At the sheriff's Clayton County Jail, 9157 Tara Boulevard, Jonesboro, GA 30236. Custody questions go to 770-473-5777; state corrections lists 770-477-4413 as the main number for the building.

Most adults arrested by county police, deputies, troopers and many city officers come here. Begin with our inmate search and note the booking number, which is needed for deposits, calls, letters and bond. An out-of-county warrant can mean a drive to that county once a hearing is done. Juveniles are never held there; they go to the regional youth center in Hampton instead.

No. The Clayton County Prison at 11420 S.L.R. Boulevard, Lovejoy, GA 30250, 770-473-5777, is run by the county for the Georgia Department of Corrections and houses only state-sentenced prisoners.

People waiting for trial stay at the Tara Boulevard jail. Anyone serving state time at Lovejoy shows up in the state offender lookup instead. The prison sets its own visiting list and schedule, so rules from one building do not carry over to the other. Ask whichever facility holds the person before planning a visit. Its inmates are counted in the state system, so release dates come from the parole board rather than a local judge.

Type a surname into our inmate search, then match age and booking date. A busy night can delay new entries by several hours.

A blank result can mean a citation release, a posted bond, a transfer elsewhere, or federal pickup. Tara Boulevard staff at 770-473-5777 can look up a legal name with a birthday. Georgia law requires the sheriff to keep a jail docket open for public inspection. Once state prison time starts, switch to the state offender lookup. Common names may return several matches, so a middle initial helps narrow the list.

Tara Boulevard topics each get a page: visits, phones, mail, deposits and commissary. Inmates make outgoing calls, and incoming calls to people inside are not taken.

Hours shift, so ring 770-473-5777 before the drive down Tara Boulevard, and every adult needs a photo ID. Money sent in pays for calls, messages, snacks and soap. Each payment needs a booking number. Inmate email and jail tablets can keep a family in touch between trips. Expect that every call and message, except privileged lawyer contact, may be recorded and reviewed.

Write the person's full name and booking number above the jail address, 9157 Tara Boulevard, Jonesboro, GA 30236. Use plain paper and envelopes.

Envelopes bearing tape or stickers bounce back, and cash never belongs inside. Attorneys mark their correspondence as legal mail. Photo, book and magazine limits are on our mail page; 770-473-5777 explains a bounced envelope. Pause letters during a transfer until the new address surfaces. Numbering your envelopes on the back lets both sides notice when a letter goes missing. Postcards may be handled differently from sealed letters, so check the mail page first.

Deputies answer warrant questions at 770-477-4480. Magistrate Court, 770-477-3444, signs the bulk of local warrants, and the Superior Court clerk, 770-477-4565, holds open felony files.

Counsel can arrange a surrender timed for the next magistrate calendar. No deputy collects warrant money by phone; anyone asking is a fraudster worth reporting to county police. Bring photo ID and a copy of any paperwork you have when appearing at the Banke building, and leave weapons and pocketknives in the car. Bring photo ID when visiting the Justice Center in person.

People who cannot afford counsel can be represented by the Clayton Judicial Circuit Public Defender, 6525 Professional Place, Riverdale, GA 30274, 678-479-5036.

Request appointed counsel at the first hearing; the $50 charge is waivable. Before a bond argument, relatives can collect pay stubs, a utility bill and employer letters. A church or coach willing to vouch in writing can add weight when the judge asks about local ties. Hearing stages at the Banke building are mapped out on our court page. Riverdale's attorneys take any charge carrying possible jail, plus delinquency petitions for children.

Once money clears, staff look for holds, complete discharge forms and return belongings, which may eat several hours, more on crowded weekends.

Anyone without a bond amount waits on a magistrate. See our bail page for steps, and 770-473-5777 reports whether discharge is underway. Line up transportation and a charged phone. Leftover balances come back either at the exit or by mail, so ask which. Late-night discharges are common, so a relative waiting in the Tara Boulevard lot should plan for a long, unpredictable wait. Property bags stored at booking are usually handed over at the door along with any paperwork.

Juvenile court covers children younger than 17, and a detention order sends them to the Martha K. Glaze Regional Youth Detention Center, 11850 Hastings Bridge Road, Hampton, GA 30228, 770-473-2100.

