This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a person from jail, post or arrange bond, change a visitation account, or pull official booking records. Use the official Clarke County, court, state, federal, or notification contacts below for those tasks.
Where to Check or Request Records
For local jail custody, start with the Clarke County Sheriff's Office and the Athens-Clarke County Jail. Sheriff John Q. Williams' office is at 325 E. Washington St., Suite 125, Athens, GA 30601, and the main sheriff phone is 706-613-3250. The jail information line for the Athens-Clarke County Jail is 706-613-3270.
Sheriff open-records requests are handled by Shannon Brown at sheriff_orr@accgov.com, 762-400-8013, fax 706-613-3453. The physical open-records address is 325 E. Washington Street, Room 100, Athens, GA 30601, and mail may be sent to P.O. Box 1868, Athens, GA 30603. Police and Corrections open-records requests use the GovQA portal at accpd.govqa.us, phone 762-400-7000, fax 706-613-3348, and 3035 Lexington Road, Athens, GA 30605.
Court follow-up usually goes through the Clerk of Superior and State Courts, Elisa Zarate, at 325 E. Washington St., Suite 450, Athens, GA 30601, phone 706-613-3190. Clerk hours in the research file are Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. First appearance and bond questions may involve Magistrate Court, and weekend or holiday hearing times can be checked with the jail at 706-613-3270.
- For someone in the Athens-Clarke County Jail, use the jail inmate records guide and the jail phone when the online roster is delayed.
- For booking photographs and Georgia release limits, use jail roster mugshots before filing a photo-specific request.
- For charges and docket activity after booking, use court records after a jail arrest and the Clerk of Superior and State Courts.
- For a specific local facility, use the facility pages in the footer for the Athens-Clarke County Jail, Correctional Institution, and Diversion/Transition Center.
- For a sentenced Georgia prisoner, use Georgia Department of Corrections Find an Offender or the GDC services search, not the county jail roster.
- For federal custody, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator. For immigration custody, use ICE ODLS. VINELink is available for Georgia custody notifications, with sheriff-listed phone assistance at 706-613-3270 or 800-467-4975.