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 29, 2026.
Bulloch County, Georgia, has about 85,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Bulloch County is held at the county jail, run by the Bulloch 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 Bulloch County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Bulloch County is held at the county jail, run by the Bulloch County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Bulloch County Sheriff's Office at bullochsheriff.com (page title: Bulloch County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Bulloch County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 360 people on an average day, down from about 380 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 450 beds, and it is running at 81 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Bulloch County has about 85,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 43 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Bulloch County Jail
The Bulloch County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Statesboro, Brooklet and Portal make the arrests that end in a booking in Bulloch County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Bulloch County: Georgia Southern University (campus police); the State Patrol at Statesboro (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Statesboro's 1,188 for 2025, Portal's 1,152 for 2025 and the Bulloch County Sheriff's Office's 905 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Bulloch County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,254 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 Bulloch 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 Bulloch 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 Bulloch County?
Ask the Bulloch County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at bullochsheriff.com.
How many people are in the Bulloch County jail?
About 360 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 450 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Bulloch 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 Bulloch 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.