Laurens County Detention Center Contact
The Laurens County Detention Center is operated by the Laurens County Sheriff's Office. The official county detention page lists the jail at 511 Southern Pines Road in Dublin, Georgia, with the main phone 478-272-1522 and fax 478-277-2940. The same local jail is also listed in the Georgia Department of Corrections facility directory as Laurens County Jail. That state listing confirms the county-jail status, the same Dublin address, and the same phone number. The county page identifies Captain Donella Peacock as the jail captain, and Sheriff Larry Dean is the elected sheriff for Laurens County.
Laurens County Detention Center
511 Southern Pines Road
Dublin, GA 31021
478-272-1522
Fax: 478-277-2940
Agency Contacts
Operator: Laurens County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff: Larry Dean
Jail Captain: Captain Donella Peacock
Emergency phone: 911
The official detention-center source image comes from the Laurens County Detention Center page, which shows the county jail contact block, capacity statement, Captain Peacock listing, and Correct Solutions Group link.
The screenshot is useful for confirming the official facility source, but visitors should still call before relying on any unpublished schedule or lobby rule.
Who Laurens County Jail Holds
Laurens County Detention Center is a county jail, not a Georgia state prison. The county says the facility receives, processes, and houses people charged with felony or misdemeanor criminal violations. People who cannot make bond may remain in custody until court. The jail also houses sentenced misdemeanor inmates serving less than one year. If a person receives a sentence of more than one year, the county explains that the person is considered a Georgia Department of Corrections inmate and remains at Laurens County only until the state receives the inmate.
That custody mix makes the jail a bridge between arrest, first appearance, local court, and possible state transfer. A new Dublin Police or Laurens County Sheriff's Office arrest normally starts with county booking and the county roster. A local misdemeanor sentence may stay in the county facility. A longer sentence belongs to the Georgia Department of Corrections after state receipt. Federal and immigration cases do not become county records just because an arrest happened in Laurens County.
| Custody Type | Handled by Laurens County Detention Center? | Search Path |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-sentence detainee | Yes, when held locally after arrest or court order. | County Offender Index roster. |
| Felony or misdemeanor arrestee | Yes, during receiving, processing, and local jail custody. | County roster, then jail phone if unclear. |
| Misdemeanor sentence under one year | Yes, county source says these inmates may be housed locally. | County roster and jail confirmation. |
| Sentence over one year | Temporarily, while awaiting Georgia DOC receipt. | County roster before transfer, then GDC locator. |
| Federal or ICE custody | No local facility found in Laurens County. | BOP, USMS, or ICE locator path. |
Laurens County Jail Capacity
The best current local capacity statement is the county detention page, which identifies the Laurens County Detention Center as a 285-bed facility. Population context should be framed with source dates. The Vera Institute's county jail trend dataset, released in March 2026, reports a 2026 total jail population of 213 for Laurens County and a rated-capacity trend value of 275. The county page's 285-bed statement is the local facility source, while Vera is useful for year-to-year trend context. They should not be forced into one number.
Recent Laurens County quarterly jail reports add intake-volume context, not current headcount. The 2025 Q1 report listed 663 inmates booked, Q2 listed 719, and Q4 listed 684. Those are quarterly booked-inmate counts under Georgia reporting, not average daily population. They help show booking volume at the jail, but they do not say how many people were housed on any given day.
Search Laurens County Jail Roster
Current and recent local inmates are searched through the Laurens County Offender Index roster. The roster has three public tabs: Current Inmates, Bookings Over Last 24 Hours, and Inmates by Booking Date. Use Current Inmates first when the person is believed to be in custody now. Use the 24-hour bookings tab for very recent arrests. Use the booking-date tab when the date is known or when the current-custody status is uncertain.
- Open the Laurens County Offender Index roster from the sheriff's inmate-search link.
- Choose Current Inmates for active local custody, or a booking tab for recent or date-based searching.
- Search by first name, last name, or both. The roster does not publish a wildcard rule.
- Open or inspect the result row for status, arrest date and time, bond, charges, sentence, visitation, and other detail tabs.
- If the person is missing after a sentence over one year, search the Georgia DOC locator because state receipt may have occurred.
For broader custody lookup rules and roster fields, use the Laurens County inmate records page. If the roster is down, delayed, or unclear, call the detention center at 478-272-1522 rather than assuming release or transfer.
