The Appling County Inmate Population
The Appling County inmate population is split across more than one custody system. The local jail count is centered on Appling County Sheriff's Office custody at the Appling County Jail in Baxley. That jail is the place to check for recent arrests, pretrial detainees, people held on county charges, short local sentences, and Baxley Police Department arrests after booking. The same public-safety complex houses the sheriff, jail, Baxley Police, and 911 dispatch, which is why local arrest, jail, and first appearance details often point back to the Barnes Street complex.
A second part of the Appling County inmate population is state custody. The Appling Integrated Treatment Facility is physically in the county, but it is run by the Georgia Department of Corrections. It is a medium-security RSAT treatment facility for adult male felons and probationers, not a place to search for ordinary Appling County pretrial detainees. Federal Bureau of Prisons custody, U.S. Marshals custody, and ICE detention are separate again. No BOP prison or ICE detention center was found inside Appling County in the research file.
Appling County Inmate Population Statistics
Population figures for Appling County need source labels because the county jail has a published capacity conflict. The sheriff's legacy facility page describes an 84-bed detention center. Vera Institute's county incarceration file, accessed in June 2026, reports a recent rated capacity of 193 for Appling County and estimates the jail population at 84 in 2026. Those two numbers should not be merged. The older sheriff page is strong for building history, while Vera is a newer statistical source.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Sheriff legacy jail bed count | 84 beds | Appling County Sheriff's Office legacy facility facts, inspected June 2026 |
| Vera rated capacity | 193 | Vera Incarceration Trends county CSV, 2024 to 2026 rows |
| 2026 total jail population | 84 | Vera county CSV, Appling County 2026 row |
| 2024 total jail population rate | 793.65 per 100,000 residents age 15-64 | Vera county CSV, Appling County 2024 row |
| Appling ITF capacity | 206 | Georgia Department of Corrections facility page, inspected June 2026 |
Appling County Inmate Population Trends
Vera's Appling County jail figures show annual estimates rather than a live daily roster. Recent jail population estimates have stayed below Vera's 193 rated capacity, while older years are compared against the sheriff's legacy 84-bed description. That matters because the 2017 Vera estimate was slightly above 84, while the 2024 estimate of 89.5 is below Vera's newer 193 rating. No current official overcrowding order, consent decree, or new jail construction plan was located in the research file.
| Year | Total Jail Population | Rated Capacity | Pretrial | Sentenced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 84 | 193 | 36 | 48 |
| 2025 | 75.5 | 193 | 38.75 | 36.75 |
| 2024 | 89.5 | 193 | 50 | 39.5 |
| 2023 | 82 | 193 | 50.5 | 31.5 |
| 2022 | 68.75 | 193 | 46.75 | 22 |
| 2021 | 86.75 | 138.5 | 44.75 | 42 |
| 2020 | 67.25 | 84 | 40.25 | 27 |
| 2017 | 85.5 | 84 | 45 | 40.5 |
Who Makes Up Appling County Inmates
The best recent Appling County inmate population split in the research file is custody type, not a full current demographic dashboard. Vera lists 50 pretrial and 39.5 sentenced jail custody in 2024, then 36 pretrial and 48 sentenced in 2026. These are county jail categories. They do not count every state offender connected to Appling County, and they do not turn Appling ITF residents into county jail inmates. A pretrial detainee is a person held before conviction or sentencing. A sentenced jail inmate is serving a local sentence or held after case disposition.
- Pretrial custody: Vera reported 50 in 2024 and 36 in 2026 for Appling County jail custody.
- Sentenced jail custody: Vera reported 39.5 in 2024 and 48 in 2026.
- 2019 sex estimates: Vera listed 56.615 male and 9.885 female jail population fields, which do not sum exactly due source estimation.
- 2019 race fields: Vera listed Black, Latinx, and White jail population estimates for Appling County.
Older Vera details also show 740.06 jail admits and 709.04 discharges in 2019. No current sheriff annual booking total or average length of stay was found. That gap is important for Appling County inmate population content because annual admissions, live daily custody, and roster records answer different questions.
