Jeff Davis County Jail Inmate Search

Search for an Inmate or Active Arrest Warrant in Jeff Davis County

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Searching for someone jailed in Jeff Davis County

Anyone arrested in Jeff Davis County are booked into the Jeff Davis County Jail in Hazlehurst. Jeff Davis has no an inmate list online for Hazlehurst, so ring the jail at 912-375-6600 to ask who is held in Hazlehurst. If your person left Hazlehurst for prison, use Georgia Department of Corrections Find an Offender.

Where are people in Jeff Davis County held?

The Jeff Davis County Jail is at 15 Public Safety Drive Hazlehurst, GA 31539. Call the Jeff Davis jail at 912-375-6600. Other calls to the Jeff Davis sheriff is 912-375-6600.

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Can I search the Jeff Davis jail online?

Jeff Davis has no an online inmate list for Jeff Davis. Ring the jail at 912-375-6600 and give the person's full name and Jeff Davis booking date, and the Jeff Davis desk can confirm whether they are in Jeff Davis custody.

After a state prison sentence, Georgia Department of Corrections Find an Offender shows which prison holds them.

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How is bail set in Jeff Davis County?

Under Georgia law, in Hazlehurst, a judge must see a Jeff Davis arrestee within 48 hours if there was no warrant, or 72 hours if there was one. The Jeff Davis judge may set a Jeff Davis bond in cash, by bondsman or with Hazlehurst property.

  • The fee a Jeff Davis bondsman charges follows Georgia law, and Hazlehurst families do not get it back.
  • Certain serious Jeff Davis charges need the superior court, so a Jeff Davis wait may be longer.
  • Skipping a Jeff Davis court date can mean a Jeff Davis warrant and a lost bond.

Read more on our Jeff Davis County bail page.

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Is there a warrant out in Jeff Davis County?

Call the Jeff Davis sheriff's office at 912-375-6600 to ask about an active Jeff Davis warrant. Before turning yourself in to the Jeff Davis jail, see a lawyer.

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Who defends a Jeff Davis person who cannot pay a lawyer?

The Brunswick Circuit public defender covers Jeff Davis cases when a Jeff Davis judge finds the person cannot pay. A Jeff Davis applicant is charged $50, unless a judge waives it.

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Can I visit someone in the Jeff Davis County Jail?

Visiting hours can change, so phone 912-375-6600 the day before you go to Hazlehurst. We explain lobby visits at the Jeff Davis jail and remote visits from Hazlehurst.

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Can I talk by phone with a Jeff Davis inmate?

Inmates in Hazlehurst can call out of the Jeff Davis jail, but family cannot ring in to Hazlehurst. Read about Jeff Davis jail calls, messages in Hazlehurst and Jeff Davis tablets.

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How can I send a Jeff Davis inmate money?

Money sent to a Jeff Davis account covers snacks and soap through the Jeff Davis commissary. Use only the ways the Jeff Davis jail lists. See our pages on Jeff Davis deposits and the Hazlehurst jail store.

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What are the mail rules in Jeff Davis County?

Put the person's full name on the Jeff Davis envelope above the Hazlehurst jail address. Plain paper works best for Hazlehurst; stickers or tape on a Jeff Davis letter can get it sent back. Current Jeff Davis rules are on our mail page.

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What if a Jeff Davis County teen is arrested?

Children under 17 in Hazlehurst go to juvenile court. When a Hazlehurst child needs detention, the Department of Juvenile Justice sends Jeff Davis youth to the Cadwell Regional Youth Detention Center. Families can call the sheriff's office at 912-375-6600 to find their child.

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What if someone in the Jeff Davis jail is sick?

Phone 912-375-6600 right away if your person in the Jeff Davis County Jail has seizures or may hurt themselves in Hazlehurst. Ask the Hazlehurst nurse write down the medicine and dose.

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Which federal court hears Jeff Davis cases?

Federal charges from Jeff Davis County go to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, Brunswick Division, at 801 Gloucester Street, Brunswick, GA 31520, 912-280-1330. A magistrate judge in Brunswick decides on release for a Jeff Davis defendant.

