Madison County Inmate Population Overview
The Madison County inmate population is centered on one local detention facility: Madison County Jail, operated by the Madison County Sheriff's Office. The jail holds people before trial, people serving county sentences, city inmates, state-sentenced people waiting for transport, and people ordered into custody by Superior Court. The sheriff's jail page also adds a local housing detail that affects how the count should be read: male inmates are housed in-house, while female inmates may be housed long-term through agreements with other local facilities.
The Georgia Department of Corrections location list confirms Madison County Jail as a county jail location in Danielsville, but it does not show a GDC state prison in Madison County. That means the Madison County inmate population count is not the same thing as the Georgia prison population for residents sentenced from Madison County. Once a felony sentence moves a person into state custody, the statewide GDC locator becomes the right search channel.
Madison County Inmate Population Statistics
The most current count captured in the research is the Georgia Sheriffs' Association Jail Report for May 2026. It lists Madison County with 74 inmates and 96 permanent beds, which places the jail at 77.1% of permanent capacity for that report month. The sheriff's jail page gives a close local benchmark, stating an average daily population of 77 inmates. Those figures are close enough to describe a typical jail population in the mid-to-high 70s based on the official sources reviewed.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Date |
|---|---|---|
| Jail average daily population | 77 inmates | Madison County Sheriff's Office jail page, inspected June 4, 2026 |
| Report-month inmates | 74 inmates | Georgia Sheriffs' Association Jail Report, May 2026 |
| Permanent bed capacity | 96 beds | Georgia Sheriffs' Association Jail Report, May 2026 |
| Percent of capacity | 77.1% | Georgia Sheriffs' Association Jail Report, May 2026 |
| Estimated jail rate | About 225 per 100,000 residents | Calculated from May 2026 GSA count and 2025 Census estimate |
The calculation above uses the 74-person May 2026 jail count and the U.S. Census QuickFacts July 1, 2025 county population estimate of 32,919. It is a local reference calculation, not an official published incarceration rate.
Madison County Jail Population Breakdown
The May 2026 GSA report gives the best researched breakdown of the Madison County inmate population by custody category. The largest named group was people awaiting trial. That matters for searches because a person awaiting trial should usually be checked through the county roster and court channels, not the state prison locator. A small number were serving county sentences, while the report listed no state-sentenced inmates housed at the county level for that month.
| Custody Category | People | Share of Jail Count |
|---|---|---|
| Awaiting trial | 44 | 59.5% |
| Serving county sentence | 2 | 2.7% |
| State-sentenced at county level | 0 | 0% |
| Other inmates | 25 | 33.8% |
Jail demographic details by race, sex, and age were not published in the official Madison County jail sources reviewed. Census QuickFacts can describe Madison County residents as a whole, but it should not be treated as a jail demographic table. The jail page's most important sex-related custody detail is operational: Madison County houses male inmates in-house and uses agreements with other local facilities for long-term female housing.
Madison County Jail Capacity
The May 2026 GSA report placed Madison County Jail below permanent capacity, with 74 inmates in a jail listed at 96 permanent beds. No official Madison County jail overcrowding litigation, consent decree, or new jail construction project was located in the reviewed sources. The sheriff's average daily population of 77 and the GSA count of 74 point to a similar operating range, but the population can shift each day as arrests, releases, bonds, court orders, and state transfers occur.
Madison County covers 282.32 square miles, and Danielsville is the county seat. A rural county with one jail relies on the same facility for pretrial custody, county sentences, court transport, bond processing, medical transport, and state transfer staging. That multi-use role explains why a single roster can include several types of custody status that do not all mean the same thing.
Madison County Inmate Record Laws
Georgia law supplies the public-record frame for Madison County inmate population data. The sheriff's own open-records form cites O.C.G.A. 50-18-70 et seq., and state jail law requires sheriffs to keep records for people committed to county jail. These laws do not mean every detail is public in every case. Juvenile records, restricted criminal-history records, medical information, and other exempt material may be withheld or redacted.
Key Statutes:
O.C.G.A. 50-18-70 states Georgia's broad policy favoring open public records, subject to exemptions.
O.C.G.A. 50-18-71 sets inspection, copying, timing, fee, and denial rules for public-record requests.
O.C.G.A. 42-4-7 requires the sheriff to keep a jail record with identity, charge, court, commitment, and discharge details.
O.C.G.A. 35-3-37 governs criminal-history correction and restriction, including certain arrest photos and fingerprints.
Search Madison County Inmate Records
The official county jail roster is the Madison County OffenderIndex page, linked by the sheriff as the current jail population. The sheriff's jail page says the roster updates hourly and includes inmate name, charges, and bond amount if bond is available. The portal has separate tabs for current inmates, bookings over the last 24 hours, and inmates by booking date.
The OffenderIndex roster screenshot captured for this build shows the search tabs used for Madison County inmate lookup.
The roster is most useful for current county custody and recent booking checks. It should be paired with phone confirmation before travel, bond payment, or visitation plans.
