Search Union City Released Inmates
Union City released inmates records are kept by the Fulton County Sheriff's Office. All jail bookings and releases for Union City go through the Fulton County jail system.
Union City Quick Facts
Fulton County Sheriff and Union City
Union City sits in the southern part of Fulton County, south of Atlanta. The Union City Police Department handles law enforcement in the city and makes arrests. But the city does not have its own jail. People arrested in Union City get booked into the Fulton County jail. The Fulton County Sheriff's Office runs the jail and keeps track of every booking and release.
Fulton County is the most populated county in Georgia. The jail is one of the biggest in the state and processes a very high volume of bookings each year. Union City is one of many cities in the county that feeds into the Fulton County jail. Each booking creates a record with the person's name, charges, bond amount, and date of arrest. When someone gets released, the record stays on file as part of the released inmates data.
The Fulton County Sheriff's Office has an inmate search on its website. You can look up people by name and see if they are in custody or have been released. This is the go-to tool for anyone trying to find Union City released inmates. The search covers all Fulton County jail bookings, so Union City arrests appear alongside those from Atlanta and other cities in the county.
The Georgia Department of Corrections portal is a statewide tool for tracking offenders who went from a county jail to a state prison.
How to Find Union City Released Inmates Online
The Fulton County Sheriff's Office has an inmate search tool at fcsoga.org/inmate-search. Enter a name and check booking info, charges, and release status. The tool is free to use. It covers all inmates at the Fulton County jail, which includes people from Union City.
Third-party sites also list Fulton County jail data. These sites pull public records and make them easy to search. The info may lag a day or two behind what the sheriff has. If you need current data on Union City released inmates, the official sheriff search or a phone call to the jail is the best bet.
Georgia's Open Records Act under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 gives the public the right to see most jail records. That includes released inmates files. If the website does not have what you need, file a formal request with the Fulton County Sheriff's Office. They must respond within three business days per O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72.
To search for a Union City released inmate, try to have:
- The person's full legal name
- Date of birth if you know it
- Approximate date of the arrest or booking
For arrest reports made by Union City police officers, contact the Union City Police Department directly. They keep their own arrest records. The jail booking and release data is with the Fulton County Sheriff.
Georgia State Resources for Union City
The Georgia Department of Corrections has a free offender search at gdc.georgia.gov/offender-info/find-offender. This covers state prison inmates. It does not include county jail records. If someone from Union City went to state prison after their Fulton County jail stay, this tool will show their status and release date.
The Board of Pardons and Paroles at pap.georgia.gov makes parole decisions for state inmates. The Department of Community Supervision at dcs.georgia.gov tracks people on probation and parole across Georgia. If a released inmate from Union City ended up in the state system, these agencies may have records.
The GBI at gbi.georgia.gov handles criminal history checks under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37. A background check from the GBI shows arrests and convictions from across the state. There is a fee. It goes beyond what the Fulton County jail records show.
Under O.C.G.A. § 42-9-53, the state sets rules for how release and parole data is tracked. County jails keep their own records. State prisons go through the GDC. For a full picture of someone from Union City, you may need to check both the Fulton County Sheriff and the state systems.
Requesting Union City Inmate Records
You can visit the Fulton County Sheriff's Office during business hours. Bring an ID and tell staff which records you need. They can look up booking data, charges, and release dates for anyone who went through the Fulton County jail. Copies are available in most cases.
Mail requests work too. Send a letter to the Fulton County Sheriff's Office. Put the inmate's name, date of birth, and which records you want. Include your return address and phone number. Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70, the office has three business days to respond. They can charge for copies but must provide a cost estimate first.
The Fulton County jail also has information on its website about jail policies and inmate services. Check the Fulton County government site for additional details on how to access records if the sheriff's direct site does not have what you need.
For state prison records, the GDC open records form at gdc.georgia.gov/contact-us/open-records-request is the way to go. Use it if someone from Union City served time in a state facility after the county jail.
Fulton County Released Inmates
Union City is in Fulton County. All jail records flow through the Fulton County Sheriff's Office. The county runs one of the largest jails in Georgia and handles bookings from many cities, including Union City. For more on the county system and search tools, see the Fulton County released inmates page.
Nearby Cities
These cities are close to Union City in the south metro Atlanta area. Each one falls under a county sheriff that keeps released inmates records.