DeKalb County jail inmate search

Check custody status online through the DeKalb County corrections records search or the Jail Search portal. The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office runs the jail in Decatur. If a recent arrest isn't online yet, call (404) 298-8145 to ask staff.

At intake, medical staff screen each person and staff set up a personal account, per the DeKalb County Sheriff inmate support services page. A guide to booking steps is also available. Recent arrests may not show online right away, so call (404) 298-8145 to check.

Dedicated phone lines connect you with jail staff, as listed on the DeKalb County Sheriff contact page and the bonding services page.

• (404) 298-8145: Jail General Information Hotline, open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• (404) 298-8090: Inmate Family Hotline.
• (404) 298-8100: Jail Division Operations General Information.
• (404) 298-8195: Bail bonding office at the jail.

The facility sits at 4415 Memorial Drive, Decatur, GA 30032. View the location on the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office Apple Maps page or the Georgia Department of Corrections page. The complex includes the main jail lobby, Visitation Center lobby, and bail bonding office.

The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office operates the jail in Decatur and runs its inmate search. You can also reach the lookup through the DeKalb County Court jail roster page. Call (404) 298-8145 for help from sheriff's staff.

Friends and family visit by online video through ViaPath, per the DeKalb County Sheriff inmate visitation page. Register first on the ViaPath visitation portal.

• Visitors must be on the inmate's approved list.
• Inmates get 3 remote visits per week, each lasting 30 minutes.
• Book online at least 24 hours ahead, since phone scheduling isn't available.
• No on-site video visits are offered for friends and family.

Personal mail must be postcards only, addressed to DeKalb County Jail, Georgia, Inmate Name, Inmate Identifier. Legal mail may use envelopes, and books must come from retail bookstores, not Amazon.

Deposit cash or debit funds at kiosks in the jail lobby or Visitation Center lobby. You can also pay through ViaPath online or at 866 516-0115, per the inmate support services page.

Commissary is the jail store where inmates buy food, items, and games on housing unit monitors.

Each housing unit has a coinless pay telephone for inmate calls. The sheriff's office lists ViaPath and notes a switch to a new phone vendor on the inmate visitation page. Call (404) 298-8090 with family phone questions.

County Jail Lookup never shows inmate names, mugshots, or arrest records. Open the DeKalb County online roster to see the custody details the county publishes, or call (404) 298-8145 to confirm custody.

A bond is money or property pledged so a person can leave jail and return for court. Post bond at the jail bail bonding office from 7:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m., or call (404) 298-8195. Every bond has a $20 non-refundable fee, per the DeKalb County Sheriff bonding page.

• Cash bond: use US currency or a cashier's check; traveler's checks, USPS money orders, and Western Union money orders also work. Personal checks never do.
• For a professional bond, use a bonding company that's approved.
• For a property bond, pledge sheriff-approved property and review the Georgia inmate search hub.

At release, the jail refunds any balance left in the person's intake account. Once the court case settles, the courthouse Civil Process Unit refunds cash bonds to the payer, per the bonding services page. Call (404) 298-8145 or (404) 298-8195 with release questions.