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

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ICE holds at the Jeff Davis jail, step by step

  • Step 1: Booking fingerprints reach databases ICE can search.
  • Step 2: When a non-citizen is booked in Hazlehurst, O.C.G.A. 42-4-14 directs the Jeff Davis jail to check immigration status , after which Hazlehurst officers tell ICE if status is missing.
  • Step 3: If ICE wants the person, it sends Form I-247A, which asks the Jeff Davis jail to keep them for up to 48 extra hours.
  • 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: Ask the Jeff Davis sheriff's office whether it has a 287(g) agreement with ICE.
  • Step 6: After ICE picks up the person from Hazlehurst, check the online ICE locator for the Jeff Davis detainee, or call the Atlanta field office, which covers Hazlehurst, 180 Ted Turner Dr SW, Suite 522, Atlanta, GA 30303, 404-893-1290.
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What follows a Jeff Davis County prison sentence?

Once a Jeff Davis judge gives a prison sentence, the Jeff Davis inmate waits in the jail in Hazlehurst until state officers take them. The Georgia Department of Corrections then takes the Jeff Davis inmate to a diagnostic center. After that, Hazlehurst prisoners go wherever the state assigns them. Hazlehurst relatives can follow them on GDC Find an Offender.

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Where can I find a Jeff Davis mugshot?

No. Under O.C.G.A. 35-1-19, the Jeff Davis sheriff may not post a Jeff Davis mugshot online. If you need a Jeff Davis mugshot, phone the sheriff's office at 912-375-6600.

State prisoners have photos on GDC Find an Offender.

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Who to call in Jeff Davis County

Sheriff's deputies patrol parts of Jeff Davis County without a police force. Dial 911 in an emergency.

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Jeff Davis County contacts

Inmate search
GDC Find an Offender
Jail
Jeff Davis County Jail, 15 Public Safety Drive Hazlehurst, GA 31539, 912-375-6600
Sheriff
912-375-6600

Jeff Davis County Jail Inmate Services Information

Phone: 912-375-6600

Physical Address:
15 Public Safety Drive
Hazlehurst, GA 31539

Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID#
Jeff Davis County Jail
15 Public Safety Drive
Hazlehurst, GA 31539

Mailing Address (legal mail or subscriptions):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID#
Jeff Davis County Jail
15 Public Safety Drive
Hazlehurst, GA 31539

Every year Jeff Davis County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain 1,280 offenders, and maintain an average of 64 inmates (county-wide) in their custody on any given day.

The weekly turnover rate of inmates is approximately 55%, meaning that every week more than half of these inmates are released and then replaced with new offenders being booked into jail.

The charts below break down the men, women, races, ethnicities and the types of crimes that people are arrested and incarcerated for in both Jeff Davis County and state prisons throughout the country. This information is compiled from local police and the Jeff Davis County Sheriff's Department, as well as the state of Georgia and the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau.

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For ICE Detainees (Immigration) being held at a detention facility in the United States, click below.

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Jeff Davis County Inmate Race & Ethnicity - 10/28/2026

Race Inmates % Total
White 19 38.78%
Black 13 26.53%
Hispanic or Latino 13 26.53%
American Indian/Native Alaskan 1 2.04%
Asian 1 2.04%
Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian 1 2.04%
Other 1 2.04%
Total 49 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Jeff Davis County Sheriff’s Department, Georgia Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Jeff Davis County Inmate Criminal Charges - 10/28/2026

(many inmates have multiple charges)

Charge Inmates % Total
Felony (3rd Degree) 13 26.53%
Felony (2rd Degree) 9 18.37%
Felony (1st Degree) 3 6.12%
State Jail Felony 4 8.16%
Felony (Uncategorized) 10 20.41%
Misdemeanor (Class A) 10 20.41%
Misdemeanor (Class C) 0 0.00%
Holds 0 0.00%
Uncategorized 0 0.00%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Jeff Davis County Sheriff’s Department, Georgia Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Jeff Davis County Inmate Sex - 10/28/2026

Sex Inmates % Total
Male 44 89.80%
Female 5 10.20%
Total 49 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Jeff Davis County Sheriff’s Department, Georgia Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Jeff Davis County Inmate Age - 10/28/2026

Age Inmates % Total
Under 18 2 4.08%
18-20 2 4.08%
21-24 5 10.20%
25-30 10 20.41%
31-35 8 16.33%
36-40 7 14.29%
41-45 5 10.20%
46-50 3 6.12%
51-55 2 4.08%
56-60 2 4.08%
61-65 1 2.04%
66-75 1 2.04%
76-85 1 2.04%
Total 49 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Jeff Davis County Sheriff’s Department, Georgia Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Jeff Davis County Sheriff’s Department, Georgia Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

The Jeff Davis County Jail serves the following cities and towns of Jeff Davis County: Denton and Hazlehurst.