The Turner County Jail is at 1301 Randall H. Whiddon Drive Ashburn, GA 31714. Jail staff answer at 229-567-2401. The Turner sheriff's main line go to 229-567-2401.

Put the last name in Turner County Inmate Search. A late-night arrest in Ashburn can take hours to show up as Turner staff finish booking.

In Turner County, a judge must see a Turner arrestee within 48 hours if there was no warrant, or 72 hours if there was one. The Turner judge may set a Turner bond in cash, by bondsman or with Ashburn property.

• A bondsman's fee in Turner County follows Georgia law, and a Turner family never gets that fee back.
• A few grave charges in Ashburn need the superior court, so a Turner wait may be longer.
• Skipping a Turner court date may lead to a Turner warrant and forfeited bond money.

See our Turner County bail page.

Contact the Turner sheriff's office at 229-567-2401 to check on a warrant in Ashburn. A Turner lawyer can help plan a surrender.

The Tifton Circuit public defender covers Turner cases if a Turner judge decides the person cannot pay. A Turner applicant owes a $50 fee, which a judge can waive.

Visit rules and times change, so call 229-567-2401 before any trip to Ashburn. Our guides cover lobby visits at the Turner jail and video visits from Ashburn.

Inmates in Ashburn can call out of the Turner jail, and incoming calls to the Ashburn jail are not allowed. We cover Turner jail calls, messages in Ashburn and Turner tablets.

Money sent to a Turner account buys snacks and soap from the Turner jail store. Send money only through methods Ashburn names. Learn about Turner deposits and the Ashburn canteen.

Print the person's full name on the Turner envelope above the Ashburn jail address. Use plain paper for the Turner jail; stickers or tape on a Turner letter may cause a return. See the Ashburn section of our mail page.

Children under 17 in Ashburn go to juvenile court. If a Turner judge orders detention, the Department of Juvenile Justice sends Turner youth to the Crisp Regional Youth Detention Center. Parents can call the sheriff's office at 229-567-2401 to find their child.

Ring 229-567-2401 right away if your person in the Turner County Jail has diabetes or may hurt themselves in Ashburn. Tell the Turner desk write down the medicine and dose.

Federal charges from Turner County go to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, Albany Division, at 201 West Broad Avenue, Albany, GA 31701, --. The Albany magistrate judge decides if the Turner defendant can go home.

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

• Step 1: Booking fingerprints reach federal systems ICE checks.
• Step 2: When a non-citizen is booked in Ashburn, O.C.G.A. 42-4-14 requires the Ashburn jailer to confirm legal status, after which Ashburn officers tell ICE if they lack status.
• Step 3: If ICE seeks custody, it sends Form I-247A, which asks the Turner 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: The Turner sheriff takes part in 287(g), per ICE.
• Step 6: After ICE picks up the person from Ashburn, try the ICE online locator for a Turner case, or phone the ICE Atlanta field office about Ashburn, 180 Ted Turner Dr SW, Suite 522, Atlanta, GA 30303, 404-893-1290.

After a Turner County state prison sentence, the Turner inmate waits in the jail in Ashburn until the Georgia Department of Corrections picks them up. The Georgia Department of Corrections then takes the Turner inmate to a diagnostic center, and the Ashburn inmate later goes to an assigned prison. Ashburn relatives can follow them on GDC Find an Offender.

No. Under O.C.G.A. 35-1-19, police in Ashburn are barred from posting a Turner mugshot online. If you need a Turner mugshot, call the sheriff's office at 229-567-2401.

State prisoners have photos on GDC Find an Offender.

• Ashburn Police Department: 229-567-2323
• Sycamore Police Department: 229-567-8978
• Turner County Sheriff's Office: 229-567-2401

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