Bulloch County Inmate Population Snapshot
Bulloch County has two official custody settings that should not be merged into one count. The Bulloch County Jail is the sheriff-operated local jail for arrests, pretrial detention, county sentences, local holds, and some sentenced-to-state inmates who have not yet moved to Georgia Department of Corrections custody. Bulloch County Correctional Institution sits nearby in Statesboro, but it is a county correctional institution in the Georgia correctional system for adult male felons and work details. That difference matters because the Bulloch County jail roster and the GDC offender query answer different search questions.
The strongest current local jail snapshot is the Georgia Sheriffs' Association May 2026 jail report. It listed 362 inmates for Bulloch County against a primary jail capacity of 450. The county's FY2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report gives a broader annual view, with an average daily jail population of 371 and 4,021 total inmates booked. A sheriff-linked roster snapshot from June 4, 2026 showed 348 currently booked inmates, which is useful as a dated operational count but not a fixed population figure.
Bulloch County Inmate Population Statistics
The Bulloch County inmate population is best read through several sources at once. The GSA report gives the most recent monthly capacity and legal-status split. The county ACFR gives a ten-year operating trend. The sheriff-linked roster shows the live public lookup result, which may change by the hour or day. These sources may differ because they are captured on different dates and use different reporting cutoffs.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Date |
|---|---|---|
| Current roster snapshot | 348 currently booked inmates | Sheriff-linked Interop roster, accessed June 4, 2026 |
| GSA jail count | 362 inmates | Georgia Sheriffs' Association Jail Report, May 2026 |
| Primary jail capacity | 450 | Georgia Sheriffs' Association Jail Report, May 2026 |
| Percent of capacity | 80.4% | Georgia Sheriffs' Association Jail Report, May 2026 |
| FY2025 average daily jail population | 371 | Bulloch County FY2025 ACFR |
| FY2025 total inmates booked | 4,021 | Bulloch County FY2025 ACFR |
| BCCI capacity | 183 | Georgia Department of Corrections facility page |
| BCCI FY2025 average daily census | 155 | Bulloch County FY2025 ACFR |
The Georgia Sheriffs' Association jail report screenshot below shows the statewide jail-report channel used for the Bulloch County capacity and population numbers.
That report is a jail source, not a BCCI source, so its primary capacity figure should not be added to the correctional institution's GDC capacity.
Bulloch County Jail Population Trends
Bulloch County's FY2025 ACFR shows that the average daily jail population has moved down from a recent high and then leveled. The table does not assign a cause. It should not be used to claim a policy shift, court reform, or enforcement change without another official source. It does show that the jail remains a large daily operation for the county, with thousands of annual bookings and a rising staffing count by FY2025.
| Year | Average Daily Jail Population | Total Inmates Booked | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 371 | 4,021 | Jail FTEs 75 |
| 2024 | 365 | 3,787 | Jail FTEs 68 |
| 2023 | 450 | 4,940 | Highest ADP in ACFR table |
| 2022 | 425 | 4,750 | FY2022 estimate context |
| 2021 | 400 | 4,600 | Jail FTEs 53 |
| 2020 | 380 | 4,920 | Jail FTEs 53 |
| 2019 | 420 | 4,596 | Jail FTEs 53 |
| 2018 | 400 | 4,149 | Budget trend year |
| 2017 | 391 | 4,434 | ACFR trend year |
| 2016 | 433 | 5,487 | Highest bookings in table |
The county budget history helps explain the scale. The FY2022 budget said the jail was built in 1989 and expanded in FY2009 from 120 beds to 381 beds, while the May 2026 GSA report uses a primary jail capacity of 450. County budget materials also note a newer intake and medical building, with staffing needs tied to that expansion.
Bulloch County Inmate Population Makeup
The May 2026 GSA report gives the clearest legal-status breakdown for the Bulloch County jail population. It reported 213 people awaiting trial, 57 serving a county sentence, 66 sentenced to state, and 22 in other categories. The research did not locate an official age, race, or sex breakdown of the jail population itself, so county Census demographics should not be treated as jail demographics.
- Awaiting trial: 213 people, or 58.8% of the reported May 2026 jail count.
