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 September 30, 2026.
Screven County, Georgia, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Screven County is held at the county jail, run by the Screven 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: Screven County public records, Screven County arrest records, Screven County warrants, Screven County criminal records, Screven County court records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Screven County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Screven County is held at the county jail, run by the Screven County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Screven County Sheriff's Office at screvencosheriffga.gov (page title: Screven County Sheriff's Office | Serving and Protecting Our Communities), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Screven County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 65 people on an average day, up from about 55 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 247 beds, and it is running at 26 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Screven County has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 45 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Screven County Jail
The Screven County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Sylvania, Newington and Oliver make the arrests that end in a booking in Screven County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Screven County: the State Patrol at Sylvania (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Oliver's 1,152 for 2025, Sylvania's 66 for 2025 and Newington's 21 for 2024.
Together, the two agencies in Screven County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,218 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 Screven 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 Screven 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 Screven County?
Ask the Screven County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at screvencosheriffga.gov.
How many people are in the Screven County jail?
About 65 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 247 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Screven 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 Screven 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.