The Charlton County Jail is at 1548 Third Street Folkston, GA 31537. Jail staff answer at 912-496-7321. The Charlton sheriff's main line call 912-496-7321.

There is no a public inmate list for Charlton. Call the jail at 912-496-7321 and give the person's full name and Charlton booking date, and the Charlton desk can confirm whether they are in Charlton custody.

When a Charlton case ends in prison time, the Georgia Department of Corrections Find an Offender search shows which prison holds them.

Under Georgia law, in Folkston, a judge must see someone held in Folkston within 48 hours if there was no warrant, or 72 hours if there was one. The Charlton judge may set a Charlton bond in cash, by bondsman or with Folkston property.

• A bondsman's fee in Charlton County has a legal limit, and a Charlton family never gets that fee back.
• A few grave charges in Folkston need the superior court, so a Charlton wait may be longer.
• Skipping a Charlton court date can mean a Charlton warrant and the bond is lost.

Read more on our Charlton County bail page.

Call the Charlton sheriff's office at 912-496-7321 to ask whether a Charlton warrant is active. Before a surrender in Folkston, talk to a lawyer.

The Waycross Circuit public defender handles Charlton cases when a Charlton judge finds the person cannot pay. A Charlton applicant owes a $50 fee, which a judge can waive.

Visiting hours can change, so phone 912-496-7321 before you drive to Folkston. Our guides cover lobby visits at the Charlton jail and video visits from Folkston.

Inmates in Folkston can call out of the Charlton jail, and incoming calls to the Folkston jail are not allowed. Read about Charlton jail calls, e-messages in Folkston and Charlton tablets.

An inmate account covers snacks and soap through the Charlton commissary. Stick to the deposit options the Charlton jail posts. Read about Charlton account funding and the Folkston jail store.

Write the person's full name on the Charlton envelope with the Charlton County Jail address. Only plain paper goes to Folkston; stickers or tape on a Charlton letter gets it bounced. Check the Charlton notes on our mail page.

Charlton youth under 17 go to juvenile court. If a Charlton youth must be held, Charlton youth go to the Waycross Regional Youth Detention Center. Parents can call the sheriff's office at 912-496-7321 to ask where the child is.

Phone 912-496-7321 quickly if your person in the Charlton County Jail has seizures or may hurt themselves in Folkston. Tell the Charlton desk record the drug and the dose.

Federal charges from Charlton County go to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, Waycross Division, at 601 Tebeau Street, Waycross, GA 31501 (not always fully staffed), 912-283-2870. A magistrate judge in Waycross decides on release for a Charlton defendant.

Before trial, the U.S. Marshals keep custody, at times in the Charlton jail or another county jail. Once sentenced, check the BOP inmate locator.

• Step 1: Booking fingerprints reach federal systems ICE checks.
• Step 2: If the Charlton jail books a non-citizen, O.C.G.A. 42-4-14 requires the Charlton jail to look up immigration status ; the Charlton jail then notifies ICE if they lack status.
• Step 3: If ICE seeks custody, it sends Form I-247A, which asks the Charlton jail to keep them for up to 48 extra hours.
• Step 4: The 2024 law HB 1105 also wrote O.C.G.A. 42-1-11.5 and 36-80-23, which ban sanctuary policies in Georgia.
• Step 5: ICE does not list Charlton County in 287(g); ask the sheriff to confirm.
• Step 6: After ICE picks up the person from Folkston, try the ICE detainee locator for the Charlton detainee, or phone the ICE Atlanta field office about Folkston, 180 Ted Turner Dr SW, Suite 522, Atlanta, GA 30303, 404-893-1290.

Once a Charlton judge gives a prison sentence, Folkston holds the person in the Folkston jail until GDC transports them. The Georgia Department of Corrections then takes the Charlton inmate to intake, and the Folkston inmate later goes to an assigned prison. Folkston relatives can follow them on GDC Find an Offender.

No. Under O.C.G.A. 35-1-19, police in Folkston cannot post mugshots (booking photos) from Folkston on the web. If you need a Charlton mugshot, phone the sheriff's office at 912-496-7321.

State prisoners have photos on GDC Find an Offender.

• Folkston Police Department: 912-496-2563
• Homeland Police Department: 912-496-7332
• Charlton County Sheriff's Office: 912-496-7321

Where Folkston has no city police, deputies respond. Dial 911 in an emergency.