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 25, 2026.
McDonough, Georgia, in Henry County, has about 33,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in McDonough is held at the county jail, run by the Henry 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.
Related guides: McDonough public records, Henry County inmate search, McDonough arrest records, McDonough warrants, McDonough criminal records, McDonough court records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in McDonough
The county jail, run by the Henry County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in McDonough, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Henry County Sheriff's Office at inmatesearch.co.henry.ga.us/NewWorld.InmateInquiry/GA0750000 (page title: Booking Number | Henry County Inmate Search), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 Henry County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 830 people on an average day, up from about 770 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 877 beds, and it is running at 95 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Henry County has about 259,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 32 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Henry County Jail
The Henry County Sheriff's Office, the Henry County Police Department and the agency that reports for McDonough (filed by the FBI as McDonough Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around McDonough.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Henry County Police Department's 2,869 for 2025, Stockbridge's 387 for 2025 and McDonough's 287 for 2024.
Together, the five agencies in Henry County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,512 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 McDonough 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 Henry 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 McDonough?
Look on the custody page of the Henry County Sheriff's Office at inmatesearch.co.henry.ga.us. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Henry County jail?
About 830 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 877 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Henry 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 McDonough 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.