Colquitt County Inmate Records

Colquitt County released inmates records are kept by Sheriff Rod Howell's office in Moultrie, Georgia. The county has about 46,137 residents and sits in the southern part of the state. The sheriff runs the jail at 200 South Vandenberg Drive in Moultrie. All booking data, charge info, and release records flow through this office. You can look up Colquitt County released inmates by calling the jail at 229-616-7490, visiting in person, or filing an open records request with the county clerk under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70.

Colquitt County Sheriff Office Records

Sheriff Rod Howell leads the Colquitt County Sheriff's Office at 200 Veterans Parkway North in Moultrie. The mailing address is PO Box 188, Moultrie, GA 31776. Call the main office at 229-616-7430 for general questions. The jail sits at a separate location: 200 South Vandenberg Drive, Moultrie, GA 31768. Jail staff can be reached at 229-616-7490. Office hours run Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The sheriff handles all released inmates records for Colquitt County. When someone is booked into the jail, staff create a record with the person's name, charges, booking date, and bond amount. When that person leaves the facility, the record gets updated with a release date and reason. These records are public under Georgia's Open Records Act, O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70. You can ask to see them at any time.

Third-party jail roster sites compile Colquitt County booking data from public records and can be a useful starting point.

This resource pulls booking data from the Colquitt County jail and shows names, charges, and booking dates for inmates in the system.

How to Search Colquitt County Inmates

There are a few ways to look up released inmates from Colquitt County. The simplest is a phone call. Dial 229-616-7490 to reach the jail. Staff can check their system for any person who has been booked in or released. Give them the name and date of birth if you have it. They can tell you the release date, charges at booking, and bond status for Colquitt County inmates.

In-person visits to the jail work too. Go to 200 South Vandenberg Drive in Moultrie during business hours. Bring your ID. Jail staff can look up records on the spot and answer follow-up questions about a Colquitt County released inmate. This method is good when you need to see actual documents or ask about details that are hard to cover over the phone.

For a written request, use the open records process. O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 gives you the right to ask for any public record. Send your request to the Colquitt County Sheriff's Office or to the County Clerk. Melissa Lawson handles open records at 101 East Central Avenue, Office 261-B in Moultrie. Her phone number is 229-616-7409. The office must respond within three business days.

Recent Colquitt County Jail Events

The Colquitt County jail made the news in December 2025 when two inmates escaped from the facility. Karon Caldwell and Alan Kennedy both got out but were caught soon after. The sheriff's office had put out a $1,000 reward for info leading to their capture. Both men were brought back to the Colquitt County jail and face extra charges for the escape.

Events like this show up in Colquitt County released inmates records in a specific way. An escape is not a release. The inmates' records would show them as escaped, not released. Once caught, new booking entries go into the system. The full timeline is part of the public record under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70. You can request the incident reports and booking logs tied to these events from the Colquitt County Sheriff's Office.

Open Records in Colquitt County

Georgia law makes most government records public. O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 is the main statute. It applies to the Colquitt County Sheriff's Office, the county clerk, and all other local agencies. Booking records, release logs, incident reports, and arrest data are all public records you can ask for in Colquitt County.

Melissa Lawson, the County Clerk, handles open records requests for Colquitt County government. Her office is at 101 East Central Avenue, Office 261-B in Moultrie. Call 229-616-7409 to ask about the process. You can also send requests straight to the sheriff's office. Either way, the agency has three business days to respond. They can charge for copies but must tell you the cost up front. Most Colquitt County released inmates requests are simple and get filled fast.

If you think an agency is not following the open records law, you can file a complaint with the Georgia Attorney General. O.C.G.A. § 50-18-73 sets penalties for agencies that break the Open Records Act in Colquitt County or anywhere else in the state.

State Resources for Colquitt County

The Georgia Department of Corrections runs a free search tool at gdc.georgia.gov/offender-info/find-offender. It covers state prison inmates. If someone from the Colquitt County jail got transferred to a state facility, you can track them through the GDC site. It shows current status, location, and release dates.

The Board of Pardons and Paroles at pap.georgia.gov manages parole for state inmates under O.C.G.A. § 42-9-53. The Department of Community Supervision at dcs.georgia.gov handles probation and parole in the community. People on supervision in Colquitt County report to local DCS officers in the area.

The GBI at gbi.georgia.gov runs statewide criminal history checks under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37. These checks pull data from all counties, including Colquitt. There is a fee for the service. Under O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19, all Georgia law enforcement agencies feed arrest data into a shared system. That means a booking in Colquitt County shows up in statewide databases. For GDC records, use the form at gdc.georgia.gov/contact-us/open-records-request.

Nearby Counties

These counties border Colquitt County in south Georgia. Each one has its own jail and keeps separate released inmates records.