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.
Quitman County, Georgia, has about 2,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Quitman County is held at the county jail, run by the Quitman 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.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Quitman County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Quitman County is held at the county jail, run by the Quitman County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Quitman County Sheriff's Office at quitmansheriff.com (page title: Quitman County Sheriff's Office | Quitman County Georgia), phone (229) 334-3726, 121 Main Street P. O. Box 338 Georgetown, GA 39854, 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 (229) 334-3726.
The Quitman County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 7 people, down from about 9 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2024 was 19 beds, and it ran at 37 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Quitman County has about 2,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 30 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Quitman County Jail
The Quitman County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Quitman County.
The Quitman County Sheriff's Office reported 1,152 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 Quitman 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 Quitman County?
Ask the Quitman County Sheriff's Office at (229) 334-3726; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at quitmansheriff.com.
How many people are in the Quitman County jail?
About 7 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 19 beds.
What is the phone number for the Quitman County jail?
(229) 334-3726, the number on the page of the Quitman County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Quitman 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 Quitman 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.