📞 MAIN OFFICE: (229) 524-5115 🔐 JAIL: (229) 524-8396 For all EMERGENCIES, dial 911
The Seminole County Jail houses inmates for Seminole County Sheriff’s Office and Donalsonville Police Department, as well as other agencies as needed.
No items may be brought to jail for an imate. ALL items must be purchased from jail commissary.
Inmates will be allowed to purchase items off the Commissary. (Candy, snacks, items for personal hygiene, stationary, and clothing)
Each Inmate will receive a receipt for all money in their possession at the time of booking.
This money will be placed on the inmate’s account:
Money may be left for an inmate using the Kiosk machine in the front lobby of the Sheriff’s Office. There is one Kiosk for Commissary and a separate Kiosk for phones.
To be allowed to order from commissary, all inmate’s money must be received before midnight on Monday for that week’s order.
Upon release from the jail, all funds credited to the inmates will be released via credit card. If the inmate is being transferred to another facility, they will receive a check for the balance of their funds.
All inmate mail, both send from the jail and received into the jail will be restricted to post card type. No letters will be mailed or received. The only exception will be legal items, which will be handled as prior policy dictates.
The post cards will be available for purchase through the commissary. All mail received on or after 08-17-2015 must comply with this regulation. All incoming cards must have a legible return address, including the sender’s name.
Any funds (money order or cashier’s check) mailed to an inmate must be addressed to: Seminole County Jail — 208 Court Street — Donalsonville, GA 39845. The money order or cashier’s check must clearly state the name of the receiving inmate and sender’s name, and cannot contain any other items such as photos or notes.
The purpose of the funds should be clearly identified as to whether it should go to the inmate’s commissary or phone accounts. If it is not specified, the funds will be placed in the inmate’s commissary account.
(229) 524 - 8396
Public Defender's Office: 229-758-6236
Inmates can complete an application for a public defender while he/she is in jail. It is then forwarded to their office.
If a citation is issued with the case being processed in either Municpal Court or Probate Court, the charges have a pre-set bond.
If a warrant is issues, the inmate must have a first appearance before the Magistrate Judge for a bond to be set.
CASH BOND - Once a bond is set, a cash bod in the amount of bond may be posted.
PROPERTY BOND - If the person wanting to post bond owns property in Seminole County, the property owner may post a bond with approval of the Sheriff or Chief Deputy. Certain restrictions apply. Please contact the jail at 229-524-8396 for further information. If the property is in another Georgia county, the property owner would need approval from the Sheriff of that county.
BAIL BONDS AGENCY - This Sheriff's Office has two authorized Bonding Agencies to operate in Seminole County. Georgia Law allows a bonding agency to charge a fee up to 15% of the amount of the bond.
— This is a contract between you and the bonding agency, and the monies paid to the bonding agency are non-refundable if the case is dismissed in court.
— There is an additional non-refundable cash bond fee of $20.00 due when an inmate posts bond. This does not apply to cases prosecuted in Municipal Court.
The Sheriff has authorized two agencies to sign bonds in Seminole County. The Sheriff's Office employees cannot make a recommendation for you.
— BOND MANAGEMENT 229-246-0600
— BRINSON BONDING 229-524-1111
Cash bonds can be applied to fines upon request.
For a return of the cash bond for cases prosecuted in Probate Court (usually traffic cases), you will need to contact Probate Court at 229-524-5256 for the refund.
For cases prosecuted in Superior Court: Once the case has been disposed of in Superiror Court, the cash bond may be released to the person that posted the bond. Contact the Sheriff's Office at 229-524-5115.
To be released form a bond, the defendant must be returned to jail.
As the person that signed the bond, you have the right to return the defendant to our custody.
If the defendant has been arrested here or by another agency in Georgia, you can visit our Sheriff's Offie and complete an "Off-Bond Affidavit." If an "Off-Bond Affidavit" has been signed, and the defendenat is incarcerated in another county, the Sheriff's Office will pick the inmate up when he/she is ready for release from that agency.
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