Access Talbot County Released Inmates

Talbot County released inmates records are kept by the Sheriff's Office in Talbotton. This small county in west-central Georgia has a population of about 6,200 and runs a local jail where all booking and release data is logged.

Talbot County Sheriff Office Inmate Data

The Talbot County Sheriff's Office is in Talbotton, Georgia. This is where all jail records start. When a person gets booked into the Talbot County jail, staff log the name, date of birth, charges, and bond amount. They also note the arresting agency. Once that person is released, the release date goes into the file. That file becomes a Talbot County released inmates record.

Talbot County is one of the smaller counties in Georgia. The jail does not hold a large number of inmates at any given time. But every booking still creates a public record. The sheriff's office keeps these on file and can pull them up on request. You can call the office or visit in person during business hours to ask about a specific person's booking or release status in Talbot County.

Georgia's Open Records Act under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 gives you the right to see these files. The law applies to every county, including small ones like Talbot. You do not need a reason. Just ask for the record by name and date if you have it.

The state portal can help you find records that go beyond what Talbot County keeps at the local level.

Released Inmates Records in Talbot County

A released inmates record in Talbot County shows basic facts. It has the person's name. It shows the charges. The booking date is there. The release date and method are included too. Some records note whether the person bonded out, served time, or got transferred. This data sits with the Talbot County Sheriff's Office.

Because Talbot County is small, the volume of bookings is lower than in a place like Muscogee or Bibb. That can make it easier to track down a specific record. The staff at the jail know the system well and can often find what you need fast. A phone call is sometimes all it takes to confirm if someone was booked and released from the Talbot County jail.

O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72 spells out what counts as a public record in Georgia. Jail booking logs fall under this law. The Talbot County Sheriff must treat these as open records unless a narrow exception applies. Most booking data does not fall under any exception, so you can expect to get what you ask for.

How to Request Talbot County Inmate Records

Walk into the sheriff's office in Talbotton. Bring your ID. Tell the staff what records you need. Give them the name of the person and any other details you have. They can check the system and provide copies if the record exists. The Talbot County Sheriff's Office has three business days to respond to a formal open records request under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70.

You can also mail a request. Send a letter to the Talbot County Sheriff's Office in Talbotton, GA. Include the inmate's name and the type of record you want. Add your return address and a phone number. Copy fees are usually small. The office must give you a cost estimate before they charge you. For Talbot County released inmates data, most requests are simple and get handled fast.

Phone requests work for basic info. Call and ask if a person is in the Talbot County jail or has been released. Staff can usually tell you right away. For detailed records or official copies, a written request is the better route.

State Resources for Talbot County

The Georgia Department of Corrections at gdc.georgia.gov runs a free offender search at gdc.georgia.gov/offender-info/find-offender. This covers people in state prisons. If someone from Talbot County ended up in a state facility after their county jail stay, you can track them through GDC. It shows their status, facility, and release date if one is set.

The Board of Pardons and Paroles at pap.georgia.gov makes parole decisions for state inmates under O.C.G.A. § 42-9-53. If a Talbot County inmate got paroled, this board handled it. The Department of Community Supervision at dcs.georgia.gov tracks people on probation and parole in the community. The GBI at gbi.georgia.gov handles criminal history checks under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37. These checks pull data from every county in Georgia, including Talbot.

For GDC open records, use the form at gdc.georgia.gov/contact-us/open-records-request. This is for state prison records, not county jail data. Talbot County jail records stay with the sheriff's office.

Talbot County Jail and Booking Process

Arrests in Talbot County go through the sheriff's office. Deputies bring people to the jail in Talbotton. The booking process starts with fingerprints and a photo. Staff enter the person's info into the system. Charges get listed. A bond amount may be set by the court. All of this goes into the Talbot County booking record.

When the person leaves the jail, the record gets updated. It notes the date and time of release. It shows why they left. Bond, sentence served, transfer, or charges dropped are the main reasons. Each one creates a slightly different trail in the Talbot County system. But the core booking record stays the same and is available to the public.

Talbot County sits near Harris and Muscogee counties. Some arrests that happen near the border involve agencies from more than one county. In those cases, the booking might happen in Talbot County but the case could move elsewhere. The released inmates record still stays in the Talbot County system regardless of where the case ends up in court.

Nearby Counties

These counties border Talbot County in west-central Georgia. Each one has its own jail and its own set of released inmates records.