Dodge County Inmate Population
The Dodge County inmate population is not one single list. The local jail population is held at the Dodge County Detention Center and is operated by the Dodge County Sheriff's Office. Adult state-prison custody is handled by the Georgia Department of Corrections, including Dodge State Prison in Chester. Juvenile long-term custody is handled by the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice at Eastman Youth Development Campus. Each agency uses its own record rules and lookup path.
The county jail count changes fastest. The InteropWeb current-inmates roster displayed about 115 current inmates during the June 4, 2026 inspection, with a live count that changed across page loads. The sheriff's detention pages describe the jail as able to house upwards of 150 plus detainees. Those are useful snapshot and capacity figures, not an official annual average daily population report.
Dodge County is rural, but it has multiple custody institutions. Census QuickFacts estimated 19,663 residents on July 1, 2025, while the county also hosts the local jail, a medium-security adult state prison, and a secure juvenile YDC. That makes facility type the first question in any Dodge County inmate population search.
Dodge County Inmate Population Statistics
The available statistics are strongest for facility capacity and inspection snapshots. No official Dodge County jail annual bookings, average daily population, average length of stay, pretrial split, or multi-year jail trend table was located in the research file. Those gaps should remain visible because treating a live roster count as a formal annual statistic would overstate the source.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Dodge County Detention Center capacity | Upwards 150 plus detainees | Dodge County Sheriff's Office detention pages, inspected 2026. |
| Current county jail roster count | About 115 current-inmate items | InteropWeb roster source, inspected June 4, 2026. |
| Dodge State Prison capacity | 1,236 | GDC Dodge State Prison page. |
| Eastman YDC designed capacity | 60 | DJJ Eastman YDC 2025 PREA audit. |
| Eastman YDC current population | 56 | DJJ Eastman YDC 2025 PREA audit. |
| Dodge County resident population | 19,663 | U.S. Census QuickFacts estimate, July 1, 2025. |
Dodge County Inmate Population Trends
The research found limited county-jail trend data, so the trend table is a sourced context table rather than a complete annual jail series. It separates the live jail roster snapshot from the juvenile audit and statewide GDC data. That separation is important because statewide prison utilization cannot be read as Dodge County jail overcrowding.
| Year or Date | Count / ADP | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Not published for Dodge County jail | No official Dodge jail ADP table was located. |
| 2025 | Eastman YDC ADP 56 | Juvenile facility only, from 2025 PREA audit. |
| CY2024 | GDC state prisons on-hand 35,220 | Statewide GDC facility-type context, not a Dodge jail count. |
| June 4, 2026 | About 115 current county inmates | Live InteropWeb current-inmate count, not an annual average. |
Dodge County Jail Capacity
The sheriff's detention pages call the county jail a newer state-of-the-art facility that will house upwards of 150 plus detainees. The current roster snapshot of about 115 inmates was below a 150-bed baseline, but this is only an inspection-time comparison. No official Dodge County overcrowding litigation, consent decree, jail construction bond source, or county ADP report was located in the required research sweep.
Capacity also differs by facility. Dodge State Prison has a GDC capacity of 1,236 and houses sentenced adult male felons. Eastman YDC has a designed capacity of 60 and is a secure youth facility, not an adult jail. Comparing these three facilities without labels would blur county jail custody, state prison custody, and juvenile custody.
Dodge County Inmate Record Laws
Dodge County inmate population access rests on Georgia open-records law, sheriff jail authority, booking-photo limits, and court process rules. The county's own open-records policy cites the Georgia Open Records Act and says requests must receive a response within three business days. The same policy says the county need not create a new report or compilation if no such record exists.
Key Statutes:
O.C.G.A. 50-18-70 et seq. - Georgia public records are broadly open unless a legal exemption applies.
O.C.G.A. 42-4-1 - Georgia sheriffs are jailers of their counties and may appoint jailers.
O.C.G.A. 17-4-26 - A warrant-arrested person must be brought before a committing judicial officer within the statute's 72-hour rule.
O.C.G.A. 35-1-19 - Georgia defines booking photographs and limits law-enforcement online posting of those photos.
Dodge County State Prison Population
Dodge State Prison is physically in Dodge County but is not part of the county jail roster. GDC lists it as a medium-security prison for adult male felons with capacity of 1,236. A person sentenced to GDC custody may pass through county custody before transfer, but after transfer the public search moves to the GDC offender query.
GDC's statewide CY2024 facility-type report listed state prisons with capacity 37,406, on-hand 35,220, and 94.2 percent utilization. Those numbers give statewide prison context. They do not describe the Dodge County jail population or local pretrial detention.
Search Dodge County Inmate Population
The best first step for a local arrest is the Dodge County Sheriff's jail population page or the direct InteropWeb current-inmates roster. The roster covers current inmates, 24-hour arrests, and arrest-date searches. It can also show released status on arrest-date results, which helps when a person bonded out.
A name is enough to begin, although broad searches may return multiple pages. The roster fields are optional enough to browse without a name, and the arrest-date tab can be used when only the date range is known.
- Open the sheriff jail-population page or the direct InteropWeb roster.
- Use Current Inmates for someone believed to be in jail now.
