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 9, 2026.
Grady County, Georgia, has about 26,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Grady County is held at the county jail, run by the Grady 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 Grady County
The county jail, run by the Grady County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Grady County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Grady County Sheriff's Office at gradycountyga.gov/public-safety/sheriffs-office (page title: Sheriff’s Office | Grady County, GA), phone (229) 377-1512, Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 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) 377-1512.
The Grady County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 86 people, down from about 98 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2025 was 99 beds, and it ran at 86 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Grady County has about 26,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 33 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Grady County Jail
The Grady County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Cairo and Whigham make the arrests that end in a booking in Grady County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Grady County: Grady County Schools (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Cairo's 431 for 2025 and the Grady County Sheriff's Office's 416 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Grady County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 847 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 Grady 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 Grady 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 Grady County?
Ask the Grady County Sheriff's Office at (229) 377-1512; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at gradycountyga.gov.
How many people are in the Grady County jail?
About 86 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 99 beds.
What is the phone number for the Grady County jail?
(229) 377-1512, the number on the page of the Grady County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Grady 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 Grady 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.