Chatham County Booking Lookup: Find Recent Arrests, DIN, Bond, Visits and Court Details
Looking for someone arrested in Savannah, Pooler, Bloomingdale or elsewhere in Chatham County? Start with the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office booking system. The county publishes recent booking information that can include the person’s DIN, arrest number, arresting agency, bond and individual charges.
This guide goes beyond the roster. It shows you what to save from a booking, how to troubleshoot a missing inmate, what a $0 bond does and does not mean, where to check the court case, how the 2026 inmate-mail transition works, and which phone number to use when online information is not enough.
The Sheriff’s Office publishes dedicated recent-booking views.
The detention identification number is useful for mail and inmate-related services.
Receiving and Discharge/Booking assistance.
Jail Records for record-related questions.
Non-legal mail transitioned to Greensboro, NC by housing unit.
Choose the right search path first
Check the Sheriff’s Office 24-hour bookings. Save the DIN, arrest number, agency, bond and all charges.
Use the Sheriff’s Office 72-hour booking option rather than assuming the person has already left custody.
Call Receiving/Discharge or Jail Records. A recent-booking page is not the same thing as a complete historical criminal-record search.
How to use the Chatham County jail booking roster
The Sheriff’s Office publishes booking and incarceration information directly. Its recent-booking system provides separate views for people booked during the past 24 hours and 72 hours.
What Chatham County booking fields actually mean
| Booking field | What it tells you | What to do with it |
|---|---|---|
| DIN | Detention/inmate identifier shown by Chatham County. | Save it carefully; the 2026 inmate-mail format requires the detainee ID number. |
| Name | Name recorded in the booking system. | Compare it with DOB and other identifiers. |
| Birth Date | Helps distinguish people with similar names. | Use it for identity verification, not casual redistribution. |
| Race / Sex | Booking-system descriptors. | Use only as additional identity checks; do not rely on one field alone. |
| Arrest Date | Date associated with the arrest event. | Useful when calling booking staff or searching court proceedings. |
| Arrest # | Identifier associated with the arrest record. | Save it separately from the DIN. |
| Agency | Agency or court responsible for the listed arrest/hold. | Helps determine where an arrest report or warrant question should go. |
| Bond | Bond figure displayed for the booking. | Do not assume the displayed number alone guarantees release. |
| Charge code | Georgia statute or other code associated with the allegation. | Use the court record to verify what is actually prosecuted. |
| M / F | Booking listings commonly mark charges as misdemeanor or felony. | This helps route your court search but is not a substitute for the filed accusation or indictment. |
Can’t find someone in Chatham County Jail?
A person arrested very recently may not appear immediately while intake and record processing are underway.
Switch to the 72-hour view when the arrest occurred earlier.
The recent-bookings page is not a complete historical inmate database. Contact Jail Records for an older record question.
The criminal case can continue even when the person is no longer incarcerated. Search the Chatham County court system next.
Another county, Georgia correctional facility, federal authority or other agency may now have custody.
Hyphenation, suffixes, maiden names and aliases can affect a name-based search.
A person arrested by Savannah Police or another local agency can appear in Chatham County Jail records after booking.
Adult jail booking pages are not a juvenile locator. Juvenile records and detention information have different access restrictions.
Who should you call?
Best starting point for a recent booking, release or intake question.
Useful for jail-record questions that are not solved by the recent-booking page.
Published Sheriff’s Office Corrections contact.
From Savannah-area arrest to jail booking: the practical sequence
Chatham County Jail contact directory
| Department | Phone | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Receiving & Discharge / Booking | 912-651-3700 | Recent booking, receiving, discharge or custody questions. |
| Corrections | 912-652-7700 | General Corrections questions. |
| Jail Records | 912-652-7734 | Jail record-related questions. |
| Programs | 912-652-7749 | Inmate programming questions. |
| Cashier | 912-652-7769 | Cashier/payment-related jail questions. |
| Visitation | 912-644-5120 | Visitation assistance. |
| Front Lobby | 912-652-7785 | Front-lobby assistance. |
| Shift Commander | 912-652-7710 | Published 24/7 shift-command contact. |
Chatham County bond amounts, $0 bonds and custody holds
The Sheriff’s Office booking list displays a bond figure, but that number should be treated as a booking-system data point, not a promise that paying the displayed amount will immediately release the inmate.
A dollar amount may appear with the booking. Verify the current conditions and every charge before arranging payment.
Do not read this as “free release.” Current Chatham booking records show $0 alongside cases involving serious charges or custody holds.
A separate hold can prevent release even when another listed charge has a bond amount.
