The Cook County Jail is at 3335 County Farm Road Adel, GA 31620. Call the Cook jail at 229-896-7471. The Cook sheriff's main line is 229-896-7471.

Cook has no a public jail roster for Cook. Ring the jail at 229-896-7471 and give the person's full name and Cook booking date, and the Cook desk can confirm whether they are in Cook custody.

When a Cook case ends in prison time, the Georgia Department of Corrections Find an Offender search shows their prison.

In Cook County, a judge has to see a Cook arrestee within 48 hours if there was no warrant, or 72 hours if there was one. The Cook judge can order a Cook bond in cash, by bondsman or with Adel property.

• A bondsman's fee in Cook County has a legal limit, and a Cook family never gets that fee back.
• A few grave charges in Adel need the superior court, so a Cook wait may be longer.
• Missing a court date in Cook County can mean a Cook warrant and forfeited bond money.

Read more on our Cook County bail page.

Phone the Cook sheriff's office at 229-896-7471 to check on a warrant in Adel. Before a surrender in Adel, talk to a lawyer.

The Alapaha Circuit public defender handles Cook cases if a Cook judge decides the person cannot pay. A Cook applicant is charged $50, though a judge may waive it.

Visiting hours can change, so phone 229-896-7471 before you drive to Adel. We explain lobby visits at the Cook jail and video visits from Adel.

Inmates in Adel can call out of the Cook jail, but family cannot ring in to Adel. We cover Cook jail calls, messages in Adel and Cook tablets.

Money sent to a Cook account buys snacks and soap at the Adel commissary. Send money only through methods Adel names. Learn about Cook money transfers and the Adel canteen.

Print the person's full name on the Cook envelope above the Adel jail address. Plain paper works best for Adel; tape on mail to the Cook jail gets it bounced. Current Cook rules are on our mail page.

In Cook County, anyone under 17 is handled in juvenile court. If a Cook youth must be held, the Department of Juvenile Justice sends Cook youth to the Waycross Regional Youth Detention Center. Families can call the sheriff's office at 229-896-7471 to ask where the child is.

Phone 229-896-7471 right away if your person in the Cook County Jail has seizures or may hurt themselves in Adel. Ask the Adel nurse record the drug and the dose.

Federal charges from Cook County go to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, Valdosta Division, at 401 North Patterson Street, Valdosta, GA 31601, --. A magistrate judge in Valdosta decides if the Cook defendant can go home.

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

• Step 1: Booking fingerprints reach federal systems ICE checks.
• Step 2: Each time Adel jails a non-citizen, O.C.G.A. 42-4-14 requires the Adel jailer to verify their status , after which Adel officers tell ICE if status is missing.
• Step 3: If ICE seeks custody, it sends Form I-247A, which asks the Cook jail to keep them for up to 48 extra hours.
• Step 4: HB 1105, passed in 2024, also created O.C.G.A. 42-1-11.5 and 36-80-23, which ban sanctuary policies in Georgia.
• Step 5: Per ICE, Cook County has a 287(g) agreement.
• Step 6: When ICE has the Cook detainee, use the ICE detainee locator for the Cook detainee, or call the Atlanta field office for Cook cases, 180 Ted Turner Dr SW, Suite 522, Atlanta, GA 30303, 404-893-1290.

After a Cook County state prison sentence, the person from Adel stays in the Cook jail until the Georgia Department of Corrections picks them up. The Georgia Department of Corrections sends the Cook prisoner to intake. After that, Adel prisoners go wherever the state assigns them. Cook families can look them up with GDC Find an Offender.

No. Under O.C.G.A. 35-1-19, police in Adel may not post a Cook mugshot online. If you need a Cook mugshot, call the sheriff's office at 229-896-7471.

State prisoners have photos on GDC Find an Offender.

• Adel Police Department: 229-896-2224
• Cecil Police Department: 229-794-9302
• Lenox Police Department: 229-546-4252
• Sparks Police Department: 229-549-8211
• Cook County Sheriff's Office: 229-896-7471

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