This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record.
Official Banks County Contacts
Send custody, release, and record questions to the office that owns the information. The Banks County Sheriff's Office and Banks County Jail are at 160 Windmill Farm Road, Homer, GA 30547. The main number is (706) 677-2248, and listed office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sheriff arrest and detention record questions may be directed to (706) 677-2248 ext. 4017 or openrecords@bankscountysoga.org. Stephanie Rhodes is the listed records custodian, and the official open-records page provides the request form.
Use the contact that matches the record or status you need:
- For a local release or arrest/detention record, begin with the sheriff records contact above and the search-and-request instructions on the home page.
- For post-release field supervision, contact the DCS Clarkesville field office at 201 Monroe Street, Clarkesville, GA 30523, (706) 754-9315, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- For a state prisoner, use the Georgia Department of Corrections offender search. GDC lists (404) 656-4661 for inmate questions and 300 Patrol Road, Forsyth, GA 31029 for headquarters mail.
- For a court disposition or sentence order, contact the Banks County Clerk of Court at 144 Yonah-Homer Road, Suite 8, Homer, GA 30547, (706) 677-6240, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- For a recent custody change, the VINELink Release Check explains Georgia VINE alerts; it does not replace an official release record.
- For sentenced federal custody, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator. Immigration custody requires the official ICE detainee locator.
- For the local facility address and release route, see the Banks County Jail page.