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.
Charlton County, Georgia, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Charlton County is held at the county jail, run by the Charlton 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: Charlton County public records, Charlton County arrest records, Charlton County warrants, Charlton County criminal records, Charlton County court records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Charlton County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Charlton County is held at the county jail, run by the Charlton County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Charlton County Sheriff's Office at charltoncountyga.us/207/Sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Charlton County, GA), phone 912-496-7321, 1548 Third Street Folkston, GA 31537-8906, 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 912-496-7321.
The Charlton County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 1 people. Its rated capacity in 2025 was 1 beds, and it ran at 100 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Charlton County has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 0.8 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Charlton County Jail
The Charlton County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Folkston and Homeland make the arrests that end in a booking in Charlton County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Charlton County Sheriff's Office's 392 for 2020 and Folkston's 58 for 2025.
Folkston reported 58 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 Charlton 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 Charlton 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 Charlton County?
Ask the Charlton County Sheriff's Office at 912-496-7321; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at charltoncountyga.us/207/Sheriff.
How many people are in the Charlton County jail?
About 1 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 1 beds.
What is the phone number for the Charlton County jail?
912-496-7321, the number on the page of the Charlton County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Charlton 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 Charlton 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.