About Cobb County Adult Detention Facilities
The Jail is primarily a pretrial detention facility and is the largest inmate holding facility operated under the auspices of the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office. The Jail encompasses approximately 11 acres under roof and has a total bed capacity of 1,979. In 2003, approximately 39,000 adult offenders (17 years of age and older as mandated by state law) were processed through this facility.