Find D. Ray James Releases

D. Ray James Release Paths

D. Ray James Processing Center is identified by GEO Group as an ICE client facility. It is also presented by ICE as the Folkston D. Ray ICE Processing Center. A custody exit from the facility is therefore an immigration detention event unless a separate record shows that another authority held the person. It is not automatically a release from Charlton County Jail. The relevant record may sit with ICE, the facility, immigration court, or the person's counsel rather than the county sheriff.

“Released” needs context. ICE may release a person from detention under conditions, transfer the person to another ICE site, move the person into another federal custody chain, or carry out removal. A missing name from a current locator does not identify which event occurred. The locator is designed for current ICE custody and qualifying CBP custody, not as a permanent historical release list. Ask for the event date, destination, and responsible authority before concluding that the person returned to the community.

The D. Ray James custody path also differs from BOP. BOP handles sentenced federal prisoners and has its own inmate locator. The U.S. Marshals Service handles many federal pretrial prisoners and transports people among local, private, and federal sites. ICE detention is a third federal system. The building's location in Folkston does not merge those legal authorities.

Confirm D. Ray James Releases

Start with the person's custody identifier. ICE and USA.gov explain that the Online Detainee Locator can use an A-number, or a name combined with country of birth and birth date. An A-number is the immigration identification number assigned to the record. Search carefully and preserve the exact spelling and country information used. If the person appears, read the current location before calling the facility.

1. Open the official ICE Online Detainee Locator and search by A-number when available.
2. If the A-number is unknown, use the person's full name, country of birth, and birth date.
3. Compare the returned identity and facility details rather than relying on the name alone.
4. Call D. Ray James at 912-496-6242 for person-specific detainee information during the hours published by ICE.
5. If the person is absent, ask whether release, transfer, removal, or another custody change occurred.
6. Use immigration-court records, ICE records, counsel, or family documentation when a past event needs proof.

The locator covers a person currently in ICE custody or one who has been in CBP custody for more than 48 hours. That scope makes it useful for present location, but limited for past release history. A no-result response should lead to direct verification, not a guess.

D. Ray James Release Contact

The ICE facility page is the official federal contact source for the Folkston D. Ray site. It states that detainee information can be requested by phone. GEO's facility listing supplies the same main number and a fax line. Call with the person's full name, A-number, and country of birth if known. Staff disclosure may be limited, and the caller may be directed to ICE or another office.

Ask a narrow question: whether the person is currently held at the site and, if not, whether the facility can identify the date and type of custody change. For deeper records, use the ICE records or FOIA route and immigration-court documents. Charlton County open-records procedures apply to county records, not ICE's federal detention file.

The official ICE facility source is shown below. Visit the linked ICE page above before viewing the captured reference.

The image supports the ICE contact route and keeps this processing center separate from the Charlton County Jail.

Charlton County Does Not Operate It

D. Ray James is a major custody facility inside Charlton County, but Charlton County's 2025 clarification states that the county does not directly manage or operate it. GEO lists ICE as the client. That means the sheriff's local jail record is not the default source for a D. Ray James release. A county record would matter only if the same person had a distinct Charlton County booking or county custody event.

This authority line prevents a common local error. “Held in Folkston” does not always mean held by the Charlton County Sheriff. The county jail is listed by GDC at 100 South Third Street, while D. Ray James is on Highway 252 and follows federal immigration channels. The two facilities have different operators, locator systems, records custodians, and release outcomes.

If the custody source remains unclear, ask which agency issued the detention paperwork. County charges point toward the sheriff and local court. Immigration paperwork and an A-number point toward ICE. A federal criminal case may point toward USMS or BOP. The Charlton County released inmate lookup separates those search paths.

D. Ray James Release History

The D. Ray James name has appeared in federal, immigration, and private-contract settings over time. That history matters because old records or search results may use a different custodial label than the current ICE facility page. A person released from “D. Ray James” must be matched to the authority that held the person on the date in question. The name of the building alone does not resolve the custody system.

Charlton County addressed the facility's expansion and its own role in a 2025 public clarification. The county said it did not manage or operate the facility. A U.S. Marshals Service intergovernmental agreement also belongs to the site's broader contract history, while the current GEO listing identifies ICE as client. These sources explain why federal and immigration references can both surface in searches for the Folkston property.

Use the date of custody to select the source. For a current ICE detainee, use ICE and the facility. For a past federal criminal prisoner, check BOP, USMS, and the federal court as appropriate. For a local county booking, check the Charlton sheriff and court. Contract history is a routing clue, not proof of release.

D. Ray James Release Records

A formal release record may require more than the current locator. Useful facts include the person's name, A-number, facility, custody start date, event date, event type, transfer destination, and the agency that authorized the change. Immigration files can contain protected information, and disclosure rules may limit what a caller receives. A targeted request is still more effective than asking for every document connected to the person.

Immigration-court records can explain proceedings but may not serve as the facility's release log. Counsel or family documents may provide a release order, conditions, reporting instructions, or travel details. ICE records can address detention history. The facility can answer current-location questions within its published information hours. Each source should be used for the fact it controls.

When dates conflict, identify whether one date marks a facility departure and another marks the federal action. A transport or transfer can close the D. Ray James holding entry before ICE custody ends. Ask for both the event type and receiving authority. That pair is more useful than a bare date because it distinguishes community release from continued detention elsewhere.

Note: A facility transfer ends the Folkston placement event but does not necessarily end federal immigration custody.

D. Ray James Custody Distinctions

Current custody, release, transfer, and removal are not interchangeable. Current custody means ICE still reports the person held. Release may mean the person leaves detention under an immigration process or conditions. Transfer means another site or authority receives the person. Removal means the immigration process led outside the United States. The exact agency record controls the outcome.

County release terminology can create confusion because a county jail may record “transfer” as its release reason. At D. Ray James, the custody record belongs to the federal immigration chain. Do not use a county 24-hour or 72-hour list, GDC offender search, or Georgia VINE as the controlling locator. They cover other systems and cannot establish an ICE release.

Confirmation is strongest when two facts match: the facility or locator no longer shows current custody, and an ICE, court, counsel, or facility record identifies the custody change. That approach respects the limits of a current locator and gives the release claim a source.