The Effingham County Jail is at 502 W First Street Springfield, GA 31329. You can reach the Effingham jail at 912-754-3449. The Effingham sheriff's main line go to 912-754-3449.

Type the last name in Effingham County Inmate Search. A late-night arrest in Springfield can take hours to show up as Effingham staff finish booking.

In Effingham County, a judge must see a Effingham arrestee within 48 hours without a warrant and 72 hours with one. The Effingham judge can allow a Effingham bond in cash, by bondsman or with Springfield property.

• What a bondsman in Springfield charges has a legal limit, and Springfield families do not get it back.
• Some serious charges in Effingham County need the superior court, so a Effingham wait may be longer.
• Missing a court date in Effingham County can mean a bench warrant and a lost bond.

Read more on our Effingham County bail page.

Phone the Effingham sheriff's office at 912-754-3449 to ask about an active Effingham warrant. Before a surrender in Springfield, talk to a lawyer.

The Ogeechee Circuit public defender handles Effingham cases when a Effingham judge finds the person cannot pay. A Effingham applicant owes a $50 fee, though a judge may waive it.

Visit rules and times change, so phone 912-754-3449 before any trip to Springfield. We explain in-person visits at the Effingham jail and screen visits from Springfield.

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

Money sent to a Effingham account buys snacks and soap through the Effingham commissary. Use only the ways the Effingham jail lists. Learn about Effingham deposits and the Springfield canteen.

Put the person's full name on the Effingham envelope above the Springfield jail address. Plain paper works best for Springfield; tape on mail to the Effingham jail can get it sent back. Current Effingham rules are on our mail page.

Effingham youth under 17 go to juvenile court. If a Effingham judge orders detention, Effingham youth go to the Savannah Regional Youth Detention Center. A parent can phone the sheriff's office at 912-754-3449 to learn where their child was taken.

Phone 912-754-3449 right away if your person in the Effingham County Jail has seizures or may hurt themselves in Springfield. Have Effingham jail staff note the Effingham drug name and dose.

Federal charges from Effingham County go to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, Savannah Division, at 8 Southern Oaks Ct., Savannah, GA 31405 (page says mail to 124 Barnard St), 912-650-4020. The Savannah magistrate judge rules on release in a Effingham case.

Federal detainees stay with the U.S. Marshals, sometimes in a county jail. After sentencing, use the BOP inmate locator.

• Step 1: Booking fingerprints reach databases ICE can search.
• Step 2: For any non-citizen held in Effingham County, O.C.G.A. 42-4-14 tells Springfield jail officers to verify their status , after which Springfield officers tell ICE if they lack status.
• Step 3: If ICE seeks custody, it sends Form I-247A, which asks the Effingham 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: Ask the Effingham sheriff's office whether it has a 287(g) agreement with ICE.
• Step 6: After ICE picks up the person from Springfield, check the ICE detainee locator for the Effingham detainee, or call the Atlanta field office, which covers Springfield, 180 Ted Turner Dr SW, Suite 522, Atlanta, GA 30303, 404-893-1290.

Once a Effingham judge gives a prison sentence, Springfield holds the person in the Springfield jail until GDC transports them. Next, the Georgia Department of Corrections moves the person from Springfield to a diagnostic center. After that, Springfield prisoners go wherever the state assigns them. Effingham County families can track them with GDC Find an Offender.

No. Under O.C.G.A. 35-1-19, police in Springfield cannot post a Effingham mugshot online. If you need a Effingham mugshot, call the sheriff's office at 912-754-3449.

State prisoners have photos on GDC Find an Offender.

• Guyton Police Department: 912-772-8745
• Rincon Police Department: 912-826-5200
• Springfield Police Department: 912-754-3061
• Effingham County Sheriff's Office: 912-754-3449

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