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.
White County, Georgia, has about 30,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in White County is held at the county jail, run by the White 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: White County public records, White County arrest records, White County warrants, White County criminal records, White County court records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in White County
The county jail, run by the White County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in White County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the White County Sheriff's Office at whitecountyga.gov/169/Sheriffs-Office (page title: Sheriff's Office | White County, GA), phone (706) 865-5177, 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) 865-5177.
The White County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 100 people on an average day, down from about 120 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 176 beds, and it is running at 57 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
White County has about 30,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 34 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the White County Jail
The White County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Cleveland and Helen make the arrests that end in a booking in White County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the White County Sheriff's Office's 329 for 2025, Helen's 95 for 2025 and Cleveland's 82 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in White County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 506 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 White 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 White 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 White County?
Ask the White County Sheriff's Office at (706) 865-5177; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at whitecountyga.gov/169/Sheriffs-Office.
How many people are in the White County jail?
About 100 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 176 beds.
What is the phone number for the White County jail?
(706) 865-5177, the number on the page of the White County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in White 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 White 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.