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.
Rabun County, Georgia, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Rabun County is held at the county jail, run by the Rabun 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: Rabun County public records, Rabun County arrest records, Rabun County warrants, Rabun County criminal records, Rabun County court records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Rabun County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Rabun County is held at the county jail, run by the Rabun County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Rabun County Sheriff's Office at rabuncounty.ga.gov/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Rabun County GA), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Rabun County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 130 people on an average day, up from about 99 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 102 beds, and it is running at 124 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Rabun County has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 71 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Rabun County Jail
The Rabun County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Clayton, Mountain City, Sky Valley, Dillard and Tallulah Falls make the arrests that end in a booking in Rabun County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Rabun County Sheriff's Office's 396 for 2025, Clayton's 122 for 2025 and Dillard's 0 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Rabun County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 518 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 Rabun 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 Rabun County?
Ask the Rabun County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at rabuncounty.ga.gov/sheriff.
How many people are in the Rabun County jail?
About 130 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 102 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Rabun 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 Rabun 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.