Lee County Sheriff Jail Records

Lee County booking reports are public records maintained by the Sheriff's Office in Leesburg, Georgia. Each booking entry documents an arrest made in Lee County, including the person's name, charges filed at the time, and the date they were booked into custody. Georgia law requires the sheriff to keep this data available for public review. To check who is in the Lee County Jail, review a recent booking, or request copies of records, contact the sheriff's office in Leesburg directly or file a written open records request.

Lee County Sheriff's Office Booking Records

The Lee County Sheriff's Office in Leesburg runs the county jail and keeps all booking records for the county. Under O.C.G.A. § 42-4-7, the sheriff is required to keep a jail docket recording every person booked into custody. This docket is open to the public. You can view it at the facility or request copies of specific records.

Lee County is located in southwest Georgia near Albany (Dougherty County). Its jail handles bookings from the sheriff's deputies as well as any local police activity in the county. Booking records include the person's full name, date of birth, the date and time they were booked, and the charges on file at the time of arrest. Those charges can change as the case moves through the courts.

A booking record is not a finding of guilt. People are booked into jail and later released when charges are dropped, when bail is paid, or when a case results in a not-guilty verdict. The booking record shows the arrest, not the legal outcome. Keep that in mind when reading any booking data from Lee County.

To find current inmate information or get copies of past booking records, call the Lee County Sheriff's Office in Leesburg. Staff can answer questions about who is in custody and explain how to submit a written open records request for documents.

Open Records Act in Lee County

Georgia's Open Records Act gives the public the right to access jail booking records. You can request records in person or in writing. The agency must respond within three business days. They can charge a fee to copy records but cannot charge for the time spent searching.

Not all records are public. Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72, records tied to active investigations or records that could put someone in danger may be withheld. Juvenile records are generally not available to the public either. If the office denies your request, they must provide the reason in writing and cite the specific exemption.

Booking photos have their own rules. Under O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19, Georgia limits when mugshots can be released. This is especially true when the person was not convicted. Ask the Lee County Sheriff's Office about the process for requesting a booking photo in a specific case.

State-Level Inmate Lookup

If someone was convicted and given a longer sentence, they may have been transferred from Lee County Jail to a Georgia state prison. The Georgia Department of Corrections offender search lets you look up state prison inmates by name. It shows the person's current facility and basic case information.

VINE is a free custody-tracking service. Sign up at vinelink.com to get alerts when an inmate's status changes. If someone is released, transferred, or their custody situation changes, you get a notification by phone, text, or email. VINE works 24 hours a day and covers Lee County along with all other Georgia counties.

The Georgia Sheriffs' Association reports statewide jail data through their jail report page. As of January 2026, Georgia county jails held about 25,487 inmates, with nearly 68% of them pretrial. Lee County's numbers are smaller, but the same rules and systems apply.

Below is the Georgia Sheriffs' Association jail statistics page:

This report provides statewide context for county jail populations across Georgia, including Lee County.

Court Records for Lee County

Booking records document arrests. Court records document what happened next. These are separate systems. Lee County court cases go to the Superior Court for felonies and the State Court for misdemeanors. The Georgia Courts website has contact information for every court in the state and guidance on how to request records.

Some records may be sealed or restricted. The First Offender Act (O.C.G.A. § 42-8-60) and the record restriction law (O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37) allow some people to limit public access to their records after completing certain cases without a conviction. If a record you expect to find is not showing up in a public search, it may have been restricted under one of these statutes.

Searching Lee County Booking Data

Start with the Lee County Sheriff's Office. Call first and ask whether the person is in custody. For records, ask about a written open records request. Include the person's name, date of birth, and the approximate date of the arrest or booking.

The search tool on this page searches public records databases and may return booking or arrest data for Lee County. Online databases can be helpful, but they may not always be up to date. For the most current custody information, contact the sheriff's office directly. That is the definitive source for Lee County jail records.

Nearby Counties

These counties are near Lee County and each has its own sheriff's office and booking records system.