Locate Meriwether County Jail Inmates

Meriwether County Jail Overview

Meriwether County Jail is also described by the county sheriff page as the Meriwether County Detention Center in Greenville. The Meriwether County Sheriff's Office operates the detention center, provides security for judicial proceedings, and handles law-enforcement response in unincorporated parts of the county while assisting municipalities as needed. The sheriff page says the office operates 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.

The Georgia Department of Corrections location page independently lists Meriwether County Jail as a county jail at 17400 Roosevelt Highway, Greenville, GA 30222, with main phone (706) 672-4489. That GDC page is a facility location listing, not a county jail roster. It does not publish housing-unit detail, a visitation calendar, mail rules, commissary vendor, jail administrator, or a public inmate search for the jail.

The GDC facility-location screenshot confirms the official jail address and phone: Meriwether County Jail location page.

Use that page as a contact reference, then use the sheriff and jail line for current custody questions.

Meriwether County Jail Population

The May 2026 Georgia Sheriffs' Association Jail Report listed Meriwether County Jail with 106 permanent beds and 65 inmates, or 61.3% of capacity. The same row listed 50 people awaiting trial, 11 serving a county sentence, 6 state-sentenced inmates housed at the county level, and 1 other inmate. The report caveat says primary jail capacity data does not include inmates housed in other detention facilities such as work release centers or county prisons.

Look Up Meriwether County Jail Inmates

No official person-level online jail roster was found for Meriwether County Jail. The correct local route is therefore a direct custody check with the jail or sheriff's office, followed by a written records request if a booking record is needed. This process covers county jail custody only. It does not replace GDC for state prison custody, BOP for federal inmates, or ICE ODLS for immigration detention.

1. Call Meriwether County Jail or the Sheriff's Office at (706) 672-4489 for current county custody.
2. Give the full legal name, date of birth if known, and approximate arrest date or arresting agency.
3. Ask whether the person is still held, released, transferred, or subject to another agency hold.
4. If a record is needed, ask whether the Sheriff's Office Records Division or Jail Division can provide it or route the request.
5. Use the county open-records form or the GDC, BOP, ICE, or court channels only when the custody or record type calls for them.

The county open-records form screenshot shows the written request path and fee notice: Meriwether County open-records request.

A detailed request can be more useful than a broad one when the county does not publish a live jail roster.

Meriwether County Jail Contact

The sheriff directory lists the Sheriff's Office at the same Roosevelt Highway address used for the jail contact path. Sheriff Chuck Smith and Chief Byron Hadley are named in official county directory material. For routine jail, custody, records, visitation, mail, and money questions, use the main sheriff and jail phone number first, not emergency 911.

Visit Meriwether County Jail

Official local visitation rules were not found in the county, sheriff, or GDC location pages reviewed. That includes in-person hours, video visitation, visitor ID rules, dress code, child visitor rules, holiday or lockdown policies, and attorney visit instructions. Visitors should confirm the current rules directly before traveling to the jail.

Meriwether Jail Mail Money

Official local mail, phone, tablet, commissary, and money-deposit details were also not located. The research did not confirm a jail mail format, online deposit vendor, phone vendor, video vendor, book policy, or commissary fee schedule. Because unofficial vendor claims can be wrong or outdated, confirm the details with the jail before sending anything.

Meriwether County Jail Booking

Official detention officer job materials describe booking and intake duties at the Adult Detention Center. Detention officers complete admission forms for inmates being booked into the jail, search incoming inmates, record personal property, fingerprint and photograph inmates, determine whether medical care is needed, explain rules and regulations, and prepare inmates for population.

Detention staff also maintain inmate counts, dispense medication, monitor showers, administer first aid or notify emergency services, perform security checks, inspect perimeters, conduct searches, monitor security cameras, and respond to emergencies. Those details show the operational record behind booking, even though the county did not publish a public inmate profile sample.

Intake

The first jail processing stage after arrest or transfer.

Classification

The security and housing decision process. Meriwether's public sources did not publish local scoring rules.

County-sentenced inmate

A person serving a local sentence in the county jail.

State-sentenced inmate

A person sentenced to state custody who may be held locally while awaiting transfer.

Meriwether Jail Records Requests

The County Clerk page says county records may be requested by phone at 706-672-1314 or by email at openrecords@meriwethercountyga.gov. It also directs requests for Sheriff's Office reports, investigative material, and media to the Sheriff's Office at (706) 672-4489. The general county open-records form follows Georgia Open Records Act timing and fee rules, including a three-business-day response concept, no administrative time charge for the first 15 minutes, copies at $0.10 per page unless otherwise provided by law, notice when estimated costs exceed $25.00, and advance payment when costs exceed $500.00.

Meriwether County Jail Directions

The jail address used by the Sheriff's Office directory and the GDC location page is 17400 Roosevelt Highway, Greenville, GA 30222. Roosevelt Highway is the local name for the U.S. 27 Alternate / Georgia 41 corridor through Greenville. Use the sheriff and jail address rather than the nearby county administration address at Building B.

Official sources did not publish visitor parking rates, overflow parking rules, public transit routes, accessible entrance instructions, locker policies, or a visitor entrance map. Do not block patrol, emergency, transport, intake, or staff-only areas. Confirm access needs and entry rules with the jail before traveling.

About Meriwether County Jail

The sheriff page says the Meriwether County Sheriff's Office has provided law-enforcement services since 1818 and serves a county of more than 21,000 people across 503 square miles. Recent news context should be handled carefully. WSB-TV reported in August 2024 that viral photos raised allegations about jail conditions, including broken plumbing, rusted cells, and power issues. Sheriff Chuck Smith said health and safety duties are mandatory and said some images were accurate while others were older or from a non-housing section. Treat that as news context, not as an official facility history or court finding.