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.
Brantley County, Georgia, has about 19,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Brantley County is held at the county jail, run by the Brantley 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 Brantley County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Brantley County is held at the county jail, run by the Brantley County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Brantley County Sheriff's Office at brantleyso.org (page title: Brantley County Sheriff's Office), phone 912-288-4582, 31553, 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 912-288-4582.
The Brantley County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 99 people on an average day, down from about 140 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 120 beds, and it is running at 82 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Brantley County has about 19,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 53 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Brantley County Jail
The Brantley County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Nahunta and Hoboken make the arrests that end in a booking in Brantley County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Brantley County Sheriff's Office's 152 for 2025, Hoboken's 0 for 2023 and Nahunta's 0 for 2021.
The Brantley County Sheriff's Office reported 152 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 Brantley 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 Brantley 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 Brantley County?
Ask the Brantley County Sheriff's Office at 912-288-4582; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at brantleyso.org.
How many people are in the Brantley County jail?
About 99 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 120 beds.
What is the phone number for the Brantley County jail?
912-288-4582, the number on the page of the Brantley County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Brantley 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 Brantley 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.