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 30, 2026.
Baldwin County, Georgia, has about 44,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Baldwin County is held at the county jail, run by the Baldwin 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: Baldwin County public records, Baldwin County arrest records, Baldwin County warrants, Baldwin County criminal records, Baldwin County court records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Baldwin County
The county jail, run by the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Baldwin County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office at baldwinsheriff.com (page title: Baldwin County Sheriff's Office), phone 478-445-5102, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 29, 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 478-445-5102.
The Baldwin County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 290 people on an average day, up from about 240 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 335 beds, and it is running at 86 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Baldwin County has about 44,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 66 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Baldwin County Jail
The Baldwin County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Milledgeville make the arrests that end in a booking in Baldwin County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Baldwin County: the State Patrol at Milledgeville (state police); Georgia Military College and Georgia College and State University (campus police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office's 735 for 2025 and Milledgeville's 429 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Baldwin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,164 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 Baldwin County 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 Baldwin County?
Ask the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office at 478-445-5102; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at baldwinsheriff.com.
How many people are in the Baldwin County jail?
About 290 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 335 beds.
What is the phone number for the Baldwin County jail?
478-445-5102, the number on the page of the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Baldwin 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 Baldwin 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.