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. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Lanier County, Georgia, has about 10,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Lanier County is held at the county jail, run by the Lanier 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, who books people, state prison and common questions.
Related guides: Lanier County public records, Lanier County arrest records, Lanier County warrants, Lanier County criminal records, Lanier County court records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Lanier County
The county jail, run by the Lanier County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Lanier County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Lanier County Sheriff's Office at laniercountysheriff.com (page title: Welcome and EMERGENCY NOTICE | Lanier County Sheriff's Office, Lakeland Georgia), phone 229-482-3545, 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 229-482-3545.
Who Books People Into the Lanier County Jail
The Lanier County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Lakeland make the arrests that end in a booking in Lanier County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Lanier County: Lanier County Board of Education (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Lanier County Sheriff's Office's 314 for 2025 and Lakeland's 24 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Lanier County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 338 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 Lanier 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 Lanier County?
Ask the Lanier County Sheriff's Office at 229-482-3545; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at laniercountysheriff.com.
What is the phone number for the Lanier County jail?
229-482-3545, the number on the page of the Lanier County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Lanier 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 Lanier 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.