Find Barrow County Jail Mugshots

Barrow County jail mugshots come from the Barrow County Detention Center in Winder, Georgia. This growing suburban county northeast of Atlanta runs a 372-bed jail that handles bookings for all local law enforcement agencies. You can search for jail mugshots and inmate records online through the sheriff's office search portal, which is powered by Tyler Technologies. The county also posts detention info on its government website. This page walks you through the ways to look up Barrow County jail mugshots, request records, and understand what the jail system covers.

Barrow County Sheriff's Office Records

The Barrow County Sheriff's Office is at 652 Barrow Park Drive, Winder, Georgia 30680. Call (770) 307-3080 for questions about jail mugshots or inmate status. The Barrow County Sheriff's Office website has links to the detention bureau, inmate search, and other law enforcement resources. The office manages the county jail and all booking records for the area.

The Barrow County Detention Bureau runs the 372-bed facility under the direction of the elected sheriff. The detention division has 102 officers and civilian staff. New hires go through a Detention Training Officer Program before working in the jail. Staff handle inmate meals, court transport, medical escort, visitation, attorney visits, and drug rehabilitation escort. Every booking creates a jail mugshot and record that can be searched later.

Barrow County Detention Center

The Barrow County Detention Center serves as a holding facility for three main groups. It holds men and women charged with a criminal offense who are waiting for a court date. It also holds people already sentenced who are waiting for transfer to a state or federal facility. And it houses those found guilty of certain misdemeanors and sentenced to one year or less. The jail does not hold juveniles. Juveniles arrested in Barrow County get transferred to the regional youth detention center in Gainesville.

The Barrow County government website has a page for the detention center with basic info about the facility.

Barrow County also runs a work detail program. The program uses county inmate labor for litter control along county and state roads, plus landscape duties at certain county facilities. Inmates on work detail must meet specific criteria before they can participate.

Search Barrow County Jail Mugshots

The primary tool for finding Barrow County jail mugshots is the Barrow County inmate search portal. This system is powered by Tyler Technologies and lets you search by name, subject number, booking number, in-custody status, booking date range, or housing facility. It is free to use and does not require an account.

Results show booking details for each person found. You can filter down to just current inmates or search all records in the system. The Georgia Open Records Act under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 gives the public a right to view these types of records. The online search tool is one way Barrow County provides that access.

Barrow County is also covered by Georgia's VINE notification system. VINE stands for Victim Information and Notification Everyday. Register at www.vinelink.com or call 1-866-277-7477. VINE sends free alerts when an inmate at the Barrow County jail is released or transferred. It does not show mugshots, but it confirms custody status.

Barrow County Mugshot Records and Law

Georgia law puts rules on how jail mugshots can be shared. Under O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19, law enforcement in Georgia cannot post booking photos on websites except in certain cases. Anyone asking for a jail mugshot from Barrow County must sign a written statement that the photo will not go on a site that charges for removal. This law was made to stop commercial mugshot sites from profiting off booking photos.

If you want a record that is not on the online search portal, you can file an open records request with the sheriff's office at 652 Barrow Park Drive, Winder, Georgia 30680. Under Georgia law, agencies have three business days to respond. Copy fees are capped at 10 cents per page under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71.

People who had charges dismissed in Barrow County may be able to get their booking record restricted. O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37 allows you to apply for record restriction in certain cases. Once restricted, the jail mugshot and arrest data are no longer open to the public. The Georgia Consumer Protection Division also helps if a mugshot website refuses to take down your photo within 30 days of a written request.

Nearby Counties

These counties border Barrow County. Jail mugshots are filed by the county where the booking took place. If you need records from another area, check the county where the arrest happened.