Long County Busted Mugshots and Arrest Records

Long County is in southeast Georgia near Fort Stewart, with its county seat in Ludowici, and the Sheriff's Office there manages all local arrests and booking records for the area. If you want to find Long County busted mugshots or look up a recent arrest, this page explains where to search, how Georgia law affects online access to booking photos, and which statewide databases can help fill gaps when county-level online records are not available.

Long County Sheriff Bookings and Jail Records

The Long County Sheriff's Office in Ludowici handles all arrests and bookings for the county. Long County is adjacent to Fort Stewart, one of the largest Army installations in the United States, which gives the county a somewhat higher population relative to its land area and creates some unique dynamics around military and civilian law enforcement in the region. When someone is arrested in Long County, the booking record created at the jail includes name, charges, arrest date, arresting agency, and custody status.

Long County does not publish a public online inmate search portal. For current custody status, calling the Sheriff's Office in Ludowici is the most direct option. Staff can confirm whether someone is in custody and share basic booking details. For older Long County arrest records or certified copies of booking data, a formal written open records request to the Sheriff's Office is the right channel. Under Georgia law, agencies must respond within three business days. The first 15 minutes of staff time and first 20 pages are free. Note that military personnel arrested on post at Fort Stewart are handled through military law rather than the Long County Sheriff's Office.

The screenshot below shows the GBI homepage, a central resource for statewide criminal history and arrest data that covers Long County alongside all other Georgia counties.

The GBI operates GCIC and other statewide tools that maintain Long County arrest data as part of Georgia's centralized criminal history system.

Georgia Statewide Databases for Long County Arrest Records

When local online tools are not available, Georgia's statewide databases fill the gap for Long County arrest searches. The Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC), operated by the GBI, holds criminal history records for every person arrested in Georgia. A GCIC request can pull up arrests, charges, and case dispositions tied to Long County and every other Georgia county at once. The GBI processes state-level open records requests through its online portal.

The Georgia Felon Search at georgia.gov costs $15 and provides instant statewide results for felony conviction records. Any felony conviction tied to a Long County arrest should appear. The Georgia Department of Corrections offender database is free and shows photos for state prison inmates. It does not cover people in the Long County Jail on local charges, but prior GDC records linked to Long County convictions may appear there.

The screenshot below shows the GDC Find an Offender database, a free state tool that includes photos for Georgia state prison inmates connected to Long County and other counties.

GDC covers state inmates only. For current Long County Jail bookings, contact the Sheriff's Office in Ludowici directly.

The Georgia Sex Offender Registry is free, searchable by name or county, and includes photos and current addresses for registered offenders in Long County. The Ludowici area registry is updated by the GBI based on reports from the Long County Sheriff's Office.

Georgia Law on Long County Busted Mugshots

Georgia's 2014 booking photo law, O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19, prohibits law enforcement agencies from posting booking photos on the internet. This applies directly to the Long County Sheriff's Office. Mugshots from the Long County Jail are public records, but they are not published online. You need to make a formal open records request to get them. The law was designed to prevent law enforcement agencies from publicly shaming people through online booking photo galleries.

Commercial mugshot websites sometimes publish Long County booking photos from sources outside the sheriff's website. Under O.C.G.A. § 10-1-393.5, these sites must remove photos at no charge within 30 days when someone submits a certified mail request and the arrest qualifies for restriction under Georgia law. The Georgia Consumer Protection Division has step-by-step instructions on how to use this law and what to do if a mugshot company refuses to comply.

The Georgia Open Records Act, O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70, governs all records requests in Long County. Agencies must respond within three business days. First 15 minutes of staff time and first 20 pages are free. Pages beyond 20 cost $0.10 each. No reason required.

Long County Sex Offender Registry and GBI Records

The Georgia Sex Offender Registry is a free GBI-managed database that covers Long County. Search it at state.sor.gbi.ga.gov by county or zip code to see registered sex offenders in the Ludowici area. Results include photos, current home addresses, and offense descriptions. The GBI updates the registry with data reported by the Long County Sheriff's Office.

The screenshot below shows the Georgia Sex Offender Registry, a free tool managed by the GBI that includes photos and addresses for registered offenders in Long County.

The SOR shows current photos, home addresses, and offense information for all active registrants in Long County and is updated regularly by the GBI.

For state-level records requests, use the GBI's online open records portal. This handles requests for GBI and GCIC data. If a Long County arrest progressed to GDC custody or a state court proceeding, records from those stages go through GBI or GDC rather than the local sheriff. Most Long County busted mugshot searches can be handled through the statewide tools listed above without a formal written request.

Long County Superior Court Records

Long County is in the Atlantic Judicial Circuit. Criminal cases from the county are heard in Superior Court. The Superior Court Clerk in Ludowici holds court records for those cases. These records are distinct from the Sheriff's booking files. If you want to know the outcome of a Long County arrest, whether charges were dropped or a case went to trial, the Superior Court Clerk is the right contact. Court records in Long County are generally public, with limited exceptions for sealed cases or juvenile records.

Cities in Long County

No city in Long County currently meets the 25,000 population threshold for a dedicated busted mugshots page. For arrest records in Ludowici, contact the Long County Sheriff's Office directly.

Nearby Counties

Long County borders five counties in southeast Georgia. Each has its own arrest records and inmate search resources.