- Open the Madison County OffenderIndex roster from the sheriff's current jail population link.
- Use Current Inmates first when the person should be in custody now.
- Search by first name, last name, or leave name fields blank to browse the current grid.
- Use Bookings Over Last 24 Hours for a recent arrest that may not be easy to find by name yet.
- Use Inmates by Booking Date for older bookings and check Include Previous Inmates when searching past custody.
- If no result appears, move to the jail phone, open-records request, GDC, BOP, ICE, and VINELink channels.
Madison County Roster Search Fields
The Madison County roster gives several ways to narrow a custody search. Current-inmate and 24-hour booking tabs use name filters. The booking-date tab adds a date range and a prior-inmate checkbox, which is useful when the person has been released or the booking is older.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Inmates tab | Tab | No | Searches people listed as current inmates. |
| First Name / Last Name | Text | No | Filters current or recent booking grids by name. |
| Bookings Over Last 24 Hours | Tab | No | Searches recent bookings using the vendor's recent-date window. |
| Select Date Range | Date fields | No | Used on the Inmates by Booking Date tab. |
| Include Previous Inmates | Checkbox | No | The portal warns that previous-inmate searches may take longer. |
| Search / Clear | Buttons | n/a | Runs the search or resets the filters. |
Madison County Inmate Record Fields
A Madison County inmate record can show both person-level and charge-level information. The public template is configured to show name, booked status, sex, height, weight, arrest date and time, days in jail, arresting officer, total bond, charge details, sentence/release fields where populated, visitation, history, inmate ID, and age. The county configuration does not show address, date of birth, location, or public photos.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name and status | First and last name with booked or custody status. |
| Arrest date and time | The roster timestamp for the arrest or custody entry. |
| Total bond | The combined bond amount shown for the person, if available. |
| Charge fields | Warrant number, counts, statute, description, offense type, and court where populated. |
| Sentence / release | Sentence and release-date fields when the vendor data includes them. |
| Other fields | Inmate ID, age, visitation tab, history tab, and prior-inmate support. |
Madison County Custody Fallbacks
When the Madison County inmate population roster does not find a person, the next step depends on the type of custody. For county jail custody, call Madison County Jail at (706) 795-6211 or the sheriff's administrative line at (706) 795-6202. For records, use the Madison County Sheriff's Office open-records request form, which routes to the administrator and asks for requester contact details, requested records, delivery preference, notarization preference, and signature.
For sentenced felony custody, use the GDC Find an Offender locator. For federal custody from 1982 to present, use the BOP Inmate Locator. For immigration detention, use ICE ODLS, which is separate from county criminal custody. VINELink is available for custody notification. No official Madison County Georgia sheriff mobile app was located in the research.
| Custody Type | Best First Search | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Pretrial or local sentence | Madison County roster | County jail custody and recent bookings start there. |
| State prison sentence | GDC Find an Offender | Georgia prison custody is statewide, not county-roster based. |
| Federal sentence | BOP Inmate Locator | BOP covers federal inmates from 1982 to present. |
| Immigration detention | ICE ODLS | ICE custody is not a county jail roster system. |
Madison County Detention Facility
The Facility Map resolves one local detention facility for this site. Madison County Jail is the roster and public-record focus for arrests and local custody in Madison County. Female arrestees can still originate in Madison County records even if long-term housing occurs by agreement with another local facility.
- Madison County Jail - county jail operated by the Madison County Sheriff's Office for pretrial detainees, county-sentenced inmates, city inmates, state transfer holds, and Superior Court incarceration orders.
Madison County Jail Terms
Roster records use short custody terms that can be easy to misread. A charge is not a conviction. Bond is a release condition set by court process. A detainer is a hold or request from another agency. A state-sentenced inmate may pass through county custody while waiting for transport to a GDC facility.
- Booking
- Jail intake after arrest, including identity, charge entry, custody status, and property processing.
- Total bond
- The total bond amount listed across one or more charges, if the roster has a bond value.
- Awaiting trial
- A person held before final case disposition.
- Record restriction
- Georgia's term for limiting public access to eligible criminal-history records under O.C.G.A. 35-3-37.
Madison County Inmate Population FAQ
How many people are in the Madison County inmate population?
The May 2026 Georgia Sheriffs' Association Jail Report listed 74 inmates in Madison County Jail. The sheriff's jail page listed an average daily population of 77. Use the GSA figure as the dated report-month count and the sheriff figure as a local average stated by the agency.
Where is the official Madison County inmate search?
The official roster is the OffenderIndex current jail population page linked by the Madison County Sheriff's Office. It supports current-inmate search, recent-booking search, booking-date search, and a previous-inmate checkbox.
Does Madison County have a state prison?
The GDC locations list reviewed for this build did not show a state prison physically in Madison County. Sentenced Georgia prisoners from Madison County should be searched through the statewide GDC locator after transfer.
Are Madison County jail mugshots on the roster?
The inspected Madison County roster configuration had photos disabled. For booking-photo details and records-request options, use the Madison County jail mugshots page.