Cobb County Work Release Inmate Search

Search for an Inmate or Active Arrest Warrant in Cobb County

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Searching for someone jailed in Cobb County

Adults arrested in Cobb County are booked into the Cobb County Adult Detention Center in Marietta. Start with Cobb County Inmate Search, or ring the Marietta jail at 770-499-4200.

1. Where are people in Cobb County held?

The Cobb County Adult Detention Center is at 1825 County Services Parkway Marietta, GA 30008. Cobb County also has Cobb County Work Release. Call the Cobb jail at 770-499-4200. The Cobb sheriff's main line go to 770-499-4611.

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2. Is there a Cobb inmate search online?

Type the last name into Cobb County Inmate Search. A late-night arrest in Marietta may take a few hours to post as Cobb staff finish booking.

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3. What happens with bail in Cobb County?

In Cobb County, a judge has to see a Cobb arrestee within 48 hours without a warrant and 72 hours with one. The Cobb judge can order a Cobb bond in cash, by bondsman or with Marietta property.

  • A bondsman's fee in Cobb County is set by state law, and Marietta families do not get it back.
  • Some serious charges in Cobb County need the superior court, so a Cobb wait may be longer.
  • Skipping a Cobb court date brings a Cobb warrant and the bond is lost.

More detail is on our Cobb County bail page.

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4. Can I find out about a Cobb warrant?

Contact the Cobb sheriff's office at 770-499-4611 to check on a warrant in Marietta. Before turning yourself in to the Cobb jail, see a lawyer.

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5. Is there a public defender in Cobb County?

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

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6. Can I visit someone in the Cobb County Adult Detention Center?

Visit rules and times change, so call 770-499-4200 the day before you go to Marietta. We explain in-person visits at the Cobb jail and video visits from Marietta.

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7. How do phone calls work in Cobb County?

Inmates in Marietta can call out of the Cobb jail, and incoming calls to the Marietta jail are not allowed. Read about Cobb jail calls, messages in Marietta and Cobb tablets.

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8. How do I put money on a Cobb inmate's account?

Money sent to a Cobb account covers snacks and soap at the Marietta commissary. Send money only through methods Marietta names. See our pages on Cobb deposits and the Marietta commissary.

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9. What are the mail rules in Cobb County?

Write the person's full name on the Cobb envelope above the Marietta jail address. Use plain paper for the Cobb jail; tape on mail to the Cobb jail gets it bounced. See the Marietta section of our mail page.

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10. What happens to a juvenile arrested in Marietta?

Cobb youth under 17 go to juvenile court. If a Cobb judge orders detention, DJJ uses the Marietta Regional Youth Detention Center for Cobb. Families can call the sheriff's office at 770-499-4611 to find their child.

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11. How do I report a Cobb jail health need?

Ring 770-499-4200 right away if your person in the Cobb County Adult Detention Center has seizures or may hurt themselves in Marietta. Tell the Cobb desk write down the medicine and dose.

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12. What if federal agents arrest someone in Cobb County?

A federal case from Cobb County is heard in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, at Richard B. Russell Federal Building & US Courthouse, 75 Ted Turner Drive SW, Atlanta, GA 30303-3309, 404-215-1600. A magistrate judge in Atlanta decides if the Cobb defendant can go home.

Federal detainees stay with the U.S. Marshals, at times in the Cobb jail or another county jail. After sentencing, use the BOP inmate locator.

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13. ICE holds at the Cobb jail, step by step

  • Step 1: Booking fingerprints reach federal systems ICE checks.
  • Step 2: For any non-citizen held in Cobb County, O.C.G.A. 42-4-14 directs the Cobb jail to check their status , and the Marietta jailer informs ICE if status is missing.
  • Step 3: When ICE is interested, it sends Form I-247A, which asks the Cobb 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 forbid local rules against helping ICE.
  • Step 5: ICE lists the Cobb sheriff in its 287(g) program.
  • Step 6: After ICE picks up the person from Marietta, use the ICE online locator for the Cobb detainee, or phone the Atlanta field office, which covers Marietta, 180 Ted Turner Dr SW, Suite 522, Atlanta, GA 30303, 404-893-1290.
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14. What follows a Cobb County prison sentence?

