No Heard County Jail Roster Online
The official Heard County Sheriff's Office site publishes detailed jail service pages, but it does not appear to publish a public current-inmate roster, released-inmate list, booking report, warrant search, or public mugshot gallery. That changes the search order. For a same-day Heard County inmate records question, the first local channel is the jail and sheriff main line. Staff can route a custody question, bond question, transfer question, or records request more directly than an online search that does not exist.
The main custody fallback chain is local first, then state or federal. Call the Heard County Jail and Sheriff's Office, visit the public counter for records matters, or submit the official HCSO Open Records Request Form for a booking sheet, charge sheet, bond information, release date, or other sheriff-held jail record. Use the GDC Find an Offender portal only when the person may be in Georgia state custody or has a state corrections record.
Important: No official Heard County online roster was found, so avoid sites that claim live county booking data without a sheriff source.
Use Heard County Custody Channels
A practical Heard County inmate records search starts with what is known about the arrest. A recent arrest by a deputy, Franklin police officer, or another local agency usually points to Heard County Jail. A person serving a Georgia prison sentence points to GDC. A federal case may involve the U.S. Marshals or BOP. Immigration detention is separate and uses ICE ODLS. Keep the full name, date of birth, arrest date, and arresting agency handy before asking for help.
- Call Heard County Jail or the Sheriff's Office at (706) 675-3329 and ask whether the person is currently housed, released, transferred, or under a hold.
- For records work, visit the sheriff's public counter at 11820 Highway 100 North, Franklin, GA 30217 during normal records hours when possible.
- Submit an HCSO open-records request for a booking record, charge sheet, bond details, incident report, release date, or booking photograph if releasable.
- Search GDC if the person may be sentenced to state custody, has a GDC ID, or may appear by Heard County as conviction county or recent institution.
- Use VINELink Georgia for custody-status notification, BOP for federal prisoners, ICE ODLS for immigration detention, and U.S. Marshals Northern District contacts for federal pretrial custody.
Office hours and custody hours are not the same. The sheriff's Jail Division page lists public office hours as 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday, while the jail is staffed 24 hours a day by trained and state-certified detention officers. A late-night custody question may still be routed through the jail, but a copy request or open-records form is best handled during business hours.
Heard County Jail Contact
Heard County has one local detention facility for this custody path. The jail is operated by the Heard County Sheriff's Office under Sheriff Ross Henry, and the Jail Division identifies Lieutenant Penny McClain as jail administrator. The facility holds people arrested for felony and misdemeanor crimes, people accused of violating Georgia criminal law, local sentenced inmates, work-detail inmates, and occasional holds for other jurisdictions.
Heard County Jail
11820 Highway 100 North
Franklin, GA 30217
(706) 675-3329
Fax: (706) 675-0737
Office hours: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday
Jail staffing: 24 hours daily
Capacity: 70 inmates
The official Heard County Jail Division page shows the local contact block, the jail administrator, and the facility capacity. The same jail phone should be used before sending mail, scheduling a visit, asking about bond status, or checking whether a person has moved into state, federal, or immigration custody.
Heard County Inmate Search Fields
Because Heard County does not publish a verified public roster form, the most useful "search fields" are the facts needed by jail staff or the records custodian. The HCSO form asks for the requester, contact details, a description of the records, and a date range. GDC uses a separate search form for state correctional records. These two paths should not be treated as the same database.
| Channel | Fields to Use | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jail phone check | Full name, date of birth, arrest date, arresting agency | Practical need | Best first step for current Heard County Jail custody. |
| In-person records counter | Name, date range, requested record type, contact information | Practical need | Use business hours for records matters unless staff says otherwise. |
| HCSO open records | Requester name, mailing address, phone, record description, date range, signature | Implied | Choose review only, pickup copies, or mailed copies. |
| GDC Find an Offender | Last name, first name, gender, race, age, institution, conviction county, GDC ID, case number | Varies | Use for state custody, not as a real-time county jail roster. |
| BOP locator | BOP register number or name, race, age, sex | Varies | Federal inmates from 1982 to present. |
| ICE ODLS | A-Number and country of birth, or biographical details | Varies | Immigration detention only. |
GDC also lets users search active, inactive, or both active and inactive offender records. Its institution dropdown includes Heard County Jail, and its conviction-county dropdown includes Heard County. That can help with state records, but a person missing from GDC may still be in the local jail on a new arrest.
