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.
Turner County, Georgia, has about 9,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Turner County is held at the county jail, run by the Turner 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: Turner County public records, Turner County arrest records, Turner County warrants, Turner County criminal records, Turner County court records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Turner County
The county jail, run by the Turner County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Turner County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Turner County Sheriff's Office at turnercountyso.com/jailcustodydisclaimer.html (page title: Sheriff's Office Turner County, GA), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Turner County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 54 people on an average day, up from about 43 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 108 beds, and it is running at 50 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Turner County has about 9,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 60 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Turner County Jail
The Turner County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Ashburn and Sycamore make the arrests that end in a booking in Turner County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Turner County: Turner County Schools (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Sycamore's 1,152 for 2025 and the Turner County Sheriff's Office's 382 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Turner County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,534 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 Turner 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 Turner 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 Turner County?
Ask the Turner County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at turnercountyso.com/jailcustodydisclaimer.html.
How many people are in the Turner County jail?
About 54 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 108 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Turner 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 Turner 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.