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.
Oakwood, Georgia, in Hall County, has about 6,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Oakwood is held at the county jail, run by the Hall 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: Oakwood public records, Hall County inmate search, Oakwood arrest records, Oakwood warrants, Oakwood police reports, Oakwood property records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Oakwood
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Oakwood is held at the county jail, run by the Hall County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Hall County Sheriff's Office at hallcounty.org/741/Inmate-Population-List (page title: Inmate Population List | Hall County, GA), phone 770-531-6904, 1700 Barber Road Gainesville, GA 30507, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone booked recently. A person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
The Hall County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 680 people on an average day, down from about 780 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 1,134 beds, and it is running at 60 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Hall County has about 222,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 30 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Hall County Jail
The Hall County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Oakwood (filed by the FBI as Oakwood Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Oakwood.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Hall County: the Hall County Marshal (other agency); the State Patrol at Gainesville (state police).
The Braselton Police Department is listed by the FBI across four counties including Hall County, so its arrests are not broken out for Hall County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Hall County Sheriff's Office's 2,141 for 2024, Gainesville's 1,704 for 2025 and Oakwood's 361 for 2024.
Together, the four agencies in Hall County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 4,498 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 Oakwood 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 Oakwood?
Look on the custody page of the Hall County Sheriff's Office at hallcounty.org/741/Inmate-Population-List, or call 770-531-6904. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Hall County jail?
About 680 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 1,134 beds.
What is the phone number for the Hall County jail?
770-531-6904, the number on the page of the Hall County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Hall 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 Oakwood 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.