Colquitt County Correctional Institution Inmate Search

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Finding a person held in Colquitt County, Georgia

Adults picked up in Colquitt County go to the Colquitt County Jail in Moultrie. Colquitt has no a jail roster online for Moultrie, so phone the jail at 229-616-7490 to ask who is held in Moultrie. If the Colquitt person may already be in a Colquitt state prison, use Georgia Department of Corrections Find an Offender.

Where are people in Colquitt County held?

The Colquitt County Jail is at 200 N Veterans Pkwy Moultrie, GA 31788. Jail staff answer at 229-616-7490. The Colquitt sheriff's main line is 229-616-7430.

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Can I search the Colquitt jail online?

There is no an online roster for the Moultrie jail. Ring the jail at 229-616-7490 with the person's full name and Colquitt booking date, and the Colquitt desk can confirm whether they are in Colquitt custody.

After a state prison sentence, the Georgia Department of Corrections Find an Offender search shows which prison holds them.

Colquitt County also posts recent arrests.

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How does bond work in Colquitt County?

Under Georgia law, in Moultrie, a judge must see someone held in Moultrie within 48 hours without a warrant and 72 hours with one. The Colquitt judge may set a Colquitt bond in cash, by bondsman or with Moultrie property.

  • What a bondsman in Moultrie charges has a legal limit, and Moultrie families do not get it back.
  • A few grave charges in Moultrie need the superior court, so a Colquitt wait may be longer.
  • Missing a court date in Colquitt County may lead to a Colquitt warrant and forfeited bond money.

More detail is on our Colquitt County bail page.

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Can I find out about a Colquitt warrant?

Phone the Colquitt sheriff's office at 229-616-7430 to check on a warrant in Moultrie. Before a surrender in Moultrie, talk to a lawyer.

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Is there a public defender in Colquitt County?

The Southern Circuit public defender covers Colquitt cases once a judge in Moultrie rules the person cannot pay. A Colquitt applicant pays a $50 fee, which a judge can waive.

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Can I visit someone in the Colquitt County Jail?

Visit rules and times change, so call 229-616-7490 before you drive to Moultrie. We explain in-person visits at the Colquitt jail and video visits from Moultrie.

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How do phone calls work in Colquitt County?

Inmates in Moultrie can call out of the Colquitt jail, but family cannot ring in to Moultrie. Read about Colquitt jail calls, e-messages in Moultrie and Colquitt tablets.

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How can I send a Colquitt inmate money?

Money sent to a Colquitt account buys snacks and soap from the Colquitt jail store. Send money only through methods Moultrie names. Read about Colquitt account funding and the Moultrie jail store.

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Can I mail a Colquitt inmate a letter?

Put the person's full name on the Colquitt envelope with the Colquitt County Jail address. Use plain paper for the Colquitt jail; stickers or tape on a Colquitt letter may cause a return. See the Moultrie section of our mail page.

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Where are young people from Colquitt County held?

Colquitt youth under 17 go to juvenile court. If a Colquitt youth must be held, the Department of Juvenile Justice sends Colquitt youth to the Crisp Regional Youth Detention Center. Families can call the sheriff's office at 229-616-7430 to learn where their child was taken.

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How do I report a Colquitt jail health need?

Phone 229-616-7490 right away if your person in the Colquitt County Jail has diabetes or may hurt themselves in Moultrie. Tell the Colquitt desk note the Colquitt drug name and dose.

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What happens in a federal case from Colquitt County?

If the charge is federal, Colquitt cases go to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, Valdosta Division, at 401 North Patterson Street, Valdosta, GA 31601, --. The Valdosta magistrate judge rules on release in a Colquitt case.

The U.S. Marshals hold people before trial, sometimes in a county jail. Once sentenced, check the BOP inmate locator.

