The Newton County Jail is at 15151 Alcovy Road Covington, GA 30014. Call the Newton jail at 678-625-1420. For other Newton sheriff business is 678-625-1400.

There is no public roster for Newton. Call the jail at 678-625-1420 and give the person's full name and Newton booking date, and the Newton desk can confirm whether they are in Newton custody.

After a state prison sentence, the Georgia Department of Corrections Find an Offender search shows where they are held.

Newton County also posts recent arrests.

Under Georgia law, in Covington, a judge must see someone held in Covington within 48 hours without a warrant and 72 hours with one. The Newton judge can order a Newton bond in cash, by bondsman or with Covington property.

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

See our Newton County bail page.

Contact the Newton sheriff's office at 678-625-1400 to ask whether a Newton warrant is active. Before a surrender in Covington, talk to a lawyer.

The Alcovy Circuit public defender handles Newton cases when a Newton judge finds they cannot pay. A Newton applicant is charged $50, unless a judge waives it.

Visiting hours can change, so call 678-625-1420 before any trip to Covington. Our guides cover lobby visits at the Newton jail and remote visits from Covington.

Inmates in Covington can call out of the Newton jail, and incoming calls to the Covington jail are not allowed. Read about Newton jail calls, e-messages in Covington and Newton tablets.

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

Write the person's full name on the Newton envelope with the Newton County Jail address. Plain paper works best for Covington; tape on mail to the Newton jail may cause a return. See the Covington section of our mail page.

Newton youth under 17 go to juvenile court. When a Covington child needs detention, the Department of Juvenile Justice sends Newton youth to the Rockdale Regional Youth Detention Center. A parent can phone the sheriff's office at 678-625-1400 to ask where the child is.

Call 678-625-1420 right away if your person in the Newton County Jail has diabetes or may hurt themselves in Covington. Tell the Newton desk write down the medicine and dose.

If the charge is federal, Newton cases go to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, at Richard B. Russell Federal Building & US Courthouse, 75 Ted Turner Drive SW, Atlanta, GA 30303-3309, 404-215-1600. The Atlanta magistrate judge decides if the Newton defendant can go home.

Before trial, the U.S. Marshals keep custody, at times in the Newton jail or another county jail. After sentencing, use the BOP inmate locator.

• Step 1: Booking fingerprints reach federal systems ICE checks.
• Step 2: For any non-citizen held in Newton County, O.C.G.A. 42-4-14 directs Covington jail officers to confirm their status , and the Covington jailer informs ICE if status is missing.
• Step 3: If ICE wants the person, it sends Form I-247A, which asks the Newton jail to keep them up to 48 hours past normal release.
• Step 4: Georgia's HB 1105 (2024) also added O.C.G.A. 42-1-11.5 and 36-80-23, which ban sanctuary policies in Georgia.
• Step 5: Ask the Newton sheriff's office whether it has a 287(g) agreement with ICE.
• Step 6: After ICE picks up the person from Covington, search the online ICE locator for a Newton case, or call the Atlanta field office for Newton cases, 180 Ted Turner Dr SW, Suite 522, Atlanta, GA 30303, 404-893-1290.

After a Newton County state prison sentence, the Newton prisoner remains in the jail in Covington until GDC transports them. The Georgia Department of Corrections then takes the Newton inmate to a reception center. After that, Covington prisoners go wherever the state assigns them. Covington relatives can follow them on GDC Find an Offender.

No. Under O.C.G.A. 35-1-19, the Newton sheriff are barred from posting a Newton mugshot online. For a copy of a Newton mugshot, phone the sheriff's office at 678-625-1400.

State prisoners have photos on GDC Find an Offender.

• Covington Police Department: 770-786-7605
• Oxford Police Department: 770-788-1390
• Porterdale Police Department: 770-786-2226
• Newton County Sheriff's Office: 678-625-1400

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