Access Taliaferro County Released Inmates

Taliaferro County released inmates records come from the Sheriff's Office in Crawfordville. With a population of roughly 1,700, Taliaferro is one of the smallest counties in all of Georgia, and its jail operations reflect that scale.

Taliaferro County Sheriff Office Records

The Taliaferro County Sheriff's Office sits in Crawfordville. It is a small operation. The sheriff handles law enforcement for the entire county, which covers about 195 square miles. Staff at the office manage the jail and keep all booking records. When someone is arrested in Taliaferro County, the booking creates a record with the person's name, charges, bond info, and booking date.

Taliaferro County is the least populated county in Georgia by some counts. That means jail bookings happen less often than in bigger areas. But every booking still produces a public record. The sheriff's office stores these files and can produce them when asked. Georgia's Open Records Act under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 applies here just like it does in every other county. You have a right to see jail records from Taliaferro County.

Because the county is so small, there is no online inmate search portal. You have to call the sheriff's office or visit in person to check on a specific inmate. The phone is the fastest way to get basic info about who is in the Taliaferro County jail or who has been released.

State-level tools can fill gaps where Taliaferro County's local resources are limited.

What Taliaferro County Released Inmates Records Show

A booking record from the Taliaferro County jail has the basics. Name. Date of birth. Charges. Bond amount. Booking date. When the person gets released, the release date and reason go into the file. These are simple records, but they tell the story of who came through the Taliaferro County jail and when they left.

O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72 defines what counts as a public record in Georgia. Jail booking logs qualify. The Taliaferro County Sheriff must provide access to these files unless a specific legal exception applies. For standard booking and release data, no exception blocks access. You can get copies of Taliaferro County released inmates records through a formal request or sometimes just by asking at the front desk.

The small size of Taliaferro County means the jail does not see a high volume of bookings. Records may be easier to find because of this. Staff can often pull up what you need while you wait. In larger counties, that same request might take days.

How to Get Taliaferro County Records

Call the Taliaferro County Sheriff's Office. Ask about the person you are looking for. Staff can tell you if they are in the jail or if they have been released. For a written record, file an open records request. You can do this in person or by mail. Send it to the Sheriff's Office in Crawfordville, GA.

Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70, the sheriff has three business days to respond to your request. They must tell you how much copies will cost before they start. In Taliaferro County, most requests are small and inexpensive. A few pages of booking data costs very little to copy. The staff at the sheriff's office can walk you through the process if this is your first time asking for records.

You do not need to give a reason for your request. The law says anyone can ask. You do not have to live in Taliaferro County or Georgia. The only thing you need is a clear description of what records you want. Give the person's name and any dates you have. That helps the Taliaferro County staff find it faster.

Challenges in Small County Records

Taliaferro County does not have the same digital tools that bigger counties offer. There is no online jail roster to browse. There is no inmate lookup portal. This is common in Georgia's smallest counties. Resources are tight and the demand is lower, so the county has not invested in those systems.

That said, the records still exist. They are just kept in a more traditional way. Paper files or simple databases at the sheriff's office hold the Taliaferro County released inmates data. When you need something, you go through the office directly. It is a more hands-on process, but it works. The staff in Crawfordville are used to handling these requests and know where the records sit.

If you cannot reach the Taliaferro County Sheriff's Office, try the clerk of the Superior Court. Court records sometimes overlap with jail data, especially for cases that went through the Taliaferro County court system. The clerk may have sentencing records that show when someone was released or transferred.

Georgia State Tools for Taliaferro County

The Georgia Department of Corrections at gdc.georgia.gov has a free offender search at gdc.georgia.gov/offender-info/find-offender. It covers people in state prisons. If someone from Taliaferro County moved from the local jail to a state prison, this is where you check. The GDC site shows their facility, status, and release date when one exists.

O.C.G.A. § 42-9-53 covers how the Board of Pardons and Paroles at pap.georgia.gov handles parole for state inmates. The Department of Community Supervision at dcs.georgia.gov manages probation and parole tracking. The GBI at gbi.georgia.gov runs criminal history checks under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37. These state tools pull records from all 159 Georgia counties, including Taliaferro.

For state prison open records, submit a request at gdc.georgia.gov/contact-us/open-records-request. This is separate from the Taliaferro County Sheriff's Office. Use it when you need data on someone in the state system.

Nearby Counties

These counties border Taliaferro County in east-central Georgia. Each one keeps its own released inmates records separate from Taliaferro.