This is not a government office. We cannot confirm custody or release, retrieve an official record, change a record, arrange bond, or contact a person in custody. Use the originating agency below.
Official Offices for Records
Terrell County Jail Records
Terrell County Sheriff's Office
3108 Albany Highway, Dawson, GA 39842
Phone: (229) 995-4488
Fax: (229) 995-4301
Email: sheriff@terrellsheriff.org
Published contact window: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Terrell County Jail
GDC listing: 3110 Albany Highway, Dawson, GA 39842
Phone: (229) 995-4012
The jail operates around the clock, but records and administrative service may follow office hours. Call before visiting because official sources use both 3108 and 3110 Albany Highway for this campus.
Correctional Institution Records
Terrell County Correctional Institution
3110 Albany Highway, Dawson, GA 39842
Phone: (229) 995-5381
Fax: (229) 995-6173
For statewide offender questions, GDC lists (404) 656-4661. Written verification from GDC Inmate Records and Information may be sent to PO Box 1529, Forsyth, GA 31029. GDC's central mailing address is 300 Patrol Road, Forsyth, GA 31029. Open-records requests use the GDC online portal.
Terrell County Court Records
Terrell County Court / Clerk of Superior Court
499 Rountree Drive, Dawson, GA 39842
Phone: (229) 995-2631
Fax: (229) 995-6453
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The clerk is the source for available Superior and Juvenile Court records, including criminal dispositions, warrants in the criminal docket, dead-docket matters, and probation revocations. Confirm copy fees when making the request.
Parole and Probation Contacts
DCS Donalsonville Field Office
223 S. Wiley Avenue, Donalsonville, GA 39845
Phone: (229) 524-2836
Fax: (478) 216-2085
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
This regional office serves Terrell County for community supervision. The State Board of Pardons and Paroles lists (404) 656-3818 for parole status questions and GaParoleBoard@pap.ga.gov. Its public contact is 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr SE, Suite 430, Balcony Level, West Tower, Atlanta, GA 30334.
Choose the Correct Office
The record owner depends on the custody track.
- For a local booking or release, contact the Sheriff's Office or Terrell County Jail.
- For a court disposition, bond order, or probation revocation, contact the clerk for the court that handled the case.
- For a state offender or discharge, use GDC. For parole status, use the State Board; for community supervision, use DCS.
- For a federal prisoner, use the Bureau of Prisons locator or federal court. For immigration detention, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator.