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Dawson County Detention Center Overview

The Dawson County Detention Center is operated by the Dawson County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's detention page uses the Detention Center name, while the GDC location directory lists the local jail as Dawson County Jail. Both point to the same county facility at 19 Tucker Avenue in Dawsonville. No separate Dawsonville municipal jail was found in official city sources, and the City of Dawsonville public-safety listing routes users to the Dawson County Sheriff Department.

The facility holds pre-trial detainees, county jail inmates, county-sentenced inmates, court-approved work-release participants, and people transported on warrants or holds. It is not a Georgia Department of Corrections prison, BOP federal prison, or ICE detention center. That distinction matters because a person may start in this jail and later move into GDC, federal, or immigration custody, where different lookup tools apply.

Dawson County Detention Center Capacity

The sheriff's detention page states that the Dawson County Detention Center is equipped to house up to 192 inmates. Historical Georgia DCA jail-composition data from August 2021 listed Dawson with 138 people in jail and a 200-capacity historical figure, equal to 69% capacity in that source. The current sheriff number is the better live capacity figure because it comes from the official detention page.

Dawson County's 2026 Budget Guide lists a Detention Center adopted budget of $5,598,306 and 40 full-time positions. It also describes capital items such as detention boiler replacement and broader sheriff/courthouse security projects. Those budget facts describe jail operations and infrastructure, not a live custody count.

Lookup Dawson County Detention Center Inmates

Use the official Dawson County JailTracker roster for current county jail custody. The roster is linked by the sheriff detention page as "View Current Inmates." Research found app metadata for last-name and first-name search, search type, current-offender logic, released-since values, captcha, booking, charge, bond, court, warrant, arrest, image, hold, and release data. The exact public profile display should still be verified in a browser because the text tools could not confirm a live sample record.

1. Open the official JailTracker roster from the sheriff detention page.
2. Search by last name, then add the first name when needed.
3. Check current custody status and facility references before relying on the result.
4. Open the profile for charges, bond, court, warrant, hold, release, or image fields where displayed.
5. If the person is not listed, call the jail line or use DCSO Records for a written request.

Dawson County Detention Center Contact

The public contact record for the jail centers on the sheriff's law-enforcement campus. The research lists detention/warrants at (706) 344-3545, the sheriff main number at (706) 344-3535, non-emergency dispatch at (706) 344-3636, and lobby hours Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Jail booking and custody functions operate beyond public counter hours, but public access should be treated as lobby-hour limited unless staff confirms otherwise.

The Dawson County sheriff profile confirms the county government contact block for the sheriff's office.

The county profile is useful for confirming the official office before calling about custody, records, or visitor arrival.

Dawson County Detention Center Visits

Dawson County uses Smart Communications / SmartJailMail for video visitation. All visitors must submit an application through SmartJailMail, and all visits, both on site and remote, must be scheduled 24 hours in advance. Visitors under 18 are only permitted on site and must be accompanied by a person 18 or older with an approved application.

All visits are recorded and monitored. Visitors must control children and maintain quiet, respectful conduct in the lobby or a visit may be terminated.

Dawson County Jail Mail and Property

The sheriff detention page publishes specific property rules. Other than one soft-cover Bible or other religious text, books may not be received unless they are delivered directly from the publisher. Within the first seven days of incarceration, family or friends may bring approved socks, underwear, t-shirts, and bras. Items must be new and unopened, and all items must be white except gray heel or toe areas on socks. Excess items go into personal property.

Dawson County Detention Center Money

Each inmate has an account used for medical services, phone use, and commissary. Dawson County lists money order drop-off, lobby kiosk deposit, phone deposit, and online deposit through Access Corrections. Keefe is listed as the commissary provider. Orders are transmitted every Thursday and delivered Monday or Tuesday.

The Access Corrections portal is the online deposit channel listed for Dawson County inmate accounts.

The deposit portal should be used only after confirming the person is still in Dawson County Detention Center custody.

Dawson County Detention Center Bond

Bond posting at the jail can involve cash bond, property bond, or surety bond through an approved company. Dawson County says cash bond requires 100% of bond plus required fees in cash funds to the Detention Center. Property bond requires calling or visiting the Law Enforcement Center for documents and fees. Surety bond transactions must occur in person at the Sheriff's Office with an approved bonding company.

Dawson County also warns about bonding scams. Approved bonding companies do not ask for payment information by phone, email, or electronic form, and all bonding transactions must happen in person at the Sheriff's Office. If there is doubt, call the sheriff's office directly using an official number.

Dawson County Jail Programs

The sheriff detention page describes Alcoholics Anonymous, GED assistance, religious services, a supervised inmate work program, court-approved work release, contracted medical care, and meals prepared on site by a contracted food service provider. The inmate workforce supports cleaning, kitchen duties, laundry, and county department tasks through selection processes. Work release lets eligible detainees work approved jobs outside the facility and return during non-working hours, subject to court approval.

Work release

A court-approved status for eligible detainees who work outside and return to the jail when not working.

Classification

The jail's internal process for deciding housing, supervision, work-program eligibility, and safety needs. Dawson housing units were not published.

Hold

A court, agency, probation, immigration, or warrant reason that may block release even after a local bond is addressed.

Dawson County Detention Center Arrival

The jail sits at 19 Tucker Avenue in Dawsonville, near the Dawson County courthouse and government campus at 25 Justice Way. Visitors coming from GA-400 generally approach Dawsonville on GA-53, then use local downtown streets to reach Tucker Avenue. Visitors should confirm whether they need the jail lobby or a court counter before traveling because those offices handle different tasks.

Official jail pages do not publish a visitor parking diagram, parking rate, or ADA entrance description. Dawson County Transit appears in the county budget as a local transportation service, but the jail page does not publish a route or stop for the detention center. Call ahead if transportation, accessibility, or visitor-entry rules matter for the trip.