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 25, 2026.
Douglas, Georgia, in Coffee County, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Douglas is held at the county jail, run by the 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, state prison and common questions.
Related guides: Douglas public records, Coffee County inmate search, Douglas arrest records, Douglas warrants, Douglas criminal records, Douglas court records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Douglas
The county jail, run by the Coffee 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 Coffee County Sheriff's Office at coffeesheriffga.gov (page title: CCSO), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Coffee County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 390 people, up from about 380 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2025 was 448 beds, and it ran at 86 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Coffee County has about 44,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 88 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Coffee County Jail
The Coffee 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 FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Coffee County: Coffee County Board of Education (other agency); South Georgia State College (campus police); the State Patrol at Douglas (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Nicholls's 1,152 for 2025, the Coffee County Sheriff's Office's 894 for 2024 and Douglas's 248 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Coffee County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,410 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 Georgia Department of Corrections lists its inmates at gdc.georgia.gov/offender-info/find-offender.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Douglas?
Ask the Coffee County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at coffeesheriffga.gov.
How many people are in the Coffee County jail?
About 390 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 448 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Coffee County go?
To a facility of the Georgia Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at gdc.georgia.gov/offender-info/find-offender.
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.