Telfair County Jail Inmate Bail & Bonds

Enter his name on Telfair County Inmate Search. If he is booked, you will see the charge and the bond, once a judge has set one. A fresh arrest can take a few hours to show up.

The Sheriff's Office takes calls at 229-868-6621.

Yes, it is in McRae. The Georgia Department of Corrections lists the Telfair County Jail at 11 East Oak Street, McRae, GA 31055, phone 229-868-7000. The courthouse offices are on the same street, at 19 East Oak Street.

Some websites show a different street in Milan. Before you drive, call the Sheriff's Office at 229-868-6621 and confirm that your relative is held at that jail.

The person is booked, then a judge decides on release. Before you spend money, check Telfair County Inmate Search for the charge and the amount.

Georgia law calls for a first appearance within 72 hours (O.C.G.A. 17-4-26).

No county page names a bond window, hours, or accepted payment types. Call the jail to ask which payment types it takes.

Phone the Sheriff's Office at 229-868-6621 and ask the exact rules, including nights and weekends.

No more than 15 percent of the bond's face amount, according to O.C.G.A. 17-6-30(a). The bondsman may take a minimum of $50 for each charge, even if that exceeds 15 percent.

Another website says the fee is fixed at 10 percent and refundable in part. The statute says neither. Get your own contract in writing.

The sheriff of the county where the offense happened approves property bonds (O.C.G.A. 17-6-12 and 17-6-1(j)). Another website claims the land must be in Georgia and worth up to twice the bail. Call to confirm this.

Ask 229-868-6621 what the Sheriff's Office wants, and bring the deed and tax value.

No Telfair County bond schedule turned up, so this page lists no numbers. An invented figure would hurt you more than it helps.

The amount on Telfair County Inmate Search is the one that counts. The Magistrate Court, 229-868-6772, knows whether a judge has acted.

A magistrate often handles early hearings, and the Magistrate Court is at 19 East Oak Street, McRae, GA 31055, 229-868-6772. For some charges only a superior court judge can grant bail (O.C.G.A. 17-6-1).

Georgia widened its bail-restricted list in 2024, so a serious charge can mean a wait.

A probation or parole hold, a warrant from another county, or a bail-restricted charge can keep a person in. Ask the jail whether any hold exists before you pay a bondsman.

Ask a lawyer to take the matter to the correct judge.

The Clerk of Superior Court is at 19 East Oak Street, Suite C, McRae, GA 31055, 229-868-6525. Probate Court is in Suite A, 229-868-6038.

Tell each office which case you mean. Their records are kept separately.

No list of city holding cells is posted for Telfair County. Ask the arresting officer or the Sheriff's Office where a person was taken.

Check Telfair County Inmate Search again after a few hours.

Request an appointed attorney from the judge. Telfair County is covered by the Oconee Circuit public defender, 5120 Norman Street, Eastman, GA 31023, 478-448-1801.

A young person who must be held is sent to the Cadwell Regional Youth Detention Center, 2839 Railroad Avenue, Cadwell, GA 31009, 478-689-4750. The state names Telfair among its counties.

A child's file is closed to the public. We found no juvenile court phone for the county, so ask the clerk at 229-868-6525.

A missed hearing can forfeit the bond and bring a warrant. Call the clerk at 229-868-6525 to learn the new date and speak to a lawyer that day.

Usually after the case ends, less fines and costs. Money no one claims moves to the county after two years and 90 days (O.C.G.A. 17-6-4).

One person or group may use only three cash bonds a year, with a family exception (O.C.G.A. 17-6-15).

Anyone asking for gift cards, crypto, or a payment app. Real offices do not rush you. Phone the Sheriff's Office at 229-868-6621 yourself.

If agents such as the FBI, DEA or ATF made the arrest, the case is federal. For Telfair County, that means the Southern District of Georgia, Dublin Division, at 100 North Franklin Street, Dublin, GA 31021 (not always fully staffed) (478-272-2121). A federal magistrate judge, not a county judge, rules on bail. People held before trial are in the custody of the U.S. Marshals, who may place them in a county jail. People serving a federal sentence show up on the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.