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Immigration holds in Colquitt County

  • Step 1: Booking fingerprints reach databases ICE can search.
  • Step 2: For any non-citizen held in Colquitt County, O.C.G.A. 42-4-14 directs the Moultrie jailer to look up whether they are here lawfully , after which Moultrie officers tell ICE if status is missing.
  • Step 3: When ICE is interested, it sends Form I-247A, which asks the Colquitt jail to keep them up to 48 hours past normal release.
  • Step 4: Georgia's HB 1105 (2024) also added O.C.G.A. 42-1-11.5 and 36-80-23, which forbid local rules against helping ICE.
  • Step 5: Per ICE, Colquitt County has a 287(g) agreement.
  • Step 6: After ICE picks up the person from Moultrie, check the online ICE locator for the Colquitt detainee, or call the Atlanta field office for Colquitt cases, 180 Ted Turner Dr SW, Suite 522, Atlanta, GA 30303, 404-893-1290.
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Moving from Colquitt County to state prison

Once a Colquitt judge gives a prison sentence, Colquitt County keeps them in the Colquitt jail until the Georgia Department of Corrections picks them up. The Georgia Department of Corrections then takes the Colquitt inmate to intake, and the Moultrie inmate later goes to an assigned prison. Moultrie relatives can follow them on GDC Find an Offender.

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Can I see Colquitt mugshots online?

No. Under O.C.G.A. 35-1-19, police in Moultrie are barred from posting a Colquitt mugshot online. For a copy of a Colquitt mugshot, contact the sheriff's office at 229-616-7430.

State prisoners have photos on GDC Find an Offender.

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Who to call in Colquitt County

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

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Colquitt County contacts

Inmate search
GDC Find an Offender
Jail
Colquitt County Jail, 200 N Veterans Pkwy Moultrie, GA 31788, 229-616-7490
Sheriff
229-616-7430

Colquitt County Correctional Institution Inmate Services Information

Phone: 229-616-7490

Physical Address:
200 South Vanderburg Drive
Moultrie, GA 31768

Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID#
Colquitt County Correctional Institution
PO Box 339
Moultrie, GA 31776

Mailing Address (legal mail or subscriptions):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID#
Colquitt County Correctional Institution
PO Box 339
Moultrie, GA 31776

Every year Colquitt County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain 9,880 offenders, and maintain an average of 494 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 Colquitt County and state prisons throughout the country. This information is compiled from local police and the Colquitt County Sheriff's Department, as well as the state of Georgia and the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau.

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Colquitt County Inmate Race & Ethnicity - 10/28/2026

Race Inmates % Total
White 57 15.04%
Black 146 38.52%
Hispanic or Latino 152 40.11%
American Indian/Native Alaskan 6 1.58%
Asian 8 2.11%
Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian 5 1.32%
Other 5 1.32%
Total 379 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Colquitt County Sheriff’s Department, Georgia Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Colquitt County Inmate Criminal Charges - 10/28/2026

(many inmates have multiple charges)

Charge Inmates % Total
Felony (3rd Degree) 109 28.76%
Felony (2rd Degree) 73 19.26%
Felony (1st Degree) 28 7.39%
State Jail Felony 26 6.86%
Felony (Uncategorized) 76 20.05%
Misdemeanor (Class A) 67 17.68%
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 Colquitt County Sheriff’s Department, Georgia Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Colquitt County Inmate Sex - 10/28/2026

Sex Inmates % Total
Male 336 88.65%
Female 43 11.35%
Total 379 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Colquitt County Sheriff’s Department, Georgia Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Colquitt County Inmate Age - 10/28/2026

Age Inmates % Total
Under 18 4 1.06%
18-20 18 4.75%
21-24 41 10.82%
25-30 83 21.90%
31-35 65 17.15%
36-40 54 14.25%
41-45 39 10.29%
46-50 25 6.60%
51-55 20 5.28%
56-60 17 4.49%
61-65 7 1.85%
66-75 4 1.06%
76-85 2 0.53%
Total 379 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Colquitt 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 Colquitt County Sheriff’s Department, Georgia Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

The Colquitt County Correctional Institution serves the following cities and towns of Colquitt County: Berlin, Doerun, Ellenton, Funston, Moultrie and Norman Park.