This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, schedule a visit, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the agency that holds the person or record for those services.
Official Towns County Contacts
The Towns County Sheriff’s Office is the first contact for a county-jail booking, recent processing, or a sheriff record. Current official information identifies Sheriff Anthony Coleman.
Towns County Sheriff’s Office
4070 State Hwy. 339
Young Harris, GA 30582
Main office: 706-896-4444
Non-emergency dispatch: 706-896-7460
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Towns County Detention Center / Towns County Jail
4070 GA Hwy 339
Young Harris, GA 30582
Jail: (706) 896-5474
Fax: 706-896-5489
Visitation is by appointment through the jail.
Sheriff Open Records
Email: openrecords@townscountysheriff.gov
Submit the completed form by email, mail, or hand delivery to the Sheriff’s Office address.
Georgia law generally requires available records within three business days or a description and production timeline.
Choose the route that matches the record or custody system:
- For a released inmate or local release record, start with the Towns County search and records path.
- For state parole or felony probation, use Parole / Probation and the regional DCS office.
- For a recent local event, check Released Last 24 Hours, remembering that Towns publishes bookings rather than a true release feed.
- For timing or alerts, use the Inmate Release Date or VINELink Release Check resource.
- For a facility question, contact Towns County Detention Center directly.
- For a sentenced state offender, use the Georgia Department of Corrections contact and offender search.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the Bureau of Prisons or ICE locator rather than the county jail.
Court and State Record Contacts
Towns County Clerk of Superior Court
Eric Barrett, Clerk
48 River Street, Suite E, Hiawassee, GA 30546
Phone: 706-896-2130
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Criminal case, bond, sentence, disposition, and related court records.
Georgia Department of Corrections
300 Patrol Road, Forsyth, GA 31029
General questions: (404) 656-4661
Inmate Records verification: P.O. Box 1529, Forsyth, GA 31029
Ombudsman/Inmate Affairs: (478) 992-5358
DCS Dahlonega Field Office
163 Tipton Drive, Dahlonega, GA 30533
Phone: (706) 867-2929
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Serves Towns County and the Enotah Circuit for felony community supervision.
These offices answer different questions. The clerk documents the legal case, GDC handles state custody and state-offender records, and DCS routes community supervision. None replaces the Towns County jail for a local booking or bond release.