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 October 1, 2026.
Fort Valley, Georgia, in Peach County, has about 9,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Fort Valley is held at the county jail, run by the Peach 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 Fort Valley
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Fort Valley is held at the county jail, run by the Peach County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Peach County Sheriff's Office at peachcountysheriff.com/sheriffs-office-divisions.cfm (page title: Sheriff's Office | Peach County Sheriff), phone 478-825-8269, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at 478-825-8269.
The Peach County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 120 people on an average day, up from about 94 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 125 beds, and it is running at 93 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Peach County has about 29,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 40 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Peach County Jail
The Peach County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Fort Valley (filed by the FBI as Fort Valley Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Fort Valley.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Peach County: Fort Valley State University (campus police).
The Warner Robins Police Department and the Perry Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Peach County, so their arrests are not broken out for Peach County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Peach County Sheriff's Office's 576 for 2025, Fort Valley's 224 for 2022 and Byron's 131 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Peach County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 707 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 Fort Valley arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Georgia Department of Corrections lists its inmates at gdc.georgia.gov/offender-info/find-offender.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Fort Valley?
Ask the Peach County Sheriff's Office at 478-825-8269; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at peachcountysheriff.com.
How many people are in the Peach County jail?
About 120 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 125 beds.
What is the phone number for the Peach County jail?
478-825-8269, the number on the page of the Peach County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Peach 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 Fort Valley 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.