Baker County, GA Sheriff's Department, Jails and Offender Search

Baker County is a county in the southwest part of the United States state of Georgia. The only city and, therefore, the county seat is Newton. As of the 2010 census, this County had a population of 3451. An act of the Georgia General Assembly on December 12, 1825, created Baker County from the eastern part of Early County. Before the Civil War, parts of this County formed all or portions of Miller, Dougherty, Calhoun, and Mitchell Counties. It was named for Colonel John Baker, a hero and a Puritan of the Revolutionary War, between 1775 and 1783.  

This County is part of the Albany, GA, Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is essential to note that the Baker County Courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places alongside Pine Bloom Plantation, Notchaway Baptist Church, Cemetery, and Tarver Plantation.  

Baker County covers 349 square miles, including 342 square miles as land and 7.2 square miles as water.  

Baker County Sheriff’s Office 

The Baker County Sheriff’s Office is dedicated to fairness, excellence, and compassion while maintaining social order, offering professional services according to the law, and being sensitive to the needs of the residents of Baker County. Typically, the Sheriff’s Office is the chief law enforcement agency in Baker County. The Office performs numerous functions within the County according to O.C.G.A. § 15-16-10. It is responsible for developing and implementing a comprehensive plan for the security of the Baker County courthouse and any courthouse annex. In this role, this Office conducts a formal review of the security plan not less than every four years.  

The Sheriff or their Deputy usually attends all the Superior Court and Probate Court sessions whenever required, and they cannot leave while the courts are in session. The Office keeps a book in which the Sheriff shall enter a record of all sales made by a process court or by agreements of the parties under the courts’ sanctions. These records usually adequately describe the property, the sale process, the date of sale and levy, the buyer, and the price.  

Another role of this agency is to attend to the location of holding an election in the County, from the opening to the closing of the polls on Election Day. The Sheriff receives all unexecuted writs and processes from the preceding Sheriff and proceeds to fulfill the same.  

In a nutshell, the Sheriff’s Office is responsible for providing professional law enforcement, executing court orders, dispatch, maintaining and operating the county jail, organizing search and rescue operations, delivery of civil papers, providing security and safety to the county courthouse, and preparing and coordinating responses several public safety emergencies across Baker County.  

About Baker County Jail 

The Baker County Jail is a medium security correctional facility located at 167 Baker Place P.O. Box 441, Newton, GA, 39870. It has a capacity of about 92 offenders, usually awaiting trial or serving short-term sentences, a year or less. The jail is responsible for holding inmates from all of Baker County. It has been operating since 1988 and flaunts about 4712 inmate bookings annually.  

Baker County Inmate Search 

Baker County inmate records are documents that detail information relating to an offender housed in any correctional facility in Baker County, including the Baker County Jail and state prisons within Baker County. According to Georgia laws and statutes, inmate records allow the public to look into the offender’s status within the corrections system. Information often contained in these records includes the inmate’s full name, date of birth, race, age, mugshots, and physical descriptions. Additionally, these records comprise administrative information such as the offender’s charges, sentencing, custody status, facility in which they are located, and release dates.  

Searching for an inmate sometimes tends to be a stressful experience, especially when you do not know where to begin. However, this is one of the easiest things to do. Inmate searches differ depending on the facility holding your loved one or the inmate’s classification level. Typically, county jails hold offenders convicted of less-serious crimes such as misdemeanor offenses. On the other hand, state prisons house inmates convicted of complex crimes such as rape and murder.  

Remember, several authorized inmate locator search tools are available online, usually known as third-party agencies. These websites usually require you only to provide the inmate’s full name and the location of their holding facility.  

Baker County Jail Inmate Search 

You can acquire information regarding incarcerated individuals in Baker County Jail by visiting the jail’s search page on its official website. The Sheriff’s Office website contains a list of all inmates currently at the jail. This list usually displays personal inmate information, including the inmate’s full name, age, race, booking time, booking date, charges, and release date.  

If you cannot find your incarcerated loved one using the above tool, it means that the jail may have transferred them to another facility or the website has not been updated. It is essential to note that it may take some time before information on newly booked inmates reflects on the Sheriff’s website.  

You can directly contact the facility and inquire about your inmate of interest by phone at 229-734-3003. The jail staff will require you to provide the inmate’s full name, correct identification number, date of birth, and gender, alongside other identifying details.  

State Prison Inmate Search 

If your loved one is incarcerated in state prison, visit the Georgia Department of Corrections website. It offers the “Find an Inmate” search tool that allows the public to conduct an inmate search using the inmate’s name or description and I.D. or Case Number.  

Baker County Sheriffs Office

Address

Main Street, Newton, Georgia, 39870

Phone

229-734-3002

County Jails in Baker County, GA

Police Departments in Baker County, GA

Baker County, GA Incarceration Statistics

Baker County, GA Jail Inmate Population, Jail Pretrial Population and Confined Population, for 2010-2015 years

Baker County, GA Female Population, Rate & Count for 2010-2015 years

Baker County, GA Male Population, Rate & Count for 2010-2015 years

Baker County, GA Incarceration Rates by Race, for 2010-2015 years