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 on September 23, 2026.
Ware County, Georgia, has about 36,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Ware County is held at the county jail, run by the Ware 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: Ware County public records, Ware County arrest records, Ware County warrants, Ware County criminal records, Ware County court records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Ware County
The county jail, run by the Ware County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Ware County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Ware County Sheriff's Office at waresheriff.com (page title: Ware County, Ga. Sheriff's Office), phone (912) 287-4326, 3487 Harris Road, Waycross, GA 31503, 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 (912) 287-4326.
The Ware County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 410 people on an average day, down from about 440 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 510 beds, and it is running at 81 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Ware County has about 36,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 114 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Ware County Jail
The Ware County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Waycross make the arrests that end in a booking in Ware County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Ware County: the State Patrol at Waycross (state police); Coastal Pines Technical College (campus police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Ware County Sheriff's Office's 1,140 for 2025 and Waycross's 813 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Ware County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,953 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 Ware 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 Ware 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 Ware County?
Ask the Ware County Sheriff's Office at (912) 287-4326; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at waresheriff.com.
How many people are in the Ware County jail?
About 410 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 510 beds.
What is the phone number for the Ware County jail?
(912) 287-4326, the number on the page of the Ware County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Ware 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 Ware 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.