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.
Muscogee County, Georgia, has about 202,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Muscogee County is held at the county jail, run by the Muscogee 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: Muscogee County public records, Muscogee County arrest records, Muscogee County warrants, Muscogee County criminal records, Muscogee County court records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Muscogee County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Muscogee County is held at the county jail, run by the Muscogee County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Muscogee County Sheriff's Office at columbusga.gov/sheriff (page title: Muscogee County Sheriff's Office), phone 706-225-4225, 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 706-225-4225.
The Muscogee County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 1,170 people on an average day, up from about 1,150 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 1,069 beds, and it is running at 109 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Muscogee County has about 202,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 58 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Muscogee County Jail
The Muscogee County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Columbus make the arrests that end in a booking in Muscogee County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Muscogee County: Columbus State University (campus police); Muscogee County Schools and the Muscogee City Marshal (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Columbus's 5,250 for 2024 and the Muscogee County Sheriff's Office's 813 for 2023.
Together, the two agencies in Muscogee County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 5,451 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 Muscogee 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 Muscogee County?
Ask the Muscogee County Sheriff's Office at 706-225-4225; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at columbusga.gov/sheriff.
How many people are in the Muscogee County jail?
About 1,170 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 1,069 beds.
What is the phone number for the Muscogee County jail?
706-225-4225, the number on the page of the Muscogee County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Muscogee 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 Muscogee 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.