Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 28, 2026.
Cartersville, Georgia, in Bartow County, has about 25,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Cartersville is held at the county jail, run by the Bartow County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Cartersville
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Cartersville is held at the county jail, run by the Bartow County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Bartow County Sheriff's Office at jailroster.bc-cville.org/NewWorld.InmateInquiry/bartow (page title: Inmate Search), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Bartow County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 570 people on an average day, down from about 650 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 1,253 beds, and it is running at 46 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Bartow County has about 118,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 49 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Bartow County Jail
The Bartow County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Cartersville (filed by the FBI as Cartersville Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Cartersville.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Bartow County: Chattahoochee Technical College and Georgia Highlands College (campus police); the State Patrol at Cartersville (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Cartersville's 1,021 for 2025, Adairsville's 638 for 2025 and Emerson's 169 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in Bartow County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,913 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Cartersville arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Bartow County serves the sentence in a facility of the Georgia Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at gdc.georgia.gov/offender-info/find-offender.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Cartersville?
Look on the custody page of the Bartow County Sheriff's Office at jailroster.bc-cville.org. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Bartow County jail?
About 570 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 1,253 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Bartow County go?
To a facility of the Georgia Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at gdc.georgia.gov/offender-info/find-offender.
Is this the official Cartersville website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.