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 4, 2026.
Webster County, Georgia, has about 2,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Webster County is held at the county jail, run by the Webster 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: Webster County public records, Webster County arrest records, Webster County warrants, Webster County criminal records, Webster County court records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Webster County
The county jail, run by the Webster County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Webster County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Webster County Sheriff's Office at webstercosheriff.org (page title: Webster County Georgia Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Webster County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 13 people, down from about 13 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2024 was 18 beds, and it ran at 72 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Webster County has about 2,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 57 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Webster County Jail
The Webster County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Webster County.
The Webster County Sheriff's Office reported 0 arrests to the FBI for 2023. 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 Webster 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 Webster County?
Ask the Webster County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at webstercosheriff.org.
How many people are in the Webster County jail?
About 13 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 18 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Webster 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 Webster 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.