Douglas County Jail Mugshots Lookup

Douglas County jail mugshots are on file at the county jail in Douglasville, Georgia. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office handles all bookings for the county, which sits just west of Atlanta. The jail holds an average of 740 or more inmates on any given day and has a staff of 84 deputies. You can search for Douglas County jail mugshots online through the sheriff's booking portal, which shows recent bookings and current inmates. This page explains how to search for jail mugshots in Douglas County, what information is available, and how Georgia law affects access to booking photos.

Douglas County Sheriff's Office

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office runs the county jail and handles all bookings. The main office is at 8470 Earl D. Lee Blvd., Douglasville, GA 30134. You can call 770-942-2121 for general questions. For emergencies, call 770-949-5656.

The sheriff's office also runs the Lithia Springs Precinct at 1046 Oak Ridge Rd., Austell, GA 30168. That precinct can be reached at 678-486-1300. Douglas County is a suburban county on the west side of the Atlanta metro area. The jail handles bookings from the sheriff's office and local city police departments within the county.

The Douglas County Jail Division has 84 deputies on staff. The jail also runs a work program that keeps about 110 inmates active at any given time. The average daily population of 740 or more shows this is a busy facility for a suburban county. Every person booked gets a mugshot taken as part of the standard intake process.

Search Douglas County Jail Mugshots Online

The best way to find jail mugshots in Douglas County is through the sheriff's online booking portal. Visit the Douglas County inmate search to look up inmates. The portal runs on the Zuercher platform and shows 14-day bookings, a current in-custody list, and a bond list.

The search tool is free to use. No account is needed. You can search by name to find someone who was recently booked at the Douglas County jail. The data updates every four hours, so new bookings may not show up right away. The 14-day booking list gives you the most recent arrests. The in-custody list shows who is currently in the jail. The bond list tells you the bond amount set for each inmate.

Booking photos may or may not appear in the search results. Under O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19, Georgia law limits how law enforcement shares mugshots online. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office follows these rules, so photos may be restricted in the online portal even though they were taken at the time of booking.

Douglas County Jail Booking Process

When an arrest happens in Douglas County, the person is taken to the county jail in Douglasville for processing. The booking process is standard. Staff collect personal information, take fingerprints, and photograph the inmate. This mugshot goes into the jail management system along with the charges, arresting agency, and booking date.

Douglas County's jail handles arrests from multiple agencies. The sheriff's office makes its own arrests, and city police departments in the county bring their arrests to the same facility. That means the jail has booking records from across all of Douglas County, not just from the sheriff's department. The work program keeps 110 inmates busy, which helps manage the facility's population and gives some inmates a way to stay active during their time in jail.

Douglas County Open Records Requests

You can request jail records from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office through an open records request. The Georgia Open Records Act under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 gives the public a right to ask for government records. The sheriff's office must respond within three business days of getting your request.

Contact the office at 8470 Earl D. Lee Blvd., Douglasville, GA 30134 or call 770-942-2121. Put your request in writing. Include the full name of the person, the approximate date of arrest, and what specific records you want. Copy fees are capped at 10 cents per page under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71. Staff may charge extra if the search takes more than 15 minutes. They will give you a cost estimate before they start so you know what to expect.

Note: Booking photo requests may require you to sign a statement under O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19 confirming the photo will not be posted on a mugshot removal website.

State Resources for Douglas County

The Douglas County jail search covers current inmates only. For people who were convicted and transferred to a state prison, you need to check the Georgia Department of Corrections offender search. That tool covers everyone serving a state sentence, including those originally booked in Douglas County.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation also keeps statewide criminal history records through the Georgia Crime Information Center. This data includes arrest records, court outcomes, and custody information from every county in the state. Douglas County records are part of that statewide database.

If a website has posted your Douglas County mugshot, the Georgia Consumer Protection Division handles complaints about mugshot sites. Under O.C.G.A. § 10-1-393.5, you can send a written removal request to the site. They get 30 days to take it down. If they refuse, the state can step in.

Mugshot Laws Affecting Douglas County

Georgia's booking photo law under O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19 has been in effect since July 1, 2014. It stops law enforcement agencies from posting mugshots online except for fugitives, sex offenders, and other specific exceptions. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office follows this rule. Anyone who gets a mugshot from the office must sign a written pledge not to put it on a site that charges people for removal.

If your case was dismissed or your charges were dropped in Douglas County, you may qualify for record restriction. O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37 allows people to petition the court to restrict their arrest record. Once the court grants it, the booking data and mugshot are sealed from public searches. The record still exists, but the public cannot see it. You need to file a petition with the court to get started.

Nearby Counties

These counties border Douglas County on the west side of metro Atlanta. If you are unsure which county handled a booking, check the address where the arrest took place. The booking record stays with the county that processed the arrest.