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 23, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Douglas, Arizona, in Cochise County, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Douglas is held at the county jail, run by the Cochise 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, state prison and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Douglas
The county jail, run by the Cochise County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Douglas, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Cochise County Sheriff's Office at cochise.az.gov/414/Sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Cochise County, AZ), phone 520-432-7540, 205 N Judd Drive Mile Post 345, Highway 80 Bisbee, AZ 85603, Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:00 am -2:00 pm, 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 520-432-7540.
The Cochise County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2020 the jail held about 190 people, down from about 260 in 2019. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Cochise County has about 126,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 15 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Cochise County Jail
The Cochise County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Douglas (filed by the FBI as Douglas Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Douglas.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Sierra Vista's 1,942 for 2025, the Cochise County Sheriff's Office's 1,111 for 2025 and Douglas's 582 for 2025.
Together, the seven agencies in Cochise County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,108 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 Douglas arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry lists its inmates at corrections.az.gov/inmate-data-search.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Douglas?
Ask the Cochise County Sheriff's Office at 520-432-7540; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at cochise.az.gov/414/Sheriff.
How many people are in the Cochise County jail?
About 190 on an average day in 2020, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data.
What is the phone number for the Cochise County jail?
520-432-7540, the number on the page of the Cochise County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Cochise County go?
To a facility of the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry; its inmate locator is at corrections.az.gov/inmate-data-search.
Is this the official Douglas website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.