Dooly County Jail Inmate Search

Search for an Inmate or Active Arrest Warrant in Dooly County

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Dooly County inmate search and jail help

People arrested in Dooly County are brought to the Dooly County Jail in Pinehurst. Dooly has no inmate list online for Pinehurst, so call the jail at 229-645-0920 to ask who is held in Pinehurst. If your person left Pinehurst for prison, use Georgia Department of Corrections Find an Offender. Every question about a person held at the Dooly County Jail (576 Pinehurst-Hawkinsville Rd. Pinehurst, GA 31070) starts with that building.

Release options for Dooly County are laid out on our bail page, and hearing dates on our court page. Further down, this Dooly County guide covers visits, phone calls, putting money on an account, mail, arrests of young people and medical needs. A Dooly County judge has to see a person within 48 hours of an arrest made without a warrant.

A very recent Dooly County arrest can take a few hours to appear while booking is finished. Once you find the person, write down the booking or inmate number, because mail, money and visits in Dooly County depend on it.

Search for an Inmate or Active Arrest Warrant in Dooly County

1. Where is the Dooly jail?

The Dooly County Jail is at 576 Pinehurst-Hawkinsville Rd. Pinehurst, GA 31070. You can reach the Dooly jail at 229-645-0920. Other calls to the Dooly sheriff call 229-645-0920.

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2. How do I look someone up in Dooly County?

There is no web jail roster for the Pinehurst jail. Phone the jail at 229-645-0920 and give the person's full name and Dooly booking date, and the Dooly desk can confirm whether they are in Dooly custody.

After a state prison sentence, Georgia Department of Corrections Find an Offender shows their prison.

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3. How do I get a Dooly inmate out?

Under Georgia law, in Pinehurst, a judge must see someone held in Pinehurst within 48 hours without a warrant and 72 hours with one. The Dooly judge may set a Dooly bond in cash, by bondsman or with Pinehurst property.

  • What a bondsman in Pinehurst charges is set by state law, and Pinehurst families do not get it back.
  • Some serious charges in Dooly County need the superior court, so a Dooly wait may be longer.
  • Missing a court date in Dooly County may lead to a Dooly warrant and forfeited bond money.

See our Dooly County bail page.

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4. How do I check Dooly County warrants?

Contact the Dooly sheriff's office at 229-645-0920 to check on a warrant in Pinehurst. Before turning yourself in to the Dooly jail, see a lawyer.

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5. Who defends a Dooly person who cannot pay a lawyer?

The Cordele Circuit public defender takes Dooly cases if a Dooly judge decides they cannot pay. A Dooly applicant pays a $50 fee, though a judge may waive it.

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6. What are visiting rules in Pinehurst?

Visiting hours can change, so call 229-645-0920 the day before you go to Pinehurst. We explain lobby visits at the Dooly jail and video visits from Pinehurst.

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7. Can my loved one in Pinehurst call me?

Inmates in Pinehurst can call out of the Dooly jail, and incoming calls to the Pinehurst jail are not allowed. We cover Dooly jail calls, inmate email in Pinehurst and Dooly tablets.

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8. How do I put money on a Dooly inmate's account?

Money sent to a Dooly account covers snacks and soap at the Pinehurst commissary. Stick to the deposit options the Dooly jail posts. Read about Dooly money transfers and the Pinehurst commissary.

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9. What are the mail rules in Dooly County?

Write the person's full name on the Dooly envelope with the Dooly County Jail address. Only plain paper goes to Pinehurst; stickers or tape on a Dooly letter gets it bounced. Current Dooly rules are on our mail page.

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10. What happens to a juvenile arrested in Pinehurst?

Dooly youth under 17 go to juvenile court. If a Dooly youth must be held, Dooly youth go to the Crisp Regional Youth Detention Center. Families can call the sheriff's office at 229-645-0920 to learn where their child was taken.

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11. My relative in Pinehurst needs medicine. Who do I tell?

Call 229-645-0920 quickly if your person in the Dooly County Jail has diabetes or may hurt themselves in Pinehurst. Tell the Dooly desk record the drug and the dose.

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12. What if federal agents arrest someone in Dooly County?

Federal charges from Dooly County go to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, Macon Division, at William A. Bootle Federal Building & US Courthouse, 475 Mulberry Street, Macon, GA 31201, --. The Macon magistrate judge decides if the Dooly defendant can go home.

Before trial, the U.S. Marshals keep custody, sometimes in a county jail. After sentencing, use the BOP inmate locator.

