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.
McIntosh County, Georgia, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in McIntosh County is held at the county jail, run by the McIntosh 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: McIntosh County public records, McIntosh County arrest records, McIntosh County warrants, McIntosh County criminal records, McIntosh County court records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in McIntosh County
The county jail, run by the McIntosh County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in McIntosh County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the McIntosh County Sheriff's Office at mcintoshcountyga.com/m/directory/department?did=16 (page title: Staff Directory, Sheriff's Department), phone 912-437-6623, 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 912-437-6623.
The McIntosh County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 79 people, up from about 74 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2025 was 115 beds, and it ran at 69 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
McIntosh County has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 67 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the McIntosh County Jail
The McIntosh County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in McIntosh County.
The McIntosh County Sheriff's Office reported 417 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 McIntosh 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 McIntosh 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 McIntosh County?
Ask the McIntosh County Sheriff's Office at 912-437-6623; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at mcintoshcountyga.com.
How many people are in the McIntosh County jail?
About 79 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 115 beds.
What is the phone number for the McIntosh County jail?
912-437-6623, the number on the page of the McIntosh County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in McIntosh 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 McIntosh 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.