Coffee County Booking Releases

Coffee County booking releases are maintained by the Coffee County Sheriff's Office in Douglas, Georgia. Located in south-central Georgia, Coffee County serves a population spread across several small towns and rural areas. The jail processes bookings from arrests made by sheriff's deputies, the Douglas Police Department, and other agencies working in the county. Records of all bookings and releases are stored in the county system and can be accessed through the proper channels.

Sheriff and Jail Records

The Coffee County Sheriff's Office manages the county jail and maintains all booking release records. The office is located in Douglas. Call (912) 384-4227 for questions about bookings and inmate records. Staff process arrests day and night and can help with record inquiries during business hours.

Under O.C.G.A. § 42-4-7, the sheriff must keep a record of every person held in the county jail. This record includes the inmate's name, booking date, charges, and release date. Coffee County stores all this data in its jail management system. The records span years and cover all arrests processed in the county.

Coffee County is also home to a state prison facility, but that is run by the Georgia Department of Corrections and is separate from the county jail. County booking releases only cover people arrested and held at the county level.

How to Search Booking Releases

To find Coffee County booking releases, start by checking if the Sheriff's Office has an online jail roster. Some Georgia counties post a current inmate list on their website that shows names, charges, and booking dates. If Coffee County has one, it will be on the sheriff's site.

If the records you need are not online, call the jail at (912) 384-4227. Give the staff the person's name and any extra details you have. They can search the system and let you know the results. This is the fastest method for most searches.

You can also visit the jail in person. Bring identification. Staff will check the system while you wait for recent records. Older bookings may require more time or a formal open records request.

The VINE notification system tracks inmate status changes in Coffee County and all other Georgia counties.

Sign up for free alerts through VINE to get notified when an inmate's custody status changes in Coffee County.

Open Records Requests

Georgia's Open Records Act at O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 makes booking release records public. Anyone can request these records from Coffee County. No reason is required.

Submit your request in writing to the Coffee County Sheriff's Office. Include the person's full name and any dates or case numbers you have. The county must respond within three business days. The first 15 minutes of staff search time is free. After that, copies cost $0.10 per page.

If the county denies part of your request, they must explain why in writing. O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72 lists what types of records can be withheld. Standard booking and release data for adults is almost always available.

What Booking Releases Include

A Coffee County booking release record shows the inmate's full name, date of birth, physical description, charges, booking date, arresting agency, bond amount, warrant numbers, and release date. This is the information that gets logged at intake and updated at release.

Georgia law at O.C.G.A. § 35-1-18 addresses booking photographs. These photos have separate rules about how they can be released. Coffee County follows state guidelines on this.

The records also show which agency made the arrest. In Coffee County, this might be the Sheriff's Office, the Douglas Police Department, or state law enforcement. Every arrest goes into the same system regardless of which agency handled it.

Statewide Booking Release Resources

The Georgia Department of Corrections offender search covers anyone serving a state sentence. If someone was booked in Coffee County and later transferred to state prison, use this tool. It shows sentence info, facility placement, and release projections.

The VINE system covers all Georgia counties and is free to use. It sends custody status alerts by phone or email. Use it to track releases in Coffee County and beyond.

State-level open records portals from the GDC and the GBI handle requests tied to state agencies. The rules under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71 apply to these portals just as they do to county offices.

Cities in Coffee County

Coffee County includes the city of Douglas, Nicholls, Ambrose, and Broxton. None of these cities meet the population threshold for a separate page. All booking releases in Coffee County go through the county sheriff's system.

Nearby Counties

Looking for booking releases from nearby areas? These counties border Coffee County and each keeps its own jail records.