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 2, 2026.
Laurens County, Georgia, has about 50,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Laurens County is held at the county jail, run by the Laurens 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: Laurens County public records, Laurens County arrest records, Laurens County warrants, Laurens County criminal records, Laurens County court records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Laurens County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Laurens County is held at the county jail, run by the Laurens County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Laurens County Sheriff's Office at laurenscoga.org/363/Detention-Center (page title: Detention Center | Laurens County, GA), phone 478-272-1522, 511 Southern Pines Rd Dublin, GA 31021, 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 478-272-1522.
The Laurens County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 210 people on an average day, down from about 260 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 275 beds, and it is running at 77 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Laurens County has about 50,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 42 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Laurens County Jail
The Laurens County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Dublin and East Dublin make the arrests that end in a booking in Laurens County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Laurens County: the State Patrol at Dublin (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were East Dublin's 1,152 for 2025 and the Laurens County Sheriff's Office's 493 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Laurens County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,645 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 Laurens 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 Laurens County?
Ask the Laurens County Sheriff's Office at 478-272-1522; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at laurenscoga.org/363/Detention-Center.
How many people are in the Laurens County jail?
About 210 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 275 beds.
What is the phone number for the Laurens County jail?
478-272-1522, the number on the page of the Laurens County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Laurens 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 Laurens 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.