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 October 2, 2026.
Clarke County, Georgia, has about 130,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Clarke County is held at the county jail, run by the Clarke 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: Clarke County public records, Clarke County arrest records, Clarke County warrants, Clarke County police reports, Clarke County property records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Clarke County
The county jail, run by the Clarke County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Clarke County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Clarke County Sheriff's Office at accgov.com/1299/Current-List-of-Inmates-Clarke-County-Ja (page title: Current List of Inmates (Clarke County Jail) | Athens-Clarke County, GA), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Clarke County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 490 people on an average day, up from about 410 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 839 beds, and it is running at 58 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Clarke County has about 130,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 38 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Clarke County Jail
The Clarke County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Winterville make the arrests that end in a booking in Clarke County.
The FBI's agency list also places two campus police departments and two state police units in Clarke County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Athens-Clarke County's 2,679 for 2025 and the Clarke County Sheriff's Office's 0 for 2024.
Together, the two agencies in Clarke County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 2,761 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 Clarke 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 Clarke County?
Ask the Clarke County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at accgov.com.
How many people are in the Clarke County jail?
About 490 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 839 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Clarke 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 Clarke 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.