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 29, 2026.
Twiggs County, Georgia, has about 7,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Twiggs County is held at the county jail, run by the Twiggs 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.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Twiggs County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Twiggs County is held at the county jail, run by the Twiggs County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Twiggs County Sheriff's Office at twiggssheriff.org (page title: Twiggs County Sheriff’s Office | Twiggs County, GA), phone 478-945-3357, 37 N Ash Street Jeffersonville, GA 31044, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 478-945-3357.
The Twiggs County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 34 people on an average day, up from about 26 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 48 beds, and it is running at 71 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Twiggs County has about 7,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 44 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Twiggs County Jail
The Twiggs County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Twiggs County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Twiggs County: Twiggs County Board of Education (other agency).
The Twiggs County Sheriff's Office reported 279 arrests to the FBI for 2025. 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 Twiggs 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 Twiggs 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 Twiggs County?
Ask the Twiggs County Sheriff's Office at 478-945-3357; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at twiggssheriff.org.
How many people are in the Twiggs County jail?
About 34 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 48 beds.
What is the phone number for the Twiggs County jail?
478-945-3357, the number on the page of the Twiggs County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Twiggs 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 Twiggs 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.