This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release an inmate, post bond, schedule visitation, or pull an official booking record. Use the official office that controls the record or custody decision.
Where To Ask First
Columbia County records are split by function. Jail custody, bond questions, and active inmate inquiry start with the Columbia County Sheriff's Office and Detention Center in Appling. Public records requests, including booking records that are not shown online, route through sheriff records or the county public records center. Court charges after an arrest are handled through the Clerk of Court, Magistrate Court, and District Attorney, not the jail front desk.
Columbia County Sheriff's Office and Detention Center
2269 County Camp Road
Appling, GA 30802
Main phone: 706-541-2800
Detention Center phone: 706-541-0754
General email: ccsoinfo@columbiacountyso.org
Sheriff Records and Open Records
Records counter: 2269 County Camp Road, Bldg G-2
Appling, GA 30802
Evans Substation: 650A Ronald Reagan Drive
Evans, GA 30809
Records phone: 706-541-1042
Records email: orr@columbiacountyso.org
Public-records hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday
Criminal-history reports: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday
Court and Prosecution Routing
Clerk of Court: 640 Ronald Reagan Drive, Evans, GA 30809
Clerk phone: 706-312-7139
Clerk email: clerkinfo@columbia.gsccca.org
Clerk hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday
Magistrate Court phone: 706-868-3316
District Attorney phone: 706-447-6780
District Attorney email: districtattorney@columbiacountyga.gov
Use the route that matches the need:
- For a person in the Columbia County Detention Center, start with jail inmate records or call the Detention Center.
- For booking photos or a booking record request, review jail roster mugshots and use sheriff open records when the portal is not enough.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest, then check the Clerk or Magistrate Court.
- For facility-specific questions, use the Columbia County Detention Center or Augusta State Medical Prison pages listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the Georgia Department of Corrections offender locator, including for Augusta State Medical Prison.
- For a federal prisoner or immigration detainee, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.