Barrow County Detention Center

652 Barrow Park Drive

Winder, Georgia 30680

(770) 307 - 3080

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The Detention Division of the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office is tasked with the responsibility of

providing a safe and secure environment for the inmates,staff, and any contract employees or

visitors to the courthouse and detention center.

The Detention Division is comprised of a highly motivated and well-trained team of 102 officers and

civilian staff. Division members routinely participate in a variety of community and charitable events,

including The Sheriff’s Poker Run and the American Cancer Society Relay for Life.

The Officers of the Detention Division understand the importance of training. They designed and

implemented the Detention Training Officer Program to assist newly hired employees entering the law

enforcement profession.

In addition to the primary mission of facility security, Detention Division Officers provide many other

security and supervisory services. These include:

• Supervision of Inmate Meals

• Preparing inmates for transport to other facilities

• Receiving inmates arriving from outside facilities

• Inmate escort to Court Services

• Inmate escort and supervision at medical treatment

• Inmate escort and supervision at mental health treatment

• Conducting inmate visitation

• Conducting attorney visitation

• Escort and supervision of inmates to Drug Rehabilitation Services

• Sheriffs Work Detail Program