Access Rockdale County Released Inmates

Rockdale County released inmates records are kept by the Sheriff's Office in Conyers. Located just east of Atlanta in the metro area, Rockdale County processes a steady flow of bookings through its detention center and maintains records that the public can access through open records requests or by contacting the sheriff's staff directly.

Rockdale County Sheriff's Office Inmate Search

The Rockdale County Sheriff's Office is the main source for released inmates records in the Conyers area. The office is at 911 Chambers Drive in Conyers, GA 30012. You can call them at (770) 278-8000. The sheriff runs the Rockdale County Detention Center, which handles all bookings for arrests made in the county by deputies, Conyers police, and other law enforcement working in the area.

Every person booked into the Rockdale County jail gets a record. That record has their name, date of birth, charges, bond amount, booking date, and a photograph. Once they are released, the date and method of release go into the file. These are the released inmates records you can look up. The sheriff's office keeps them on file and they are public under Georgia law.

The Rockdale County Sheriff's Office has a website where you can find information about the jail and its services. Some periods the site has an active inmate lookup tool. Check the sheriff's site first. If the online search is not up, call the jail at (770) 278-8000. The staff can look up names for you and tell you if someone was booked and when they got out. For a county this size, the jail sees a good amount of traffic, so the database is substantial.

Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70, the public has a right to access most jail records kept by the Rockdale County Sheriff's Office. Booking data, release dates, and charges are all considered public record in Georgia.

The state corrections portal supplements Rockdale County records for inmates who moved into the state prison system.

Rockdale County Detention Center

The Rockdale County Detention Center is located on Chambers Drive in Conyers. This facility handles all bookings for the county. The detention center is a modern facility with capacity to hold a significant number of inmates. Rockdale County sits in the Atlanta metro area, and the jail stays busy. Bookings happen around the clock. Deputies and Conyers city police bring in people throughout the day and night.

The intake process starts when someone comes through the door. Staff log their info into the system. Fingerprints get taken. A booking photo goes on file. The charges are recorded and bond gets set by a magistrate. If the person can pay the bond, they walk out. If they can't, they wait in the jail until their court date or until something changes. Either way, the booking record stays in the system from that point on.

Visitation at the Rockdale County Detention Center follows the sheriff's rules. Call ahead at (770) 278-8000 for the current schedule. Rules can change based on staffing or facility issues. Mail and phone calls for inmates follow set guidelines. Released inmates from the Rockdale County jail get processed out at the detention center. The release info goes into the same database that tracks their booking, so it all ties together in one record.

Filing an Open Records Request in Rockdale County

You have the right to request released inmates records from the Rockdale County Sheriff's Office. Georgia's Open Records Act at O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 makes this clear. Put your request in writing. Include the inmate's name and any other details you have. Date of birth, booking date, or the type of charges all help narrow the search.

Send the request to the Rockdale County Sheriff's Office at 911 Chambers Drive, Conyers, GA 30012. Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72, the office has three business days to respond. They can charge a fee for copies, but they must tell you the cost before doing the work. The first 15 minutes of staff time is free. For most released inmates requests in Rockdale County, that is plenty of time to pull up what you need.

You can also try calling first. Some requests are simple enough that the staff can answer over the phone. If you need something more detailed or want certified copies, a written request is better. Keep a copy of your request for your own records. If the office does not respond within three days, Georgia law gives you the right to take legal steps to get the records. That rarely happens in practice, but the law is there to back you up.

State Databases for Rockdale County Released Inmates

When someone goes from the Rockdale County jail to a state prison, the Georgia Department of Corrections takes over tracking them. You can search the GDC offender database at gdc.georgia.gov/offender-info/find-offender to find current status and release dates. The GDC site at gdc.georgia.gov is free and open to anyone. A lot of people arrested in Rockdale County end up in the state system if the charges are serious, so this is a tool you may need.

The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles at pap.georgia.gov handles parole for state inmates. The Department of Community Supervision at dcs.georgia.gov monitors people on probation and parole. Rockdale County is in the metro Atlanta area, so DCS has officers in the region who handle supervision for released inmates living in Conyers and surrounding areas.

The GBI offers background checks under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37 at gbi.georgia.gov. A statewide check through the Georgia Bureau of Investigation pulls records from every county, not just Rockdale. If you need a full criminal history on someone, this is the most thorough option. There is a fee. O.C.G.A. § 42-9-53 sets the rules for how state-level release data gets tracked, which matters if the person went through both the Rockdale County jail and a state prison.

Rockdale Judicial Circuit Court Records

Rockdale County has its own judicial circuit. The Rockdale Judicial Circuit covers just Rockdale County, making it one of the smaller circuits in Georgia. Superior court cases go through this circuit. If a released inmate had a felony case, the court records are with the Rockdale County Clerk of Superior Court at the courthouse in Conyers.

Court records and jail records are kept by different offices. The sheriff handles booking and release data. The clerk of court handles case filings, indictments, plea deals, and sentencing records. You might need to check both to get the full picture on a released inmate. The magistrate court in Rockdale County handles bond hearings and minor cases. Those records are also at the courthouse in Conyers.

State court in Rockdale County handles misdemeanor cases and some civil matters. If a released inmate's charges were misdemeanors, the state court clerk would have the case files. Between the sheriff's office, superior court, state court, and magistrate court, Rockdale County has several places where records on a given person might be found. Start with the sheriff for booking data and work outward from there.

Nearby Counties

These counties border Rockdale County in the metro Atlanta area. Each has its own jail and released inmates records.