Appling County Jail Capacity
The Appling County Jail capacity record should be read with care. The sheriff's legacy page says the detention center was built as an 84-bed jail. Vera uses 84 through 2020, then 138.5 in 2021 and 193 from 2022 through 2026. The research file did not locate a county explanation for the change. A cautious reading is that Appling County has an older local facility description and a newer statistical capacity field, and both should be shown with source names.
Capacity note: The sheriff's legacy source says 84 beds; Vera's recent county file reports 193 rated capacity for 2024, 2025, and 2026.
Laws for Appling County Jail Records
Georgia law is the reason Appling County inmate population records can be requested even when an online roster link is hard to inspect. The sheriff must keep jail records, and Georgia's Open Records Act sets the response path for public records unless an exemption applies. Booking photos get extra limits. A jail record may be public in part, yet still have redactions for juveniles, medical details, active investigations, safety, sealed matters, or other protected content.
Key Statutes:
O.C.G.A. 42-4-7 requires the sheriff to keep records of persons committed to the county jail.
O.C.G.A. 50-18-70 et seq. covers Georgia public records held by public agencies unless an exemption applies.
O.C.G.A. 50-18-71 supports the three-business-day response framework for records, cost, timing, or exemption notice.
O.C.G.A. 35-1-19 restricts booking photograph release and commercial mugshot misuse.
Appling County State Prison Population
Appling Integrated Treatment Facility is the local state-corrections facility, but its population is not the same as the Appling County jail population. The GDC facility page lists capacity at 206, adult male felons, medium security, and an RSAT Center mission. The program is built around substance-abuse and mental-health treatment, with a nine-month residential model. Once a person is sentenced into Georgia Department of Corrections custody, the lookup path changes to the GDC offender locator.
The GDC search is also useful when a person was arrested in Appling County but later transferred after sentencing or state placement. Search by name, GDC ID, case number, county, offense, and active or inactive status. GDC warns that photographs may display if available and tells users to verify offender information through written correspondence with Inmate Records in Forsyth.
Search Appling County Inmate Population
The sheriff's newer OCV web app includes Jail Information links for Inmate Search, Inmate Visitation, Inmate Mail, Approved Bonding Companies, and Criminal Alien Tracking. The official manifest routes Inmate Search to Eagle Advantage. During research, the public path did not reveal a specific Appling roster form or sample profile. That means the Appling County inmate population search should use a fallback chain: official app first, jail phone line second, in-person or open-records request third, then state and federal locators when county jail custody is not the right system.
The Eagle JMS page says the system can support public searches of currently booked inmates and tracks booking, bonds, housing, mug-shot capture, LiveScan, commissary, and visitation interfaces. Those are vendor capabilities. They are not proof that each field is public on Appling's site.
- Open the official sheriff web app at Appling County Sheriff's Office.
- Use Jail Information, then Inmate Search.
- If the link shows only a vendor page or no county roster, call the jail at 912-367-8120.
- For older booking records, submit the OCV Open Records Request form with the name, date, case number if known, and exact records sought.
- If the person has been sentenced to state custody, use GDC instead of the county jail search.
Current Appling County Inmate Lookup
Current Appling County inmate lookup is strongest for live custody confirmation when it starts with the sheriff's official app and the jail phone line. The research file did not locate an inspectable public roster field set for Appling County. That should be stated plainly. The jail can confirm current custody, booking status, bond amount, visitation setup, and whether a person has transferred to GDC or another agency. Office hours were published as Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm, though the research file did not find a separate 24-hour booking desk number.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appling roster fields | Not visible | n/a | The official sheriff manifest routed Inmate Search to Eagle Advantage, but no Appling-specific public form was inspectable. |
| GDC name search | Text | Optional | Use first and last name for sentenced state offenders. |
| GDC county | Dropdown | Optional | Includes APPLING COUNTY as a filter. |
| GDC ID or case number | Text | Optional | Useful when the person is already in state custody. |
Past Appling County Inmate Records
A released Appling County inmate may no longer appear through the current jail route. No official retention window was found for Appling County's online inmate search. For past bookings, use the sheriff's Open Records Request form and ask for the booking record, jail docket entry, arrest report if complete, booking photograph if releasable, or 911 log if relevant. Georgia's response framework requires an agency response within three business days with records, availability, cost, timing, or an exemption notice.
