Quitman Jail Release Paths
The Quitman County Sheriff's Office handles the county's local detention function in Georgetown. When custody ends, the person does not always walk out with no further legal obligation. A bond or court order may return the person to the community. Time served may complete a short sentence. A transfer may send the person to the Georgia Department of Corrections, another county, federal custody, or immigration custody. The sheriff's jail record is the best first source because it identifies the discharge day and the legal authority behind the discharge.
Georgia law gives that record real value. O.C.G.A. 42-4-7 requires a county sheriff to keep a record of each person committed to jail. It includes the day of discharge, the discharge order, and the court that issued the order. Those fields can separate a community release from a transfer. They also explain why a name vanished from current custody without proving the person is free from every form of custody.
| Outcome | Next confirmation source |
|---|---|
| Bond or court-order release | Sheriff discharge record and issuing court |
| Sentence completed locally | Sheriff record and court disposition |
| Transfer to state custody | GDC Find an Offender |
| Transfer to another authority | Sheriff transfer entry, then that agency's locator |
Confirm Quitman Jail Discharge
No dependable official online Quitman County Jail roster or rolling release feed was captured in the research. A missing name on a third-party list is not enough. Use the sheriff's stable county contact path and ask whether a discharge was entered. The full county search and records path is also set out on the Quitman County released inmates home page.
- Gather the person's full name, date of birth, and booking or case number if known.
- Call the Quitman County Sheriff's Office and ask whether the person remains in local custody or has a discharge entry.
- Request the jail commitment and discharge record when a copy or exact legal basis is needed.
- Read the discharge order and issuing-court fields. If the entry shows transfer, continue with the receiving system.
- Check the court disposition when bond, dismissal, sentence completion, or probation may explain the release.
A released person normally leaves a current-custody list. The discharge record, not roster absence alone, confirms what occurred.
Quitman Jail Records Contact
The Georgetown-Quitman County contact table and the Georgia Sheriffs' Association directory provide the stable contact details. Sheriff Charles Davis is listed for Quitman County. The county table confirms the main phone and fax, while the statewide directory confirms the Georgetown mailing address.
Quitman County Sheriff's OfficeAttn: Sheriff Charles Davis
PO Box 338
Georgetown, GA 39854
Phone: 229-334-3739
Fax: 229-334-0905
A written request should identify the person and the booking period. Ask for the commitment date, discharge day, discharge order, issuing court, charge, booking number, bond or release type if kept, and transfer destination if applicable. Georgia's Open Records Act permits agencies to charge lawful search, retrieval, and copy costs. The agency should provide access or a written response within three business days when records cannot be produced at once.
About Quitman County Jail
Quitman County Jail is a county-level detention function operated by the Quitman County Sheriff's Office. It is not a Georgia state prison. Local custody can include people awaiting court action and people serving a local term. A person sentenced to state prison moves into GDC custody, so the public search route changes after transfer.
The official county sheriff page redirects visitors toward the sheriff's separate domain. That separate site was intermittently unavailable during research, and no official public roster module was confirmed. For that reason, the county contact table and the Georgia Sheriffs' Association directory are the sound contact sources. They point to Georgetown, which matters because the City of Quitman is in Brooks County and is not the seat of Quitman County.
Quitman Jail State Transfers
A transfer to GDC ends local jail custody but is not a release to the community. Use GDC Find an Offender for a person sent to a Georgia state sentence. Search by GDC ID, case number, or name, then use age, race, sex, and conviction county to separate similar records. A newly transferred person may not appear at once.
Read the status fields as a set. CURRENT STATUS: ACTIVE and an actual-release field stating that the person is currently serving point to state custody. An inactive status paired with an actual release date is the stronger public sign of state discharge. The maximum possible release date is a sentence calculation, not proof that release happened. GDC advises users to verify its public information in writing with Inmate Records and Information, PO Box 1529, Forsyth, GA 31029.
- Discharge
- The formal end of custody under an order or completed term.
- Transfer
- Movement from one authority to another without release to the community.
- Detainer
- A request or hold from another authority that may affect where a person goes next.
Quitman Jail Court Orders
Local court records can explain a release that no jail web page displays. The Quitman County Clerk of Superior Court manages misdemeanor and felony records filed there, including warrants, accusations, and indictments. The Probate and Magistrate Court handles warrant approval and parts of the first-stage local process. A docket entry, bond order, sentence, dismissal, or revocation can supply the reason behind the sheriff's discharge entry.
Contact the Superior Court clerk at 229-334-2578 when the case belongs there. Probate and Magistrate Court lists 229-334-2224. Ask for the case disposition and the exact order that changed custody. Court information can explain legal status after the jail stay, but it does not replace a same-day call to the sheriff for current physical custody.
Georgetown Quitman Release Records
The official local website identifies the government as the Consolidated Government of Georgetown-Quitman County. That identity explains why detention and court information appears within a combined local-government site rather than a familiar county jail portal. It also helps prevent a common geographic error. Georgetown is the Quitman County seat; Quitman is a city in Brooks County.
Use the county name and Georgetown when arranging pickup, addressing a written request, or calling an office. An agency result for the City of Quitman may lead to a different sheriff and court system. Historic courthouse and jail references can add local context, but present-day release confirmation still rests on the current sheriff record and the court order behind it.
After Quitman Jail Release
A community release may still involve probation, parole, or another court condition. Felony probation and parole supervision for Quitman County route through the Georgia Department of Community Supervision's Donalsonville Field Office. Probation is a court-ordered form of community supervision. Parole is conditional release from a state prison sentence. Neither term means the person remains in Quitman County Jail.
If the local record shows a federal or immigration transfer, use the receiving authority rather than the county roster. The Bureau of Prisons locator covers federal inmates from 1982 forward. ICE's locator covers searchable current immigration detention, including some CBP custody after 48 hours. A local discharge to either authority is a transfer out of county custody, not proof of release from all custody.
For a clean verification trail, keep the sheriff record, the court order, and any receiving-agency result together. Each answers a different question. The sheriff shows how local custody ended. The court supplies the legal basis. A state or federal locator shows whether another authority then held or released the person.