The Monroe County Inmate Population
The Monroe County inmate population is centered on the Monroe County Detention Facility, the county jail operated by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office. The research found one local detention facility for Monroe County, Alabama. No ADOC prison, BOP federal prison, or ICE detention center was found inside Monroe County, so those systems are alternate lookup paths rather than local facility pages. County jail custody covers people arrested by the sheriff's office and municipal agencies before bond, transfer, release, or court disposition, plus short local sentences where applicable.
Official online jail population reporting is limited. The Monroe County court phone directory lists the detention facility phone and sheriff phone, while the Alabama Secretary of State lists Sheriff Thomas Boatwright and the sheriff's official office address. No official county, sheriff, or state source located during research published a browser-based jail roster, a current jail count, a confirmed bed capacity, or a public housing-unit chart for Monroe County Detention Facility.
Monroe County Inmate Population Statistics
The strongest local statistic is not a jail count. It is the number of confirmed detention facilities serving Monroe County in the facility map. The official jail capacity and average daily population were not located in official sources, so they should not be replaced with figures copied from jail-directory pages. For statewide prison context, the Alabama Department of Corrections inmate search displayed a total ADOC population of 27,601 in the May 27, 2026 crawl context. That is a state prison count, not the Monroe County jail count.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Monroe County jail daily population | Not located in official sources | Official-source search, May 27, 2026 |
| Monroe County jail capacity | Not located in official sources | Official-source search, May 27, 2026 |
| Monroe County population estimate | 19,057 | U.S. Census QuickFacts, July 1, 2024 estimate |
| Monroe County 2020 Census population | 19,772 | U.S. Census QuickFacts |
| ADOC statewide total inmates | 27,601 | ADOC inmate search page, May 27, 2026 crawl context |
Monroe County Inmate Population Trends
Monroe County does not publish a jail trend table in the official sources reviewed. The county's general population changed from 19,772 in the 2020 Census to an estimated 19,057 on July 1, 2024, a decline of 3.6 percent. That demographic change gives context for local service demand, but it is not a substitute for jail bookings or average daily population. Statewide trend sources such as Vera and BJS can explain Alabama jail data in broad terms, while Monroe-specific jail counts still need confirmation from the detention facility.
| Year or Source Point | Reported Figure | Use on Monroe County Jail Pages |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 Census | 19,772 county residents | County demographic baseline, not jail population |
| July 1, 2024 estimate | 19,057 county residents | County context for Monroe County inmate population research |
| May 27, 2026 source search | No official jail ADP found | Call the detention facility for current custody information |
Statewide jail trend material should be used with care. Vera's Alabama page reported that 68 percent of the Alabama jail population was held pretrial on the current state page reviewed in research. That percentage is statewide and should not be applied as a Monroe County inmate population percentage unless a Monroe-specific source later reports it.
Who Makes Up Monroe County Jail Custody
Public sources did not locate a Monroe County jail demographic table by sex, age, race, charge level, or hold status. The practical custody categories still matter. A person may be in county jail after a sheriff arrest, a Monroeville Police arrest, an Excel or Frisco City matter, a state trooper traffic arrest, a warrant service, or a court hold. Once a felony sentence sends the person to ADOC, the lookup no longer belongs to the county jail.
- Pretrial detainees are people held before final court disposition or while bond is unresolved.
- Short local sentences may remain in county custody when allowed by the court and jail policy.
- Municipal arrests may involve city police, but the county detention facility may still hold the person.
- State prisoners are searched through ADOC after transfer to the state system.
- Federal or immigration custody uses BOP or ICE locator tools, not a Monroe County jail roster.
Monroe County Jail Capacity Limits
No official Monroe County capacity figure was located. Unofficial jail-directory pages repeat a 48-bed figure, but the research instructions bar reliance on those low-tier sources for authoritative content. No current official source was found for jail overcrowding litigation, a DOJ consent decree, a new jail project, or a jail death-in-custody report tied to Monroe County Detention Facility. That absence should be stated plainly instead of padded with statewide claims.
For a current count, call the detention facility at 251-575-2635 or the sheriff's office at 251-575-2963. Ask whether the person is housed at Monroe County Detention Facility, has bonded out, has transferred to ADOC, or is held under another agency's detainer. A detainer is a hold or notice from another court, county, probation office, federal agency, or immigration authority.
