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 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Coffee County, Alabama, has about 56,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Coffee County is held at the county jail, run by the Coffee 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 and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Coffee County
The county jail, run by the Coffee County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Coffee County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Coffee County Sheriff's Office at coffeeso.us (page title: Coffee County Sheriff’s Office AL), phone (334) 894-5535, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 27, 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 (334) 894-5535.
The Coffee County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 120 people, down from about 130 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 156 beds, and it ran at 81 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Coffee County has about 56,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 21 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Coffee County Jail
The Coffee County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Enterprise, Elba, New Brockton and Kinston make the arrests that end in a booking in Coffee County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Coffee County: Enterprise State Community College (campus police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Enterprise's 870 for 2025, the Coffee County Sheriff's Office's 687 for 2025 and Elba's 310 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in Coffee County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,927 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 Coffee County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Coffee County?
Ask the Coffee County Sheriff's Office at (334) 894-5535; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at coffeeso.us.
How many people are in the Coffee County jail?
About 120 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 156 beds.
What is the phone number for the Coffee County jail?
(334) 894-5535, the number on the page of the Coffee County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Is this the official Coffee 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.