Morgan County Detention Center Inmate Bail & Bonds

Adults go to the Morgan County Detention Center at 1380 Monticello Road, Madison, GA 30650, part of the sheriff's public safety complex. Sheriff runs it.

County budget papers say the building holds up to 192 inmates and averages about 84 on a typical day. The jail line is 706-342-2164.

Search her name on Morgan County Inmate Search. It lists bookings and, when entered, the bond.

Booking can take a while. If you see nothing, call 706-342-2164. The sheriff's main number, 706-342-1507, also works.

The county website lists 706-342-2164 for the jail and 706-342-1507 for the Sheriff's Office. A separate tip line, 706-342-1000, is for crime reports, not bonds.

Use the jail line for custody and bond questions.

A third-party directory says the jail takes cash, credit cards, and money orders. The county's own pages that could be read did not confirm that list, and they do not give hours for a bonding window.

Ask the jail at 706-342-2164 before you go. Ask what forms of payment it takes for a bond, and whether a card adds a fee.

No Morgan County bond schedule could be read, so this page lists no amounts. Amounts copied from another county could be far off.

The booking record on Morgan County Inmate Search is the best source, followed by the jail desk.

Georgia law lets a surety take no more than 15 percent of the bond, surcharges included. The minimum charge it may ask is $50 for each bonded charge (O.C.G.A. 17-6-30).

Anything above that breaks the law. Ask for the contract in writing before you sign.

Yes. A bond set by a judge must be covered at its full face amount, whether by cash, a licensed surety, or approved property (O.C.G.A. 17-6-1). A bond that is only partly paid will not release anyone.

Cash bonds posted by one person in a year are limited (O.C.G.A. 17-6-15), with a family exception that began in 2026.

Land may be offered, but the sheriff of the county where the offense happened must approve it (O.C.G.A. 17-6-1 and 17-6-12). In Morgan County, that is the sheriff.

The county's pages say nothing of equity or a checklist. Call 706-342-1507 and ask what the owner must bring.

A superior court judge alone can grant bail for charges such as murder, rape, armed robbery, some drug sales, and repeat kidnapping, arson, assault, or burglary (O.C.G.A. 17-6-1).

A probation or parole hold, or a warrant from elsewhere, can also stop a release. Ask the jail at 706-342-2164 which applies, then speak to a lawyer.

The Clerk of Superior Court works at 384 Hancock Street, Madison, GA 30650, 706-342-3605, Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The county has a Chief Magistrate Judge. A phone number for her court could not be read, so ask the clerk or the jail how to reach the magistrate.

Within 72 hours of an arrest on a warrant, the person must be taken before a judicial officer (O.C.G.A. 17-4-26). Until then the bond line may be empty.

Do not pay until the amount shows on Morgan County Inmate Search or the jail confirms it.

The pages checked list no city lockup. Madison officers book arrests at the county detention center, so use the jail line, 706-342-2164, for them too.

Ask the officer for a report number and the person's location.

The Ocmulgee Circuit Public Defender's satellite office for Morgan County is at 1380 Monticello Road, Madison. Its line is the main office number in Milledgeville, 478-445-8100.

At the first hearing, tell the judge you need that office. A lawyer there can also ask for a lower bond.

The Department of Juvenile Justice lists Wilkes Regional Youth Detention Center, 1430 Industrial Park Road, Washington, GA 30673, for Morgan County. Its state line is 404-508-6500.

The juvenile court is part of the Ocmulgee Circuit, 121 North Wilkinson Street, Suite 214, Milledgeville, 478-445-2022. Children's cases stay private, so the adult search will not show them.

Failing to appear lets the judge forfeit the bond and sign a warrant. Land put up as security can be taken. Talk to a lawyer the same day, then to the court clerk at 706-342-3605.

After the case ends, the person who posted the cash claims it from the office holding it and must show the case is resolved. Ask the clerk at 706-342-3605 what proof is needed. Cash no one claims for two years goes to the county after a 90-day notice (O.C.G.A. 17-6-4).

A real office never asks for gift cards or app transfers. Use 706-342-2164 or 706-342-3605, not a number from a text.

A federal charge goes to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, not to a county court. Morgan County cases are heard in the Athens Division, 115 East Hancock Avenue, Athens, GA 30601; the clerk's line is (706) 227-1094. A federal magistrate judge decides on release, often within a day or two of arrest. Deputy U.S. Marshals move people to and from court, and the person may be housed in a county jail under contract. Once sentenced, look the person up with the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.