This is a private reference service, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, retrieve an official booking file, or supply a booking photograph. Contact the agency that created or maintains the record.
Ben Hill County Record Contacts
The Ben Hill County Sheriff's Office operates the Ben Hill County Detention Center and is the first contact for current jail custody, booking records, and a jail-created booking photograph. The county's Sheriff directory links the Jail Population portal, but the portal is not a substitute for a direct confirmation call.
Ben Hill County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff Lee Cone
Street address
255 Appomattox Road
Fitzgerald, GA 31750
Sheriff and Investigations
(229) 426-5161
Jail Administration
(229) 426-5160
County non-emergency dispatch
(229) 426-5111
Emergency: 911
For a records request, identify the person, narrow date, Ben Hill County Detention Center, and booking or person number if known. Request the booking record and associated photo separately, ask for electronic delivery, and request a cost estimate before chargeable work. The county's forms page and open-records PDF are useful starting points, but the displayed form refers to Commissioners Office records. Confirm that the Sheriff's Office accepts it for jail records. The supplied research does not establish a Sheriff records-counter schedule, so call before visiting. Georgia Attorney General request guidance explains the statewide process.
Fitzgerald Police and City Records
Fitzgerald Police owns city incident and arrest material. Its Law Enforcement Complex is at 115 East Central Avenue, Fitzgerald, GA 31750, with mail to P.O. Box 478. The office and non-emergency number is (229) 426-5000. Anonymous tips go to (229) 426-7090. Published office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., except holidays; police response is available 24/7.
Use the Fitzgerald City Clerk and identify Fitzgerald Police when requesting an incident or arrest report. The city says ordinary incident and accident reports generally can be picked up in three to five days, while complex reports may take longer. Ask the Sheriff separately for a jail booking sheet or booking photo because the two agencies are separate custodians.
Where to Look for Each Record
Choose the source by custody state and record type. A missing result on one portal does not settle every other question.
- For a new Ben Hill County booking or current jail custody, use the county roster and recent-booking path, then call Jail Administration if timing matters.
- For a wanted notice or a specific warrant question, use the Sheriff's non-emergency route, the issuing court, or a lawyer. No verified public county warrant-name portal was found.
- For the court case and disposition, start with the Georgia court search and confirm the record with the appropriate clerk. Fitzgerald Municipal Court has its own local contact path.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the Georgia Department of Corrections offender query and distinguish its profile photo from a county booking photo. The GDC facility contact page is a separate institutional reference.
- For a sentenced federal prisoner, use the BOP inmate locator. It does not publish public inmate photographs.
- For qualifying immigration custody, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator; search limits and transfer delays apply.
Questions About This Service
Questions about the private reference pages can be directed through the contact method provided by the site operator. Questions about a person, booking, photo, court case, warrant, release, or correction belong with the originating government custodian. An arrest or booking photo is an accusation record, not proof of guilt, so ask the court for the disposition.