- Serving county sentence: 57 people, or 15.7% of the reported count.
- Sentenced to state: 66 people, or 18.2%, still physically counted in the jail report.
- Other inmates: 22 people, or 6.1%, a category the captured report did not break into specific hold types.
That sentenced-to-state group is one reason a Bulloch County inmate population search can require two systems. A person may still appear in the county jail count while waiting for state transfer, then later move into GDC lookup coverage.
Laws Behind Bulloch County Jail Records
Georgia law and official reporting channels shape which Bulloch County inmate population details are public. The roster gives current custody and booking facts. Formal reports and open-records requests supply records that are not visible online, subject to exemptions and costs. Court files are separate from jail records and are kept by the Clerk once charges are filed.
Key rules:
O.C.G.A. 42-4-4 assigns the sheriff custody of the county jail and people confined there, including basic care duties.
Georgia Open Records Act creates a presumption of access to public records unless a statute or court order exempts them.
O.C.G.A. 50-18-71 governs access, copying, timing, cost estimates, and electronic records produced from maintained systems.
34 U.S.C. 60105 and federal DCRA guidance address reporting deaths in custody for jails, prisons, and other correctional settings.
Search Bulloch County Inmates Online
The sheriff's site links to the Bulloch County Current Inmates roster, a vendor-hosted Interop/Synergistic Software page. It is the main online starting point for people held at the Bulloch County Jail. The same portal also has a 24 Hours Arrests tab for recent bookings and an Inmates by Arrest Date tab for date-range searches.
To search the Bulloch County inmate population online, start with a last name and add a first name only if the results are too broad. Leaving fields blank can return the full paginated roster. Check status and days in jail before assuming the person is still held. If the person was booked recently but is missing from current custody, try the 24-hour tab. If the arrest date is known, use the date-range tab.
- Open the sheriff-linked current inmate roster.
- Enter a last name, and add a first name if needed.
- Use Search to filter results or Reset to clear the fields.
- Review status, arrest date, bond, charge, and court fields on likely matches.
- If no match appears, use the sheriff records process, GDC, BOP, ICE, court records, or VINELink as the next channel.
The Bulloch County roster screenshot shows the search fields, pagination, booking photos, current custody status, charges, bond, and court labels used in public roster entries.
Those fields help identify a likely match, but they do not replace a certified court disposition, a full incident report, or a formal jail record request.
Bulloch County Roster Search Fields
The roster field set is simple, which makes the fallback chain important. There is no public booking-number format, housing-unit search, or agency dropdown in the inspected roster entries. The arrest-date tab adds date controls for users who know the timing of the arrest but not the current custody status.
| Roster Area | Field or Control | Required | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Inmates | Last Name | Optional or unspecified | Filters current booked inmates by last name. |
| Current Inmates | First Name | Optional or unspecified | Narrows common last-name results. |
| 24 Hours Arrests | Last Name / First Name | Optional or unspecified | Filters the recent arrest list. |
| Inmates by Arrest Date | Start Date / End Date | Optional or unspecified | Searches a date range when the arrest date is known. |
| All tabs | Search / Reset | n/a | Runs the filter or clears the current fields. |
Bulloch County Inmate Record Fields
A public Bulloch County inmate record is a custody and booking view. It can show enough detail to route a family member or researcher to the next source, especially the court named on the charge line. It also shows clear public-record boundaries. The inspected entries redacted the address field and did not show a housing unit, court date, warrant number, release date, or local booking-number format.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Mugshot | Booking photo displayed beside many public entries when available. |
| Name and sex | Identity fields shown in the roster summary. |
| Status | Custody status such as currently booked in inspected entries. |
| Arrest date | Booking or arrest timeline anchor, not a court date. |
| Arresting agency | Agency tied to the arrest, which may differ from the prosecuting office. |
| Days in jail | Roster custody-duration counter, not a sentence length. |
| Bond | Bond amount or bond status text, subject to holds and court changes. |
| Charge / court | Booking-level charge lines and court labels that help route court-record lookup. |
| Address | Inspected entries showed Address: Redacted. |
Bulloch County Jail vs State Prison
County jail, state prison, federal custody, and immigration custody are separate systems. Georgia.gov says county jail searches should use the county website, while the GDC search covers offenders serving in Georgia Department of Corrections custody. Bulloch County Correctional Institution is searched through the GDC channel, not the county jail roster. Federal BOP and ICE tools are fallback systems for other custody types, not Bulloch County facilities.