The official Open Records Request form asks for the requestor's name, address, phone, email, incident dates, details or case number, specific information requested, and other request details. If the record sought is a jail booking, use plain terms: booking record, jail docket, arrest report, bond information, or booking photograph for non-commercial use when accurate.
Appling County Inmate Record Fields
Georgia jail-record law supports a sheriff record for persons committed to jail. The public online Appling profile was not visible during research, so record fields should be described as records the jail maintains or may release, not as guaranteed web fields. A booking charge is the arrest-side entry. It can differ from the charge later filed by the Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney in court.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | Identity tied to the jail booking or request record. |
| Booking date/time | Part of the sheriff jail record required by Georgia law, though not visible in an inspected Appling online profile. |
| Charges | Arrest charges held by the jail; court charges may later change. |
| Bond | May show whether cash, surety, property, personal, or no-bond status applies. |
| Booking photo | Eagle supports mug-shot capture, but Georgia law restricts release and use. |
| Release status | May require jail confirmation if the person has transferred or been released. |
Appling Jail vs State Prison
The county jail roster and the GDC locator answer different questions. Use the Appling County Jail path for a recent local arrest, pretrial hold, first appearance, bond question, or short local custody. Use GDC for a sentenced Georgia offender, an Appling ITF resident, or a person transferred from jail into state custody. Use BOP or ICE only when the person is in those federal systems.
| County Jail | State Prison / GDC | |
|---|---|---|
| Who is held | Pretrial detainees, local arrests, county custody | Sentenced state offenders and RSAT residents |
| Run by | Appling County Sheriff's Office | Georgia Department of Corrections |
| Where to look | Sheriff OCV Inmate Search, jail phone, open records | GDC Find an Offender and Offender Query |
| Appling facility | Appling County Jail | Appling Integrated Treatment Facility |
Federal and VINELink Searches
Federal and immigration searches are not substitutes for an Appling County jail roster. The BOP inmate locator searches federal Bureau of Prisons custody, usually sentenced federal inmates. ICE ODLS searches immigration detainees. Appling County is within the U.S. Marshals Southern District of Georgia for federal district context, but no Appling-specific USMS contract jail facility was found. VINELink can help with custody and release notifications where coverage exists, but it is not the sheriff's records custodian.
The manifest capture from the sheriff OCV app shows the local jail information menu and app features at the official source. The OCV manifest screenshot documents that Inmate Search, Inmate Mail, Visitation, Open Records, and Approved Bonding Companies are built into the Appling Sheriff's web-app structure.
That source is useful because the public website shell may change, while the manifest records the official routes the sheriff's app exposed during research.
Appling County Detention Facilities
Appling County has one primary local jail, one municipal police contact point tied to local arrests, and one state corrections treatment facility. Each one serves a different part of the Appling County inmate population and should be searched through the correct custody system.
- Appling County Jail - local jail custody for pretrial detainees, county inmates, sheriff arrests, and Baxley Police arrests after booking.
- Baxley Police Department - city police agency at the public-safety complex; no separate municipal jail roster was found.
- Appling Integrated Treatment Facility - GDC RSAT facility for adult male felons and probationers in state custody.
Appling County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Appling County inmate population?
Vera estimated 84 people in Appling County jail custody in 2026 and 89.5 in 2024. Those are annual statistical estimates, not the sheriff's live roster. The GDC Appling ITF capacity is separate because it is a state treatment facility.
How do I search the Appling County inmate population?
Start with the sheriff OCV Jail Information menu and Inmate Search. If the Eagle Advantage link does not show a county roster, call 912-367-8120 or use the sheriff's Open Records Request form. For state custody, use GDC.
Can I look up a released Appling County inmate?
No official online retention window was found. Use an open-records request for past jail records and include the person's name, incident or booking date, case number if known, and the precise record requested.
Are Appling ITF residents county jail inmates?
No. Appling Integrated Treatment Facility is a Georgia Department of Corrections RSAT facility. Search that population through the GDC offender locator, not the county jail roster.