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 responsible public office for those services.
Official Records Contacts
Choose the office based on the record needed. The Baker County Sheriff's Office and jail handle local custody and release information.
Baker County Sheriff's Office and Jail
167 Baker Place
P.O. Box 441
Newton, GA 39870
Jail and non-emergency: 229-734-3002
Sheriff office: 229-734-3003
Administrative hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The sheriff warns that email is not monitored at all times and should not be used for urgent or sensitive information. Call 911 for an emergency. Use these routes for common needs:
- For a named release or booking record, follow the full request path on the home page.
- For community supervision, use Parole / Probation.
- For a same-day event, check Released Last 24 Hours.
- For a date or alert, use Inmate Release Date or VINELink Release Check.
- For a specific custodian, select the matching facility page in the footer.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use GDC Find an Offender and GDC records.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP or ICE locator.
State Corrections Verification
Georgia Department of Corrections questions about a state prisoner can be directed to 404-656-4661. GDC central contact is 300 Patrol Road, Forsyth, GA 31029. Its offender-search disclaimer directs written verification to:
GDC Inmate Records and Information
P.O. Box 1529
Forsyth, GA 31029
For probation or parole supervision, the Georgia Department of Community Supervision statewide number is 678-783-4337. Its Cairo Field Office at 240 2nd Avenue SE, Cairo, GA 39828 serves Baker County and the South Georgia Circuit. DCS headquarters hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern.
Baker County Court Records
The Clerk of Superior Court maintains Superior and Juvenile records. Contact Stephanie Key's office at 167 Baker Place, Newton, GA 39870, or mail P.O. Box 10, Newton, GA 39870. The phone is 229-734-3004, and office hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Probate and Magistrate Court can be reached at 229-734-3007. Ask the court for bond orders, dispositions, probation orders, and other case records rather than asking the jail to interpret a court ruling.