A judge reviews detention within days. Parents can bring report cards, prescriptions and a list of responsible adults. Minors stay off Tara Boulevard's roster. Certain violent charges transfer older teens to Superior Court. The circuit's defenders take delinquency cases, and DJJ headquarters answers 404-508-6500. Visiting at Hampton follows the center's own rules, so phone ahead before driving south.

Ring 770-473-5777 quickly when someone inside has epilepsy, insulin needs, cardiac trouble, a pregnancy, withdrawal danger or suicidal statements, and read off each prescription, dose and doctor.

Nurses may keep treatment private from family yet should log the warning. Tell them about allergies, surgeries and psychiatric diagnoses as well. Where treatment seems lacking, defense counsel can petition for medical files or specific care. Keep notes of each call, including the date and the name of the person you spoke with. Pharmacy labels or a printed list from the doctor's office make the report more precise.

On Tara Boulevard, an immigration hold tends to unfold in this order.

• Intake prints travel to federal systems for matching.
• Section 42-4-14 has staff review status and alert federal officers when lawful presence goes unproven.
• Agents may send a Form I-247A; 8 CFR 287.7(d) limits that hold to 48 hours, Saturday, Sunday and holidays excluded.
• After those hours lapse with no pickup, the detainer stops justifying custody.
• After a transfer, check the ICE locator site.

Relatives remain free to post state bond, though agents might be waiting at discharge. ICE Atlanta is at 180 Ted Turner Drive SW, Suite 522, Atlanta, GA 30303, 404-893-1290. Speak with immigration counsel ahead of paying anything.

Federal cases from here are heard at 75 Ted Turner Drive SW, Atlanta, GA 30303, 404-215-1600, in the Northern District of Georgia's Atlanta Division. A magistrate judge rules on detention there using 18 U.S.C. 3142, and commercial sureties have no part.

Marshals Service deputies hold these defendants, sometimes in rented county beds, and relocate them abruptly. Ask the defense lawyer where the client sleeps tonight before setting out for a visit. Indigent defendants receive federal defenders or CJA appointees. After sentencing, check the Bureau of Prisons locator for the assigned prison and its visiting rules.

Typically the person waits on Tara Boulevard until state corrections sends a van to its intake center, and relatives seldom learn the day beforehand.

Follow the transfer on the state offender lookup; prison visiting and mail rules are in our Georgia state prisons guide for visiting and mail rules. Some state prisoners are later assigned to the Lovejoy county prison. Find out from 770-473-5777 what becomes of the account balance, and pause mail until a new location shows. Intake processing at the diagnostic center can take several weeks before a permanent prison is assigned.

Section 35-1-19 keeps booking photos off police and sheriff websites, yet a records request to the Tara Boulevard sheriff's office, 770-477-4469, can still produce one.

Requesters may sign a pledge against handing images to pay-for-removal sites. If a case is dismissed or ends in acquittal, section 10-1-393.5 gives those websites 30 days to pull the photo free of charge. Immigration paperwork is sought via the ICE FOIA request page; a federal mugshot request goes in writing to the Marshals Service. Keep a copy of the court disposition handy when asking a site to remove an image.

Arrests that end at the Jonesboro jail usually come from one of these agencies. For emergencies, call 911.

• Clayton County Sheriff's Office, which runs the Tara Boulevard jail and serves warrants: 9157 Tara Boulevard, Jonesboro, GA 30236; 770-477-4469.
• Clayton County Police Department, the main patrol force in unincorporated areas: 7911 North McDonough Street, Jonesboro, GA 30236; 770-477-3747.
• Georgia State Patrol Post 47, covering the county's highways outside I-285: 5036 State Route 85, Forest Park, GA 30297; 404-669-3969.
• Clayton County Jail booking and custody desk: 9157 Tara Boulevard, Jonesboro, GA 30236; 770-473-5777.
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Atlanta field office: 180 Ted Turner Drive SW, Suite 522, Atlanta, GA 30303; 404-893-1290.

Forest Park, Riverdale, Morrow, Jonesboro, Lake City and Lovejoy keep their own police departments, and officers there often send minor cases to city courts. The arresting agency appears on each booking entry, and reports must be requested from that agency rather than from the jail.