Find Charlton County Released Inmates

Charlton County released inmates records are kept by the Sheriff's Office in Folkston. This rural county in southeast Georgia has about 12,000 residents and borders the Okefenokee Swamp. The sheriff's office runs the county jail and posts an online inmate roster where you can check current and recent bookings. You can look up released inmates by checking the roster, calling the sheriff's office, or filing an open records request. State tools from the Georgia Department of Corrections also cover people who moved from the Charlton County jail to state prison.

Charlton County Sheriff Inmate Roster

The Charlton County Sheriff's Office maintains an online inmate roster. This is the fastest way to check if someone is in custody or has been released from the county jail. The roster shows names, charges, booking dates, and custody status. When a person gets released, their record may stay on the roster for a time or move to an archived section depending on how the system is set up. For the most current information on Charlton County released inmates, the roster is where you start.

The sheriff's office in Folkston handles all jail operations for the county. Staff log every booking and every release. Under O.C.G.A. § 42-1-6, jails in Georgia must keep detailed records on all inmates. Charlton County follows this law like every other county in the state. Even after someone leaves the jail, their booking record stays on file. You can ask to see it through a formal open records request if it is no longer showing on the online roster.

VINELink is a free service that lets you track an offender's custody status in Georgia. You can sign up for alerts by phone, email, or text when an inmate is released or transferred.

VINELink covers jails and prisons across Georgia. You can search by name or offender ID to get current status info.

This page lets you search by name and check the status of people booked into the Charlton County jail.

Released Inmates Data in Charlton County

A released inmates record from Charlton County has the basic facts about a person's time in the jail. It starts with the full name and date of birth. Charges are listed as they were at the time of booking. The bond amount appears if one was set. You see the booking date and the release date. Some records also note how the person was released. Did they post bond? Were charges dropped? Did they serve their time? That detail can vary from record to record in Charlton County.

Georgia's Open Records Act under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 makes most of these records available to anyone who asks. The Charlton County Sheriff's Office is required to respond to open records requests within three business days. There may be a small fee for copies. The office will tell you the cost before they charge you. Most people looking up released inmates in Charlton County can get what they need with a quick phone call or online check.

Juvenile records are not public. O.C.G.A. § 15-11-702 keeps those sealed.

Charlton County Open Records Requests

To get official copies of released inmates records from Charlton County, put your request in writing. You can send it to the sheriff's office in Folkston. Include the full name of the person you are looking for. If you have a date of birth or an approximate arrest date, add that too. It helps the staff narrow down the search. Describe what records you need. Booking records, release records, and charge sheets are the most common items people ask for.

The county must respond within three business days under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71. They can charge a fee for copies and for search time if the request takes more than 15 minutes, per O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72. For a basic lookup of a Charlton County released inmate, the cost is usually minimal. Walk-in requests are also an option during the sheriff's office hours in Folkston.

Georgia State Tools for Charlton County

If someone from Charlton County went to state prison after their county jail stay, you need different tools to track them. The Georgia Department of Corrections at gdc.georgia.gov runs a free offender search. Go to gdc.georgia.gov/offender-info/find-offender and type in a name. You get back current status, facility, and release data for anyone in state custody.

The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles at pap.georgia.gov handles parole decisions. If a Charlton County released inmate is on parole, this board has oversight of their case. The Department of Community Supervision at dcs.georgia.gov monitors people on probation and parole across all of Georgia, including Charlton County.

For criminal background checks that pull from the statewide database, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation at gbi.georgia.gov runs that service under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37. This check can show arrests from Charlton County and other jurisdictions in one report. The GDC also has an open records request form at gdc.georgia.gov/contact-us/open-records-request for state prison records.

Charlton County Judicial Circuit

Charlton County is part of the Waycross Judicial Circuit. The Superior Court in this circuit handles felony cases. If a released inmate from Charlton County faced felony charges, the Superior Court Clerk has the case file. Under O.C.G.A. § 15-6-61, the clerk is responsible for maintaining those records and making them available to the public. You can check with the clerk's office in Folkston to get case dispositions.

Magistrate Court in Charlton County handles misdemeanors, warrants, and bond hearings. Many people who end up as released inmates in Charlton County start their journey in Magistrate Court. A warrant gets issued, an arrest is made, and the person goes to the county jail. The bond hearing happens, and if they can post bond, they get released. That cycle creates the released inmates record that you can later search for. The court records tell you what happened with the charges after the person left the jail.

Nearby Counties

Charlton County borders these counties in southeast Georgia. Each one keeps its own released inmates records at the county jail.