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 4, 2026.
Pickens County, Georgia, has about 37,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Pickens County is held at the county jail, run by the Pickens 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: Pickens County public records, Pickens County arrest records, Pickens County warrants, Pickens County criminal records, Pickens County court records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Pickens County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Pickens County is held at the county jail, run by the Pickens County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Pickens County Sheriff's Office at pickensgasheriff.com (page title: Pickens County Georgia Sheriff's Office), phone 706-253-8900, 2985 Camp Road, Jasper, GA 30143, Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 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 706-253-8900.
The Pickens County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 99 people on an average day, up from about 83 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 155 beds, and it is running at 64 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Pickens County has about 37,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 27 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Pickens County Jail
The Pickens County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Jasper make the arrests that end in a booking in Pickens County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Pickens County: Pickens County Board of Education (other agency).
The Nelson Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Pickens County, so its arrests are not broken out for Pickens County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Pickens County Sheriff's Office's 722 for 2025 and Jasper's 119 for 2024.
Together, the two agencies in Pickens County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 643 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 Pickens 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 Pickens 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 Pickens County?
Ask the Pickens County Sheriff's Office at 706-253-8900; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at pickensgasheriff.com.
How many people are in the Pickens County jail?
About 99 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 155 beds.
What is the phone number for the Pickens County jail?
706-253-8900, the number on the page of the Pickens County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Pickens 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 Pickens 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.