Polk County Jail Overview
Polk County Jail is operated by the Polk County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's official page identifies the jail and sheriff campus, lists the jail phone number, and links to the county's open-records portal, sheriff alerts, jail population roster, JailATM visitation/deposit path, and quarterly jail report. The current sheriff is Johnny Moats, and the Q1 2026 quarterly jail report is signed by Major Rachel Haddix, Jail Administrator.
The facility is a county jail, not a Georgia Department of Corrections prison. It holds people booked after local arrests, pretrial detainees, local sentenced inmates, holds from other agencies, and people screened for immigration status under Georgia jail-reporting law. No separate official county work-release annex, city jail, regional jail, state prison, federal prison, or ICE detention center physically in Polk County was located in the research.
Polk County Jail Population
The strongest official population-related source found for Polk County Jail is the Q1 2026 Georgia Criminal Alien Track and Report Act Quarterly Jail Report. For January 1 through March 31, 2026, the report lists 516 inmates booked, 39 Law Enforcement Support Center inquiries, 34 responses received, 34 responses indicating the inmate was an illegal alien, and 21 USDHS immigration detainers. The report cites O.C.G.A. ยงยง 42-4-16 and 42-4-14.
Rated capacity and average daily population were not located in official county or state sources during the research pass. The current jail population should be checked through the live Polk Jail Population roster, but a live roster count is not the same as a published average daily population report.
Look Up Polk County Jail Inmates
The correct lookup path for Polk County Jail is the county jail roster, not the state prison locator. The sheriff page labels this link "Jail Population." It sends users to an Interop/Synergistic roster that is free from the official sheriff link and did not show a public login requirement in the research capture.
- Open the Polk County Jail Population roster.
- Search by last name or use the visible roster filter to narrow results.
- Compare booking date, charge language, bond, and arresting agency when names are similar.
- Open the inmate row or profile when available for more detail.
- If there is no match, call the jail at 770-749-2900, use NextRequest, or check GDC, BOP, ICE, and VINELink depending on custody status.
The manifest capture of the roster comes from the sheriff-linked jail population page.
The screenshot matches the local custody lookup path for current Polk County Jail inmates.
Polk County Jail Contact
Use the jail phone line before traveling for custody, bond, visitation, parking, or record questions. The official sheriff page did not publish separate records-counter hours, lobby hours, parking rates, an ADA entrance map, or a prohibited-items list in the captured text.
Polk County Jail
1676 Rockmart Highway
Cedartown, GA 30125
770-749-2900
Records-counter and lobby hours were not published in the captured official text.
Polk County Jail Directions
The jail and sheriff's office are on Rockmart Highway, outside the downtown courthouse block. From central Cedartown, route east toward the Rockmart Highway corridor. From Rockmart, route west toward Cedartown and use the street address in GPS because third-party map listings can vary. The research did not locate official visitor parking rates, a parking diagram, public transit directions, or an ADA entrance map.
That location detail matters for records and visitation. Court business may take a person to the courthouse, but jail custody, roster, visitation, and inmate-record questions are tied to the sheriff/jail campus. Call ahead before bringing property or trying to visit.
Visit Polk County Jail
The sheriff's visitation FAQ sends users to JailATM for visitation sign-ups and more. The captured sheriff page text did not publish a local visit schedule, dress code, visit length, remote-video rules, child-visitor rules, or holiday schedule. Those details can change, so verify through JailATM and by calling the jail.
| Visit Type | Schedule | What to Confirm |
|---|---|---|
| Polk County Jail visitation | Not published in captured official text | Use JailATM facility selection or call the jail. |
| Attorney/professional visit | Not located | Call for current professional-visit rules. |
| Holiday or lockdown change | Not located | Confirm before arrival. |
Bring government-issued photo ID for any jail visit unless current written jail rules say otherwise. Do not assume courthouse parking or courthouse entry rules apply because the jail is on the sheriff campus, not at the downtown courthouse block.
Mail and Money at Polk County Jail
The sheriff page links JailATM for visitation sign-ups and more, and the research treats it as the key vendor for at least visitation sign-up and likely deposit workflow. Specific commissary fees, deposit limits, lobby kiosk rules, mail-scanning rules, phone vendor, tablet rules, and money-order policies were not located in official captured text.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail address | Polk County Jail, 1676 Rockmart Highway, Cedartown, GA 30125. Confirm inmate name and booking-number format first. |
| Phone or video | Vendor and rules not located in official captured text. |
| Money deposits | JailATM is linked by the sheriff page. Fees may appear after facility/service selection. |
| Commissary limits | Not located. Call the jail before sending funds. |
Polk County Jail Booking
Booking at Polk County Jail begins after an arresting agency transports the person to the jail and the jail accepts custody. Staff verify identity and legal authority for custody, inventory property, take a booking photo and fingerprints, enter arrest-charge information, complete safety and medical screening, and classify the person for housing. The roster may update after booking data is approved or synced.
Booking charges are not the same as final court charges. The District Attorney or court can amend, reduce, dismiss, or file different charges after review. Bond can also change after first appearance or court action. For filed charges and dispositions, use the Polk court offices described on the court-records page, while custody and bond status remain jail-side questions.
Polk County Jail Records
For booking reports, arrest records, jail records, or mugshots not available on the roster, use Polk County NextRequest. Georgia's open-records law makes public records open unless an exemption applies, but protected identifiers, juvenile information, sealed or restricted records, medical data, security information, victim data, and active-investigation material may be redacted or withheld.
The open-records portal image in the manifest matches the official county route for records beyond the current roster.
Use the request portal when a roster screen is too limited or when a released person's booking record no longer appears online.
Polk County Jail Transfers
County jail custody can end in release, bond, transfer to another agency, or movement to state prison after sentencing. Once a person leaves Polk County Jail for Georgia state custody, use the GDC Find an Offender page or the state offender query. For federal sentenced custody, use BOP. For immigration detention, use ICE ODLS. For custody-status notifications, use VINELink when agency data is available.
Federal pretrial custody can be especially confusing because a person may be held under U.S. Marshals authority before becoming a BOP sentenced inmate. Immigration detention can also be separate from the county roster, even when a Polk County jail report shows USDHS detainers for a reporting period. Search by custody authority, not only by the county where the arrest began.
Note: Confirm current custody and visitation with Polk County Jail before traveling, paying bond, or sending money.