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 4, 2026.
Clay County, Georgia, has about 2,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Clay County is held at the county jail, run by the Clay 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: Clay County public records, Clay County arrest records, Clay County warrants, Clay County police reports, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Clay County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Clay County is held at the county jail, run by the Clay County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Clay County Sheriff's Office at claytonsheriff.com (page title: Clayton County GA Inmate Search, Jail and Public Records), phone (770) 477-4441, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
That page is the place to look for someone booked recently. A person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
The Clay County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 9 people, down from about 12 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2024 was 25 beds, and it ran at 37 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Clay County has about 2,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 33 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Clay County Jail
The Clay County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Clay County.
The Clay County Sheriff's Office reported 100 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 Clay 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 Clay 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 Clay County?
Look on the custody page of the Clay County Sheriff's Office at claytonsheriff.com, or call (770) 477-4441. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Clay County jail?
About 9 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 25 beds.
What is the phone number for the Clay County jail?
(770) 477-4441, the number on the page of the Clay County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Clay 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 Clay 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.