Access Cherokee County Released Inmates

Cherokee County released inmates records are available through the Sheriff's Office in Canton. With a population over 260,000, Cherokee County is one of the fastest-growing counties in Georgia and processes a large number of bookings each year. The sheriff's website has an inmate roster that shows mugshots and booking data, with results limited to 500 records at a time. The roster updates throughout the day. You can search for current inmates and recently released people from the Cherokee County jail using this tool and other resources.

Cherokee County Sheriff Inmate Roster

The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office runs an inmate roster on its website. This is the main tool for looking up released inmates in the county. The roster shows names, mugshots, charges, booking dates, and custody status. Results are capped at 500 records, so if you are searching for older released inmates, you may need to narrow your search or contact the office directly.

The roster updates throughout the day as people are booked in and released from the Cherokee County jail. Information on the roster can change quickly. A person who shows as in custody in the morning may be released by afternoon. The sheriff's office notes that an arrest does not mean a conviction, and the data on the roster may not reflect the current status of a case or a person's custody. Keep that in mind when you look at Cherokee County released inmates records on this tool.

The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office website is the starting point for inmate lookups.

From this page you can access the inmate roster, contact information, and other resources for Cherokee County.

Released Inmates Records in Cherokee County

When someone is booked into the Cherokee County jail, staff create a detailed record. It has the person's name, date of birth, physical description, charges, bond amount, booking date, and arresting agency. A mugshot gets taken and added to the file. Once the person is released, the record stays in the system. The mugshot stays too. Released inmates records from Cherokee County are among the more detailed in north Georgia because the county uses a modern booking system.

Georgia's Open Records Act under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 gives the public the right to see these records. The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office must provide booking data when you ask for it. The office has three business days to respond under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71. Copies of records cost a small fee, and the office will tell you the estimated cost before they charge you. For released inmates lookups in Cherokee County, most requests get handled quickly given the high volume of inquiries the office receives.

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

How to Search Cherokee County Inmates

Start with the online roster on the sheriff's website. Type in a name and see what comes up. If the person you are looking for is not in the first 500 results, try narrowing the date range or using more specific search terms. The roster is the fastest way to check on recent released inmates from Cherokee County. It is free and available at any time.

If the online roster does not have what you need, call the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office. Staff can search the booking database and check on a person's custody status. For official copies of released inmates records, file a written open records request. Send it to the sheriff's office in Canton. State the person's name, date of birth, and what records you want. The county must respond within three business days.

Third-party jail roster sites also post Cherokee County booking data. These sites pull from public records and can be useful as a secondary search tool. The data may lag behind the sheriff's office by a day or so.

Cherokee County Court System

Cherokee County falls in the Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit. The Superior Court handles felony cases. Under O.C.G.A. § 15-6-61, the clerk of Superior Court maintains case files. If a released inmate from Cherokee County was charged with a felony, the court file shows what happened with the case. Was there a conviction? A plea deal? Were the charges dropped? That information sits with the court, not the jail. You may need to check both to get the full story on a Cherokee County released inmate.

State Court handles misdemeanors and traffic offenses in Cherokee County. Magistrate Court processes warrants, bond hearings, and small claims. Most arrested people in Cherokee County first appear before a Magistrate Court judge for a bond hearing. The judge sets bond, and if the person posts it, they leave the jail. That creates the released inmates record in the sheriff's booking system. From there, the case moves through the court system while the jail record stays on file.

Georgia State Tools for Cherokee County

The Georgia Department of Corrections at gdc.georgia.gov runs a statewide offender search at gdc.georgia.gov/offender-info/find-offender. This tool covers people in state prisons. If someone from Cherokee County went from the county jail to a state facility, the GDC has their records. The search is free. The GDC also accepts open records requests at gdc.georgia.gov/contact-us/open-records-request.

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 oversees probation and parole statewide. The GBI at gbi.georgia.gov offers background checks under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37 that pull from the statewide criminal history database. These checks include arrests from Cherokee County and everywhere else in Georgia.

Cities in Cherokee County

Cherokee County has two cities with dedicated pages. Arrests from both cities get processed through the Cherokee County jail system.

Nearby Counties

These counties surround Cherokee County in north Georgia. Each one operates its own jail with separate released inmates records.