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 28, 2026.
Dade County, Georgia, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Dade County is held at the county jail, run by the Dade 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: Dade County public records, Dade County arrest records, Dade County warrants, Dade County criminal records, Dade County court records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Dade County
The county jail, run by the Dade County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Dade County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Dade County Sheriff's Office at dadecounty-ga.gov/m/directory/department?did=14 (page title: Staff Directory, Sheriff's Department), phone 706-657-3233, 75 Case Avenue Trenton, GA 30752, Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 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 706-657-3233.
The Dade County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 57 people on an average day, down from about 78 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 110 beds, and it is running at 52 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Dade County has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 35 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Dade County Jail
The Dade County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Trenton make the arrests that end in a booking in Dade County.
Trenton reported 1,152 arrests to the FBI for 2024. 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 Dade 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 Dade 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 Dade County?
Ask the Dade County Sheriff's Office at 706-657-3233; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at dadecounty-ga.gov.
How many people are in the Dade County jail?
About 57 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 110 beds.
What is the phone number for the Dade County jail?
706-657-3233, the number on the page of the Dade County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Dade 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 Dade 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.