The Dougherty County Jail is at 1302 Evelyn Avenue Albany, GA 31705. Jail staff answer at 229-430-6500. Other calls to the Dougherty sheriff go to 229-302-3600.

Put the last name in Dougherty County Inmate Search. A late-night arrest in Albany can take hours to show up as Dougherty staff finish booking.

Dougherty County also posts recent arrests.

By state law, in Dougherty County, a judge must see a Dougherty arrestee within 48 hours without a warrant and 72 hours with one. The Dougherty judge can allow a Dougherty bond in cash, by bondsman or with Albany property.

• What a bondsman in Albany charges follows Georgia law, and a Dougherty family never gets that fee back.
• Certain serious Dougherty charges need the superior court, so a Dougherty wait may be longer.
• Skipping a Dougherty court date can mean a Dougherty warrant and a lost bond.

Read more on our Dougherty County bail page.

Call the Dougherty sheriff's office at 229-302-3600 to check on a warrant in Albany. Before a surrender in Albany, talk to a lawyer.

The Dougherty Circuit public defender handles Dougherty cases once a judge in Albany rules the person cannot pay. A Dougherty applicant owes a $50 fee, though a judge may waive it.

Visiting hours can change, so call 229-430-6500 before any trip to Albany. We explain in-person visits at the Dougherty jail and screen visits from Albany.

Inmates in Albany can call out of the Dougherty jail, and incoming calls to the Albany jail are not allowed. Read about Dougherty jail calls, e-messages in Albany and Dougherty tablets.

Money sent to a Dougherty account covers snacks and soap from the Dougherty jail store. Use only the ways the Dougherty jail lists. Learn about Dougherty deposits and the Albany canteen.

Print the person's full name on the Dougherty envelope with the Dougherty County Jail address. Only plain paper goes to Albany; glitter or tape on a letter to Albany gets it bounced. Check the Dougherty notes on our mail page.

Children under 17 in Albany go to juvenile court. If a Dougherty judge orders detention, the Department of Juvenile Justice sends Dougherty youth to the Terrell Regional Youth Detention Center. Families can call the sheriff's office at 229-302-3600 to ask where the child is.

Call 229-430-6500 right away if your person in the Dougherty County Jail has diabetes or may hurt themselves in Albany. Tell the Dougherty desk note the Dougherty drug name and dose.

Federal charges from Dougherty County go to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, Albany Division, at 201 West Broad Avenue, Albany, GA 31701, --. The Albany magistrate judge decides on release for a Dougherty defendant.

The U.S. Marshals hold people before trial, sometimes in a county jail. Once sentenced, check the BOP inmate locator.

• Step 1: Booking fingerprints reach databases ICE can search.
• Step 2: If the Dougherty jail books a non-citizen, O.C.G.A. 42-4-14 tells Dougherty staff to check their status , and the Albany jailer informs ICE if they lack status.
• Step 3: When ICE is interested, it sends Form I-247A, which asks the Dougherty jail to keep them up to 48 hours past normal release.
• Step 4: Georgia's HB 1105 (2024) also added O.C.G.A. 42-1-11.5 and 36-80-23, which ban sanctuary policies in Georgia.
• Step 5: ICE does not list Dougherty County in 287(g); ask the sheriff to confirm.
• Step 6: After ICE picks up the person from Albany, use the online ICE locator for a Dougherty case, or call the Atlanta field office for Dougherty cases, 180 Ted Turner Dr SW, Suite 522, Atlanta, GA 30303, 404-893-1290.

After a Dougherty County state prison sentence, Albany holds the person in the Albany jail until the Georgia Department of Corrections picks them up. Next, the Georgia Department of Corrections moves the person from Albany for processing, and the Albany inmate later goes to an assigned prison. Albany relatives can follow them on GDC Find an Offender.

No. Under O.C.G.A. 35-1-19, the Dougherty sheriff and city police cannot post a Dougherty mugshot online. For a copy of a Dougherty mugshot, call the sheriff's office at 229-302-3600.

State prisoners have photos on GDC Find an Offender.

• Dougherty County Police Department: 229-430-6604
• Dougherty County Sheriff's Office: 229-302-3600

Sheriff's deputies patrol parts of Dougherty County without a police force. Dial 911 in an emergency.