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 2, 2026.
Monroe, Georgia, in Walton County, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Monroe is held at the county jail, run by the Walton 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: Monroe public records, Walton County inmate search, Monroe arrest records, Monroe warrants, Monroe criminal records, Monroe court records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Monroe
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Monroe is held at the county jail, run by the Walton County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Walton County Sheriff's Office at waltoncountyga.org (page title: Walton County, GA, Sheriff Office, Jails, Inmate Search), phone 770-267-1422, 1425 South Madison Avenue, Monroe, GA 30655, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
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 Walton County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 600 people on an average day, up from about 450 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 869 beds, and it is running at 70 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Walton County has about 110,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 55 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Walton County Jail
The Walton County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Monroe (filed by the FBI as Monroe Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Monroe.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Walton County Sheriff's Office's 1,008 for 2025, Monroe's 514 for 2025 and Loganville's 125 for 2024.
Together, the three agencies in Walton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,592 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 Monroe 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 Walton 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 Monroe?
Look on the custody page of the Walton County Sheriff's Office at waltoncountyga.org, or call 770-267-1422. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Walton County jail?
About 600 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 869 beds.
What is the phone number for the Walton County jail?
770-267-1422, the number on the page of the Walton County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Walton 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 Monroe 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.