Chatham County Inmate Roster and Booking Reports
Chatham County booking reports are published online by the Chatham County Sheriff's Department and can be filtered by the last 24 or 72 hours. These records list every person booked into the county jail in Savannah, including their name, charges, and booking date. Chatham County is one of Georgia's most active counties for booking volume, and the sheriff provides direct online access as a public service. Whether you're searching for a current inmate or a recent arrest, this page explains how to find that information.
Chatham County Quick Facts
Chatham County Online Booking Reports
The Chatham County Sheriff's Department posts booking reports online at sheriff.chathamcountyga.gov/Corrections/Bookings. You can filter the results to show bookings from the past 24 hours or the past 72 hours. This tool is free to use and requires no login. It is one of the more accessible county booking portals in Georgia.
The sheriff's department is transparent about the limitations of this data: "The Chatham County Sheriff's Department provides this booking and incarceration information without warranties, expressed or implied." This means the online data is offered as a public service and should not be treated as a definitive legal document. For certified or official records, submit a formal Open Records request directly to the sheriff's office.
The main Chatham County Sheriff's website provides department contact details, jail information, and links to other public safety resources. For questions about a specific booking, the jail's receiving and booking department can be reached at 912-651-3700.
Chatham County Sheriff's Department main website with booking and corrections information
The Chatham County Sheriff's website provides access to online booking reports for the Savannah jail as well as general department information.
How to Use the Chatham County Booking Report Tool
The online booking report page at the Chatham County corrections bookings page displays entries from the county jail at 1074 Carl Griffin Drive, Savannah, GA 31405. You can view a 24-hour window or extend it to 72 hours depending on how far back you want to search. The results show the name of the person booked, charges, and booking time.
For older records not covered by the online tool, visit the jail in person or submit a written Open Records request. Under Georgia's Open Records Act (O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 et seq.), the sheriff must respond within three business days. The first 15 minutes of search time is free. Fees may apply for staff time beyond that. The Receiving and Booking department phone is 912-651-3700. The Front Lobby can be reached at 912-652-7785, and the Shift Commander is at 912-652-7710.
The Chatham County Sheriff's Office is located at 1050 Carl Griffin Drive, Savannah, GA 31405, separate from the jail building next door.
Chatham County Sheriff online booking reports page showing recent jail intakes
The online booking reports tool lets you view the last 24 or 72 hours of bookings at the Chatham County Jail in Savannah.
What Chatham County Booking Reports Include
Each booking entry at the Chatham County Jail includes the mandatory data required by O.C.G.A. § 42-4-7. That statute requires the sheriff to record the full name, age, sex, race, charges, and booking and release dates for every person taken into county custody. Chatham County, as one of Georgia's larger jurisdictions, processes a high volume of bookings each day, and every entry follows the same standard.
The online booking report may also show whether the person has been released, their bond status, and the agency that made the arrest. The jail handles bookings from Savannah police, Georgia State Patrol, Chatham County deputies, and other agencies operating within the county. All of these appear in the same booking record system. Booking photos may be part of the record, but Georgia law under O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19 prevents the sheriff from sharing those photos with commercial mugshot websites. The Chatham County Sheriff follows this state law.
Note: Being listed in the booking report does not mean the person has been convicted. Many bookings are for people awaiting their first court appearance. The Georgia Sheriffs' Association reports that about 67.9% of Georgia county jail inmates statewide are pretrial detainees.
Inmate Mail and Communication at the Chatham County Jail
People held at the Chatham County Jail can receive mail at two addresses depending on the type of mail. For regular mail and packages sent through JailATM, use: JailATM.com, Chatham County Jail, INMATE ID # - Inmate Full Name, 925B Peachtree Street, NE, Box 2062, Atlanta, GA 30309. You can also send through JailATM.com directly for deposits and mail services.
For legal mail and religious materials, use the physical jail address directly: Inmate ID # - Inmate Full Name, Chatham County Jail, 1074 Carl Griffin Drive, Savannah, GA 31405. Always include the inmate's ID number and full legal name on all mail to ensure it reaches the right person. Video visitation at the Chatham County Jail is handled through Securus Technologies, which offers both in-person video visits and remote video calls from outside the facility.
Georgia Department of Corrections and State-Level Records
The Chatham County Jail holds people awaiting trial and those serving county-level sentences. People convicted in Chatham County and transferred to a Georgia state prison are no longer in county custody. Their records go to the Georgia Department of Corrections, which maintains a completely separate database from the county jail system.
Search for state prison inmates at the GDC offender search page. The GDC direct query form allows name and offender ID searches. For certified written records from GDC, write to Inmate Records and Information, PO Box 1529, Forsyth, GA 31029. The GDC and the Chatham County Jail are separate systems with no direct overlap in their data.
GBI GCIC and VINE for Chatham County
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation's GCIC database is the statewide criminal history system. It covers arrests, court dispositions, and sentencing records from all 159 Georgia counties. GCIC is a broader resource than the county jail booking system. If you need a full criminal history for someone in Chatham County, GCIC includes data from courts and law enforcement agencies statewide.
GCIC access requires a scheduled appointment. No walk-ins. Call 404-244-2639 or visit the GCIC program page. The GBI office is at 3121 Panthersville Road, Decatur, GA 30034. Read the GBI FAQ before your visit. For court case information after a Chatham County booking, the Georgia Courts website provides Superior Court contacts and case lookup tools.
VINE provides free inmate notification for the Chatham County Jail. Register at VINELink.com to receive automatic alerts when an inmate's status changes. VINE covers all Georgia counties and runs around the clock. You choose your alert method, phone, text, or email, and the service does the monitoring for you. There is no fee to use it.
Record restrictions apply in some cases. Under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37, charges that were dismissed or not prosecuted may be restricted from criminal history reports. Under O.C.G.A. § 42-8-60, people who complete probation under First Offender status may have their conviction sealed. These restrictions apply to GCIC records, not to the public booking docket at the sheriff's office, which records the arrest event regardless of the case outcome.
Cities in Chatham County
Savannah is the county seat and largest city in Chatham County. Pooler is a large and growing city west of Savannah. Both cities' arrests are processed through the Chatham County Jail and appear in the county's booking records.
Nearby Counties
Chatham County shares borders with two other Georgia counties. Each maintains its own jail records independently of Chatham.