Mitchell County Booking Releases
Mitchell County booking releases are managed by the Mitchell County Sheriff's Office, based in Camilla in southwest Georgia. The sheriff runs the county jail and keeps a record of every person who is booked in and released. Mitchell County has a moderate population for the region and processes bookings from local agencies across the county. Camilla serves as the county seat and is where all county-level law enforcement records are stored. You can search for booking release records through the sheriff's office or through statewide databases.
Mitchell County Quick Facts
Sheriff and Booking Records
The Mitchell County Sheriff's Office handles all jail operations and maintains booking release records. The office is in Camilla. Call during regular hours to ask about inmate status or past bookings. The sheriff's staff logs every arrest into the jail management system and keeps the records available for public requests.
Georgia law at O.C.G.A. § 42-4-7 requires the sheriff to keep a record of each person held in the county jail. The log includes the person's name, charges, booking date, and release date. Mitchell County follows this law. The jail takes inmates from the sheriff's office, the Camilla Police Department, and the Pelham Police Department, so the records cover arrests from multiple agencies.
The Georgia Sheriffs' Association keeps contact information for all county sheriffs, including Mitchell County.
You can use this directory to find the phone number and address for the Mitchell County Sheriff's Office.
How to Search Booking Releases
The fastest way to check on a Mitchell County booking release is to call the sheriff's office. Staff can search the system by name and give you basic information about the booking. For current inmates, they can confirm charges and bond amounts. For past bookings, they can tell you the release date and how the person was released.
Some Georgia counties post a jail roster on their website. Check the Mitchell County Sheriff's Office website to see if one is available. If it is, you can search by name to see who is currently in the jail. The roster may also show recent releases. If there is no online roster, phone and in-person requests are your options.
The GDC offender search shows inmates in the state prison system. It can help if the person was booked in Mitchell County and later transferred to a state facility. The VINE notification system covers Mitchell County and lets you sign up for alerts when an inmate's status changes. Both are free and work at all hours.
For formal requests, you can file under the Open Records Act. This gives you a written record of your request and the county's response. Details on how to do this are in the next section.
Open Records Requests
Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70, Georgia's Open Records Act, you can request booking release records from the Mitchell County Sheriff's Office. You do not need a reason. Write down what you want, include the person's name, and send it to the office in Camilla.
Mitchell County has three business days to respond. The first 15 minutes of search time is free. Copies cost $0.10 per page. If the search runs longer, the county may charge for additional staff time. For basic requests, the cost is minimal. The county handles records requests on a regular basis, so the process is familiar to staff.
There are exemptions. Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72, records from open investigations, juvenile cases, and sealed court orders may not be disclosed. Adult booking releases in Mitchell County are typically public records and available upon request.
What Booking Releases Contain
Mitchell County booking release records list the inmate's full name, date of birth, physical description, booking date, charges, arresting agency, and bond details. When the person leaves custody, the record shows the release date and how they were released. This could be through bond, time served, transfer, or dismissal.
Booking photos are subject to O.C.G.A. § 35-1-18. This state law controls how mugshots can be shared. Mitchell County follows these rules when handling photo requests. The sheriff's office will review the request to make sure it complies with the law before releasing any images.
The records show which agency made the arrest. In Mitchell County, arrests come from the sheriff's deputies, the Camilla Police Department, and the Pelham Police Department. If you need more details about the arrest itself, contact the arresting agency directly.
Statewide Booking Release Resources
State tools can help with searches that go beyond Mitchell County. The GDC offender search shows state prison inmates. The GDC Open Records portal takes formal requests for corrections data. The GBI Open Records portal handles requests for Georgia Bureau of Investigation records.
These portals are free to use for searches and accept online submissions. They are useful when someone's case started in Mitchell County and moved into the state corrections system. Checking both county and state sources gives you the most complete picture.
Nearby Counties
Mitchell County sits in southwest Georgia and borders several other counties. If the arrest happened outside Mitchell County, make sure you check the county where the booking took place.