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 4, 2026.
Richmond Hill, Georgia, in Bryan County, has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Richmond Hill is held at the county jail, run by the Bryan 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 Richmond Hill
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Richmond Hill is held at the county jail, run by the Bryan County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Bryan County Sheriff's Office at bryancountyga.gov/government/departments-h-z/sheriff-s-office/deten... (page title: Bryan County Detention Center Page | Bryan County), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Bryan County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 49 people on an average day, up from about 41 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 68 beds, and it is running at 72 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Bryan County has about 51,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 10 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Bryan County Jail
The Bryan County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Richmond Hill (filed by the FBI as Richmond Hill Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Richmond Hill.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Bryan County Sheriff's Office's 849 for 2025, Richmond Hill's 757 for 2024 and Pembroke's 42 for 2021.
Together, the two agencies in Bryan County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 1,669 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 Richmond Hill 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 Bryan 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 Richmond Hill?
Ask the Bryan County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at bryancountyga.gov.
How many people are in the Bryan County jail?
About 49 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 68 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Bryan 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 Richmond Hill 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.