Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 11, 2026.
Pierce County, Georgia, has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Pierce County is held at the county jail, run by the Pierce 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: Pierce County public records, Pierce County arrest records, Pierce County warrants, Pierce County criminal records, Pierce County court records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Pierce County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Pierce County is held at the county jail, run by the Pierce County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Pierce County Sheriff's Office at piercecountyga.gov/office-of-the-sheriff (page title: Office of the Sheriff | Pierce County), phone 912.449.2011, 300 Pierce Industrial Blvd., Blackshear, GA 31516, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 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 912.449.2011.
The Pierce County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 130 people on an average day, up from about 66 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 165 beds, and it is running at 79 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Pierce County has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 63 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Pierce County Jail
The Pierce County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Blackshear and Patterson make the arrests that end in a booking in Pierce County.
The Waycross Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Pierce County, so its arrests are not broken out for Pierce County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Pierce County Sheriff's Office's 400 for 2025, Blackshear's 117 for 2025 and Patterson's 0 for 2023.
Together, the two agencies in Pierce County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 517 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 Pierce 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 Pierce County?
Ask the Pierce County Sheriff's Office at 912.449.2011; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at piercecountyga.gov/office-of-the-sheriff.
How many people are in the Pierce County jail?
About 130 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 165 beds.
What is the phone number for the Pierce County jail?
912.449.2011, the number on the page of the Pierce County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Pierce 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 Pierce 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.