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.
Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Fort Oglethorpe is held at the county jail, run by the Catoosa 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 Fort Oglethorpe
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Fort Oglethorpe is held at the county jail, run by the Catoosa County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Catoosa County Sheriff's Office at catoosacountysheriff.com/general-information (page title: General Information | Catoosa County Sheriff's Office | Sheriff Gary Sisk), 5842 Highway 41, Ringgold, GA 30736, Monday thru Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Catoosa County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 180 people on an average day, down from about 210 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 248 beds, and it is running at 71 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Catoosa County has about 69,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 26 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Catoosa County Jail
The Catoosa County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Fort Oglethorpe (filed by the FBI as Fort Oglethorpe Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Fort Oglethorpe.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Catoosa County: the State Patrol at Brunswick (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Catoosa County Sheriff's Office's 2,013 for 2025, Fort Oglethorpe's 601 for 2025 and Ringgold's 148 for 2023.
Together, the two agencies in Catoosa County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,614 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 Fort Oglethorpe 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 Fort Oglethorpe?
Ask the Catoosa County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at catoosacountysheriff.com/general-information.
How many people are in the Catoosa County jail?
About 180 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 248 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Catoosa 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 Fort Oglethorpe 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.