Dougherty County Jail basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 229-430-6500
This facility is for adult inmates.
The Dougherty County Jail is a medium-security detention center located at 1302 Evelyn Ave Albany, GA which is operated locally by the Dougherty County Sheriff's Office and holds inmates awaiting trial or sentencing or both. Most of the sentenced inmates are here for less than two years. Dougherty County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, municipalities, the US Marshal's Service and the Albany Police Department who do not have their own long-term lock-up.
The Dougherty County Jail is a 1,244-bed state of the art pre-trial detention facility that is under the supervision and operation of the Dougherty County Sheriff. In addition to pre-trial inmates, the jail facility houses, federal; state; city; and a small number of inmates for other area law enforcement agencies.
The objective of the jail facility is to treat all inmates fairly and humanely, and to provide all inmates, staff, and visitors with an environment that is clean and healthy, while constantly maintaining a high level of safety and security utilizing current and nationally accepted detention management practices.
The jail facility is unique in that is has two on-site courtrooms that hosts a variety of court proceedings seven days each week. The jail facility also houses other judicial support functions such as a full time magistrate judge, a full time assistant district attorney, and indigent defense services.
The jail facility utilizes inmate labor under the supervision of contracted food services specialists to prepare approximately 3500 meals daily which meet federal and state nutritional requirements. Inmates are also utilized in other areas of the jail such as the commissary, laundry room, warehouse, grounds maintenance, custodial duties, and a variety of off-site work details.
visitation Info
PRISON_NAME – Visitation at PRISON_ADDRESS, PRISON_CITY, PRISON_STATE_ABBR
- Monday 9am – 6pm
- Tuesday 9am – 6pm
- Wednesday 9am – 6pm
- Thursday 9am – 6pm
- Friday 9am – 6pm
All visits are non-contact and conducted through a glass partition. This facility may also have a video visitation option, please call PRISON_PHONE for more information and updates to the current rules and regulations.
Inmates are allowed 2 visitors per day
