This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the office that holds the record.
Telfair Offices and Records
The correct contact depends on whether the person was held in the county jail, a Georgia prison, or under court supervision. No public hours were confirmed for the Sheriff's Office or jail, so call before visiting.
Telfair County Sheriff's Office
19 East Oak Street
McRae-Helena, GA 31055
(229) 868-6621
Sheriff Sim Davidson
Telfair County Jail
11 East Oak Street
McRae, GA 31055
(229) 868-7000
GDC-listed jail information contact
The local public-safety page prints a different jail number with a conflicting area code, so the GDC-listed number above is the safer published jail contact. Use these routes for local booking and release records.
- For a named-person release search or release-record request, begin on the home page.
- For supervision after release, use Probation & Parole.
- For recent county custody changes, see Jail Releases: 24 Hours.
- For timing or alerts, use Projected Release or VINELink Inmate Search.
- For a specific institution, choose its facility page from the footer.
State and Court Contacts
Sentenced state-prison records belong to the Georgia Department of Corrections. GDC Inmate Records and Information receives verification mail at PO Box 1529, Forsyth, GA 31029. General inmate questions use (404) 656-4661, while open-records requests go through the GDC request portal.
The Telfair County Clerk of Court can be reached at (229) 868-6525 for court records. Magistrate Court is at 128 East Oak Street, Suite 5, McRae, GA 31055, phone (229) 868-6772. The Telfair-serving DCS listing gives 351 8th Street South, McRae-Helena, GA 31037. DCS statewide assistance is (678) 783-4337, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern.
Federal custody uses the BOP Inmate Locator. Immigration custody uses the ICE locator. This private site cannot obtain either agency's records for a visitor.