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 October 2, 2026.
Dougherty County, Georgia, has about 82,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Dougherty County is held at the county jail, run by the Dougherty 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: Dougherty County public records, Dougherty County arrest records, Dougherty County warrants, Dougherty County police reports, Dougherty County property records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Dougherty County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Dougherty County is held at the county jail, run by the Dougherty County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Dougherty County Sheriff's Office at dougherty.ga.us/Government/Public-Safety/Sheriff%E2%80%99s-Office (page title: Sheriff’s Office Dougherty County, GA), phone 229-302-3600, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 229-302-3600.
The Dougherty County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 770 people on an average day, up from about 600 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 1,230 beds, and it is running at 63 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Dougherty County has about 82,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 93 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Dougherty County Jail
The Dougherty County Sheriff's Office, the Dougherty County Police Department and the agency that reports for Albany make the arrests that end in a booking in Dougherty County.
The FBI's agency list also places one state police unit, two campus police departments and one other agency in Dougherty County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Albany's 1,283 for 2025, the Dougherty County Police Department's 167 for 2025 and the Dougherty County Sheriff's Office's 38 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Dougherty County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,488 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 Dougherty 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 Dougherty County?
Ask the Dougherty County Sheriff's Office at 229-302-3600; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at dougherty.ga.us.
How many people are in the Dougherty County jail?
About 770 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 1,230 beds.
What is the phone number for the Dougherty County jail?
229-302-3600, the number on the page of the Dougherty County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Dougherty 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 Dougherty 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.