Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 11, 2026.
Appling County, Georgia, has about 19,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Appling County is held at the county jail, run by the Appling 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 Appling County
The county jail, run by the Appling County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Appling County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Appling County Sheriff's Office at applingcounty.courtgeorgia.us/inmate-records.html (page title: Appling County Inmate Search | Custody Lookup), phone (912) 367-8120, 560 Barnes Street, Baxley, GA 31513, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 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 Appling County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 84 people on an average day, up from about 73 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 193 beds, and it is running at 44 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Appling County has about 19,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 45 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Appling County Jail
The Appling County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Baxley and Graham make the arrests that end in a booking in Appling County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Appling County: Appling County Board of Education (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Appling County Sheriff's Office's 614 for 2019 and Baxley's 187 for 2025.
Baxley reported 187 arrests to the FBI for 2025. 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 Appling County 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 Appling 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 Appling County?
Look on the custody page of the Appling County Sheriff's Office at applingcounty.courtgeorgia.us, or call (912) 367-8120. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Appling County jail?
About 84 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 193 beds.
What is the phone number for the Appling County jail?
(912) 367-8120, the number on the page of the Appling County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Appling 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 Appling County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.