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.
Union County, Georgia, has about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Union County is held at the county jail, run by the Union 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: Union County public records, Union County arrest records, Union County warrants, Union County criminal records, Union County court records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Union County
The county jail, run by the Union County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Union County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Union County Sheriff's Office at unioncountygasheriff.org/currentinmates.html (page title: Inmates | UNION COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE), 378 Beasley Street Blairsville, GA 30512, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Union County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 52 people on an average day, down from about 63 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 57 beds, and it is running at 91 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Union County has about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 19 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Union County Jail
The Union County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Blairsville make the arrests that end in a booking in Union County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Union County: Union County Schools (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Union County Sheriff's Office's 223 for 2025 and Blairsville's 48 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Union County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 271 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 Union County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Georgia Department of Corrections lists its inmates at gdc.georgia.gov/offender-info/find-offender.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Union County?
Look on the custody page of the Union County Sheriff's Office at unioncountygasheriff.org/currentinmates.html. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Union County jail?
About 52 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 57 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Union 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 Union 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.