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.
Early County, Georgia, has about 10,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Early County is held at the county jail, run by the Early 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: Early County public records, Early County arrest records, Early County warrants, Early County criminal records, Early County court records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Early County
The county jail, run by the Early County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Early County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Early County Sheriff's Office at earlycountysheriff.com/detention-.html (page title: EARLY COUNTY JAIL | EARLY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE), phone 229-723-3150, 18610, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 229-723-3150.
The Early County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 38 people on an average day, up from about 32 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 77 beds, and it is running at 49 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Early County has about 10,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 36 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Early County Jail
The Early County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Blakely make the arrests that end in a booking in Early County.
The Arlington Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Early County, so its arrests are not broken out for Early County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Blakely's 198 for 2025 and the Early County Sheriff's Office's 58 for 2024.
Together, the two agencies in Early County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 230 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 Early 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 Early County?
Ask the Early County Sheriff's Office at 229-723-3150; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at earlycountysheriff.com/detention-.html.
How many people are in the Early County jail?
About 38 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 77 beds.
What is the phone number for the Early County jail?
229-723-3150, the number on the page of the Early County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Early 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 Early 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.