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 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Douglas County, Oregon, has about 112,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Douglas County is held at the county jail, run by the Douglas 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 County public records, Douglas County arrest records, Douglas County warrants, Douglas County criminal records, Douglas County court records, Oregon arrest records and Oregon inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Douglas County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Douglas County is held at the county jail, run by the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Douglas County Sheriff's Office at jailviewer.douglascountyor.gov/Home/BookingSearchResult (page title: Booking Search Results), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Douglas County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 150 people, down from about 200 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 281 beds, and it ran at 52 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Douglas County has about 112,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 13 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Douglas County Jail
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Roseburg, Sutherlin, Winston, Reedsport and Myrtle Creek make the arrests that end in a booking in Douglas County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Douglas County: the Douglas County Liquor Commission (state agency); the Douglas County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Roseburg's 2,081 for 2025, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office's 1,244 for 2025 and Sutherlin's 415 for 2025.
Together, the six agencies in Douglas County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,330 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 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 Oregon Department of Corrections lists its inmates at oregon.gov/doc/victim-services/pages/offender-search.aspx.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Douglas County?
Look on the custody page of the Douglas County Sheriff's Office at jailviewer.douglascountyor.gov. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Douglas County jail?
About 150 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 281 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Douglas County go?
To a facility of the Oregon Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at oregon.gov.
Is this the official Douglas 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.