Calhoun County runs a single lockup, the Calhoun County Jail at 28959 N. Bermuda Street, Morgan, GA 39866 (229-849-2480; fax 229-849-2973 per the county's office list). The sheriff, listed in the 2024 sheriffs' directory, works from 66 Court Street, Morgan, GA 39866, mailing address P.O. Box 211, phone 229-849-2555. Booking status, bond totals and release timing are questions for the Bermuda Street desk. Warrants, civil papers and records belong with the sheriff's office. The sheriff is elected countywide, the directory notes.

Phoning Bermuda Street (229-849-2480) settles custody fastest; jail officers search by full name, and a birth date separates relatives who share a surname. This page's roster link shows whatever Calhoun publishes online, though a fresh booking can lag several hours. After a transfer, the state's offender lookup lists the prison. Immigration custody is tracked separately, through ICE's own detainee locator, so check there too if federal agents took the person from Morgan. For questions the jail cannot answer, such as an open warrant, the sheriff's office takes calls on 229-849-2555.

Two statutes start the clock. Warrantless arrests fall under Code section 17-4-62, which allows 48 hours before the person must see a judicial officer or go free; warrant arrests fall under Code section 17-4-26, which allows 72. Bermuda Street staff (229-849-2480) know which court has the first hearing, and the Probate and Magistrate office at 31 Court Street, Morgan, GA 39866 takes calls on 229-849-2115. Cash, an approved surety, or sheriff-accepted land can secure release, though murder, rape, armed robbery and similar charges go to a superior court judge. Premium caps and collateral rules appear in our Calhoun bail guide.

the sheriff's office (229-849-2555) checks names for outstanding warrants on weekdays. A person ready to surrender can ask that office for a good time to report to 28959 N. Bermuda Street, Morgan, GA 39866; a lawyer arranging it in advance keeps bond from stalling. Superior court filings and hearing dates come from the Clerk of Superior Court at the courthouse, 31 Court Street, Morgan, GA 39866 (229-849-2715), whose website also posts a month-by-month court calendar. Every Morgan office appears in our Calhoun court guide.

Under Code section 15-6-1, Calhoun is one of five counties, with Baker, Decatur, Grady and Mitchell, that make up the South Georgia Judicial Circuit. A defendant the judge finds unable to hire counsel is assigned the South Georgia Circuit Public Defender's office, 118 River St., Bainbridge, GA 39818 (229-246-2877; fax 229-246-9158). The request belongs at the first hearing in Morgan. With the defendant's name and case number, a family call to the Bainbridge office reveals which lawyer was assigned. Bainbridge also handles appointed cases from Baker, Decatur, Grady and Mitchell.

Visiting hours at the Bermuda Street jail shift from time to time, so ring 229-849-2480 before making the trip. In-person and video visiting at the Morgan jail each have a separate guide here. Bring government identification, plus the booking number and the inmate's name as it appears on the roster. The sheriff's office (229-849-2555) answers approved-visitor questions. Court hearings happen down the road at the courthouse on Court Street, on dates listed in the Clerk of Superior Court's monthly calendar. Arriving early leaves time for check-in.

Phones inside the Morgan jail dial out only; relatives receive calls through an account they open, and outsiders cannot ring a housing unit. See our Calhoun calling, Morgan messaging and tablet pages for setup and rates. When calls stop without explanation, Bermuda Street staff (229-849-2480) can review the account if given the booking date and the name on file. Charges and evidence are topics for the defense attorney, who can speak about them privately, so phone time works best for family news. Morgan staff handle account problems during business hours.

Account money in Morgan buys commissary food and hygiene goods. Approved deposit routes are set by the jail, and our Calhoun deposit and Morgan store pages describe them. Commissary funds never count toward bond. A dated receipt for each deposit makes a missing payment traceable, and any leftover balance is a question to raise at release. Bond itself is paid at the jail or through the court clerk, never through a commissary account. Because deposit methods change, a quick call to Bermuda Street (229-849-2480) beforehand will confirm which ones work today.

Address letters with the recipient's complete name, then 28959 N. Bermuda Street, Morgan, GA 39866. Use plain stationery; taped envelopes risk return. Our mail page lists every Morgan rule. Home news and encouragement travel well, while case strategy should go through counsel. Once the state takes custody, the new mailing location turns up in GDC Find an Offender. Letters about a court date can go to the clerk's office at P.O. Box 69, Morgan, GA 39866. Mail-room rules shift occasionally, so phone the Bermuda Street desk (229-849-2480) to confirm accepted items before sending anything unusual.

