The Hart County Jail is at 2825 Bowman Hwy Hartwell, GA 30643. You can reach the Hart jail at 706-856-5338. For other Hart sheriff business call 706-376-3114.

Hart has no a public roster for the Hartwell jail. Phone the jail at 706-856-5338 with the person's full name and Hart booking date, and the Hart desk can confirm whether they are in Hart custody.

When a Hart case ends in prison time, the Georgia Department of Corrections Find an Offender search shows where they are held.

Under Georgia law, in Hartwell, a judge must see a Hart arrestee within 48 hours if there was no warrant, or 72 hours if there was one. The Hart judge can order a Hart bond in cash, by bondsman or with Hartwell property.

• What a bondsman in Hartwell charges follows Georgia law, and Hartwell families do not get it back.
• Some serious charges in Hart County need the superior court, so a Hart wait may be longer.
• Missing a court date in Hart County can mean a Hart warrant and the bond is lost.

More detail is on our Hart County bail page.

Contact the Hart sheriff's office at 706-376-3114 to ask about an active Hart warrant. Before a surrender in Hartwell, talk to a lawyer.

The Northern Circuit public defender takes Hart cases once a judge in Hartwell rules they cannot pay. Someone applying in Hartwell pays a $50 fee, which a judge can waive.

Visiting hours can change, so call 706-856-5338 before any trip to Hartwell. Our guides cover lobby visits at the Hart jail and remote visits from Hartwell.

Inmates in Hartwell can call out of the Hart jail, but family cannot ring in to Hartwell. Read about Hart jail calls, e-messages in Hartwell and Hart tablets.

Money sent to a Hart account buys snacks and soap from the Hart jail store. Send money only through methods Hartwell names. Read about Hart money transfers and the Hartwell jail store.

Write the person's full name on the Hart envelope with the Hart County Jail address. Only plain paper goes to Hartwell; stickers or tape on a Hart letter can get it sent back. Current Hart rules are on our mail page.

Children under 17 in Hartwell go to juvenile court. When a Hartwell child needs detention, the Department of Juvenile Justice sends Hart youth to the Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center. Parents can call the sheriff's office at 706-376-3114 to learn where their child was taken.

Ring 706-856-5338 right away if your person in the Hart County Jail has diabetes or may hurt themselves in Hartwell. Have Hart jail staff note the Hart drug name and dose.

A federal case from Hart County is heard in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, Athens Division, at 115 East Hancock Avenue, Athens, GA 30601, --. In Athens, a federal magistrate judge decides if the Hart defendant can go home.

Before trial, the U.S. Marshals keep custody, sometimes in a county jail. After sentencing, use the BOP inmate locator.

• Step 1: Booking fingerprints reach databases ICE can search.
• Step 2: Each time Hartwell jails a non-citizen, O.C.G.A. 42-4-14 directs the Hartwell jailer to verify immigration status , and the Hartwell jailer informs ICE if they lack status.
• Step 3: When ICE is interested, it sends Form I-247A, which asks the Hart jail to keep them as long as 48 hours after release would happen.
• Step 4: HB 1105, passed in 2024, also created O.C.G.A. 42-1-11.5 and 36-80-23, which forbid local rules against helping ICE.
• Step 5: ICE does not list Hart County in 287(g); ask the sheriff to confirm.
• Step 6: After ICE picks up the person from Hartwell, check the ICE detainee locator for the Hart detainee, or phone the ICE Atlanta field office about Hartwell, 180 Ted Turner Dr SW, Suite 522, Atlanta, GA 30303, 404-893-1290.

After a Hart County state prison sentence, the Hart inmate waits in the jail in Hartwell until state officers take them. The Georgia Department of Corrections sends the Hart prisoner to a reception center, and the Hartwell inmate later goes to an assigned prison. Hart County families can track them with GDC Find an Offender.

No. Under O.C.G.A. 35-1-19, the Hart sheriff may not post a Hart mugshot online. For a copy of a Hart mugshot, call the sheriff's office at 706-376-3114.

State prisoners have photos on GDC Find an Offender.

• Canon Police Department: 706-245-8155
• Hartwell Police Department: 706-856-3225
• Hart County Sheriff's Office: 706-376-3114

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