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.
Rincon, Georgia, in Effingham County, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Rincon is held at the county jail, run by the Effingham 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 Rincon
The county jail, run by the Effingham County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Rincon, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Effingham County Sheriff's Office at effinghamsheriff.org/156/Jail (page title: Jail | Effingham County, GA), phone 912-754-3449, 502 W First Street Springfield, GA 31329, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 912-754-3449.
The Effingham County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 170 people on an average day, down from about 220 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 268 beds, and it is running at 62 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Effingham County has about 73,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 23 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Effingham County Jail
The Effingham County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Rincon (filed by the FBI as Rincon Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Rincon.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Effingham County Sheriff's Office's 520 for 2025, Rincon's 163 for 2025 and Springfield's 48 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Effingham County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 731 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 Rincon 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 Rincon?
Ask the Effingham County Sheriff's Office at 912-754-3449; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at effinghamsheriff.org/156/Jail.
How many people are in the Effingham County jail?
About 170 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 268 beds.
What is the phone number for the Effingham County jail?
912-754-3449, the number on the page of the Effingham County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Effingham 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 Rincon 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.