Find Released Inmates in Randolph County

Randolph County released inmates records can be searched through the Sheriff's Office in Cuthbert. The county sits in southwest Georgia as part of the Pataula Judicial Circuit, and the sheriff's office serves as the primary keeper of jail booking and release data for the roughly 7,000 residents of the county.

Randolph County Sheriff's Office Inmate Records

The Randolph County Sheriff's Office handles all released inmates records for the county. The office is in Cuthbert at the Randolph County Courthouse complex. The sheriff runs the county jail and keeps booking logs going back years. Every person booked into the Randolph County jail gets a record with their name, date of birth, charges, bond amount, and the date they came in.

When that person gets out, the release date goes into the file. That is a released inmate record. You can look these up by contacting the sheriff's office. The phone number for the Randolph County Sheriff's Office is (229) 732-2525. Staff can check the booking log for a specific name and tell you what they have on file. Walk-in requests work too. Go to the office during business hours and ask at the front desk.

Randolph County does not have a large online inmate search portal. This is common for smaller Georgia counties. The records still exist. They are just not posted on the web in real time. You have to go through the sheriff's office to get them. Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70, you have the right to ask for these records and the office has to give them to you in most cases. There are a few exceptions, but standard booking and release data is public.

The GDC website is a useful backup when looking into Randolph County released inmates who ended up in state custody.

Booking and Release Process in Randolph County

Arrests in Randolph County lead to bookings at the county jail in Cuthbert. Deputies, Cuthbert police officers, and other agencies bring people in. The jail staff handle intake. They log the person's info, take a photo, and record the charges. Bond gets set by a judge or a magistrate. If the person can post bond, they get released. If not, they sit until their court date or until something changes.

Some inmates get released when charges are dropped. Others serve their full sentence and walk out when the time is up. And some get transferred to state facilities. When someone goes from the Randolph County jail to a Georgia state prison, the GDC takes over tracking them. You can search the GDC offender database at gdc.georgia.gov/offender-info/find-offender to find out where they are and when they are set to get out.

The jail is small. Randolph County has a population of around 7,000 people. The booking volume is low compared to urban counties. But the record-keeping follows the same rules. Every booking gets documented. Every release gets logged. That data stays on file and can be pulled up later by the sheriff's staff or through a formal records request.

Open Records Requests in Randolph County

Georgia's Open Records Act gives you the right to see jail records. It is laid out in O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 and O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72. You can file a request with the Randolph County Sheriff's Office to get released inmates data. Put your request in writing. Give the inmate's name and any details you know. You don't have to say why you want the records.

The office has three business days to respond. They must either provide the records or tell you why they need more time. Copy fees are allowed but must be reasonable. The first quarter hour of staff time to find your records is free. After that, the office can charge for labor. For most released inmates requests in Randolph County, the search takes just a few minutes. The jail log is not that long.

Send your request to the Randolph County Sheriff's Office in Cuthbert, GA 39840. You can also call (229) 732-2525 to ask about the process. Some requests can be handled over the phone if the information is straightforward. For more detailed records, a written request is better. It creates a paper trail and makes sure both sides know exactly what was asked for.

State Resources for Randolph County Released Inmates

Several state agencies hold records that tie into what the Randolph County Sheriff's Office keeps. The Georgia Department of Corrections at gdc.georgia.gov is the biggest one. The GDC tracks every person serving time in a Georgia state prison. If someone arrested in Randolph County was sentenced to prison, you can look them up in the GDC system. The search is free.

The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles at pap.georgia.gov decides who gets paroled from state prison. They track parole conditions and supervise compliance. If a Randolph County released inmate is on parole, this is the board overseeing that. The Department of Community Supervision at dcs.georgia.gov handles probation and parole supervision on the ground. They assign officers to cover areas throughout Georgia, including the southwest region where Randolph County sits.

The GBI at gbi.georgia.gov processes criminal history checks under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37. A background check through the GBI covers the whole state, so it picks up records from Randolph County and beyond. There is a fee for this service. O.C.G.A. § 42-9-53 governs how state-level release and parole data is managed, and it is worth knowing about if you are tracing someone's path through the Georgia corrections system from a Randolph County arrest to a state prison release.

Pataula Judicial Circuit Court Records

Randolph County is in the Pataula Judicial Circuit. This circuit also covers Clay County and Quitman County. Superior court cases from Randolph County go through this circuit. If a released inmate had a felony case, those court records are kept by the circuit clerk in Cuthbert. The court records include indictments, plea deals, sentences, and case dispositions.

Court records and jail records are not the same thing. The sheriff handles jail booking data. The clerk of court handles case filings and trial records. You might need to check both to get the full picture of a released inmate's situation. For court records in the Pataula Circuit, contact the Randolph County Clerk of Superior Court. The clerk's office is at the Randolph County Courthouse in Cuthbert.

Magistrate court handles bond hearings and smaller cases. Those records are also at the courthouse. If you are trying to trace what happened with a specific released inmate, starting with the sheriff's booking log and then checking court records gives you the most complete view of how the case played out in Randolph County.

Nearby Counties

These counties border Randolph County in southwest Georgia. Each runs its own jail and keeps its own released inmates records.