The Lincoln County Jail is at 145 School Street Lincolnton, GA 30817. Jail staff answer at 706-359-7320. The Lincoln sheriff's main line is 706-760-7545.

Lincoln has no an online roster in Lincoln County. Phone the jail at 706-359-7320 with the person's full name and Lincoln booking date, and the Lincoln desk can confirm whether they are in Lincoln custody.

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

By state law, in Lincoln County, a judge must see a Lincoln arrestee within 48 hours if there was no warrant, or 72 hours if there was one. The Lincoln judge may set a Lincoln bond in cash, by bondsman or with Lincolnton property.

• The fee a Lincoln bondsman charges follows Georgia law, and a Lincoln family never gets that fee back.
• Some serious charges in Lincoln County need the superior court, so a Lincoln wait may be longer.
• Not showing up in Lincolnton court can mean a Lincoln warrant and a lost bond.

See our Lincoln County bail page.

Contact the Lincoln sheriff's office at 706-760-7545 to check on a warrant in Lincolnton. Before turning yourself in to the Lincoln jail, see a lawyer.

The Toombs Circuit public defender covers Lincoln cases once a judge in Lincolnton rules they cannot pay. Someone applying in Lincolnton owes a $50 fee, which a judge can waive.

Visiting hours can change, so call 706-359-7320 before any trip to Lincolnton. We explain in-person visits at the Lincoln jail and video visits from Lincolnton.

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

Money sent to a Lincoln account buys snacks and soap through the Lincoln commissary. Use only the ways the Lincoln jail lists. See our pages on Lincoln deposits and the Lincolnton jail store.

Print the person's full name on the Lincoln envelope with the Lincoln County Jail address. Plain paper works best for Lincolnton; glitter or tape on a letter to Lincolnton can get it sent back. Check the Lincoln notes on our mail page.

In Lincoln County, anyone under 17 is handled in juvenile court. When a Lincolnton child needs detention, DJJ uses the Wilkes Regional Youth Detention Center for Lincoln. Parents can call the sheriff's office at 706-760-7545 to ask where the child is.

Phone 706-359-7320 quickly if your person in the Lincoln County Jail has seizures or may hurt themselves in Lincolnton. Ask the Lincolnton nurse note the Lincoln drug name and dose.

Federal charges from Lincoln County go to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, Augusta Division, at 600 James Brown Blvd., Augusta, GA 30901, 706-849-4400. The Augusta magistrate judge rules on release in a Lincoln case.

Before trial, the U.S. Marshals keep custody, at times in the Lincoln jail or another 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 Lincolnton, O.C.G.A. 42-4-14 tells Lincoln staff to verify legal status , and the Lincolnton jailer informs ICE if they lack status.
• Step 3: When ICE is interested, it sends Form I-247A, which asks the Lincoln jail to keep them as long as 48 hours after release would happen.
• 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: The Lincoln sheriff takes part in 287(g), per ICE.
• Step 6: After ICE picks up the person from Lincolnton, try the ICE online locator for a Lincoln case, or call the Atlanta field office for Lincoln cases, 180 Ted Turner Dr SW, Suite 522, Atlanta, GA 30303, 404-893-1290.

When a Lincoln case ends in prison, Lincolnton holds the person in the Lincolnton jail until the Georgia Department of Corrections picks them up. Next, the Georgia Department of Corrections moves the person from Lincolnton to intake, and the Lincolnton inmate later goes to an assigned prison. Lincoln County families can track them with GDC Find an Offender.

No. Under O.C.G.A. 35-1-19, police in Lincolnton cannot post a Lincoln mugshot online. For a copy of a Lincoln mugshot, phone the sheriff's office at 706-760-7545.

State prisoners have photos on GDC Find an Offender.

• Lincolnton Police Department: 706-359-4121
• Lincoln County Sheriff's Office: 706-760-7545

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