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 2, 2026.
Talbot County, Georgia, has about 5,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Talbot County is held at the county jail, run by the Talbot 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: Talbot County public records, Talbot County arrest records, Talbot County warrants, Talbot County criminal records, Talbot County court records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Talbot County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Talbot County is held at the county jail, run by the Talbot County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Talbot County Sheriff's Office at talbotcountyga.org/sheriff-department (page title: Sheriff Department | 911 | Talbot County, GA), phone 706-665-8314, 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, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at 706-665-8314.
The Talbot County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 20 people on an average day, up from about 16 in 2015. Its rated capacity is 22 beds, and it is running at 91 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Talbot County has about 5,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 35 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Talbot County Jail
The Talbot County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Talbotton make the arrests that end in a booking in Talbot County.
The Manchester Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Talbot County, so its arrests are not broken out for Talbot County here.
The Talbot County Sheriff's Office reported 95 arrests to the FBI for 2024. 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 Talbot 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 Talbot 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 Talbot County?
Ask the Talbot County Sheriff's Office at 706-665-8314; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at talbotcountyga.org/sheriff-department.
How many people are in the Talbot County jail?
About 20 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 22 beds.
What is the phone number for the Talbot County jail?
706-665-8314, the number on the page of the Talbot County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Talbot 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 Talbot 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.