The Forsyth County Jail is at 202 Veterans Memorial Blvd. Cumming, GA 30040. Jail staff answer at 770-781-2226. The Forsyth sheriff's main line go to 770-781-2222.

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

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

• A bondsman's fee in Forsyth County has a legal limit, and Cumming families do not get it back.
• Certain serious Forsyth charges need the superior court, so a Forsyth wait may be longer.
• Not showing up in Cumming court can mean a Forsyth warrant and the bond is lost.

See our Forsyth County bail page.

Call the Forsyth sheriff's office at 770-781-2222 to ask whether a Forsyth warrant is active. A Forsyth lawyer can help plan a surrender.

The Forsyth Circuit public defender handles Forsyth cases once a judge in Cumming rules the person cannot pay. A Forsyth applicant pays a $50 fee, though a judge may waive it.

Visiting hours can change, so phone 770-781-2226 before any trip to Cumming. We explain lobby visits at the Forsyth jail and screen visits from Cumming.

Inmates in Cumming can call out of the Forsyth jail, and incoming calls to the Cumming jail are not allowed. We cover Forsyth jail calls, inmate email in Cumming and Forsyth tablets.

Money sent to a Forsyth account buys snacks and soap through the Forsyth commissary. Send money only through methods Cumming names. Read about Forsyth money transfers and the Cumming canteen.

Write the person's full name on the Forsyth envelope with the Forsyth County Jail address. Only plain paper goes to Cumming; glitter or tape on a letter to Cumming may cause a return. See the Cumming section of our mail page.

Children under 17 in Cumming go to juvenile court. If a Forsyth judge orders detention, the Department of Juvenile Justice sends Forsyth youth to the Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center. Parents can call the sheriff's office at 770-781-2222 to find their child.

Ring 770-781-2226 right away if your person in the Forsyth County Jail has diabetes or may hurt themselves in Cumming. Ask the Cumming nurse record the drug and the dose.

If the charge is federal, Forsyth cases go to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Gainesville Division, at Sidney O. Smith Federal Building & US Courthouse, 121 Spring Street SE, Room 201, Gainesville, GA 30501-3789, 678-450-2760. The Gainesville magistrate judge rules on release in a Forsyth case.

Before trial, the U.S. Marshals keep custody, at times in the Forsyth jail or another county jail. After sentencing, use the BOP inmate locator.

• Step 1: Booking fingerprints reach federal systems ICE checks.
• Step 2: When a non-citizen is booked in Cumming, O.C.G.A. 42-4-14 directs the Cumming jailer to verify immigration status , after which Cumming officers tell ICE if status is missing.
• Step 3: If ICE wants the person, it sends Form I-247A, a request 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 forbid local rules against helping ICE.
• Step 5: ICE lists the Forsyth sheriff in its 287(g) program.
• Step 6: After ICE picks up the person from Cumming, check the ICE online locator for the Forsyth detainee, or phone the ICE Atlanta field office about Cumming, 180 Ted Turner Dr SW, Suite 522, Atlanta, GA 30303, 404-893-1290.

After a Forsyth County state prison sentence, the Forsyth inmate waits in the Cumming jail until the Georgia Department of Corrections picks them up. The Georgia Department of Corrections sends the Forsyth prisoner for processing, and the Cumming inmate later goes to an assigned prison. Cumming relatives can follow them on GDC Find an Offender.

No. Under O.C.G.A. 35-1-19, the Forsyth sheriff cannot post mugshots (booking photos) from Cumming on the web. If you need a Forsyth mugshot, call the sheriff's office at 770-781-2222.

State prisoners have photos on GDC Find an Offender.

• Cumming Police Department: 770-781-2000
• Forsyth County Sheriff's Office: 770-781-2222

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