The Walton County Detention Facility is at 1425 South Madison Ave. Monroe, GA 30655. Call the Walton jail at 770-267-0887. Other calls to the Walton sheriff is 770-267-6557.

Type the last name into Walton County Inmate Search. A late-night arrest in Monroe can take hours to show up as Walton staff finish booking.

In Walton County, a judge has to see a Walton arrestee within 48 hours without a warrant and 72 hours with one. The Walton judge can allow a Walton bond in cash, by bondsman or with Monroe property.

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

More detail is on our Walton County bail page.

Phone the Walton sheriff's office at 770-267-6557 to ask whether a Walton warrant is active. Before a surrender in Monroe, talk to a lawyer.

The Alcovy Circuit public defender covers Walton cases once a judge in Monroe rules the person cannot pay. A Walton applicant pays a $50 fee, though a judge may waive it.

Visiting hours can change, so call 770-267-0887 before you drive to Monroe. We explain lobby visits at the Walton jail and remote visits from Monroe.

Inmates in Monroe can call out of the Walton jail, and incoming calls to the Monroe jail are not allowed. We cover Walton jail calls, e-messages in Monroe and Walton tablets.

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

Put the person's full name on the Walton envelope above the Monroe jail address. Only plain paper goes to Monroe; stickers or tape on a Walton letter may cause a return. Current Walton rules are on our mail page.

Children under 17 in Monroe go to juvenile court. When a Monroe child needs detention, Walton youth go to the Rockdale Regional Youth Detention Center. Families can call the sheriff's office at 770-267-6557 to find their child.

Ring 770-267-0887 right away if your person in the Walton County Detention Facility has seizures or may hurt themselves in Monroe. Have Walton jail staff note the Walton drug name and dose.

A federal case from Walton County is heard in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, Athens Division, at 115 East Hancock Avenue, Athens, GA 30601, --. The Athens magistrate judge decides if the Walton defendant can go home.

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

• Step 1: Booking fingerprints reach databases ICE can search.
• Step 2: Each time Monroe jails a non-citizen, O.C.G.A. 42-4-14 tells the Monroe jailer to check their status , after which Monroe officers tell ICE if status is missing.
• Step 3: When ICE is interested, it sends Form I-247A, which asks the Walton 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 forbid local rules against helping ICE.
• Step 5: The Walton sheriff takes part in 287(g), per ICE.
• Step 6: After ICE picks up the person from Monroe, use the ICE online locator for the Walton detainee, or phone the Atlanta field office for Walton cases, 180 Ted Turner Dr SW, Suite 522, Atlanta, GA 30303, 404-893-1290.

When a Walton case ends in prison, Walton County keeps them in the Monroe jail until GDC transports them. Next, the Georgia Department of Corrections moves the person from Monroe for processing. After that, Monroe prisoners go wherever the state assigns them. Walton County families can track them with GDC Find an Offender.

No. Under O.C.G.A. 35-1-19, the Walton sheriff may not post a Walton mugshot online. For a copy of a Walton mugshot, contact the sheriff's office at 770-267-6557.

State prisoners have photos on GDC Find an Offender.

• Loganville Police Department: 770-466-8087
• Monroe Police Department: 770-267-7576
• Social Circle Police Department: 770-464-2366
• Walton County Sheriff's Office: 770-267-6557

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