How to Search for Georgia Prison Inmate Information

The Georgia Department of Corrections keeps extensive records and regularly updates information on Georgia prison inmates. As per the guidelines laid down by the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), information or records held by all government bodies in a state that are deemed “public,” should be made available to citizens. This applies to prison records as well, and you can access information about a Georgia prison inmate housed in any Georgia jail, correctional facility, or treatment center.

Why Do You Need to Conduct an Inmate Search?

A Georgia inmate search is similar to conducting a criminal background check on an individual. An inmate search will help you lay to rest your doubts about a person. It will also help you locate a person who may be serving a sentence in a jail or a correctional facility in Georgia, and know the details of his/her offense and his/her conviction orders.

What Georgia Prison Inmate Information is Available to You?

Search results about a Georgia prison inmate will usually contain this information: the first and the last name of the convict, a mug shot of the person along with details of physical appearance, aliases used, past and present addresses, the nature of his/her offense, the date and place of the crime, and the details of the conviction. Information on parole dates and active arrest warrants on parole violations are also available.

Like other U.S. states, Georgia does not make available to the public prison inmate information that involves juvenile offenders or records that have been ordered sealed or deemed confidential by the court.

How to Conduct a Georgia Prison Inmate Search

Georgia prison inmate information is widely available on a host of web sites hosting public criminal records. Some of these sites are free while you need to register for a fee in some. But it is always a good idea to look for information from government sources. You can rely on these more.

You may call the Georgia Department of Corrections at these numbers: (404) 656-4569 and (404) 656-4593 and request information on an inmate. You will need to provide the first and the last names of the person whose records you are searching, his/her date of birth, and/or Social Security Number (SSN) to acquire the information. 

Georgia prison inmate records at the Department of Corrections are upgraded regularly but the Department does not guarantee their authenticity. So, when you are looking up the records of Georgia prison inmates, remember that the Department of Corrections cannot be held legally responsible for the information that is provided by them. This information cannot be touted as being “official” and it is entirely your responsibility to utilize it fairly.

You can obtain information about a federal inmate, that is, a person who has been charged with violating a federal law, at http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/LocateInmate.jsp, a site maintained and regularly updated by the Bureau of Prisons. This site  contains information only on persons incarcerated from 1982 to the present date. You can search for an inmate here using several parameters: by providing the inmate’s ID (identification) or Register number or by providing the inmate’s first and last names.

Wielding knowledge is wielding power. A Georgia prison inmate search will give you volumes of information about a person so that you may safeguard yourself and your near and dear ones from the malicious intentions of another.