Macon County Georgia Jail Roster

Macon County booking reports are public records kept by the Sheriff's Office in Oglethorpe, Georgia. Macon County is a separate county from Bibb County, which contains the City of Macon. The county seat of Macon County is Oglethorpe, a small city in southwest-central Georgia. These records document every person booked into the Macon County Jail, including their name, charges, and booking date. To check on a current inmate or request copies of booking records, contact the Macon County Sheriff's Office in Oglethorpe.

About Macon County, Georgia

Macon County is often confused with the City of Macon, which is in Bibb County. They are separate. Macon County's county seat is Oglethorpe, Georgia, a small city in the southwest-central part of the state. The two places share a name but have different governments, different courts, and different sheriffs. If you are looking for records from the City of Macon, you need Bibb County. This page covers Macon County, with its seat in Oglethorpe.

The Macon County Sheriff's Office in Oglethorpe operates the county jail and keeps all booking records for the county. Under O.C.G.A. § 42-4-7, the sheriff must maintain a jail docket for every person booked into custody. That docket is a public record. You can view it at the jail or request copies through a formal open records request.

Booking records in Macon County include the person's full name, date of birth, date and time of booking, and the charges at the time of arrest. Those charges can change. Cases are sometimes dropped, charges may be reduced, and people can be found not guilty in court. A booking record is not a conviction.

Open Records and Public Access

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

Some records are exempt. 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 public. If the agency denies your request, they must give you a written explanation and cite the specific exemption.

Booking photos are handled under O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19. Georgia has restricted the release of mugshots in some situations, particularly when the person was not convicted. Ask the Macon County Sheriff's Office what is available for a specific case and how to request it in writing.

State Inmate Resources

If someone from Macon County was sentenced to a Georgia state prison, they will no longer be in the county jail. Use the Georgia Department of Corrections offender search to find state prison inmates. Search by name to see the person's current facility and basic case information.

VINE lets you track an inmate's custody status and get alerted when it changes. Sign up at vinelink.com with the person's name or inmate ID. Alerts go out by phone, text, or email. VINE is free and runs 24 hours a day.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation maintains GCIC, the statewide criminal history system. GCIC is not publicly searchable online. Law enforcement agencies use it. For questions about accessing criminal history records, call the GBI at 404-244-2639.

The Georgia Sheriffs' Association jail statistics page is shown below:

As of January 2026, Georgia's county jails held about 25,487 inmates statewide. Macon County operates its own jail under the same rules as every other county in the state.

Court Records for Macon County

Booking records and court records are separate systems. A booking record shows an arrest. Court records document the legal proceedings that followed. Macon County cases go to the Superior Court for felonies and the State Court for misdemeanors. Find court contact information through the Georgia Courts website.

Some records may not show up in public searches. The First Offender Act (O.C.G.A. § 42-8-60) and the record restriction law (O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37) allow certain people to have their records sealed from public view after completing a case without a conviction. A restricted record will not appear in standard searches.

Searching Macon County Jail Records

Start by calling the Macon County Sheriff's Office in Oglethorpe. Ask whether the person is in custody. For records, ask about the open records request process. Provide the person's name, date of birth, and the approximate booking date. Remind yourself that this is Macon County with its seat in Oglethorpe, not Bibb County where the City of Macon is located.

The search widget on this page searches public databases and may return booking or arrest data for Macon County, Georgia. Online databases may not always be current. For the most reliable information, the sheriff's office in Oglethorpe is the definitive source for Macon County jail records.

According to the Georgia Sheriffs' Association, about 67.9% of Georgia county jail inmates as of January 2026 were pretrial detainees. That holds true for Macon County as well. Many people in the jail at any given time are waiting for their case to be heard, not serving a sentence.

Nearby Counties

These counties are near Macon County and each operates its own jail and booking records system.