Heard County Inmate Record Fields
No public Heard County inmate profile page was verified, so the page should not claim that a local online profile displays a mugshot, booking number, charges, bond per charge, arresting agency, housing unit, or release status. Those items may exist in internal booking records, may be available by phone, or may be releasable through open records, but the sheriff site does not expose them as a public roster screen.
| Field | What It Shows or How to Request It |
|---|---|
| Full name | Needed for any phone check or HCSO records request. |
| Date range or incident date | The sheriff form asks for records that occurred between two dates. |
| Booking number | Not publicly verified online, but may exist in an internal booking record. |
| Booking date and time | May be part of a booking sheet if releasable after records review. |
| Charges | Ask the jail for booking charges, then check court records after filing for formal charges. |
| Bond | Bond amount is set by a judge, not by the sheriff. |
| Bond type | Heard County uses cash, property, out-of-county property, and professional bonds. |
| Housing section | Visitation rules list maximum security, female, minimum security, work-detail male, and work-detail female sections. |
| Mugshot | No county booking-photo roster was found, and Georgia law restricts agency website posting of booking photos. |
| Release or transfer | Call the jail first, then check GDC, BOP, ICE, VINELink, or U.S. Marshals if another system may control custody. |
Booking means jail intake after arrest. Classification means the jail's housing or security decision. A detainer is a hold from another court or agency. A no-bond hold means a local bond payment may not release the person until the controlling court or agency acts.
Request Heard County Booking Records
The HCSO Open Records Act form is the written path for booking records that are not posted online. It can be used for sheriff and jail records such as a booking sheet, charge sheet, jail record, incident report, bond information, release date, and a specific booking photograph if disclosure is allowed. It should not be used to order certified court copies from the Clerk of Superior Court.
Georgia's Open Records Act allows access to many agency records, but the Sheriff's Office can withhold or redact records under exemptions, can charge lawful search and copy fees, and does not have to create a new report that does not already exist. The HCSO form says an answer will be provided within three business days after receipt, excluding holidays and emergency closures. If records exist but are not immediately available, the office gives a description and a time or cost estimate.
| Submit Method | Heard County Details |
|---|---|
| In person | 11820 GA Highway 100, Franklin, GA 30217 during normal business hours. |
| Open Records Request, Heard County Sheriff's Office, P.O. Box 339, Franklin, GA 30217. | |
| jolinger@heardcountyga.com. | |
| Fee rule | First fifteen minutes are not charged, then the lowest paid qualified employee rate may apply, plus copying or production costs. |
For a booking record, include the person's full legal name, date of birth if known, approximate booking date, arresting agency, and requested items. Good wording is direct: booking sheet, charge sheet, bond information, release date if released, and custody status. For a booking photograph, add the Georgia booking-photo affirmation required for compliant use.
Heard County Booking Intake
Heard County does not publish a complete step-by-step booking manual. The safe local facts are more limited. The jail receives people arrested for Georgia felony and misdemeanor crimes, and intake occurs at the sheriff's jail complex in Franklin. If an inmate arrives with money, the commissary page says the money is receipted and an inmate account is opened. The visitation page also shows that inmates are sorted into housing or visit groups that include maximum security, female, minimum security, and work-detail sections.
A bond question usually follows booking, but the sheriff does not set the bond amount. Heard County's official bond page explains that a judge sets bond, while bonding personnel of the Sheriff's Office administer the release process. If staff says the person has a hold, detainer, no-bond status, or judge-only release condition, ask which agency or court controls that hold before bringing payment or calling a bonding company.
The official Heard County inmate bond page identifies cash, property, out-of-county property, and professional bond options. Professional bonding companies must be authorized and registered by the Heard County Sheriff's Office, and detention officers cannot recommend a company.
The bond source matters because payment rules differ by time of day, property location, and surety type, and a valid local bond still may not clear another agency's hold.
