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.
Murray County, Georgia, has about 41,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Murray County is held at the county jail, run by the Murray 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: Murray County public records, Murray County arrest records, Murray County warrants, Murray County criminal records, Murray County court records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Murray County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Murray County is held at the county jail, run by the Murray County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Murray County Sheriff's Office at murraycountyga.org/165/Sheriffs-Office (page title: Sheriff’s Office | Murray County, GA), phone (706) 695-4592, Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, 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) 695-4592.
The Murray County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 170 people on an average day, up from about 150 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 160 beds, and it is running at 108 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Murray County has about 41,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 42 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Murray County Jail
The Murray County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Chatsworth and Eton make the arrests that end in a booking in Murray County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Murray County Sheriff's Office's 614 for 2025, Chatsworth's 515 for 2025 and Eton's 40 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Murray County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,169 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 Murray 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 Murray 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 Murray County?
Ask the Murray County Sheriff's Office at (706) 695-4592; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at murraycountyga.org/165/Sheriffs-Office.
How many people are in the Murray County jail?
About 170 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 160 beds.
What is the phone number for the Murray County jail?
(706) 695-4592, the number on the page of the Murray County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Murray 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 Murray 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.