Grady County 24 Hour Booking Search

Grady County 24 hour booking records cover all arrests processed at the county jail in Cairo, Georgia. The Grady County Sheriff's Office manages the detention facility and handles intake for every person brought into custody. Cairo is the county seat, located in southwest Georgia near the Florida border. You can look up recent Grady County booking information by calling the sheriff's office or filing an open records request. The jail log tracks names, charges, arrest dates, and bond data for each person in the Grady County system. Both county deputies and Cairo police bring bookings through the same facility.

Grady County Sheriff Booking Office

The Grady County Sheriff's Office is at 250 N. Broad Street in Cairo. The office runs the county jail and processes all arrests that happen within Grady County. Staff are on site around the clock to handle new bookings. Each person brought in goes through a full intake process that creates a 24 hour booking record. The record includes the person's name, date of birth, charges, arresting agency, and bond information.

Reach the Grady County Sheriff's Office at (229) 377-5200. This number works for questions about recent arrests, current inmates, and general jail information. Grady County sits near the Georgia-Florida state line. Cairo is about 35 miles north of Tallahassee. The county is part of a South Georgia judicial circuit that handles cases from this area.

The Cairo Police Department is the main city agency in Grady County. Their arrests go to the county jail for processing, same as any arrest by the sheriff's deputies. Whittier and Midway are small unincorporated areas that the sheriff covers directly.

How Grady County 24 Hour Booking Works

When someone is arrested in Grady County, they are taken to the jail on N. Broad Street in Cairo. The jail staff start the booking process. Name, date of birth, address, and a physical description are recorded. Charges from the arresting officer are logged. A photograph is taken. The person gets a booking number and moves to a holding area. This whole process creates the official 24 hour booking entry for Grady County.

Grady County is a rural area with about 24,600 people. The jail does not see the volume of bookings that metro Atlanta counties do. But every arrest still follows the same state rules for intake and record keeping. The Georgia Open Records Act applies to the Grady County Sheriff's Office just like it applies to the Fulton County jail. The same statutes govern how records are kept and who can access them.

Grady County 24 Hour Booking Records Access

Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70, all documents maintained by a public agency in Georgia are public records. Booking records from the Grady County jail fall under this definition. Anyone can request to see or copy them. You do not have to provide a reason for your request. The right to access these records is protected by Georgia law.

The Grady County Sheriff's Office must respond to records requests within three business days under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71. Requests can be made in writing or orally. Copies cost about $0.10 per page. The first 15 minutes of search time are free. After that, a fee based on employee salary applies. If total costs are expected to go past $500, the Grady County office may require you to pay up front before they start.

Personal details get redacted before release. O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72 requires the removal of social security numbers, bank account data, cell phone numbers, and medical information from Grady County records. The main booking details like names, charges, and arrest dates stay public. Initial arrest reports are also public even when an investigation is still going on.

Note: A phone call to the Grady County Sheriff's Office is often the quickest way to check on a recent booking in this area.

Georgia Resources for Grady County Bookings

The GDC Find Offender tool lets you search the Georgia state prison system. This is separate from the Grady County jail. If someone was arrested in Grady County and later sentenced to prison, they would transfer to a GDC facility. The search tool shows where they are and their current status. GDC recommends verifying information through written correspondence with Inmate Records at PO Box 1529, Forsyth, GA 31029.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation maintains criminal history records for the whole state. Under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-34, you can get your own record from most sheriff's offices, including Grady County. Private persons can get another person's record with signed consent. Felony convictions are public without consent. The Georgia Applicant Processing Service handles fingerprint-based checks with 24 to 48 hour turnaround.

The GDC offender search is for state prison inmates only. For people still held at the Grady County jail, contact the sheriff's office directly at (229) 377-5200.

Grady County 24 Hour Booking Records Restriction

Some Grady County arrests can be sealed through the record restriction process. O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37 allows restriction when charges are dismissed, not presented to a grand jury, or nolle prossed. The prosecutor who handles Grady County cases reviews restriction applications. Once approved, the arrest cycle is sealed on the Georgia criminal history record. It becomes visible only to judges and criminal justice agencies.

O.C.G.A. § 35-1-18 also limits how booking photos from Grady County can be used. Law enforcement cannot post them online. Third-party sites must remove mugshots within 30 days of a written request if the arrest qualifies for restriction, per O.C.G.A. § 10-1-393.5. The First Offender Act at O.C.G.A. § 42-8-60 provides for sealing when someone finishes a first offender sentence. Guilty dispositions on regular sentences do not qualify.

Cities in Grady County

Cairo is the county seat and largest city in Grady County. Whigham is a smaller town in the county. All arrests in both towns are processed at the Grady County jail. The Cairo Police Department handles city calls, while the sheriff's office covers the rest of the county and runs the jail.

Nearby Counties

These counties border Grady County in southwest Georgia. Each one keeps its own 24 hour booking records at its own jail. Verify the arrest location to find the right county office.