Search Coweta County Released Inmates

Coweta County released inmates records are handled by Sheriff Lenn Wood's office at 560 Greison Trail in Newnan. The county has about 130,929 residents and is part of the Atlanta metro area. Sheriff Wood's office runs the jail and keeps all booking data, charge records, arrest dates, and release info. You can search for Coweta County released inmates through the sheriff's jail roster, by calling the office, or through an open records request. The roster shows names, primary charges, arrest dates, and booking dates for people in the system.

Coweta County Sheriff Jail Records

Sheriff Lenn Wood leads the Coweta County Sheriff's Office at 560 Greison Trail, Newnan, GA 30263. The main number is (770) 253-1502. Major Warren Campbell serves as Jail Director and can be reached at extension 8244. His email is wcampbell@coweta.ga.us. The jail keeps detailed records on every person who comes through the Coweta County facility.

The Coweta County jail roster shows key data for each inmate. You can see the person's name, primary charges, arrest date, and booking date. This gives you a quick look at who is in the jail right now. For released inmates, the roster may not keep the record active, but the data stays in the sheriff's system. A phone call or open records request can pull up past records from Coweta County going back years.

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.

How to Search Coweta County Inmates

You have several ways to look up released inmates from Coweta County. Each one gives you different levels of detail. Pick the method that fits your needs.

The jail roster is the fastest check. It shows current inmates at the Coweta County jail with names, charges, arrest dates, and booking dates. If the person you are looking for is not on the active roster, they may have been released. At that point, you need to call the jail or file a records request to confirm the release and get the details.

Call the Coweta County Sheriff at (770) 253-1502. Ask for the jail division. Staff can look up any person by name and tell you their status. They will share the booking date, charges, and release date if the person is no longer held. This is a quick way to get basic Coweta County released inmates data without having to go anywhere.

For warrants, contact Captain Harry Steele at extension 8232. Clerk Jay Hudson handles warrant records at extension 8233 or (678) 423-6736. They can tell you if someone who was released from the Coweta County jail now has an active warrant. This is useful if you need to know a person's current legal status after release.

Coweta County Jail Visitation

The Coweta County jail has a set visitation schedule. Visits run Monday through Wednesday from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday visits are from 12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday visits also run from 12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The schedule rotates by pod, so call ahead to check which days apply to the inmate you want to visit at the Coweta County jail.

Visitation connects to released inmates records in an indirect way. If you show up to visit and the person is no longer at the Coweta County facility, staff will tell you. That confirms a release without you having to file a formal request. Jail staff can share basic info about when the release happened. For full details, follow up with a phone call or open records request to the Coweta County Sheriff.

Open Records Requests in Coweta County

O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 is the statute that gives you the right to ask for Coweta County released inmates records. Any person can make a request. You do not have to live in Coweta County. You do not have to give a reason. Just tell the agency what records you want and they must respond within three business days.

For sheriff records, send your request to the Coweta County Sheriff's Office at 560 Greison Trail, Newnan, GA 30263. For county government records more broadly, the Board of Commissioners handles open records at 22 East Broad Street, Newnan, GA 30263. Their number is (770) 254-2601. Either office can point you to the right place for Coweta County released inmates data.

The agency can charge for copies. They have to give you an estimate before they start. Most Coweta County released inmates requests are simple and cost just a few dollars. Electronic copies may cost less than paper. If an agency breaks the open records law, O.C.G.A. § 50-18-73 allows penalties.

State Resources for Coweta County

The Georgia Department of Corrections at gdc.georgia.gov has a free offender search. Go to gdc.georgia.gov/offender-info/find-offender to look up state prison inmates. If someone from the Coweta County jail got sent to a state facility, this tool shows their location, sentence, and release date. It is free and open to all.

The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles at pap.georgia.gov sets parole terms for state inmates. O.C.G.A. § 42-9-53 governs parole decisions and release data. The Department of Community Supervision at dcs.georgia.gov manages probation and parole in the community. People on supervision after a Coweta County arrest report to local DCS officers.

The GBI at gbi.georgia.gov does statewide criminal history checks under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37. These pull from every county in Georgia, including Coweta. O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19 requires law enforcement to share arrest data through a central system. A booking in Coweta County feeds into statewide databases. For GDC records, use the form at gdc.georgia.gov/contact-us/open-records-request.

Coweta County Warrant Information

The Coweta County Sheriff's Office has a dedicated warrants division. Captain Harry Steele runs it at extension 8232. Clerk Jay Hudson handles warrant paperwork at extension 8233 or (678) 423-6736. If you need to know if someone who was released from the Coweta County jail now has an active warrant, these are the people to call.

Warrants tie into released inmates records because a person can be released on one charge and then have a new warrant issued later. Checking the warrant status gives you a fuller picture of where someone stands after leaving the Coweta County jail. The warrants division can tell you if a person is wanted, what the charges are, and whether the warrant is still active.

Cities in Coweta County

Coweta County has several cities. All of them route jail bookings through the Coweta County jail in Newnan. Released inmates records for anyone arrested in Coweta County are held by the sheriff's office.

Other towns in Coweta County include Senoia, Sharpsburg, Turin, Moreland, Haralson, and Grantville. People arrested in these areas are booked into the Coweta County jail.

Nearby Counties

These counties border Coweta County in west-central Georgia. Each has its own jail and keeps separate released inmates records.