Chattooga County Released Inmates Search

Chattooga County released inmates records are available through the Sheriff's Office, which operates from locations in both Summerville and Trion. The county has about 25,000 residents in the northwest corner of Georgia and falls under the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit. The sheriff's website has an inmate roster you can search by name or booking date. Each record shows custody status, arrest date, charges, and bond details. You can check released inmates from Chattooga County using these tools or by calling the jail directly.

Chattooga County Sheriff Office Records

The Chattooga County Sheriff's Office has two locations. The main office is at 533 Underwood Drive in Trion, GA 30753. The phone number there is (706) 857-3411. The jail sits at 35 West Washington Street in Summerville, GA 30747, and the jail phone is 706-857-0717. Staff at either location can help you with released inmates records or point you to the right resources.

The sheriff's website is one of the better-organized small county sites in Georgia. It has a dedicated section for the inmate roster and a separate page for the jail division. You can search the roster by first name, last name, or booking date. Results show the person's custody status, arrest date, charges, and bond amount. For released inmates, the status field tells you the person is no longer in the Chattooga County jail. This makes it easy to confirm a release without having to call the office.

The Chattooga County Sheriff's Office website is the central hub for the department.

The site links to the inmate roster, jail division info, and other tools for looking up released inmates in Chattooga County.

Chattooga County Inmate Roster

The inmate roster on the Chattooga County sheriff's website is the primary tool for searching released inmates online. You type in a first or last name, or enter a booking date, and the system pulls up matching records. Each entry shows the person's name, status (in custody or released), arrest date, charges, and bond. The data updates as the jail processes bookings and releases.

The Chattooga County inmate roster page lets you search for current and past inmates.

You can filter results by name or date to find specific released inmates from the Chattooga County jail.

Keep in mind that the roster may not go back indefinitely. Older released inmates records might not show up in the online system. For those, you would need to file a formal open records request with the sheriff's office under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70. But for recent bookings and releases in Chattooga County, the online roster is fast and free to use.

Chattooga County Jail Division

The jail division of the Chattooga County Sheriff's Office operates from the Summerville location. Staff there handle all bookings, releases, and inmate management. When someone is arrested in Chattooga County, they go to the jail at 35 West Washington Street for processing. A booking record gets created with the person's name, charges, bond, and other details. The jail runs around the clock, and released inmates can be processed out at any time.

The Chattooga County jail division page has details about jail operations and policies.

This page covers visitation rules, mail policies, and other information for the Chattooga County jail.

Georgia law under O.C.G.A. § 42-1-6 requires jails to keep detailed records on all inmates. The Chattooga County jail follows this requirement. Even after someone is released, their booking record stays on file and is subject to public records requests. The law protects your right to see this data, with limited exceptions for sealed cases and juvenile records under O.C.G.A. § 15-11-702.

State Resources for Chattooga County

When someone from Chattooga County goes to state prison, their records move to the Georgia Department of Corrections. The GDC at gdc.georgia.gov runs a free offender search at gdc.georgia.gov/offender-info/find-offender. This tool covers state inmates, not county jail detainees. But if a released inmate from Chattooga County was later sent to a state facility, the GDC has their records.

The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles at pap.georgia.gov handles parole decisions. The Department of Community Supervision at dcs.georgia.gov tracks people on probation and parole. The GBI at gbi.georgia.gov runs criminal background checks under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37. These checks pull from a statewide database and include arrests from Chattooga County and other jurisdictions.

Chattooga County Court Records

Chattooga County is part of the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit along with Dade, Walker, and Catoosa counties. The Superior Court handles felony cases for this circuit. The clerk of Superior Court keeps case files under O.C.G.A. § 15-6-61. If a released inmate from Chattooga County faced felony charges, you can check with the clerk to see how the case turned out. Court records show convictions, acquittals, plea deals, and sentencing details that jail records do not include.

Magistrate Court in Chattooga County handles warrants, bond hearings, and misdemeanor cases. Many of the arrests that create released inmates records in Chattooga County begin with a Magistrate Court warrant. Once arrested, the person goes to jail. A bond hearing sets the terms for release. If the person posts bond, they leave the jail and become a released inmate in the county's records. The court file then tracks what happens with the case from that point.

Nearby Counties

These counties border Chattooga County in northwest Georgia. Each has its own jail with separate released inmates records.