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Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center Information

The Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center is a 64 bed jail in the city of Cleveland, White County, Georgia.

This page provides information on how to search for an inmate in the official jail roster, directions to the facility, and inmate services such as the visitation schedule and policies, funding an inmate's account, mailing them a letter, voicemail, emailing and texting, tablet rentals, bail bond instructions, and commissary purchases.

Inmate Services

Phone: 770-535-5465

Physical Address:
 450 Crescent Drive
Cleveland, GA 30501-5079

Mailing Address (personal mail):
 Juvenile's first and last name
Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center
450 Crescent Drive
Gainesville, GA 30501-5079

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How Do You Find Someone in the Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center?

To search for an inmate in the Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center, review their criminal charges, the amount of their bond, when they can get visits, or even view their mugshot, go to the Official Jail Inmate Roster, or call the jail at 770-535-5465 for the information you are looking for. You can also look up an White County offender's Criminal Court Case online.

Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center Inmate Search

The Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center maintains an average of 64 offenders in custody on any given day. The Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center has a monthly turnover of 40% of their inmate population, another 30% turnover every 90 days, another 20% every six months, and approximately 10% stay incarcerated between six and twelve months. Every year White County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain approximately 6,080 offenders.

The following charts of White County inmate population demographics are updated daily. The information shown is for today. For research purposes we have broken down the inmates by sex, age, ethnicity, and criminal charges.

The information is compiled from the White County Corrections Department, the state of Georgia Department of Corrections, as well as the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau records. It represents every person in custody in White County.

For complete information on how to get directions, bond, visit, mail, send and receive email and texts, receive phone calls, and send money or commissary to an inmate, find arrest information for White County and other counties surrounding this one, scroll down this page. We have a section for each.

We also provide photos of the jail that we have collected over the years, and a database of most wanted criminals for White County, neighboring counties and the state of Georgia.

White County Inmate Race & Ethnicity - 12/1/2023

Race Inmates % Total
White 222 92.89%
Black 3 1.26%
Hispanic or Latino 14 5.86%
American Indian/Native Alaskan 0 0.00%
Asian 0 0.00%
Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian 0 0.00%
Other 0 0.00%
Total 239 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the White County Sheriff’s Department, Georgia Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

White County Inmate Criminal Charges - 12/1/2023

(many inmates have multiple charges)

Charge Inmates % Total
Felony (3rd Degree) 35 14.64%
Felony (2rd Degree) 61 25.52%
Felony (1st Degree) 36 15.06%
State Jail Felony 41 17.15%
Felony (Uncategorized) 38 15.90%
Misdemeanor (Class A) 28 11.72%
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 White County Sheriff’s Department, Georgia Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

White County Inmate Sex - 12/1/2023

Sex Inmates % Total
Male 209 87.45%
Female 30 12.55%
Total 239 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the White County Sheriff’s Department, Georgia Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

White County Inmate Age - 12/1/2023

Age Inmates % Total
Under 18 3 1.26%
18-20 13 5.44%
21-24 24 10.04%
25-30 36 15.06%
31-35 45 18.83%
36-40 38 15.90%
41-45 33 13.81%
46-50 13 5.44%
51-55 10 4.18%
56-60 14 5.86%
61-65 5 2.09%
66-75 3 1.26%
76-85 2 0.84%
Total 239 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the White County Sheriff’s Department, Georgia Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.
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About the Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center
The Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center is one of several regional short term facilities that are located around Georgia. Each supports the surrounding counties and communities, and they are set so each location has a facility within an hour of its location. The Gainesville Facility serves the counties of Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Dawson, Forsyth, Franklin, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Lumpkin, Oconee, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, and White. It has a capacity of over 60 youth, and this includes the medical wing, segregation unit, and several housing units that are made of a common area surrounded by individual or double cells. Within the common areas are tables for meals and games, small libraries for books to read, and other activities, access to the bathrooms for the unit where residents will shower and prepare for the day. During the day there is a strict routine that must be followed including school during the week in the provided classrooms, therapy or counselling as needed, physical education or exercise, and recreational time. Students may receive a GED during their detention and will be permitted to have contact with their immediate family and some friends through mail, phone calls, and visits. Mail: 450 CRESCENT DR GAINESVILLE, GA 30501-2536 All mail that enters the facility must be delivered by the postal system and will be inspected for content and contraband, with any that breaks the rules around mail being refused. Phones: Phones are provided for regular calls to those who are on the approved phone number list for each of the students. Visitation: In person and onsite visits are provided once a week, with some being able to access video calls for remote visits more frequently. Visitors will receive details on their visit.
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Directions / Map to the Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center
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Inmate Phone Contact

How Do I Receive Phone Calls from an Inmate in the Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center?

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Other Jails in White County

What are the other City and County Jails in White County?

White County County Jails
White County Detention Center
White County Juvenile Facilities
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Other Jails Nearby

What are the other Jails in the Neighboring Counties surrounding White County?

White Towns Hall Lumpkin Union Habersham
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Most Wanted Fugitives

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This facility, known as "Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center" is also known as Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice, Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center, Georgia, White.