Murray County Jail Inmate Search

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Finding a person held in Murray County, Georgia

Anyone arrested in Murray County are booked into the Murray County Jail in Chatsworth. Murray has no a roster online for Chatsworth, so phone the jail at 706-695-4592 to check on your person. If the Murray person may already be in a Murray state prison, use Georgia Department of Corrections Find an Offender.

Where is the Murray County Jail?

The Murray County Jail is at 810 1/2 GI Maddox Parkway Chatsworth, GA 30705. The Chatsworth jail desk picks up at 706-695-4592. For other Murray sheriff business is 706-695-4592.

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How do I look someone up in Murray County?

Murray has no a web jail roster for Murray. Call the jail at 706-695-4592 and give the person's full name and Murray booking date, and the Murray desk can confirm whether they are in Murray custody.

After a state prison sentence, Georgia Department of Corrections Find an Offender shows their prison.

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How is bail set in Murray County?

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

  • What a bondsman in Chatsworth charges is set by state law, and Chatsworth families do not get it back.
  • Certain serious Murray charges need the superior court, so a Murray wait may be longer.
  • Missing a court date in Murray County can mean a Murray warrant and a lost bond.

More detail is on our Murray County bail page.

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Can I find out about a Murray warrant?

Call the Murray sheriff's office at 706-695-4592 to check on a warrant in Chatsworth. Before a surrender in Chatsworth, talk to a lawyer.

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Is there a public defender in Murray County?

The Conasauga Circuit public defender takes Murray cases when a Murray judge finds they cannot pay. A Murray applicant is charged $50, unless a judge waives it.

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Can I visit someone in the Murray County Jail?

Visiting hours can change, so phone 706-695-4592 the day before you go to Chatsworth. We explain lobby visits at the Murray jail and video visits from Chatsworth.

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Can I talk by phone with a Murray inmate?

Inmates in Chatsworth can call out of the Murray jail, but family cannot ring in to Chatsworth. We cover Murray jail calls, e-messages in Chatsworth and Murray tablets.

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How do I put money on a Murray inmate's account?

Money sent to a Murray account buys snacks and soap through the Murray commissary. Stick to the deposit options the Murray jail posts. Read about Murray money transfers and the Chatsworth commissary.

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Can I mail a Murray inmate a letter?

Put the person's full name on the Murray envelope with the Murray County Jail address. Plain paper works best for Chatsworth; stickers or tape on a Murray letter may cause a return. Check the Murray notes on our mail page.

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Where are young people from Murray County held?

Murray youth under 17 go to juvenile court. When a Chatsworth child needs detention, DJJ uses the Elbert Shaw Regional Youth Detention Center for Murray. A parent can phone the sheriff's office at 706-695-4592 to find their child.

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My relative in Chatsworth needs medicine. Who do I tell?

Ring 706-695-4592 right away if your person in the Murray County Jail has diabetes or may hurt themselves in Chatsworth. Tell the Murray desk note the Murray drug name and dose.

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What if federal agents arrest someone in Murray County?

If the charge is federal, Murray cases go to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Rome Division, at Harold L. Murphy Federal Building & US Courthouse, 600 East First Street, Rome, GA 30161-3149, 706-378-4060. The Rome magistrate judge decides if the Murray defendant can go home.

Federal detainees stay with the U.S. Marshals, sometimes in a county jail. Once sentenced, check the BOP inmate locator.

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Immigration holds in Murray County

  • Step 1: Booking fingerprints reach databases ICE can search.
  • Step 2: When a non-citizen is booked in Chatsworth, O.C.G.A. 42-4-14 tells the Murray jail to check their status , and the Chatsworth jailer informs ICE if they lack status.
  • Step 3: If ICE seeks custody, it sends Form I-247A, which asks the Murray jail to keep them for up to 48 extra hours.
  • Step 4: HB 1105, passed in 2024, also created O.C.G.A. 42-1-11.5 and 36-80-23, which ban sanctuary policies in Georgia.
  • Step 5: Ask the Murray sheriff's office whether it has a 287(g) agreement with ICE.
  • Step 6: After ICE picks up the person from Chatsworth, check the ICE detainee locator for the Murray detainee, or phone the Atlanta field office, which covers Chatsworth, 180 Ted Turner Dr SW, Suite 522, Atlanta, GA 30303, 404-893-1290.
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What follows a Murray County prison sentence?

After a Murray County state prison sentence, Chatsworth holds the person in the Murray jail until the Georgia Department of Corrections picks them up. Next, the Georgia Department of Corrections moves the person from Chatsworth to a diagnostic center, and the Chatsworth inmate later goes to an assigned prison. Murray families can look them up with GDC Find an Offender.

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Are Murray County mugshots posted?

No. Under O.C.G.A. 35-1-19, the Murray sheriff may not post a Murray mugshot online. If you need a Murray mugshot, call the sheriff's office at 706-695-4592.

State prisoners have photos on GDC Find an Offender.

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Who to call in Murray County

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

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Murray County contacts

Inmate search
GDC Find an Offender
Jail
Murray County Jail, 810 1/2 GI Maddox Parkway Chatsworth, GA 30705, 706-695-4592
Sheriff
706-695-4592

Murray County Jail Inmate Services Information

Phone: 706-695-4592

Physical Address:
810 1/2 GI Maddox Parkway
Chatsworth, GA 30705

Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID#
Murray County Jail
810 1/2 GI Maddox Parkway
Chatsworth, GA 30705

Mailing Address (legal mail or subscriptions):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID#
Murray County Jail
810 1/2 GI Maddox Parkway
Chatsworth, GA 30705

Every year Murray County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain 4,480 offenders, and maintain an average of 224 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 Murray County and state prisons throughout the country. This information is compiled from local police and the Murray 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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Murray County Inmate Race & Ethnicity - 10/28/2026

Race Inmates % Total
White 105 61.05%
Black 3 1.74%
Hispanic or Latino 53 30.81%
American Indian/Native Alaskan 3 1.74%
Asian 3 1.74%
Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian 3 1.74%
Other 2 1.16%
Total 172 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Murray County Sheriff’s Department, Georgia Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Murray County Inmate Criminal Charges - 10/28/2026

(many inmates have multiple charges)

Charge Inmates % Total
Felony (3rd Degree) 49 28.49%
Felony (2rd Degree) 33 19.19%
Felony (1st Degree) 12 6.98%
State Jail Felony 13 7.56%
Felony (Uncategorized) 35 20.35%
Misdemeanor (Class A) 30 17.44%
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 Murray County Sheriff’s Department, Georgia Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Murray County Inmate Sex - 10/28/2026

Sex Inmates % Total
Male 153 88.95%
Female 19 11.05%
Total 172 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Murray County Sheriff’s Department, Georgia Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Murray County Inmate Age - 10/28/2026

Age Inmates % Total
Under 18 2 1.16%
18-20 8 4.65%
21-24 19 11.05%
25-30 38 22.09%
31-35 30 17.44%
36-40 25 14.53%
41-45 18 10.47%
46-50 12 6.98%
51-55 9 5.23%
56-60 7 4.07%
61-65 2 1.16%
66-75 1 0.58%
76-85 1 0.58%
Total 172 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Murray 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 Murray County Sheriff’s Department, Georgia Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

The Murray County Jail serves the following cities and towns of Murray County: Chatsworth and Eton.