The Coweta County Correctional Institution sits at:
101 Selt Road
Newnan, GA 30263
and serves as the main booking point for adults charged with felonies and misdemeanors in Coweta County.
Georgia jails are run by the county sheriff. Sheriff’s deputies book their own arrests here, and police from cities in the county usually bring arrestees here as well unless their city keeps its own holding facility. During intake, detention officers take a photo and fingerprints, inventory belongings, search for warrants and complete a medical screening before a housing assignment is made.
Troopers with the Georgia State Patrol, agents of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and federal officers, including the U.S. Marshals and ICE, may also bring people here.
Since 2024, House Bill 1105 has required Georgia jailers to check the immigration status of people booked into custody with federal authorities and to report what they find, and it directs sheriffs who run jails to apply for 287(g) agreements with ICE. Knowingly failing to make the check is a misdemeanor, and local governments that do not cooperate risk losing state funding. Someone flagged by ICE may be held on a detainer for possible transfer to federal custody.
A person arrested without a warrant must be brought before a judge within 48 hours, and someone arrested on a warrant within 72 hours. Bail bond companies are allowed in Georgia; they are approved to write bonds in each county by the sheriff. Since 2024, state law has listed more offenses for which a judge must require a secured bond instead of release on recognizance. Details on posting bond are on our Bail page.
Names of people booked are posted on the sheriff’s official booking list (opens in a new tab), which may show a mugshot, the charges and the arresting agency. For details the list leaves out, call the Coweta County Correctional Institution at 770-254-3723.
Moving through booking, from arrival to either a housing unit or release, can take from two hours to most of a day, depending on how many people are ahead in line.
Start by calling the jail at 770-254-3723 and asking whether the person is in custody.
Some jails have a recorded inmate-information line; others connect you to a booking officer. Expect to be asked for the person’s full name and birth date.
A person who was just arrested may not be listed until booking is finished, which can take several hours.
The Coweta County Correctional Institution Booking Roster online is another way to check without calling.
Once arrested and read their rights, the person is taken to the sheriff’s jail or, in some towns, a city jail in Coweta County to be booked.
The process has several steps. Most defense attorneys urge clients to say nothing about the charges while in custody, since conversations with officers, other inmates or callers on jail phones can be recorded and used by prosecutors.
Officers take a booking photo and fingerprints and ask detailed questions about health and background. Georgia law requires a DNA sample from anyone arrested for a felony, and the person is checked for warrants in Coweta County, across Georgia and nationally.
For a DUI arrest, refusing the state-administered breath or blood test can lead to a license suspension under Georgia’s implied consent law. Without consent, officers typically need a search warrant for a blood draw.
A strip search may be part of intake, along with a metal detector or body scanner, to stop weapons and contraband from entering the jail.
Booking staff cover medical history, current medicines, drug and alcohol use, allergies, suicide risk, tattoos, gang ties and country of birth. Classification officers rely on this to place the person in the right housing and flag special needs.
Personal items are collected and stored until the person is released. If the inmate signs a property release, a family member or friend can usually pick some of it up.
Collected items include street clothes, cash, wallets, purses, cell phones, jewelry, piercings and watches. Eyeglasses may be held if they pose a risk, and laces are pulled from any shoes the person is allowed to keep.
After intake, the person can usually make a phone call to tell someone about the arrest or begin arranging a bail bond. Some charges must go before a judge before any bond can be set.
Anyone held for court receives a jail uniform, shoes, bedding, soap, a toothbrush, toothpaste and a towel.
Before moving to a cell block, new inmates may be told to shower and may be treated for lice, scabies or similar pests.
It may be finished in an hour or stretch past 24 hours. Staffing, the number of new arrivals and the required immigration-status check all play a part, along with how cooperative the person is.
A person who is highly intoxicated or aggressive can be kept in a holding cell for a while before booking resumes.