictions may apply in cases where charges were dropped or the person was acquitted.

Certain records may be withheld. O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72 provides exemptions to the Open Records Act. Active investigations, sealed court proceedings, and juvenile matters can all block the release of a record. The sheriff's office will explain if an exemption applies to your request.

State-Level Booking Release Tools

State resources can supplement your search. The Georgia Department of Corrections offender search covers people serving state sentences. If someone was booked in Jenkins County and later went to state prison, the GDC database has their current status.

The VINE notification system covers all Georgia counties, including Jenkins. Register for free to get alerts when an inmate is released or transferred. For state-level records, the GDC Open Records portal and the GBI Open Records portal handle requests that go beyond county data.

Nearby Counties

These counties border Jenkins County. Each has its own jail and booking release records. Make sure to search the county where the arrest occurred.