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.
Randolph County, Georgia, has about 6,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Randolph County is held at the county jail, run by the Randolph 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: Randolph County public records, Randolph County arrest records, Randolph County warrants, Randolph County criminal records, Randolph County court records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Randolph County
The county jail, run by the Randolph County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Randolph County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Randolph County Sheriff's Office at randolphcountyga.com/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Randolph County Ga | Randolph County, GA), phone 229-732-2525, 216 Recreation Camp Rd. Cuthbert, GA 39840, 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 229-732-2525.
The Randolph County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 63 people on an average day, up from about 27 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 100 beds, and it is running at 63 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Randolph County has about 6,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 104 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Randolph County Jail
The Randolph County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Cuthbert and Shellman make the arrests that end in a booking in Randolph County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Randolph County: the State Patrol at Cuthbert (state police); Andrew College (campus police).
The Randolph County Sheriff's Office reported 59 arrests to the FBI for 2022. 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 Randolph 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 Randolph 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 Randolph County?
Ask the Randolph County Sheriff's Office at 229-732-2525; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at randolphcountyga.com/sheriff.
How many people are in the Randolph County jail?
About 63 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 100 beds.
What is the phone number for the Randolph County jail?
229-732-2525, the number on the page of the Randolph County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Randolph 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 Randolph 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.