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.
Tattnall County, Georgia, has about 24,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Tattnall County is held at the county jail, run by the Tattnall 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: Tattnall County public records, Tattnall County arrest records, Tattnall County warrants, Tattnall County criminal records, Tattnall County court records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Tattnall County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Tattnall County is held at the county jail, run by the Tattnall County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Tattnall County Sheriff's Office at tattnallcountyga.com/county-jail-inmates.cfm (page title: County Jail Inmates | Tattnall County, GA), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Tattnall County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 120 people on an average day, up from about 97 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 152 beds, and it is running at 80 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Tattnall County has about 24,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 50 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Tattnall County Jail
The Tattnall County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Glennville and Reidsville make the arrests that end in a booking in Tattnall County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Tattnall County: the State Patrol at Reidsville (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Tattnall County Sheriff's Office's 287 for 2025 and Glennville's 51 for 2020.
The Tattnall County Sheriff's Office reported 328 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 Tattnall 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 Tattnall 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 Tattnall County?
Ask the Tattnall County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at tattnallcountyga.com/county-jail-inmates.cfm.
How many people are in the Tattnall County jail?
About 120 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 152 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Tattnall 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 Tattnall 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.