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13. How ICE detainers work in Dooly County

  • Step 1: Booking fingerprints reach databases ICE can search.
  • Step 2: When a non-citizen is booked in Pinehurst, O.C.G.A. 42-4-14 directs Pinehurst jail officers to look up their status, after which Pinehurst officers tell ICE if they lack status.
  • Step 3: If ICE seeks custody, it sends Form I-247A, a request to keep them up to 48 hours past normal release.
  • Step 4: HB 1105, passed in 2024, also created O.C.G.A. 42-1-11.5 and 36-80-23, which ban sanctuary policies in Georgia.
  • Step 5: Ask the Dooly sheriff's office whether it has a 287(g) agreement with ICE.
  • Step 6: When ICE has the Dooly detainee, use the online ICE locator for the Dooly detainee, or phone the Atlanta field office for Dooly cases, 180 Ted Turner Dr SW, Suite 522, Atlanta, GA 30303, 404-893-1290.
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14. Moving from Dooly County to state prison

Once a Dooly judge gives a prison sentence, the Dooly inmate waits in the jail in Pinehurst until GDC transports them. The Georgia Department of Corrections then takes the Dooly inmate to a reception center. After that, Pinehurst prisoners go wherever the state assigns them. Dooly families can look them up with GDC Find an Offender.

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15. Where can I find a Dooly mugshot?

No. Under O.C.G.A. 35-1-19, police in Pinehurst are barred from posting a Dooly mugshot online. For a copy of a Dooly mugshot, contact the sheriff's office at 229-645-0920.

State prisoners have photos on GDC Find an Offender.

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16. Police and sheriff phone numbers in Dooly County

Where Pinehurst has no city police, deputies respond. Dial 911 in an emergency.

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Dooly County contacts

Inmate search
GDC Find an Offender
Jail
Dooly County Jail, 576 Pinehurst-Hawkinsville Rd. Pinehurst, GA 31070, 229-645-0920
Sheriff
229-645-0920

Dooly County Jail Inmate Services Information

Phone: 229-645-0920

Physical Address:
576 Pinehurst-Hawkinsville Rd.
Pinehurst, GA 31070

Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID#
Dooly County Justice Center GA
Facility ID: 5052
PO Box 18247
Greensboro, NC 27419

Mailing Address (legal mail or subscriptions):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID#
Dooly County Jail
576 Pinehurst-Hawkinsville Rd.
Pinehurst, GA 31070

Every year Dooly County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain 4,540 offenders, and maintain an average of 227 inmates (county-wide) in their custody on any given day.

The weekly turnover rate of inmates is approximately 55%, meaning that every week more than half of these inmates are released and then replaced with new offenders being booked into jail.

The charts below break down the men, women, races, ethnicities and the types of crimes that people are arrested and incarcerated for in both Dooly County and state prisons throughout the country. This information is compiled from local police and the Dooly County Sheriff's Department, as well as the state of Georgia and the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau.

If you are looking for a prisoner in Georgia or Federal custody, click on the appropriate institution below.

If you are searching for an inmate being held in another county in Georgia, click below.

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For ICE Detainees (Immigration) being held at a detention facility in the United States, click below.

ICE Detainee Search

Dooly County Inmate Race & Ethnicity - 11/10/2026

Race Inmates % Total
White 1 0.60%
Black 143 85.63%
Hispanic or Latino 21 12.57%
American Indian/Native Alaskan 1 0.60%
Asian 1 0.60%
Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian 0 0.00%
Other 0 0.00%
Total 167 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Dooly County Sheriff’s Department, Georgia Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Dooly County Inmate Criminal Charges - 11/10/2026

(many inmates have multiple charges)

Charge Inmates % Total
Felony (3rd Degree) 39 23.35%
Felony (2rd Degree) 33 19.76%
Felony (1st Degree) 15 8.98%
State Jail Felony 12 7.19%
Felony (Uncategorized) 32 19.16%
Misdemeanor (Class A) 36 21.56%
Misdemeanor (Class C) 0 0.00%
Holds 0 0.00%
Uncategorized 0 0.00%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Dooly County Sheriff’s Department, Georgia Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Dooly County Inmate Sex - 11/10/2026

Sex Inmates % Total
Male 147 88.02%
Female 20 11.98%
Total 167 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Dooly County Sheriff’s Department, Georgia Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Dooly County Inmate Age - 11/10/2026

Age Inmates % Total
Under 18 2 1.20%
18-20 9 5.39%
21-24 16 9.58%
25-30 35 20.96%
31-35 31 18.56%
36-40 26 15.57%
41-45 20 11.98%
46-50 10 5.99%
51-55 9 5.39%
56-60 7 4.19%
61-65 2 1.20%
66-75 0 0.00%
76-85 0 0.00%
Total 167 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Dooly County Sheriff’s Department, Georgia Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Dooly County Sheriff’s Department, Georgia Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

The Dooly County Jail serves the following cities and towns of Dooly County: Byromville, Pinehurst, Unadilla and Vienna.