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.
Echols County, Georgia, has about 3,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Echols County is held at the county jail, run by the Echols 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 Echols County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Echols County is held at the county jail, run by the Echols County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Echols County Sheriff's Office at echolscountysheriff.com/jail-information (page title: Jail Information | Echols County Sheriff's Office), phone (229) 559-5603, 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) 559-5603.
The Echols County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 19 people, up from about 19 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2024 was 27 beds, and it ran at 72 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Echols County has about 3,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 53 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Echols County Jail
The Echols County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Echols County.
The Echols County Sheriff's Office reported 52 arrests to the FBI for 2020. 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 Echols 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 Echols County?
Ask the Echols County Sheriff's Office at (229) 559-5603; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at echolscountysheriff.com/jail-information.
How many people are in the Echols County jail?
About 19 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 27 beds.
What is the phone number for the Echols County jail?
(229) 559-5603, the number on the page of the Echols County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Echols 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 Echols 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.