Search Brooks County Jail Records Online
Jail Name:
Brooks County Jail
Jail Type:
County Jail
State:
Georgia
County:
BROOKS
City:
QUITMAN
Source:
Wikipedia
Description:
The Brooks County Jail is a historic building in Quitman, Georgia. It was built in 1884 and served as Brooks County's only jail until 1980.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It is located at 200 South Madison Street.The jail was built in 1884 by contractor Simeon A. Remington to replace an uninsured wooden 1867 jail which "burned to the ground" on June 17, 1880. It was built to be fireproof and cost $3,870 for the building plus $2,000 for its free-standing two-story steel cells. The jail "was considered 'one of the best in the state,' and housed prisoners until 1980 when it no longer met state fire and criminal justice codes. It was a site of executions.A 1981 review asserted that the building is architecturally significant as "the county's prime example of Romanesque style architecture.
Opened:
1884
Security Class:
Medium
Address:
1003 HOLLOWAY DRIVE
Zip Code:
31643
Location:
200 S. Madison St., Quitman, Georgia
Email:
brookscocc@windstream.net
Phone 1:
229-263-7558
Fax 1:
(229) 263-4846
Imate Gender:
Male and Female Offenders
Capacity:
112
1003 HOLLOWAY DRIVE, 31643, QUITMAN, Georgia
Visiting Monday:
8am to 5pm
Visiting Tuesday:
8am to 5pm
Visiting Wednesday:
8am to 5pm
Visiting Thursday:
8am to 5pm
Visiting Friday:
8am to 5pm
Visiting Saturday:
Closed
Visiting Sunday:
Closed
Visiting Holiday:
Closed
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