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.
Upson County, Georgia, has about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Upson County is held at the county jail, run by the Upson 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: Upson County public records, Upson County arrest records, Upson County warrants, Upson County criminal records, Upson County court records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Upson County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Upson County is held at the county jail, run by the Upson County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Upson County Sheriff's Office at upsoncountyga.org/464/Office-of-the-Sheriff (page title: Office of the Sheriff | Upson County, GA), 235 Aviation Drive Thomaston, GA 30286, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Upson County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 140 people on an average day, up from about 120 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 220 beds, and it is running at 64 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Upson County has about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 50 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Upson County Jail
The Upson County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Thomaston make the arrests that end in a booking in Upson County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Upson County: the State Patrol at Highway Support Division, Thomaston and the State Patrol at Thomaston (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Thomaston's 497 for 2025 and the Upson County Sheriff's Office's 296 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Upson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 793 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 Upson 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 Upson County?
Ask the Upson County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at upsoncountyga.org/464/Office-of-the-Sheriff.
How many people are in the Upson County jail?
About 140 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 220 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Upson 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 Upson 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.