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.
Banks County, Georgia, has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Banks County is held at the county jail, run by the Banks 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: Banks County public records, Banks County arrest records, Banks County warrants, Banks County criminal records, Banks County court records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Banks County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Banks County is held at the county jail, run by the Banks County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Banks County Sheriff's Office at bankscountysheriff.org (page title: Banks County Sheriff), phone 706-677-2248, Mon-Friday: 8:00AM - 5:00PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 706-677-2248.
The Banks County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 40 people, down from about 51 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2025 was 32 beds, and it ran at 126 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Banks County has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 20 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Banks County Jail
The Banks County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Maysville make the arrests that end in a booking in Banks County.
The Baldwin Police Department and the Alto Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Banks County, so their arrests are not broken out for Banks County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Banks County Sheriff's Office's 1,396 for 2025 and Maysville's 34 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Banks County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,430 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 Banks 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 Banks County?
Ask the Banks County Sheriff's Office at 706-677-2248; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at bankscountysheriff.org.
How many people are in the Banks County jail?
About 40 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 32 beds.
What is the phone number for the Banks County jail?
706-677-2248, the number on the page of the Banks County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Banks 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 Banks 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.