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.
Wilkinson County, Georgia, has about 8,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Wilkinson County is held at the county jail, run by the Wilkinson 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.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Wilkinson County
The county jail, run by the Wilkinson County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Wilkinson County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Wilkinson County Sheriff's Office at wilkinsoncounty.net/sheriffs-office (page title: Sheriff’s Office | Wilkinson County), phone (478) 946-2411, 108 Bacon Street Irwinton, GA 31042, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 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 (478) 946-2411.
The Wilkinson County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 48 people, up from about 37 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2025 was 50 beds, and it ran at 96 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Wilkinson County has about 8,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 55 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Wilkinson County Jail
The Wilkinson County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Gordon, Ivey, McIntyre, Irwinton and Toomsboro make the arrests that end in a booking in Wilkinson County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Wilkinson County Sheriff's Office's 295 for 2023, Gordon's 19 for 2023 and McIntyre's 0 for 2022.
Together, the two agencies in Wilkinson County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 314 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 Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson County?
Ask the Wilkinson County Sheriff's Office at (478) 946-2411; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at wilkinsoncounty.net/sheriffs-office.
How many people are in the Wilkinson County jail?
About 48 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 50 beds.
What is the phone number for the Wilkinson County jail?
(478) 946-2411, the number on the page of the Wilkinson County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson 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.