Youths that a Calhoun juvenile judge orders detained are placed with Georgia's juvenile justice agency at the Terrell Regional Youth Detention Center, 1666 Albany Hwy., Dawson, GA 39842, a facility shared with Baker, Clay, Dougherty, Early and Terrell counties. The Clerk of Superior Court doubles as Juvenile Court clerk, so her office (229-849-2715) has filings and hearing dates. Parents hunting for a child just after an arrest should start with the sheriff's office (229-849-2555). Keep the detention order and any case number in one folder.

Seizures, diabetes, heart conditions and suicide risk all justify an immediate call to Bermuda Street (229-849-2480). List each medication by name and dose, and name the prescribing physician. Should the jail line go unanswered, the sheriff's office (229-849-2555) is the backup. Counsel can also raise a medical problem in court; reach the Bainbridge public defender's office on 229-246-2877. Keeping a typed medication list among the case papers lets the lawyer hand the judge a precise record. Bring the same list to any court date.

Federal prosecutions arising in Calhoun go to Albany. Per 28 U.S.C. section 90, the county sits in the Middle District's Albany Division, whose clerk works in the C.B. King United States Courthouse, 201 West Broad Avenue, Albany, GA 31701 (229-430-8432), weekdays 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. That building also holds the Bankruptcy Court, U.S. Probation, the U.S. Attorney and the Marshals Service, who keep custody of federal defendants before trial. Post-sentence placement is listed on the Bureau of Prisons locator. Its fax line is 478-738-6327. Pretrial liberty in a federal matter turns on a detention hearing: a magistrate judge listens to both sides about risk, then sets release terms or remands the accused to the Marshals.

• Step 1: Intake on Bermuda Street in Morgan starts with prints, which pass through the GBI to databases immigration screeners see.
• Step 2: Georgia's jail statute, 42-4-14, has Bermuda Street staff work within 48 hours to establish the nationality of every person booked, notifying ICE whenever lawful presence remains unconfirmed.
• Step 3: Through Form I-247A, ICE can request that Morgan keep someone as long as 48 hours beyond the scheduled release, and 8 CFR 287.7(d) leaves Saturdays, Sundays and holidays off that clock.
• Step 4: Code section 36-80-23, enacted in 2009, keeps Morgan, Arlington, Edison, Leary and the county commission from stopping their employees who share a person's immigration status with federal officials.
• Step 5: For anyone ICE removes from Morgan, try the online detainee locator first; the agency's Atlanta field office (180 Ted Turner Dr. SW, Suite 522, Atlanta, GA 30303) takes calls on 404-893-1290.
• Step 6: Federal officers travel to Morgan to take the prisoner; past the deadline with no transfer, the jail has no detainer-based reason to continue holding, and anyone transferred is sent onward to an immigration lockup chosen by ICE.

Once sentenced to state prison, the person stays in Morgan until GDC transport collects them. Reception and classification come first, then a permanent assignment, all visible in GDC Find an Offender. GDC headquarters: 404-656-4661, mail to 300 Patrol Road, Forsyth, GA 31029. Felony supervision after release is handled by the Department of Community Supervision's Cairo office, 240 2nd Avenue SE, Cairo, GA 39828 (229-377-5347), led by a coordinating chief and staffed weekdays from 8:00 until 4:30. That office serves Baker, Calhoun, Decatur, Grady and Mitchell counties. Want visiting days or mailing rules for a specific facility? Open our Georgia prison directory.

Booking photos stay with the jail at 28959 N. Bermuda Street, Morgan, GA 39866. Request one through Bermuda Street (229-849-2480), supplying the person's name, date of birth and arrest date so records staff can pull the right file quickly. The sheriff's office (229-849-2555) holds incident reports and explains the written request process. Court records from the same arrest sit with the Clerk of Superior Court at the courthouse (229-849-2715); criminal cases filed since January 1, 2000 are computer-indexed and reported weekly to the state. Code section 35-1-19 forbids a Georgia arresting agency from uploading booking images to any website, which is why the Morgan jail shows none. A reporter, or any member of the public, may still be handed one after signing a written promise that it will not be passed to an outfit selling removals. Anyone later acquitted, or whose Calhoun charge was thrown out, can send the outfit a certified-mail notice citing 10-1-393.5 and force it to erase the image free within 30 days. Immigration detainee files are sought through ICE's records-request portal, and federal marshals hold the booking photos of their own prisoners.

Sheriff's office: 229-849-2555
Jail desk: 229-849-2480
Clerk of Superior Court: 229-849-2715
Probate and Magistrate: 229-849-2115

Morgan, Arlington, Edison and Leary all lie within Calhoun, and the Bermuda Street jail houses the county's detainees. Custody and bond questions go to the jail line; warrants and reports go to the sheriff's office. Court business happens at 31 Court Street, Morgan, GA 39866. Appointed counsel comes from the South Georgia Circuit office in Bainbridge (229-246-2877). Emergencies: 911. The county's office list gives the jail fax as 229-849-2973 and the sheriff's fax as 229-849-2000.