Laws for Monroe County Inmate Records
Alabama law treats many public writings as open records, but jail and arrest material can still be limited by juvenile status, Youthful Offender Act records, expungement, sealing orders, active-investigation rules, security concerns, and court restrictions. Monroe County jail data should be requested from the sheriff or detention facility when it is not online. Court charges and dispositions should be checked through the Monroe County Circuit Clerk or Alacourt ACCESS.
Key Statutes:
Code of Alabama Section 36-12-40 gives residents a right to inspect and copy public writings unless an exception applies.
Code of Alabama Section 41-13-1 defines public records broadly as materials made or received by public officers in public business.
Code of Alabama Section 12-21-3.1 matters because investigative reports are not automatically open just because an arrest occurred.
Code of Alabama Section 15-27-1 and Section 15-27-2 govern expungement eligibility for listed misdemeanor and felony records.
Monroe County and ADOC Prison Custody
ADOC is the statewide prison agency for sentenced Alabama prisoners. It is separate from Monroe County Detention Facility. No major ADOC facility or community work center was listed in Monroe County on the official ADOC facilities page. Nearby Atmore facilities, including G.K. Fountain and William C. Holman, are in Escambia County and should not be treated as Monroe County facilities. A Monroe County defendant who receives a longer felony sentence may later move into ADOC, but the custody search then belongs to ADOC.
The ADOC correctional facilities list is useful for facility phone numbers, bed occupancy, and mailing addresses once someone has entered state custody. The ADOC inmate search covers currently incarcerated ADOC prisoners only. It excludes historical data and Youthful Offender Act inmates.
The ADOC facilities page captured in the image below lists official bed occupancy and facility phone details for Alabama prisons, which helps separate a Monroe County jail lookup from a state prison lookup.
That state list should not be used to create extra Monroe County facility pages because the research found no ADOC prison physically located in Monroe County.
Search the Monroe County Inmate Population
No official Monroe County public web jail roster was located on a county, sheriff, state, or court domain. The official Monroe CSO app exists, and visible App Store reviews mention recent arrests or inmates, but the store description does not publish a roster field list. The most accurate Monroe County inmate population search starts with the detention facility phone line and then moves outward only if the person is not in county custody.
- Call Monroe County Detention Facility at 251-575-2635 with the person's full legal name and date of birth if known.
- If that line does not resolve the search, call the sheriff's office and jail information line at 251-575-2963.
- Ask whether the person is currently housed, has bonded out, was transferred, or was never booked into Monroe County jail.
- Check the official Monroe CSO app for sheriff-published updates, while treating app-only inmate features as unconfirmed unless the app shows them.
- Search ADOC for sentenced state prisoners, BOP for federal prisoners, ICE ODLS for immigration detainees, and Alacourt for formal court charges.
Current Monroe County Inmate Lookup
Because no official browser roster was located, Monroe County current-inmate lookup works more like a verification chain than a web search form. Call staff with the person's name, date of birth, approximate arrest date, and arresting agency. If the arrest was by Monroeville Police, Excel Police, Frisco City Police, or another municipality, ask whether the person was booked into the county detention facility or handled through a municipal court path.
| Lookup Channel | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| County web roster | Web form | Not available | No official Monroe County browser-based jail roster was located. |
| Monroe CSO app | Mobile app | Device access | Official app exists; app-only inmate or recent-arrest functions require direct app inspection. |
| Detention phone lookup | Staff request | Staff-dependent | Use full name, DOB, arrest date, and arresting agency if known. |
| ADOC locator | State web search | No | Use for sentenced state prisoners, not county jail detainees. |
Past Monroe County Jail Records
A released person may not be visible through any current custody channel. Monroe County did not publish a web archive of old bookings in the official sources reviewed. For a past booking, request the specific record from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office or detention facility under Alabama public-records law. Give the person's full name, date of birth if known, incident or booking date, arresting agency, and the record type requested, such as custody confirmation, booking sheet, booking photo, incident report, or arrest report.
Formal charge history belongs in court records, not the jail roster. If the person had a filed criminal case, use Alacourt ACCESS or contact the Monroe County Circuit Clerk. For statewide criminal-history review, the ALEA Alabama Background Check channel is separate from jail custody and should not be treated as a jail roster.
