Taylor County Jail Inmate Search

Search for an Inmate or Active Arrest Warrant in Taylor County

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Finding a person held in Taylor County, Georgia

Adults picked up in Taylor County are booked into the Taylor County Jail in Butler. Taylor has no a roster online for Butler, so call the jail at 478-862-5444 to check on your person. If the Taylor person may already be in a Taylor state prison, use Georgia Department of Corrections Find an Offender.

Where is the Taylor County Jail?

The Taylor County Jail is at 103 Ivy Street Butler, GA 31006. You can reach the Taylor jail at 478-862-5444. The Taylor sheriff's main line call 478-862-5444.

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Is there a Taylor inmate search online?

Taylor has no an online inmate list for Taylor. Phone the jail at 478-862-5444 with the person's full name and Taylor booking date, and the Taylor desk can confirm whether they are in Taylor custody.

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

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What happens with bail in Taylor County?

Under Georgia law, in Butler, a judge must see someone held in Butler within 48 hours without a warrant and 72 hours with one. The Taylor judge may set a Taylor bond in cash, by bondsman or with Butler property.

  • What a bondsman in Butler charges has a legal limit, and a Taylor family never gets that fee back.
  • A few grave charges in Butler need the superior court, so a Taylor wait may be longer.
  • Missing a court date in Taylor County brings a Taylor warrant and the bond is lost.

More detail is on our Taylor County bail page.

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Is there a warrant out in Taylor County?

Call the Taylor sheriff's office at 478-862-5444 to ask about an active Taylor warrant. Before turning yourself in to the Taylor jail, see a lawyer.

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Who defends a Taylor person who cannot pay a lawyer?

The Chattahoochee Circuit public defender handles Taylor cases once a judge in Butler rules they cannot pay. A Taylor applicant is charged $50, which a judge can waive.

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Can I visit someone in the Taylor County Jail?

Visiting hours can change, so phone 478-862-5444 before any trip to Butler. We explain lobby visits at the Taylor jail and screen visits from Butler.

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How do phone calls work in Taylor County?

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

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How can I send a Taylor inmate money?

Money sent to a Taylor account covers snacks and soap through the Taylor commissary. Use only the ways the Taylor jail lists. Read about Taylor deposits and the Butler canteen.

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Can I mail a Taylor inmate a letter?

Print the person's full name on the Taylor envelope with the Taylor County Jail address. Use plain paper for the Taylor jail; tape on mail to the Taylor jail may cause a return. Current Taylor rules are on our mail page.

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Where are young people from Taylor County held?

Children under 17 in Butler go to juvenile court. When a Butler child needs detention, Taylor youth go to the Aaron Cohn Regional Youth Detention Center. A parent can phone the sheriff's office at 478-862-5444 to ask where the child is.

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What if someone in the Taylor jail is sick?

Ring 478-862-5444 right away if your person in the Taylor County Jail has diabetes or may hurt themselves in Butler. Tell the Taylor desk note the Taylor drug name and dose.

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What if federal agents arrest someone in Taylor County?

A federal case from Taylor County is heard in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, Columbus Division, at 120 12th Street, Columbus, GA 31902, --. The Columbus magistrate judge decides if the Taylor defendant can go home.

Federal detainees stay with the U.S. Marshals, at times in the Taylor jail or another county jail. After sentencing, use the BOP inmate locator.

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Immigration holds in Taylor County

  • Step 1: Booking fingerprints reach federal systems ICE checks.
  • Step 2: When a non-citizen is booked in Butler, O.C.G.A. 42-4-14 tells Taylor staff to confirm immigration status , after which Butler officers tell ICE if they lack status.
  • Step 3: If ICE wants the person, it sends Form I-247A, which asks the Taylor 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: ICE does not list Taylor County in 287(g); ask the sheriff to confirm.
  • Step 6: After ICE picks up the person from Butler, search the online ICE locator for the Taylor detainee, or call the Atlanta field office, which covers Butler, 180 Ted Turner Dr SW, Suite 522, Atlanta, GA 30303, 404-893-1290.
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From the Butler jail to state prison

Once a Taylor judge gives a prison sentence, Taylor County keeps them in the Butler jail until state officers take them. The Georgia Department of Corrections then takes the Taylor inmate to intake, and the Butler inmate later goes to an assigned prison. Butler relatives can follow them on GDC Find an Offender.

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Where can I find a Taylor mugshot?

No. Under O.C.G.A. 35-1-19, police in Butler may not post mugshots (booking photos) from Butler on the web. If you need a Taylor mugshot, call the sheriff's office at 478-862-5444.

State prisoners have photos on GDC Find an Offender.

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Police and sheriff phone numbers in Taylor County

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

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Taylor County contacts

Inmate search
GDC Find an Offender
Jail
Taylor County Jail, 103 Ivy Street Butler, GA 31006, 478-862-5444
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478-862-5444

Taylor County Jail Inmate Services Information

Phone: 478-862-5444

Physical Address:
103 Ivy Street
Butler, GA 31006

Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID#
Taylor County Jail
103 Ivy St.
Butler, GA 31006

Mailing Address (legal mail or subscriptions):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID#
Taylor County Jail
103 Ivy St.
Butler, GA 31006

Every year Taylor County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain 1,840 offenders, and maintain an average of 92 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 Taylor County and state prisons throughout the country. This information is compiled from local police and the Taylor 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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Taylor County Inmate Race & Ethnicity - 10/28/2026

Race Inmates % Total
White 17 24.29%
Black 44 62.86%
Hispanic or Latino 4 5.71%
American Indian/Native Alaskan 2 2.86%
Asian 1 1.43%
Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian 1 1.43%
Other 1 1.43%
Total 70 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Taylor County Sheriff’s Department, Georgia Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Taylor County Inmate Criminal Charges - 10/28/2026

(many inmates have multiple charges)

Charge Inmates % Total
Felony (3rd Degree) 19 27.14%
Felony (2rd Degree) 13 18.57%
Felony (1st Degree) 5 7.14%
State Jail Felony 5 7.14%
Felony (Uncategorized) 15 21.43%
Misdemeanor (Class A) 13 18.57%
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 Taylor County Sheriff’s Department, Georgia Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Taylor County Inmate Sex - 10/28/2026

Sex Inmates % Total
Male 63 90.00%
Female 7 10.00%
Total 70 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Taylor County Sheriff’s Department, Georgia Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Taylor County Inmate Age - 10/28/2026

Age Inmates % Total
Under 18 2 2.86%
18-20 4 5.71%
21-24 8 11.43%
25-30 15 21.43%
31-35 12 17.14%
36-40 9 12.86%
41-45 7 10.00%
46-50 4 5.71%
51-55 3 4.29%
56-60 3 4.29%
61-65 1 1.43%
66-75 1 1.43%
76-85 1 1.43%
Total 70 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Taylor 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 Taylor County Sheriff’s Department, Georgia Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

The Taylor County Jail serves the following cities and towns of Taylor County: Butler and Reynolds.