The Wilkes County Jail is at 225 Andrew Drive Washington, GA 30673. Jail staff answer at 706-678-2224. For other Wilkes sheriff business is 706-678-2224.

Wilkes has no a public inmate list in Wilkes County. Ring the jail at 706-678-2224 and give the person's full name and Wilkes booking date, and the Wilkes desk can confirm whether they are in Wilkes custody.

When a Wilkes case ends in prison time, Georgia Department of Corrections Find an Offender shows where they are held.

By state law, in Wilkes County, a judge has to see a Wilkes arrestee within 48 hours if there was no warrant, or 72 hours if there was one. The Wilkes judge may set a Wilkes bond in cash, by bondsman or with Washington property.

• The fee a Wilkes bondsman charges follows Georgia law, and Washington families do not get it back.
• A few grave charges in Washington need a superior court judge, so a Wilkes wait may be longer.
• Skipping a Wilkes court date can mean a Wilkes warrant and forfeited bond money.

See our Wilkes County bail page.

Phone the Wilkes sheriff's office at 706-678-2224 to check on a warrant in Washington. Before a surrender in Washington, talk to a lawyer.

The Toombs Circuit public defender handles Wilkes cases when a Wilkes judge finds they cannot pay. A Wilkes applicant owes a $50 fee, though a judge may waive it.

Visit rules and times change, so call 706-678-2224 the day before you go to Washington. We explain in-person visits at the Wilkes jail and video visits from Washington.

Inmates in Washington can call out of the Wilkes jail, but family cannot ring in to Washington. Read about Wilkes jail calls, inmate email in Washington and Wilkes tablets.

Money sent to a Wilkes account buys snacks and soap through the Wilkes commissary. Use only the ways the Wilkes jail lists. See our pages on Wilkes deposits and the Washington canteen.

Put the person's full name on the Wilkes envelope with the Wilkes County Jail address. Plain paper works best for Washington; tape on mail to the Wilkes jail may cause a return. Check the Wilkes notes on our mail page.

Children under 17 in Washington go to juvenile court. If a Wilkes judge orders detention, DJJ uses the Wilkes Regional Youth Detention Center for Wilkes. A parent can phone the sheriff's office at 706-678-2224 to ask where the child is.

Ring 706-678-2224 right away if your person in the Wilkes County Jail has diabetes or may hurt themselves in Washington. Ask the Washington nurse note the Wilkes drug name and dose.

Federal charges from Wilkes County go to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, Augusta Division, at 600 James Brown Blvd., Augusta, GA 30901, 706-849-4400. The Augusta magistrate judge decides if the Wilkes defendant can go home.

Federal detainees stay with the U.S. Marshals, at times in the Wilkes jail or another county jail. Once sentenced, check the BOP inmate locator.

• Step 1: Booking fingerprints reach databases ICE can search.
• Step 2: If the Wilkes jail books a non-citizen, O.C.G.A. 42-4-14 tells the Wilkes jail to confirm their status , and the Washington jailer informs ICE if they lack status.
• Step 3: If ICE wants the person, it sends Form I-247A, which asks the Wilkes jail to keep them as long as 48 hours after release would happen.
• Step 4: Georgia's HB 1105 (2024) also added O.C.G.A. 42-1-11.5 and 36-80-23, which ban sanctuary policies in Georgia.
• Step 5: ICE does not list Wilkes County in 287(g); ask the sheriff to confirm.
• Step 6: After ICE picks up the person from Washington, use the online ICE locator for a Wilkes case, or phone the ICE Atlanta field office about Washington, 180 Ted Turner Dr SW, Suite 522, Atlanta, GA 30303, 404-893-1290.

When a Wilkes case ends in prison, the Wilkes prisoner remains in the Wilkes jail until the Georgia Department of Corrections picks them up. Next, the Georgia Department of Corrections moves the person from Washington for processing, and the Washington inmate later goes to an assigned prison. Wilkes families can look them up with GDC Find an Offender.

No. Under O.C.G.A. 35-1-19, police in Washington may not post a Wilkes mugshot online. If you need a Wilkes mugshot, phone the sheriff's office at 706-678-2224.

State prisoners have photos on GDC Find an Offender.

• Tignall Police Department: 706-285-2551
• Wilkes County Sheriff's Office: 706-678-2224

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