What Monroe County Inmate Records Show
Monroe County did not provide a sample web roster profile in the official research sources. A jail booking record, when available from the sheriff or jail, usually concerns the booking event rather than final guilt. It may identify the person, arresting agency, booking date, listed booking charge, bond or hold status, and release or transfer information. Some fields can be withheld when law or security rules apply.
| Field | What It Can Show |
|---|---|
| Name and identifiers | Legal name, date of birth, or jail identifier if the custodian releases it. |
| Booking date | When the person entered jail intake or local custody. |
| Charges | Arrest or booking allegations, which may differ from prosecutor-filed charges. |
| Bond or hold | Whether a bond is listed, a no-bond order applies, or another agency hold affects release. |
| Custody status | Housed, released, bonded out, transferred, or not held by Monroe County. |
| Booking photo | Not confirmed through a public web roster; request availability from the sheriff or detention facility. |
Monroe County Jail vs State Prison
The county jail and the state prison system answer different questions. Monroe County Detention Facility is the place to check for recent arrest custody, bond status, and local detention. ADOC is the place to check after a person has been sentenced and transferred to state prison. BOP and ICE are separate federal systems. A person can move from one system to another, which is why a failed county lookup does not always mean no custody exists.
| County Jail | State Prison | Federal or ICE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who is held | Recent arrests, pretrial detainees, local sentences | Sentenced Alabama prisoners | Federal inmates or immigration detainees |
| Run by | Monroe County Sheriff's Office | Alabama Department of Corrections | BOP or ICE |
| Where to look | Detention phone line and Monroe CSO app | ADOC inmate search | BOP locator or ICE ODLS |
| Photo status | No official web gallery found | Separate state profile rules | Routine federal mugshots are not published through locators |
State and Federal Inmate Search
The ADOC locator can be searched by AIS number, first name, or last name. An AIS number is the six-digit Alabama Institutional Serial number and is the fastest state-prison identifier when known. ADOC states that historical data is not available online, Youthful Offender Act inmates are excluded, and results are capped at 50 matches. For federal prisoners, the BOP inmate locator searches people in BOP custody from 1982 to present by number or name. For immigration custody, the ICE Online Detainee Locator System uses A-Number and country of birth or biographical name fields.
The ADOC inmate search page captured in the project images shows the statewide locator fields and live population totals used to separate state prison records from Monroe County jail records.
Use the state locator only after the person has entered ADOC custody or when Monroe County jail staff says the person transferred to the state system.
Monroe County Detention Facilities
The facility map resolves one Monroe County facility page. Monroe County Detention Facility is the local jail for county custody, while ADOC, BOP, and ICE are covered as lookup alternatives. No extra state, federal, or immigration facility page should be created for Monroe County because the research did not find one physically in the county.
- Monroe County Detention Facility - county jail custody for recent arrests, pretrial detainees, transfers, release checks, and short local sentences where applicable.
- Booking
- Jail intake after arrest, usually including identity checks, property, fingerprints, and a booking photo when policy requires it.
- Detainer
- A hold or notice from another agency that can affect release even when local bond is posted.
- ADOC
- The Alabama Department of Corrections, which handles sentenced state prisoners after transfer from county custody.
- PR bond
- Personal recognizance release based on a promise to appear and follow court conditions.
Monroe County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Monroe County inmate population?
No official Monroe County jail daily population figure was located in the reviewed sources. The official facility map supports one local jail, Monroe County Detention Facility. For a current custody count or a person-specific status check, call the detention facility or sheriff's office.
How do I search Monroe County jail custody?
Start with the detention facility phone line, then use the sheriff's phone line if needed. Check the Monroe CSO app for sheriff-published updates. If the person has moved beyond county custody, search ADOC, BOP, ICE ODLS, or Alacourt depending on the case type.
Does Monroe County publish mugshots online?
No official Monroe County web mugshot gallery or browser roster was located. Booking photos may be requested from the sheriff or detention facility when not exempt, but Alabama law and court orders can limit access.
Are charges on a booking record final?
No. Jail booking charges are arrest or intake entries. Formal court charges come from the prosecutor and court file, so Alacourt or the Monroe County Circuit Clerk is the better source for filed charges and dispositions.