This is a private reference site, not a Wilcox County government office. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a person, post bond, schedule a visit, pull official booking records, or change a court record. Use the official office that controls the record or custody status.
Where to Start for Jail or Court Questions
Wilcox County did not have an official public online jail roster in the research materials, so local custody questions usually start with the sheriff/jail phone line. Have the person's full legal name, date of birth if known, arrest date, and arresting agency ready.
Wilcox County Sheriff's Office / Wilcox County Jail
Sheriff: Jeff Wessel
Jail address used by GDC and the Georgia Sheriffs' Association: 126 Main Street East, Abbeville, GA 31001
County sheriff page office address: 123 East Main Street, Abbeville, GA 31001
Phone: (229) 467-2322
Fax: (229) 467-2330
Hours note: The Georgia Sheriffs' Association directory lists the sheriff/jail phone as a 24/7 line. No separate public records counter hours were located.
- For a person who may be in Wilcox County Jail, use the custody steps on jail inmate records and call (229) 467-2322 when no online roster is available.
- For a booking photograph or mugshot request, review jail roster mugshots; Georgia requests may require certification under O.C.G.A. 35-1-19.
- For charges, bond hearings, warrants, or formal filings after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and the court contacts below.
- For facility-specific address and custody-system differences, use the Wilcox County Jail and Wilcox State Prison pages in the footer.
- For a sentenced Georgia state prisoner, search the GDC Offender Query; Wilcox State Prison is a GDC facility, not a county jail.
- For federal custody, use the BOP Inmate Locator or federal court and U.S. Marshals channels. No BOP facility was found in Wilcox County.
- For immigration detention, use ICE ODLS. No ICE detention facility was found in Wilcox County.
Courts and Prosecutor Contacts
Jail records and court records are separate. The jail may know whether a person is held, while the court offices handle filings, warrants, calendars, and bond-related court entries.
- Wilcox Clerk of Courts: 103 North Broad Street, Room 103, Abbeville, GA 31001. Clerk Janet Mauldin. Phone (229) 467-2442.
- Wilcox Magistrate and Probate Court: 103 North Broad Street, Abbeville, GA 31001. Judge B. Shawn Rhodes. Probate/Magistrate phone (229) 467-2220; Magistrate phone (229) 467-2458.
- Cordele Judicial Circuit District Attorney: District Attorney Brad Rigby, PO Box 5510, Cordele, GA 31010. Phone (229) 271-4735.
- Victim notification: Georgia V.I.P. provides custody and parole notification by phone at 1-800-593-9474 for covered Georgia custody records.