Henry County 72 Hour Booking Records

Henry County 72 hour booking records are managed by the Henry County Sheriff's Office in McDonough. The county has two separate tools for searching booking records, which gives you more ways to find what you need. You can search by name, booking number, or filter by date range and custody status. Henry County sits south of Atlanta and the sheriff handles all jail bookings from local police across the county. If someone was arrested recently in Henry County, the online inmate search tools are the fastest way to pull up their booking details, charges, and bond info.

Henry County Sheriff 72 Hour Booking Search

Sheriff Reginald Scandrett runs the Henry County Sheriff's Office at 120 Henry Pkwy, McDonough, GA 30253. The main number is 770-288-7101. The sheriff's office operates the county jail and processes all bookings. Each time someone gets arrested in Henry County, the jail creates a booking record with their name, charges, bond amount, and the date they came in.

Henry County stands out because it offers two online search tools. The first is the inmate search portal on the sheriff's website. This is the main page for looking up current inmates. The second is a full inmate database that lets you search by name, subject number, or booking number. You can also filter results by custody status and booking date range, which makes it easier to find a specific arrest. Both tools pull from the same system, but the database gives you more ways to narrow down your search for Henry County booking records.

The sheriff's inmate search page is the starting point for most people.

Henry County booking records are public under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72, the Georgia Open Records Act. Anyone can search these records without giving a reason. The law makes government agencies share records when asked.

Henry County Inmate Database Details

The Henry County inmate database gives you the most search options. You can type in a name and get results that show criminal charges and bond info. The database also lets you filter by whether the person is still in custody or has been released. The booking date range filter is useful if you know roughly when the arrest happened but do not have an exact date.

Each result in the Henry County database shows the person's name, their booking number, charges filed against them, bond amount, and housing location in the jail. This is more detail than you get from many other county search tools in Georgia. You can use the subject number or booking number if you have it from a previous search, which helps when you are checking on someone you have looked up before in Henry County.

Note: The Henry County Sheriff's Office warns that bond payments should only go through official channels and never through gift cards, wire transfers, or payment apps.

Henry County Arrest Hearing Rules

Georgia law controls how fast a person must see a judge after being booked. Under O.C.G.A. § 17-4-26, anyone arrested on a warrant in Henry County must appear before a judicial officer within 72 hours. This hearing is where the judge reviews the charges and sets bond. The term "72 hour booking" comes from this rule. It applies at the Henry County Jail just like it does at every other jail in the state.

When an officer makes a warrantless arrest in Henry County, the time frame is shorter. O.C.G.A. § 17-4-62 says the person must get a hearing within 48 hours. This covers on-the-spot arrests where the officer saw the crime happen. If Henry County courts do not hold the hearing in time, the person can ask to be let go. Both rules run from the time of arrest, not from when the person arrives at the jail. The booking record tracks the arrest time, so it is easy to check whether the deadline has been met.

Booking Photos in Henry County

A booking photo gets taken at the Henry County Jail as part of the intake process. This photo goes into the booking record along with the charges and personal details. O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19 is the state law that says law enforcement cannot give booking photos to people or websites that charge a fee to take them down. The goal of this law is to keep certain sites from making money off arrest records.

Booking photos are still public records in Henry County. You can ask for them through a records request to the sheriff's office. Call 770-288-7101 or go to the office at 120 Henry Pkwy in McDonough to ask in person. The online search tools may show photos for some inmates. If you do not see a photo on the search result, that does not mean the record is sealed. It just means the photo is not displayed on that system. Ask the Henry County Sheriff's Office directly for a copy.

Georgia 72 Hour Booking Search Beyond Henry County

Sometimes a person you are looking for is not in the Henry County system. They may have been arrested in a neighboring county, or they may have already been moved to a state facility after sentencing. The Georgia Department of Corrections offender search covers anyone who is serving time in a state prison. It shows their location, sentence, and expected release. The search is free.

The VINE notification system works well for tracking someone after a Henry County booking. You sign up and pick how you want to be told when something changes. VINE sends calls, texts, or emails if the inmate gets released, transferred, or has a court date. Call (877) 994-8463 to use it by phone. It is free and covers Henry County and most of Georgia. The Georgia Sheriffs' Association has a full list of every sheriff in the state, which helps if you need to call other jails to find someone who might not be in Henry County.

Cities in Henry County

Henry County has several cities. All arrests in these communities are processed at the Henry County Jail. The county seat is McDonough, and Stockbridge is the other main city in the county. Arrests by city police departments in these areas all create booking records that you can search using the county's tools.

Other towns in Henry County include Hampton, Locust Grove, and part of Lovejoy. Arrests in those areas also go through the Henry County booking system.

Nearby Counties

These counties are next to Henry County. If someone was arrested near the county line, the booking may have ended up in a different county's jail. Check the arrest location to make sure you are searching in the right place.