Laurens County Jail Visitation
No official Laurens County page in the reviewed source set published a local visitation schedule, mail rule sheet, dress code, child-visitor rule, attorney-visit procedure, video-visit vendor, or holiday schedule. That gap is important. The facility page should not borrow a state-prison schedule or a neighboring county rule. Georgia.gov says county and federal facility visitors should contact the facility directly, while GDC prison visitation rules are for state prisons after a person enters Georgia DOC custody.
| Visit Question | Published Local Detail | Best Action |
|---|---|---|
| Weekly visitation days | No official Laurens schedule located. | Call 478-272-1522 before traveling. |
| In-person or video visits | No local video-visit rule located. | Ask the jail which visit type is available. |
| Identification and dress code | No official local rule sheet located. | Confirm ID, clothing rules, and barred items by phone. |
| Attorney visits | No separate attorney visitation policy located. | Attorneys should contact the facility directly. |
| State prison visits | Not a county jail schedule. | Use GDC rules only after state transfer. |
Note: Confirm custody status and visiting rules with the facility before driving to the Southern Pines Road law-enforcement complex.
Laurens County Jail Services
The official county detention page confirms Correct Solutions Group for phone calls and links to CSGPay for deposits. Correct Solutions Group says deposits can be made through the CSGPay website, through a mobile app called Correct Solutions Deposit, or by automated phone IVR at 1-877-618-3516, option 2. The account types shown by Correct Solutions include prepaid phone, inmate PIN debit, and commissary. No official Laurens County commissary limit, kiosk rule, or fee table was located.
| Service | Provider or Detail | Source-Based Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Inmate phone calls | Correct Solutions Group / CSGPay. | County confirms vendor, but no local call schedule was found. |
| Website deposits | CSGPay website for phone and commissary-related deposits. | Use vendor and jail confirmation for account setup. |
| Mobile app | Correct Solutions Deposit app named by vendor. | No Laurens-specific app-only jail rule located. |
| Phone IVR | 1-877-618-3516, option 2. | Confirm inmate identity and account type first. |
| Account types | Prepaid phone, inmate PIN debit, commissary. | No local commissary ordering schedule located. |
Mail rules were not published in the reviewed Laurens County detention materials. Before sending mail, ask the jail whether the envelope must include an inmate ID, booking number, sender address, or any other format. Do not send cash, medication, or personal items unless the jail has confirmed the rule for that item.
Laurens County Booking Intake
The county uses direct language for the jail's intake role: receiving, processing, and housing people charged with felony or misdemeanor violations. After arrest by the Laurens County Sheriff's Office, Dublin Police, East Dublin Police, Georgia State Patrol, or another agency, a local arrestee may be brought to the detention center for intake. Booking creates the jail record fields that later appear in the roster, such as name, status, sex, height, weight, address, arrest date and time, days in jail, arresting officer, total bond, and charge details.
The Magistrate Court page states that first appearance and bond hearings are conducted each day at the Law Enforcement Center courtroom. A roster bond field is custody-stage information and may change after court review. A person unable to make bond remains in custody until court, according to the county detention page. A person with a hold, detainer, another court order, or federal/immigration issue may not be released just because one bond amount appears on the roster.
Transfer to Georgia DOC
Laurens County Detention Center can hold a person who has been sentenced to more than one year while that person waits for Georgia Department of Corrections receipt. After the state receives the inmate, the Georgia DOC Find an Offender search becomes the better locator. GDC's direct offender query can search by name, gender, race, age, institution, conviction county, active or inactive status, and state identifier. It also allows results with or without photos.
A person sentenced from Laurens County may not move instantly. During that short bridge period, the county jail may still be the physical location while the legal custody is moving toward GDC. If a name disappears from the Laurens roster after sentencing, check GDC and confirm transfer status with the jail or court record. The GDC facility directory lists Laurens County Jail as a county jail, and no state prison physically located in Laurens County was found.
Laurens County Jail Records
When a roster result is missing or a booking record is needed beyond the public search, use the sheriff or county open-records process. Georgia law requires sheriffs to keep county jail inmate records. Laurens County publishes open-records fee guidance of $0.10 per page, $5 per disc, and direct administrative costs after the first 15 minutes. The county E-911 form is limited to CAD reports, phone call audio, and radio traffic audio, and it states that body-camera footage requests should go to the law-enforcement agency involved.
For jail booking records, write a focused request that names the person, approximate booking date, and record sought, such as booking sheet, charge list, bond status, release date, or transfer date. For court charges, docket sheets, sentencing orders, and dispositions, use the Clerk of Courts or PeachCourt path instead of the jail. The sheriff/jail complex is on Southern Pines Road, while the Clerk of Courts is at the courthouse on North Jefferson Street in Dublin.
Directions to Laurens County Jail
The jail address for directions is 511 Southern Pines Road, Dublin, GA 31021. The jail and sheriff's office are part of the Southern Pines Road law-enforcement complex, not the downtown court-record counter. Visitors using a mapping service should enter the full jail address. People going to the Clerk of Courts, Superior Court, or public court-record counter should use 101 North Jefferson Street instead.
Official Laurens County sources did not publish a parking map, public-transit route, accessible-entry instructions, visitor entrance description, locker rule, or lobby hours for the jail. Treat the address as a secured law-enforcement facility. Confirm the appointment, visit type, allowed items, and entry point before arrival.