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 on September 23, 2026.
Habersham County, Georgia, has about 50,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Habersham County is held at the county jail, run by the Habersham 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: Habersham County public records, Habersham County arrest records, Habersham County warrants, Habersham County criminal records, Habersham County court records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Habersham County
The county jail, run by the Habersham County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Habersham County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Habersham County Sheriff's Office at habershamga.com/sheriffs-office-&-jail.cfm (page title: Sheriff's Office & Jail | Habersham County), phone 706-839-0519, 1000 Detention Drive Clarkesville, GA 30523, 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 706-839-0519.
The Habersham County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 180 people on an average day, up from about 170 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 162 beds, and it is running at 112 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Habersham County has about 50,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 36 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Habersham County Jail
The Habersham County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Cornelia, Baldwin, Demorest, Clarkesville, Mount Airy and Alto make the arrests that end in a booking in Habersham County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Habersham County: North Georgia Technical College and Piedmont College (campus police).
The Tallulah Falls Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Habersham County, so its arrests are not broken out for Habersham County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Habersham County Sheriff's Office's 811 for 2025, Alto's 50 for 2025 and Demorest's 19 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Habersham County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 880 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 Habersham 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 Habersham County?
Ask the Habersham County Sheriff's Office at 706-839-0519; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at habershamga.com/sheriffs-office-&-jail.cfm.
How many people are in the Habersham County jail?
About 180 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 162 beds.
What is the phone number for the Habersham County jail?
706-839-0519, the number on the page of the Habersham County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Habersham 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 Habersham 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.