Mitchell County Sheriff

Dougherty County Jail is a more than 1,240-plus-bed pretrial facility that offers inmate housing and administrative services. It has staff of a magistrate judge and assistant district attorney. The jail features a training division that provides classes on local, area and state law enforcement agencies. Dougherty County Jail also features a laundry room and warehouse facility and provides over 3,400 meals per day. The jail offers finance, personnel, maintenance and system support services. It is a part of the City of Albany-Dougherty County, which features planning and development, finance, fire, recreation and parks, human resources, information technology, engineering and public works departments.

The Decatur County Jail provides a constitutional environment for the detainment of adults arrested for misdemeanor and felony crimes in Decatur County in Georgia. It also transports persons sentenced to the Georgia Department of Corrections. The jail provides inmate visitation opportunities and maintains inmate funds, including cash and money orders. The Decatur County Jail offers paper, stamps, envelopes and pens for sale. It is a part of the Decatur County Sheriff s Office, which operates investigation, education and victim services departments. The office maintains a K-9 unit that has a dog squad for the detection of narcotics and tracking and apprehension of fugitives.