- Use 24 Hours Arrests for a same-day booking check.
- Use Inmates by Arrest Date for released or date-range searches.
- Read the status, arresting agency, bond, and charge table before relying on the match.
- If the person was sentenced to prison, switch to the GDC locator.
Dodge County Current Inmate Lookup
The Dodge County roster has old-style tab labels and paged result blocks. During inspection, current inmates displayed page counts and inmate rows with status, name, charge, and bond fields. The arrest-date tab used calendar controls with Today, Clear, OK, Cancel, and month navigation.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Name | Text | No | Optional field with lower-case placeholder text. |
| First Name | Text | No | Optional field used to narrow common names. |
| Begin Date | Date picker/text | For arrest-date searches | Used on the Inmates by Arrest Date tab. |
| End Date | Date picker/text | For arrest-date searches | Sets the end of the date range. |
| Search Inmates | Button | N/A | Runs the selected roster tab search. |
The official current-inmates roster screenshot shows the public search interface and inmate-row format used for Dodge County custody checks.
The screenshot is useful because the public Dodge County roster is not a modern dashboard; it is an embedded InteropWeb list with tab navigation and paged result blocks.
Dodge County Released Inmate Records
For a past booking, use the Inmates by Arrest Date tab first. The inspected arrest-date result showed both CURRENTLY BOOKED and RELEASED statuses, so it functions as a recent or historical arrest-date list rather than a current-only jail count. If the booking is older or no longer appears, the sheriff open-records contact is the official fallback.
Use a narrow request. Ask for a booking record by name, arrest date, agency, and charge if known. Dodge County's open-records policy allows inspection or copying unless an exemption applies, but it does not require the county to create a new report or summary that does not already exist.
Dodge County Inmate Record Fields
A Dodge County inmate record on the public roster is a custody snapshot. It is not a full criminal history, and it is not a certified court record. The public rows show practical details for identifying a person and understanding why the person is listed.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Photo area | Image slot, with placeholders seen in inspected rows. |
| Name and status | Uppercase name and CURRENTLY BOOKED or RELEASED status. |
| Sex, height, weight | Physical identifiers, with height in a three-digit format. |
| Address | Public address field shown by the roster. |
| Arrest date and agency | Date and, on current rows, the arresting agency after the date. |
| Days in jail | System count from booking or arrest. |
| Total bond | Bond text such as NOT SET in inspected rows. |
| Charges | Warrant number, count, statute, description, misdemeanor/felony code, and court when populated. |
Dodge County Jail vs Prison Lookup
The county jail and state prison systems answer different questions. A newly arrested person, a pretrial detainee, or a short local sentence belongs with the county jail roster. A sentenced adult felon in GDC custody belongs with the state offender query. A youth committed by juvenile court belongs with DJJ contacts, not the adult roster.
| County Jail | State Prison | Juvenile YDC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run by | Dodge County Sheriff's Office | Georgia Department of Corrections | Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice |
| Who is held | Pretrial, local sentence, transfer wait | Sentenced adult male felons at Dodge State Prison | Committed youth in long-term secure custody |
| Lookup path | InteropWeb jail roster | GDC offender query | DJJ/facility contact, no adult-style public locator found |
Dodge County Federal Inmate Search
No BOP prison or ICE detention center was located in Dodge County official facility sources. A federal case can still affect a local search because U.S. Marshals custody may use local or private contract beds. The U.S. Marshals prisoner custody page explains that federal prisoners may be housed in federal, state, local, or private facilities before delivery to BOP.
Use the BOP inmate locator for federal prison custody and released/not-in-BOP records. Use ICE ODLS for immigration detention. ICE ODLS cannot search persons under age 18 and requires A-number or biographical search details.
Dodge County Detention Facilities
Facility pages should be read by custody type, not just by geography. The three official Dodge County facilities in the research serve different populations and use different lookup systems.
- Dodge County Detention Center - Sheriff-operated county jail for local arrests, pretrial custody, local sentences, and transfer waits.
- Dodge State Prison - GDC medium-security prison for sentenced adult male felons.
- Eastman Youth Development Campus - DJJ secure long-term youth development campus with juvenile-record limits.
Dodge County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Dodge County inmate population?
The county jail roster showed about 115 current inmates during the June 4, 2026 inspection, while the sheriff's detention pages describe capacity as upwards 150 plus detainees. Dodge State Prison has a GDC capacity of 1,236, and Eastman YDC's 2025 PREA audit lists designed capacity of 60.
How do I search the Dodge County inmate population?
Use the sheriff's jail-population page or InteropWeb roster for county jail custody. Use GDC for sentenced adult state prisoners, DJJ/facility contact for committed youth, BOP for federal prisoners, and ICE ODLS for immigration custody.
Can I look up a released inmate?
The InteropWeb arrest-date tab showed released statuses in sampled rows, so it is the best online first check for recent released bookings. Older or nonvisible booking records require a sheriff open-records request.
Why is a person missing from the Dodge County jail roster?
The person may not be booked yet, may have been released, may be in state prison, may be in juvenile custody, or may be in federal or immigration custody. Spelling and timing can also affect roster searches.