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 24, 2026.
George County, Mississippi, has about 26,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in George County is held at the county jail, run by the George 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: George County public records, George County arrest records, George County warrants, George County police reports, George County property records, Mississippi arrest records and Mississippi inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in George County
The county jail, run by the George County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in George County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the George County Sheriff's Office at georgecountymssheriff.com/inmateSearch (page title: George County Sheriff’s Office MS), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone booked recently. A person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
The George County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 420 people, up from about 340 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 454 beds, and it ran at 92 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
George County has about 26,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 162 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the George County Jail
The George County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Lucedale make the arrests that end in a booking in George County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the George County Sheriff's Office's 145 for 2025 and Lucedale's 43 for 2024.
Together, the two agencies in George County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 261 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 George 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 George County serves the sentence in a facility of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at mdoc.ms.gov/inmate_search.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in George County?
Look on the custody page of the George County Sheriff's Office at georgecountymssheriff.com/inmateSearch. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the George County jail?
About 420 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 454 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in George County go?
To a facility of the Mississippi Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at mdoc.ms.gov/inmate_search.
Is this the official George 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.