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.
Coosa County, Alabama, has about 10,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Coosa County is held at the county jail, run by the Coosa 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.
Related guides: Coosa County public records, Coosa County arrest records, Coosa County warrants, Coosa County criminal records, Coosa County court records, Alabama arrest records and Alabama inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Coosa County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Coosa County is held at the county jail, run by the Coosa County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Coosa County Sheriff's Office at coosacountyal.com/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Coosa County, Alabama), phone 256-377-4922, 296 School Street PO Box 279 Rockford, AL 35136, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 256-377-4922.
The Coosa County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 2 people, down from about 34 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 2 beds, and it ran at 100 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Coosa County has about 10,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 2 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Coosa County Jail
The Coosa County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Goodwater and Rockford make the arrests that end in a booking in Coosa County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Coosa County Sheriff's Office's 337 for 2025 and Goodwater's 8 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Coosa County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 345 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 Coosa County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Coosa County?
Ask the Coosa County Sheriff's Office at 256-377-4922; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at coosacountyal.com/sheriff.
How many people are in the Coosa County jail?
About 2 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 2 beds.
What is the phone number for the Coosa County jail?
256-377-4922, the number on the page of the Coosa County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Is this the official Coosa 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.