How to follow the criminal case after a Chatham County booking
Chatham County’s Court System provides public electronic court services, including Case Lookup and re:Search access for eligible case and eFiled-document information.
Savannah, GA 31401
Savannah, GA 31401
Chatham County Jail video visitation schedule
Chatham County publishes a housing-unit-specific video visitation schedule. That means you should confirm the inmate’s current unit before planning a visit; the correct day depends on where the inmate is housed.
| Housing unit | Days | Published hours |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Monday & Thursday | 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. |
| Units 2A, 2B & 2C | Tuesday & Thursday | 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. |
| Unit 4 | Monday & Thursday | 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. |
| Unit 5 | Wednesday & Friday | 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. |
| Unit 6 | Tuesday & Thursday | 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. |
| Unit 7 | Monday & Wednesday | 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. |
| Unit 8 | Monday & Friday | 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. |
| Unit 9 | Monday & Wednesday | 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. |
| Medical | Tuesday & Friday | 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. |
Sending money to a Chatham County Jail inmate
Chatham County’s Sheriff’s Office links families to JailATM among its inmate eServices and separately publishes instructions for money orders or certified checks sent for deposit into an inmate account.
Money order / certified-check mailing format
Finance and Accounting Services
Inmate ID # – Inmate Full Name
1050 Carl Griffin Drive
Savannah, GA 31405
Chatham County inmate mail changed by housing unit in 2026
This is one of the most important current details for families. Chatham County announced a phased change to its non-legal inmate-mail address during June and July 2026.
| Housing | New-address start date | What family should do now |
|---|---|---|
| Units 6 & 7 | June 15, 2026 | Use the Greensboro inmate-mail address. |
| Units 8 & 9 | June 22, 2026 | Use the Greensboro inmate-mail address. |
| Unit 1 | June 29, 2026 | Use the Greensboro inmate-mail address. |
| Unit 5 | July 6, 2026 | Use the Greensboro inmate-mail address. |
| Unit 2 | July 13, 2026 | Use the Greensboro inmate-mail address. |
Current non-legal inmate-mail format
Chatham County Jail, GA #5033
PO Box 18247
Greensboro, NC 27419
Legal mail, approved books, magazines and religious materials
Chatham County Jail
1074 Carl Griffin Drive
Savannah, GA 31405
The Sheriff’s Office specifically identifies soft-cover books ordered through a commercial vendor, magazine subscriptions, legal mail and religious material for this direct-jail address.
Money orders and certified checks use a third address path
Finance and Accounting Services
Inmate ID # – Inmate Full Name
1050 Carl Griffin Drive
Savannah, GA 31405
Phone, video and communication troubleshooting
The safest way to handle Chatham County inmate communications is to start from the Sheriff’s Office’s current eServices and visitation pages. Vendor relationships and communication procedures can change, so old jail-directory instructions can send families to obsolete services.
Call 912-644-5120.
Start with Corrections at 912-652-7700.
The Sheriff’s Office publishes the Shift Commander at 912-652-7710.
Programs available to eligible Chatham County inmates
The Sheriff’s Office says its Inmate Programs area gives eligible inmates opportunities to address issues that may have contributed to criminal behavior and incarceration. Programs are delivered through staff, contracted providers, volunteers and community partnerships.
Eligible inmates may have access to therapeutic programming while incarcerated.
The county identifies educational and literacy programming as part of the inmate-services structure.
The Programs Area facilitates law-library sessions for inmates.
A book-cart service is maintained for inmate reading materials.
The county says community partnerships can provide continuing treatment and educational opportunities after release.
Call the published Programs number: 912-652-7749.
How to confirm release or transfer from Chatham County Jail
A booking page tells you that an arrest occurred; it does not guarantee the person is still physically in the same custody status when you read it.
If you are searching because you are a victim or concerned family member
Do not rely solely on a recent-booking page when your safety depends on knowing whether a person remains incarcerated. Booking lists are informational and custody can change.
Call Receiving/Discharge when a release or transfer could affect an immediate safety decision.
Call 911 rather than waiting for a jail website or court database to update.
Chatham County Jail / Sheriff’s Office map and arrival checklist
Savannah, GA 31405
Published general Sheriff’s Office correspondence/contact address.
1074 Carl Griffin Drive
Savannah, GA 31405
Published for approved legal mail, commercial-vendor soft-cover books, magazine subscriptions and religious materials.
