The Dodge County Jail is at 85 Industrial Blvd. Eastman, GA 31023. Jail staff answer at 478-559-1130. For other Dodge sheriff business call 478-559-1130.

Dodge has no an online roster in Dodge County. Call the jail at 478-559-1130 and give the person's full name and Dodge booking date, and the Dodge desk can confirm whether they are in Dodge custody.

After a state prison sentence, Georgia Department of Corrections Find an Offender shows where they are held.

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

• The fee a Dodge bondsman charges follows Georgia law, and Eastman families do not get it back.
• A few grave charges in Eastman need the superior court, so a Dodge wait may be longer.
• Not showing up in Eastman court can mean a Dodge warrant and a lost bond.

Read more on our Dodge County bail page.

Phone the Dodge sheriff's office at 478-559-1130 to ask about an active Dodge warrant. A Dodge lawyer can help plan a surrender.

The Oconee Circuit public defender takes Dodge cases if a Dodge judge decides the person cannot pay. A Dodge applicant is charged $50, unless a judge waives it.

Visiting hours can change, so phone 478-559-1130 before you drive to Eastman. We explain in-person visits at the Dodge jail and remote visits from Eastman.

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

Money sent to a Dodge account buys snacks and soap at the Eastman commissary. Use only the ways the Dodge jail lists. Read about Dodge money transfers and the Eastman commissary.

Write the person's full name on the Dodge envelope with the Dodge County Jail address. Plain paper works best for Eastman; glitter or tape on a letter to Eastman can get it sent back. Current Dodge rules are on our mail page.

In Dodge County, anyone under 17 is handled in juvenile court. When a Eastman child needs detention, DJJ uses the Cadwell Regional Youth Detention Center for Dodge. A parent can phone the sheriff's office at 478-559-1130 to find their child.

Phone 478-559-1130 right away if your person in the Dodge County Jail has seizures or may hurt themselves in Eastman. Have Dodge jail staff note the Dodge drug name and dose.

A federal case from Dodge County is heard in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, Dublin Division, at 100 North Franklin Street, Dublin, GA 31021 (not always fully staffed), 478-272-2121. The Dublin magistrate judge rules on release in a Dodge case.

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: When a non-citizen is booked in Eastman, O.C.G.A. 42-4-14 tells the Eastman jailer to verify immigration status , and the Eastman jailer informs ICE if status is missing.
• Step 3: If ICE wants the person, it sends Form I-247A, which asks the Dodge jail to keep them up to 48 hours past normal release.
• Step 4: The 2024 law HB 1105 also wrote O.C.G.A. 42-1-11.5 and 36-80-23, which ban sanctuary policies in Georgia.
• Step 5: ICE does not list Dodge County in 287(g); ask the sheriff to confirm.
• Step 6: After ICE picks up the person from Eastman, try the online ICE locator for the Dodge detainee, or call the Atlanta field office, which covers Eastman, 180 Ted Turner Dr SW, Suite 522, Atlanta, GA 30303, 404-893-1290.

After a Dodge County state prison sentence, Dodge County keeps them in the Dodge County Jail until GDC transports them. Next, the Georgia Department of Corrections moves the person from Eastman for processing, and the Eastman inmate later goes to an assigned prison. Eastman relatives can follow them on GDC Find an Offender.

No. Under O.C.G.A. 35-1-19, police in Eastman are barred from posting a Dodge mugshot online. If you need a Dodge mugshot, contact the sheriff's office at 478-559-1130.

State prisoners have photos on GDC Find an Offender.

• Chauncey Police Department: 229-868-2296
• Eastman Police Department: 478-374-7788
• Rhine Police Department: 229-385-5521
• Dodge County Sheriff's Office: 478-559-1130

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