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 29, 2026.
Dooly County, Georgia, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Dooly County is held at the county jail, run by the Dooly 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 Dooly County
The county jail, run by the Dooly County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Dooly County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Dooly County Sheriff's Office at doolycountysheriff.com/detention (page title: DETENTION | DCSO), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Dooly County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 39 people on an average day, down from about 76 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 163 beds, and it is running at 24 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Dooly County has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 35 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Dooly County Jail
The Dooly County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Vienna make the arrests that end in a booking in Dooly County.
Vienna reported 44 arrests to the FBI for 2020. 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 Dooly County 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 Dooly County?
Ask the Dooly County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at doolycountysheriff.com/detention.
How many people are in the Dooly County jail?
About 39 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 163 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Dooly 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 Dooly 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.