Chatham County jail search decision table
| Your question | Best source | Have this ready |
|---|---|---|
| Was someone just booked? | 24-hour booking page | Name and approximate arrest date. |
| Arrest was 1–3 days ago? | 72-hour booking view | Name and DOB if known. |
| Is the person still there? | Receiving & Discharge / Booking | Name, DOB, DIN or arrest number. |
| Need an older jail record? | Jail Records | Name and approximate incarceration date. |
| What do the criminal charges become in court? | Chatham County Court System | Defendant identity and booking charge details. |
| Can the inmate be released? | Jail + applicable court | DIN, every charge, bond and hold information. |
| When can I video visit? | Current unit visitation schedule | Inmate’s current housing unit. |
| Where do I mail a letter? | 2026 non-legal mail instructions | Detainee full name + DIN. |
| Where does legal mail go? | Direct jail address | Inmate ID + full name. |
| Where does a mailed account deposit go? | Finance & Accounting Services | Inmate ID + full name. |
Common Chatham County inmate-search mistakes
The page answers a recent-booking question. Older custody questions may require another Sheriff’s Office resource or Jail Records.
Save both identifiers rather than treating them as interchangeable.
One booking can contain several misdemeanors, felonies or custody holds.
A $0 display can coexist with a hold or a charge that requires court action.
Current transitioned non-legal inmate mail uses the Greensboro processing address.
Legal mail remains in the direct-jail mail category published by the Sheriff’s Office.
Ordinary inmate mail, legal/books/materials and mailed account deposits use different routing.
The roster reports arrest/incarceration information. Court records establish later case events and outcomes.
Official links worth opening after you know what you need
You should not have to leave this page just to understand the process. Use these outside systems when you actually need live booking data, current visitation instructions, a transaction or a live court record.
| Action | System | When to open it |
|---|---|---|
| Recent inmate booking | Chatham County Sheriff’s Office | Check live 24/72-hour booking information |
| Video visitation | Sheriff’s visitation page | Confirm the current unit schedule and instructions |
| Inmate account service | JailATM | You verified the inmate and are ready for a supported transaction |
| Court case | Chatham County Court System | You need current court case information |
| Sheriff contact directory | Chatham County Sheriff’s Office | You need the correct department phone number |
Before you call, pay, mail or drive to the jail
Chatham County Jail inmate search FAQs
How do I search for an inmate in Chatham County Jail?
Start with the official Chatham County Sheriff’s Office booking service. The Sheriff’s Office publishes recent 24-hour and 72-hour booking information. Save the DIN, arrest number, arrest date, agency, bond and all charges from the matching record.
What information is shown in Chatham County jail bookings?
Published booking entries can include the inmate’s DIN, full name, birth date, race, sex, arrest date, arrest number, arresting agency, bond and listed charges with statute or code information.
What is the Chatham County Jail booking phone number?
Receiving and Discharge/Booking is 912-651-3700. Jail Records is 912-652-7734, Corrections is 912-652-7700, Front Lobby is 912-652-7785 and the Shift Commander is 912-652-7710.
Where is Chatham County Jail in Savannah?
The jail and Sheriff’s Office complex is on Carl Griffin Drive in Savannah. The Sheriff’s Office publishes 1050 Carl Griffin Drive for general correspondence and 1074 Carl Griffin Drive for approved inmate legal mail, commercial-vendor soft-cover books, magazine subscriptions and religious materials.
Why can’t I find someone in the Chatham County jail bookings?
The booking may still be processing, the arrest may fall outside the 24-hour view, the person may have been released or transferred, another agency may have custody, or you may need an older jail record. Check the 72-hour view and then call Booking or Jail Records.
Does a $0 bond mean a Chatham County inmate can leave for free?
No. Do not interpret $0.00 as automatic or free release. Current Chatham County booking data can show $0 with serious charges or custody holds. Verify every charge, hold and current court status.
How do Chatham County Jail video visits work?
Chatham County publishes a housing-unit-specific video visitation schedule. Most published unit sessions run from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on designated weekdays. Confirm the inmate’s current housing unit and the latest visitation instructions before scheduling.
What is the Chatham County Jail inmate mailing address in 2026?
For housing units transitioned under the Sheriff’s Office’s June–July 2026 change, non-legal inmate mail is addressed with the detainee’s name and ID number to Chatham County Jail, GA #5033, PO Box 18247, Greensboro, NC 27419. Legal mail and specifically approved materials continue to use the direct jail address.
How do I find a Chatham County criminal court case after an arrest?
Use the official Chatham County Court System and its public Case Lookup/re:Search services. The jail record documents booking information; the court record is the better source for criminal proceedings and case outcomes.
Does a Chatham County booking record mean the person was convicted?
No. A booking record reports an arrest or incarceration event and the allegations recorded at that stage. It does not prove guilt. Check the appropriate court record for filed charges and final disposition.