| Custody Type | Who It Covers | Where to Look |
|---|---|---|
| Bulloch County Jail | Pretrial detainees, local sentences, recent arrests, local holds | Sheriff-linked Interop roster |
| Georgia DOC / BCCI | Sentenced state offenders and county correctional institution assignments | GDC offender query |
| Federal BOP | Federal inmates incarcerated from 1982 to present | BOP inmate locator |
| ICE custody | Current ICE detainees or qualifying recent CBP custody | ICE Online Detainee Locator |
| Victim notification | Custody-status alerts where available | VINELink |
Bulloch County Records Request Fallback
If a booking record, report, or older jail record is not online, the sheriff open-records process is the local fallback. The sheriff PDF names Open Records Officer Emily Sims and the email openrecords@bullochsheriff.com. Requests should be specific about the person, date, arresting agency, report number, booking detail, or record type requested. The sheriff says responses are provided in writing and by email when possible.
Under the sheriff form language, the office will notify the requester within three business days whether responsive records exist and whether they are subject to release under O.C.G.A. 50-18-71. Costs may include search, retrieval, copying, redaction, or supervised inspection. The sheriff FAQ also says incident or private-property accident reports can be requested online or in person Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The Bulloch County Sheriff's report request form screenshot shows the online route for request details such as name, phone, email, report number, and address fields.
This route is useful when the online jail roster does not show enough information for a formal record need.
Bulloch County Detention Facilities
The Bulloch County inmate population has two official facility pages supported by the research. The jail and BCCI are near each other on U.S. Highway 301 North in Statesboro, but they serve different custody roles and use different lookup systems.
- Bulloch County Jail - sheriff-operated county jail for local arrests, pretrial detainees, county sentences, sentenced-to-state inmates awaiting transfer, and other local holds.
- Bulloch County Correctional Institution - GDC-linked county correctional institution for adult male felons, searched through the Georgia DOC offender query.
Bulloch County Custody Terms
Roster and court language can sound similar even when it points to different records. These terms help separate the jail population count from court and state-prison records.
- Booking
- Administrative intake after arrest, including custody record creation and often a booking photo.
- Pretrial detainee
- A person held while charges are pending and before final case disposition.
- Sentenced to state
- A person sentenced to Georgia state custody who may still be held locally before transfer.
- Detainer or hold
- A request or legal status from another agency that can prevent release even when local bond appears.
- County correctional institution
- A Georgia custody category like BCCI, searched through GDC channels rather than the county jail roster.
Bulloch County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Bulloch County inmate population?
The May 2026 Georgia Sheriffs' Association jail report listed 362 inmates in the county jail, while the FY2025 county ACFR listed an average daily jail population of 371. BCCI is separate, with a GDC capacity of 183 and a FY2025 average daily census of 155.
How do I search the Bulloch County inmate population?
Start with the sheriff-linked Interop roster for current Bulloch County Jail inmates. Use the 24-hour arrests tab for recent bookings and the arrest-date tab when the booking period is known. Use GDC, BOP, ICE, court records, or sheriff open records when the person is not on the jail roster.
Why is a sentenced person still in the Bulloch County jail count?
The May 2026 GSA report counted 66 Bulloch inmates as sentenced to state while still in the jail report. That can happen while a person waits for transfer or agency processing. Once the person moves into GDC custody, the state locator becomes the better search channel.
Does the roster show all past Bulloch County inmates?
No complete released-inmate archive was located in the official research. Current inmates, 24-hour arrests, and arrest-date searches are available. Older or missing booking records should be requested through the sheriff open-records process.
Are mugshots part of the Bulloch County inmate population record?
The sheriff-linked roster displays booking photos on many public entries. Georgia law restricts some law-enforcement posting and release of booking photographs, so a roster photo should not be treated as unrestricted reuse permission.
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