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.
Jeff Davis County, Georgia, has about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Jeff Davis County is held at the county jail, run by the Jeff Davis 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: Jeff Davis County public records, Jeff Davis County arrest records, Jeff Davis County warrants, Jeff Davis County criminal records, Jeff Davis County court records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Jeff Davis County
The county jail, run by the Jeff Davis County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Jeff Davis County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Jeff Davis County Sheriff's Office at jeffdaviscountyga.gov/sheriffs-office (page title: Sheriff's Office), phone 912-375-6600, 15 Public Safety Drive Hazlehurst, GA 31539, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 912-375-6600.
The Jeff Davis County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 57 people on an average day, up from about 41 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 106 beds, and it is running at 54 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Jeff Davis County has about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 38 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Jeff Davis County Jail
The Jeff Davis County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Hazlehurst make the arrests that end in a booking in Jeff Davis County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Jeff Davis County Sheriff's Office's 257 for 2023 and Hazlehurst's 118 for 2025.
Hazlehurst reported 118 arrests to the FBI for 2025. 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 Jeff Davis 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 Jeff Davis 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 Jeff Davis County?
Ask the Jeff Davis County Sheriff's Office at 912-375-6600; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at jeffdaviscountyga.gov/sheriffs-office.
How many people are in the Jeff Davis County jail?
About 57 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 106 beds.
What is the phone number for the Jeff Davis County jail?
912-375-6600, the number on the page of the Jeff Davis County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Jeff Davis 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 Jeff Davis 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.