Search Chattahoochee County Released Inmates

Chattahoochee County released inmates records come from the Sheriff's Office in Cusseta. Sheriff Hank Lynch heads the department, which covers a county of about 13,037 people along the Alabama border. Chattahoochee County is unique because Fort Benning (now Fort Moore) takes up a large part of the land area, which affects both the population count and the types of cases the sheriff handles. You can look up released inmates by contacting the sheriff's office directly or by checking third-party sites that compile public jail data from across Georgia.

Chattahoochee County Sheriff Inmate Data

Sheriff Hank Lynch runs the Chattahoochee County Sheriff's Office at 377 Broad Street in Cusseta, Georgia. The phone number is (706) 989-3644. Chief Deputy Hoard supports operations. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. You can also reach the office by email at sheriff@chattcosheriff.org. During business hours, staff can check on the status of a specific person and tell you if they have been released from the Chattahoochee County jail.

The sheriff's office logs every booking. Each record includes the person's name, charges, bond amount, and booking date. When someone gets released, the record gets updated with a release date. These files become the released inmates records that the public can access. Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70, Georgia's Open Records Act, you have the right to ask for this data. The sheriff's office must respond within three business days per O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71.

Chattahoochee County does not have a large jail. The volume of bookings is much lower than in urban Georgia counties. But the same laws and procedures apply to every arrest that goes through the system here.

Released Inmates Lookup for Chattahoochee County

Third-party jail roster sites offer another way to search for Chattahoochee County released inmates. These sites gather public booking data from sheriff's offices across Georgia and put it in one place. The data may be a day or two behind what the sheriff has, but it gives you a free starting point for basic lookups. You can search by name and see if someone from Chattahoochee County shows up in the listings.

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.

VINELink at vinelink.com is another option for tracking Chattahoochee County inmates booked into the county facility. It draws from the same set of public records but may show the data in a different format that is easier to browse.

How to Request Chattahoochee County Records

Filing an open records request with the Chattahoochee County Sheriff's Office is straightforward. Write a letter or send an email to sheriff@chattcosheriff.org. State what records you want. Include the person's full name, date of birth if you know it, and an approximate date range for the booking. The sheriff's office will search their system and get back to you within three business days.

Georgia law under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72 allows agencies to charge reasonable fees for search and retrieval. For most Chattahoochee County released inmates lookups, the request is simple enough that fees are minimal. Copies of records cost a small amount per page. The office has to give you an estimate before they charge you anything. If you go in person during office hours, staff can often pull up the data right away.

State Tools for Chattahoochee County

The Georgia Department of Corrections at gdc.georgia.gov tracks state prison inmates. Their offender search at gdc.georgia.gov/offender-info/find-offender is free and covers anyone in state custody. If someone from Chattahoochee County was sent to a state facility, you can find them through this tool. It shows current status, facility location, and release dates for state inmates.

The Georgia 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 probation and parole across the state, including for people in Chattahoochee County. The GBI at gbi.georgia.gov offers criminal background checks under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37 that include county-level arrest data.

The GDC open records form at gdc.georgia.gov/contact-us/open-records-request handles requests for state prison records that may tie to Chattahoochee County released inmates.

Chattahoochee County Courts

Chattahoochee County sits in the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit. The Superior Court handles felony cases. Under O.C.G.A. § 15-6-61, the Superior Court Clerk maintains case files and makes them available to the public. If you want to know the outcome of a felony case tied to a released inmate from Chattahoochee County, check with the clerk. Court records show whether someone was convicted, acquitted, or had charges dismissed. This fills in details that booking records alone do not provide.

Magistrate Court handles warrants, bond hearings, and misdemeanor cases. Many bookings in Chattahoochee County start with a Magistrate Court warrant. The judge sets bond, and once posted, the person gets released from jail. That creates the released inmates record. State Court, if available in the circuit, handles other misdemeanor and civil matters. Between the courts and the jail, you can build a full picture of someone's contact with the criminal justice system in Chattahoochee County.

Nearby Counties

Chattahoochee County is near these counties in west Georgia. Each one maintains separate released inmates records through its own sheriff's office.