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.
Walker County, Georgia, has about 69,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Walker County is held at the county jail, run by the Walker 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: Walker County public records, Walker County arrest records, Walker County warrants, Walker County criminal records, Walker County court records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Walker County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Walker County is held at the county jail, run by the Walker County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Walker County Sheriff's Office at walkerso.com/ais.php (page title: Walker County Sheriff), phone 706-638-1909, 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 706-638-1909.
The Walker County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 220 people on an average day, down from about 250 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 225 beds, and it is running at 96 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Walker County has about 69,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 31 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Walker County Jail
The Walker County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for LaFayette, Rossville, Chickamauga and Lookout Mountain make the arrests that end in a booking in Walker County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Walker County: the State Patrol at Lafayette (state police).
The Fort Oglethorpe Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Walker County, so its arrests are not broken out for Walker County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Rossville's 63 for 2023, Chickamauga's 22 for 2025 and Lookout Mountain's 0 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Walker County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 22 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 Walker 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 Walker 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 Walker County?
Ask the Walker County Sheriff's Office at 706-638-1909; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at walkerso.com/ais.php.
How many people are in the Walker County jail?
About 220 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 225 beds.
What is the phone number for the Walker County jail?
706-638-1909, the number on the page of the Walker County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Walker 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 Walker 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.