Heard County Jail Visitation
In-person visitation at Heard County Jail is limited to Wednesday and Sunday. Visits last no longer than 20 minutes, and visitors must arrive 15 minutes before the scheduled time to sign in. Latecomers are not allowed visitation. Each inmate may designate up to four people at admission, but only two approved visitors may visit on a visitation day. Victims of the crime that resulted in incarceration cannot be placed on the visitation form.
| Housing Section | Wednesday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|
| Section A Maximum Security | 11:00 AM-11:20 AM | 11:00 AM-11:20 AM |
| Section E Females | 12:30 PM-12:50 PM | 12:30 PM-12:50 PM |
| Section C Minimum Security | 1:00 PM-1:20 PM | 1:00 PM-1:20 PM |
| Section D Minimum Security | 2:00 PM-2:20 PM | 2:00 PM-2:20 PM |
| Section B Work Detail Males | 7:00 PM-7:20 PM | 3:00 PM-3:20 PM |
| Work Detail Females | 7:30 PM-7:50 PM | 12:30 PM-12:50 PM |
The official Heard County inmate visitation page gives the housing-section schedule and visitor-list rules. Proper dress is required, and prohibited clothing includes halter tops, short shorts or skirts, low-cut tops, low-cut dresses, and clothing showing the midriff.
Legal counsel and ministers may visit only with Jail Administrator authorization, arranged around normal visitation hours. Contact visits are limited to state-sentenced inmates going to prison and must be authorized and scheduled by the jail administrator.
Heard County Jail Mail and Funds
Inmate mail uses the sheriff's post office box, not the jail street address. Address mail to Heard County Sheriff's Office, the inmate name, P.O. Box 339, Franklin, GA 30217. All mail must have a return address. Extra writing or graphics on the envelope are not allowed, and inmate-to-inmate mail is prohibited. Incoming and outgoing mail can be inspected and may be read at random for safety and security threats.
The official Heard County commissary page states that funds must be posted by 11:00 PM Sunday for the inmate to order commissary for the week. The weekly spending cap is $45.00. Families and friends should not mail or bring cash, snacks, hygiene items, undergarments, stamps, writing materials, or envelopes. Deposits are handled online through JailATM or through the Lockdown kiosk in the Sheriff's Office lobby.
Debbie Moreland is listed as the inmate account contact at (706) 675-3329 and dmoreland@heardcountyga.com. Confirm custody before sending funds because a release, transfer, hold, or disciplinary restriction can change what the person can receive or spend.
Note: Do not bring cash or commissary goods to the jail unless staff gives a current written instruction.
Heard County State Federal Custody
Heard County Jail is a county jail, not a Georgia state prison, BOP prison, or ICE detention center. A recent Heard County arrest starts with the sheriff and jail. A person sentenced to a Georgia prison term moves into the Georgia Department of Corrections system, where the GDC locator can search by name, description, GDC ID, case number, most recent institution, conviction county, and active or inactive status.
| Custody System | Use It For | What It Does Not Do |
|---|---|---|
| Heard County Jail | Recent arrest, local pretrial custody, bond, visitation, mail, and commissary. | Does not publish an official online public roster in county materials. |
| Georgia Department of Corrections | Sentenced state offenders and GDC records. | Does not replace a same-day jail custody call. |
| VINELink Georgia | Custody-status notification where available. | Should not be treated as a complete jail roster. |
| Federal Bureau of Prisons | Federal inmates from 1982 to present. | Does not prove someone is not in U.S. Marshals pretrial custody. |
| ICE ODLS | Immigration detention searches. | Does not search county jail, GDC, or BOP custody. |
| U.S. Marshals Northern District | Federal pretrial custody and district detention questions. | May house detainees under contract outside Heard County. |
For federal custody, use the BOP inmate locator when a person may be in BOP custody. For immigration detention, use ICE ODLS. For federal pretrial cases tied to Heard County, the U.S. Marshals Northern District of Georgia lists Heard in the district and provides district contacts, including Newnan and Atlanta.
Heard County Video Visits
Video visitation is separate from a public inmate lookup. Heard County identifies Pay Tel Communications, Pay Tel Connect, and InteleVISIT as the video path. The inmate can request an immediate video visit through "Let's Visit Now." A visitor using a personal device can schedule at least one day in advance, and an on-site video visit at the facility also must be scheduled at least one day in advance.
The official Heard County video visitation page names the vendor tools and scheduling choices, but it does not publish a full price list, refund rule, cancellation policy, or tablet rule. Call the jail before paying for an account if the custody status is uncertain.
Video visits do not change the in-person visitor-list rules. If the inmate's visitor list is full or locked, ask jail staff which visit type is allowed before scheduling.