Home / Directory / Georgia / Cherokee County custody and Sheriff reporting contacts
Confirm adult Sheriff custody, avoid youth/state/federal crossovers and use the right complaint or PREA route.
Booking, bond and release questions go to the jail, not the arresting agency. Confirm where the person is before you act.
JAIL411 / FAMILY FIELD GUIDE
Sources reviewed
Current adult county-jail custody and family services operated by the Cherokee Sheriff at 498 Chattin Drive, Canton, Georgia. Juvenile detention, Georgia prisons, federal or immigration custody, municipal police, courts and community supervision remain separate systems.
Save the booked name, inmate ID and current housing before paying or traveling.
Match the task to iWebVisit, InmateSales, JailATM, medical, counsel or bond staff.
Call about entrance, accessibility, property or release details that are not published.
Live custody, facility identity and system boundaries.
The Georgia Department of Corrections search is for state custody and the federal locator is for federal custody; neither substitutes for this county list. A juvenile case follows Georgia DJJ procedures, not this adult-jail guide.
The Sheriff’s current contact page lists 678-493-4200 for the jail. Georgia DOC still lists 770-345-3308. This guide uses the Sheriff’s number first and preserves the GDC number as an alternate; the agencies do not explain the division of duties between them.
Sources: Cherokee Sheriff: live jail list and custody-data warning · Cherokee Sheriff: jail, headquarters and visitation-center contacts · Georgia DOC: Cherokee County Jail address and alternate phone · Georgia DOC: state-offender search · Federal Bureau of Prisons: federal inmate locator · Georgia DJJ: Marietta RYDC serves Cherokee youth
In scope: the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office Adult Detention Center, jail/visitation complex and county-jail services at 498 Chattin Drive, Canton, GA 30115. The current Sheriff site confirms an operating Adult Detention Center and lists the jail, headquarters and Visitation Center at the same street address.
| System | Correct start | Why separate |
|---|---|---|
| Juvenile custody | Georgia DJJ; Marietta RYDC serves Cherokee | Youth detention has different custody and family rules. |
| Georgia prison | GDC offender search | A state sentence is not Sheriff jail custody. |
| Federal custody | BOP inmate locator | Federal facilities use federal procedures. |
| Municipal police / courthouse | Arresting agency or assigned court | An arresting, hearing or records location is not a housing unit. |
| Probation, parole or reentry | Supervising agency | Community supervision is not detention. |
The Sheriff headquarters shares the address but does not make every entrance interchangeable. Confirm the destination for visitation, property or release before travel.
Sources: Cherokee Sheriff: current agency and Adult Detention Center identity · Cherokee Sheriff: jail, headquarters and visitation-center contacts · Georgia DJJ: Marietta RYDC serves Cherokee youth · Georgia DOC: state-offender search · Federal Bureau of Prisons: federal inmate locator
Health escalation, complaints, disability access and PREA.
The public site does not publish the internal inmate grievance form, filing deadline or appeal steps. Ask Jail Administration at 678-493-4200 how the detained person obtains the current grievance channel and keeps a receipt. Do not use an ordinary family message as proof of filing.
For alleged employee misconduct, any person may complain in writing, by telephone or in person, anonymously or by name. The Sheriff says any employee must refer a complaint to a supervisor (corporal or above), document it, and forward it to the Division Commander and Office of Professional Standards. Ask for a supervisor and retain date, time, facts, witnesses and any tracking information. The page does not publish an OPS direct number or adjudication deadline.
For disability access to jail services, request aids or effective communication through the Sheriff/jail before the visit. This is separate from a CATS transit ADA complaint and from PREA reporting.
Sources: Cherokee Sheriff: Office of Professional Standards complaint process · Cherokee Sheriff: jail, headquarters and visitation-center contacts
Third parties may report sexual abuse or harassment directly to PREA Coordinator Deputy Mohammad Vafaeiah at 678-493-4169 or mhvafaeian@cherokeecountyga.gov. PREA Compliance Manager Ashley Ray is listed at 678-493-4154. Confined people may report through the housing-unit kiosk, the coordinator or LiveSAFE Resources at 770-427-3390. The Sheriff says every allegation is referred for investigation.
Give the person’s name/ID, location if known, what happened, when, immediate medical/safety need and a safe callback method. Do not investigate or confront anyone yourself. An urgent medical or safety danger should also be reported to jail staff immediately.
The PREA page says the last audit was in 2023 and the next was scheduled for June 2026. The accreditation page says the most recent PREA reaccreditation audit was June 26–28, 2024 and also lists June 2026 as next. As of this review, neither page confirms the result of the now-past June 2026 event. The coordinator is the responsible source for current audit status.
Sources: Cherokee Sheriff: PREA contacts, third-party reports and reports · Cherokee Sheriff: detention-center accreditation and audit dates
This section preserves the earlier Jail411 directory information, including historical figures and contacts. Use the dated, sourced family guide above for the instructions covered there. Other local facilities have their own rules.
The sheriff is usually the police department for unincorporated areas and the operator of the county jail. An arresting station is usually not the holding facility.
From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.
From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.
From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.
From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.
Walk-in Sheriff offices for a community in this county. After-hours and in-progress calls go through 911.
From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.
These departments police that city. A local arrest still usually books into the county jail.
From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.
From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.
From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.
From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.
Special jurisdictions, constables, marshals, and other listed public-safety agencies in this county.
From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.
From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.
Jail411 lists the public agencies that make arrests so families can find the right door. We are not a government agency, a police department or a live custody-records service.
Often the sheriff runs the county jail, but the jail is a separate facility with its own address, phone and rules. Open the jail page for booking, visiting, mail and money details.
Ask the person, check any paperwork or citation, or call the sheriff's non-emergency line. City arrests belong to that city's police; unincorporated areas and county roads usually belong to the sheriff; freeways usually belong to the state patrol.
The jail can. The arresting agency may confirm an arrest but does not hold the person. Call the jail's booking or information line first.
Send us the page and the detail that needs attention. Include the agency's official page when you have it. Do not send private booking documents or other sensitive personal information.
Practical guides for calls, visits, mail, money and release.