Jail Division
JAIL DIVISION
| 111 Ridley Drive Eatonton, GA 31024 |
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(706) 485-2680 |
The Putnam County jail is located within the Sheriff's headquarters facility in Eatonton. Pursuant to Georgia law the sheriff is the keeper of the county jail. While the uniformed patrol division may be the backbone of the Sheriff's Office, the jail and its staff of officers are an equally essential component of the community's public safety.
All individuals arrested for violations of state law, regardless of which law enforcement agency arrests them, are housed in the jail. In addition, people convicted of misdemeanor crimes who receive sentences of incarceration serve their time in the county jail.
The Putnam County jail has a maximum capacity of 120 inmates and presently has an average daily inmate population of 105. Georgia law mandates that the county provide all care, including medical care for any prisoner housed in the county jail.
VISITATION All visitation is done by video on the kiosk. The video visitation is daily from 8 AM to 12 PM and then from 2 PM to 9 PM.
You can email on the kiosk daily from 6 AM to 10:30 PM.
DEPOSITS
Deposits of money into inmate accounts may be made in the lobby of the Sheriff's Office at any time or at www.jailatm.com
MAIL
Inmate mail must be addressed to the inmate and sent in care of the Putnam County Jail at:
111 Ridley Drive
Eatonton, GA 31024
BONDS/BAIL
Most prisoners can be released from jail on bond subsequent to their arrest. There are generally three types of bonds which can be posted to enable an arrested person's release from jail pending their later appearance in court. Those types of bonds are as follows:
Cash bond - the inmate or bondsman simply pays over the amount of bond in US Currency.
Property bond-someone who owns property with sufficient equity in it as approved by the sheriff pledges their property to the state to ensure the inmate will appear later in court. Should the person released on property bond not appear in court, the state will take legal action to seize and sell the pledged property to satisfy the bond. A $20.00 fee mandated by state law is collected for preparation of each property bond.
Commercial bond-A commercial bail bondsman in Putnam County, approved by the sheriff, pledges their assets to the state to insure the arrested individual will appear in court at a later date. Bail bondsmen are private businesses and collect non-refundable fees, regulated by state law, for their services.
The following commercial bail bondsmen are approved to do business in Putnam County:
*Anytime Bail Bonding-706-923-5299/478-745-3111
*Don Johnson Bonding-706-485-7555/478-932-5350
*Top Dog Bail Bonding- 706-405-2770
