What This Site Is For
Alabama law recognizes public access to many public writings and public records, including the access principles in Code of Alabama Section 36-12-40 and the public-record definition in Section 41-13-1. The practical issue is figuring out whether a person is in the county jail, already moved to the Alabama Department of Corrections, held in federal custody, or connected to an immigration matter. This site brings together the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, Monroe County Detention Facility, ADOC, BOP, ICE, and court-record pathways in one local reference.
What You Can Find Here
The pages focus on record access and custody lookup steps for Monroe County, not on commercial mugshot publishing or unofficial jail directories.
- Guidance for jail inmate records, jail roster mugshots, and court records after a jail arrest.
- A local facility page for the Monroe County Detention Facility, including the official detention phone and sheriff contact details found in the research.
- Plain-language lookup steps for county jail custody, the official Monroe CSO app channel, the ADOC inmate search, BOP inmate locator, ICE ODLS, and Alabama Victim Notification System.
- Direction on when to call the detention facility, when to contact the sheriff's office, and when court records or state prison records are the better route.
What This Site Cannot Do
This is a privately run reference site. It is not connected to Sheriff Thomas Boatwright, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, the Monroe County Detention Facility, ADOC, BOP, ICE, any court, or any government agency.
- It cannot release, hold, move, or transfer anyone in custody.
- It cannot post bond, schedule a visit, accept money, or speak for jail staff.
- It cannot provide legal advice or interpret a criminal case for you.
- It cannot promise that every phone number, office address, roster status, or fee remains current.
Only the originating office can confirm current custody, release, charges, bond status, or record availability. For Monroe County jail questions, start with the detention facility at 251-575-2635 or the sheriff's office at 251-575-2963.
Search Partners
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Keeping Details Current
Jail rosters, phone lines, app features, visitation rules, court portals, and public-record procedures can change without much public notice. Monroe County research found no official public web jail roster and no local sheriff records-request form, so direct contact with the detention facility or sheriff's office remains important.
If you notice an outdated Monroe County contact, a changed ADOC or federal locator link, or a missing official source, use the Contact Us page.