Twiggs County Booking Release Search

Twiggs County booking releases are maintained by the Twiggs County Sheriff's Office in Jeffersonville, Georgia. Sheriff Darren Mitchum leads the office, which handles all jail operations and booking records for the county. Twiggs County sits in central Georgia between Macon and Dublin. The sheriff's staff log every arrest and release that takes place within county lines. Records are open to the public under state law. You can reach the sheriff's office by phone at 478-945-3357 or submit a request in writing.

Sheriff and Booking Records

Sheriff Darren Mitchum oversees the Twiggs County Sheriff's Office and its jail operations in Jeffersonville. The office manages all booking release records for the county. Staff at the jail log each person who is brought in, record their charges, and note when they are released. The records custodian for the Twiggs County Sheriff's Office is Erica Snelgrove, who handles open records requests and can be reached at erica.snelgrove@twiggssheriff.org.

Under O.C.G.A. § 42-4-7, every Georgia sheriff must keep a record of all people held in the county jail. Twiggs County follows this law. Each record includes the inmate's name, booking date, charges, and release date. The jail processes arrests from sheriff's deputies and local police agencies operating in the county.

Twiggs County is a small, rural county. The jail does not see the high volume of bookings found in urban areas. But every arrest gets documented the same way. Records go back years and are stored in the sheriff's office system. You can call the office at 478-945-3357 to check on an inmate or to ask about getting copies of booking release records.

How to Search Twiggs County Bookings

The quickest way to check on a Twiggs County booking release is to call the jail at 478-945-3357. Staff can look up current and recent inmates by name. They will tell you the person's booking status, charges, and whether they have been released. This works best for recent arrests.

For older records or formal copies, file an open records request. You can email the records custodian Erica Snelgrove at erica.snelgrove@twiggssheriff.org or send a written request to the Twiggs County Sheriff's Office in Jeffersonville. Include the person's full name and any dates you know. The office has three business days to respond under Georgia law.

The Twiggs County Sheriff's Office open records page explains how to submit a request for booking release records.

This page outlines the steps and contact info for getting booking releases and other public records from the Twiggs County Sheriff's Office.

You can also use the Georgia Department of Corrections offender search to check if someone from Twiggs County ended up in the state prison system. The VINE notification system works for Twiggs County and lets you sign up for free alerts when an inmate's status changes.

Open Records Requests

Georgia's Open Records Act at O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 gives you the right to request booking release records from the Twiggs County Sheriff's Office. You do not need to give a reason. The office cannot ask why you want the records. Just provide enough info for staff to find the right file.

Copies cost $0.10 per page. The first 15 minutes of search time is free. After that, the county can charge a reasonable fee for staff time. For most single booking release requests in Twiggs County, the total cost is very small. You can send your request to Erica Snelgrove by email at erica.snelgrove@twiggssheriff.org or by mail to the sheriff's office in Jeffersonville.

The response deadline is three business days from when the office gets your request. They can provide the records, ask for extra time if the request is large, or explain why they cannot release certain parts. Most Twiggs County booking release requests get handled without any issues.

What Booking Releases Contain

Twiggs County booking release records include the inmate's full name, date of birth, and physical description. They show the charges, the arresting agency, and the booking date and time. The release date and method get added when the person leaves custody. Bond amounts are usually part of the file.

Booking photos may be included. Georgia law at O.C.G.A. § 35-1-18 governs how booking photographs can be shared. The Twiggs County Sheriff follows these state rules when someone requests a booking photo. Not every photo request will be approved.

Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72, some records are exempt from release. This includes records tied to active investigations, confidential informant details, and certain medical info about inmates. Twiggs County must follow these exemptions. Records sealed by a court order are not available to anyone outside of law enforcement.

Statewide Booking Release Resources

State databases extend your search past what Twiggs County keeps. The GDC offender search covers all state prison inmates. If someone was booked in Twiggs County and sent to a state facility, this tool shows their current status. The VINE system tracks custody changes across every Georgia county.

For state-level open records, the GDC Open Records portal handles corrections documents. The GBI Open Records portal covers the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Both accept online requests at no charge and are useful when a Twiggs County case has state-level records.

Nearby Counties

If the arrest did not take place in Twiggs County, one of these neighboring counties may have the booking release record. Each county sheriff runs a separate jail with its own records.