After a Cobb County state prison sentence, the Cobb prisoner remains in the Cobb County Adult Detention Center until GDC transports them. The Georgia Department of Corrections sends the Cobb prisoner to a diagnostic center. After that, Marietta prisoners go wherever the state assigns them. Cobb County families can track them with GDC Find an Offender.

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15. Are Cobb County mugshots posted?

No. Under O.C.G.A. 35-1-19, the Cobb sheriff cannot post mugshots (booking photos) from Marietta on the web. If you need a Cobb mugshot, contact the sheriff's office at 770-499-4611.

State prisoners have photos on GDC Find an Offender.

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16. Who to call in Cobb County

Sheriff's deputies patrol parts of Cobb County without a police force. Dial 911 in an emergency.

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Cobb County contacts

Inmate search
Cobb County Inmate Search
Jail
Cobb County Adult Detention Center, 1825 County Services Parkway Marietta, GA 30008, 770-499-4200
Sheriff
770-499-4611

Cobb County Work Release Inmate Services Information

Phone: 770-499-4340

Physical Address:
1825 County Services Parkway
Marietta, GA 30008

Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's Full Name & SOID#
Cobb County Adult Detention Center
PO Box 247
Phoenix, MD 21131

Mailing Address (legal mail or subscriptions):
Inmate's Full Name & SOID#
Cobb County Adult Detention Center
Work Release
P.O. Box 100110
Marietta, GA 30061

Every year Cobb County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain 70,440 offenders, and maintain an average of 3,522 inmates (county-wide) in their custody on any given day.

The weekly turnover rate of inmates is approximately 55%, meaning that every week more than half of these inmates are released and then replaced with new offenders being booked into jail.

The charts below break down the men, women, races, ethnicities and the types of crimes that people are arrested and incarcerated for in both Cobb County and state prisons throughout the country. This information is compiled from local police and the Cobb County Sheriff's Department, as well as the state of Georgia and the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau.

If you are looking for a prisoner in Georgia or Federal custody, click on the appropriate institution below.

If you are searching for an inmate being held in another county in Georgia, click below.

STATE OF Georgia COUNTY JAILS

If you are searching for a prisoner in a Georgia State Prison click below.

Georgia Prison Inmate Search

If you are searching for a United States Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate click below.

Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Search

For ICE Detainees (Immigration) being held at a detention facility in the United States, click below.

ICE Detainee Search

Cobb County Inmate Race & Ethnicity - 11/1/2026

Race Inmates % Total
White 170 6.17%
Black 1,427 51.82%
Hispanic or Latino 743 26.98%
American Indian/Native Alaskan 60 2.18%
Asian 215 7.81%
Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian 58 2.11%
Other 81 2.94%
Total 2,754 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Cobb County Sheriff’s Department, Georgia Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Cobb County Inmate Criminal Charges - 11/1/2026

(many inmates have multiple charges)

Charge Inmates % Total
Felony (3rd Degree) 623 22.62%
Felony (2rd Degree) 614 22.29%
Felony (1st Degree) 127 4.61%
State Jail Felony 249 9.04%
Felony (Uncategorized) 650 23.60%
Misdemeanor (Class A) 491 17.83%
Misdemeanor (Class C) 0 0.00%
Holds 0 0.00%
Uncategorized 0 0.00%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Cobb County Sheriff’s Department, Georgia Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Cobb County Inmate Sex - 11/1/2026

Sex Inmates % Total
Male 2,490 90.41%
Female 264 9.59%
Total 2,754 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Cobb County Sheriff’s Department, Georgia Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Cobb County Inmate Age - 11/1/2026

Age Inmates % Total
Under 18 26 0.94%
18-20 144 5.23%
21-24 263 9.55%
25-30 572 20.77%
31-35 464 16.85%
36-40 429 15.58%
41-45 316 11.47%
46-50 178 6.46%
51-55 150 5.45%
56-60 116 4.21%
61-65 52 1.89%
66-75 36 1.31%
76-85 8 0.29%
Total 2,754 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Cobb County Sheriff’s Department, Georgia Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Cobb County Sheriff’s Department, Georgia Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

The Cobb County Work Release serves the following cities and towns of Cobb County: Acworth, Austell, Kennesaw, Marietta, Powder Springs and Smyrna.