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.
Colquitt County, Georgia, has about 47,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Colquitt County is held at the county jail, run by the Colquitt 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 Colquitt County
The county jail, run by the Colquitt County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Colquitt County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Colquitt County Sheriff's Office at colquittcountyga.gov/departments/sheriff/index.php (page title: Sheriff), phone 229-616-7470, 200 Veterans Parkway N. P.O. Box 188 Moultrie, GA 31788, 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 229-616-7470.
The Colquitt County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 220 people on an average day, down from about 240 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 210 beds, and it is running at 106 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Colquitt County has about 47,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 47 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Colquitt County Jail
The Colquitt County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Moultrie, Norman Park, Doerun and Berlin make the arrests that end in a booking in Colquitt County.
The Omega Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Colquitt County, so its arrests are not broken out for Colquitt County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Colquitt County Sheriff's Office's 1,152 for 2025, Berlin's 1,152 for 2025 and Moultrie's 740 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Colquitt County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,044 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 Colquitt 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 Colquitt 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 Colquitt County?
Ask the Colquitt County Sheriff's Office at 229-616-7470; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at colquittcountyga.gov.
How many people are in the Colquitt County jail?
About 220 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 210 beds.
What is the phone number for the Colquitt County jail?
229-616-7470, the number on the page of the Colquitt County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Colquitt 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 Colquitt 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.