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.
Sandy Springs, Georgia, in Fulton County, has about 106,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Sandy Springs is held at the county jail, run by the Fulton 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 Sandy Springs
The county jail, run by the Fulton County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Sandy Springs, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Fulton County Sheriff's Office at fultoncountyga.gov/inside-fulton-county/fulton-county-departments/s... (page title: Jail), phone (877) 994-8463, 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 (877) 994-8463.
The Fulton County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 1,900 people, down from about 3,090 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2025 was 2,312 beds, and it ran at 82 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Fulton County has about 1.1 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 17 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Fulton County Jail
The Fulton County Sheriff's Office, the Fulton County Police Department and the agency that reports for Sandy Springs (filed by the FBI as Sandy Springs Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Sandy Springs.
The FBI's agency list also places nine campus police departments, three state agencies, five other agencies and one state police unit in Fulton County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Atlanta's 12,596 for 2025, South Fulton's 1,953 for 2025 and Sandy Springs's 1,709 for 2025.
Together, the 12 agencies in Fulton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 21,249 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 Sandy Springs 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 Sandy Springs?
Ask the Fulton County Sheriff's Office at (877) 994-8463; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at fultoncountyga.gov.
How many people are in the Fulton County jail?
About 1,900 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 2,312 beds.
What is the phone number for the Fulton County jail?
(877) 994-8463, the number on the page of the Fulton County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Fulton 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 Sandy Springs 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.