Monroe County Jail Roster Status
No official online Monroe County jail roster was found in the county, sheriff, or Alabama state sources reviewed for this project. That gap matters. Private pages and search results for other places named Monroe County can look local while showing jail data from Florida, Ohio, Indiana, Georgia, or New York. They are not reliable sources for a Monroe County, Alabama inmate search. For a person recently arrested by a county deputy, local police officer, or state trooper, start with the official Sheriff contact instead of relying on an unverified booking site.
The local custody route is direct. Call the Monroe County Sheriff's Office and Jail at (251) 575-2963, or ask in person at the Sheriff's Office in Room 136. Sheriff Thomas Boatwright is the official listed sheriff. The same number is the best first check for present county custody, booking-record availability, release status, and the correct method for a public-record request. Staff may need a full name and other identifying detail to distinguish people with similar names.
A caller should state whether the question concerns current custody, a past booking record, or another law-enforcement document. Those requests may follow different paths. Ask what identifying details the office needs, whether the record is public, how a copy can be delivered, and whether a lawful copy fee applies. A past Monroe County booking will not appear in ADOC merely because an arrest once occurred. Likewise, release on bond or transfer to another agency can make a time-sensitive custody answer change quickly. Record the agency, date, and time of any confirmation when the result will be used for travel, legal work, or family contact.
Monroe County Sheriff's Office
65 North Alabama Avenue, Room 136
Monroeville, AL 36460-1809
(251) 575-2963
Call before visiting for custody and jail-service details.
Note: The Alabama Sheriffs Association lists the office fax as (251) 575-7661, but it does not publish a local inmate roster.
How Monroe County Inmate Searches Work
Choose the agency by custody type before entering a name. County jail, state prison, federal prison, and released-offender registry records are maintained by different offices. This short routing process prevents a common error: searching ADOC for a new Monroe County booking that has not resulted in a state-prison sentence. It also keeps a registry result from being mistaken for proof of present incarceration.
- For a recent local arrest or pretrial hold, call the Monroe County Sheriff at (251) 575-2963. No official local roster is available for a self-service search.
- For a person sentenced to Alabama prison, open the official ADOC inmate search and search by AIS number or name.
- For federal custody, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator. Federal detention is not shown by the county or ADOC tool.
- For released-offender registration, use ALEA. Treat registry status as separate from any Monroe County inmate or jail result.
The court system is another distinct channel. A criminal case may show charges, hearings, and disposition without proving where the defendant is held today. For court-file detail after an arrest, use the Monroe County criminal court records route through the Circuit Clerk and Alacourt.
ADOC Inmate Search Fields
The state search accepts a known Alabama Institutional Serial number or name details. AIS numbers are the most direct identifier. A first and last name can narrow a result when the number is unknown. The database only covers people currently incarcerated in ADOC custody, not everyone ever booked in Monroe County. Youthful Offender inmates are also excluded from the public search.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIS / inmate number | Text | No | Use the state inmate number when known for a direct lookup. |
| First Name | Text | No | Combine with a last name to narrow common names. |
| Last Name | Text | No | Primary name field for a current ADOC inmate search. |
| Search | Button | Action | Runs the query against current state-prison records. |
| Reset / Clear | Button | Action | Clears search entries where the control is offered. |
The official ADOC search screen shows the state inmate tool used for sentenced prisoners.
This screen belongs to the Alabama prison system. It is not a Monroe County jail booking roster and does not return historical online data.
What Monroe County Custody Results Mean
No official local inmate profile could be inspected, so Monroe County booking fields cannot be claimed as verified. In particular, no official source confirmed a public mugshot, booking number, bond amount, housing unit, charge list, or projected release field for the county jail. The safe interpretation is based on the system searched and its stated scope.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| County custody confirmation | Information given directly by the Sheriff or jail about a current local hold, subject to identification and release changes. |
| ADOC current result | Current Alabama state-prison custody. It does not show a full history of Monroe County bookings. |
| No ADOC result | Not proof that no person is in county, federal, juvenile, or other custody. |
| BOP locator result | Federal custody information maintained separately from Alabama and Monroe County records. |
| ALEA registry result | Public sex offender registration information, not proof of current incarceration. |
A custody status may change after a court hearing, bond decision, sentence, transfer, or release. Confirm time-sensitive information with the agency that owns the record.
Alabama Prison Custody Records
ADOC operates the state facility system. A Monroe County defendant may enter that system after conviction and a state-prison sentence, but ADOC is not the county jail. The agency's public database is current-inmates-only. Historical records require a different request channel. ADOC lists its central office at 301 South Ripley Street, PO Box 301501, Montgomery, Alabama 36130-1501, and provides the toll-free number 1-855-WE-R-ADOC.
The ADOC facility directory provides official addresses for state prisons and agency offices.
The directory is useful after a state result identifies the responsible institution. It does not identify the Monroe County jail or supply local visitation rules.
For an ADOC record that is not available online, contact the agency's Public Records Coordinator at public.records@doc.alabama.gov or (334) 353-3883. The ADOC contact page documents that request route.
This channel is for state correctional records. A local booking-record request should still begin with the Monroe County Sheriff.
Federal Monroe County Inmate Searches
Federal custody uses a national system. Monroe County lies within the Southern District of Alabama, but federal detainees and prisoners are not searched through the Monroe County Sheriff or ADOC. The BOP inmate locator is the official public tool for people in federal Bureau of Prisons custody. Federal court or U.S. Marshals channels may be needed when a person is detained but not yet reflected in the BOP system.
The BOP inmate locator supplies the official federal search route.
A BOP match describes federal custody. It should not be read as a county jail booking, an Alabama prison record, or a complete criminal case file.
Confirm Monroe County Jail Visits
No official Monroe County jail visitation schedule was published in the reliable Alabama sources reviewed. Visitor identification rules, in-person hours, video visits, attorney access, and scheduling steps also were not verified. Call (251) 575-2963 before travel. Do not rely on a schedule from another Monroe County or assume that a common jail vendor serves this facility.
| Visit Detail | Verified Status | Safe Next Step |
|---|---|---|
| Days and hours | No official schedule located | Confirm the current window with the Sheriff before travel. |
| Visitor ID | No local rule located | Ask what identification is accepted. |
| In-person visits | Procedure not published | Ask whether an appointment is required. |
| Video visits | No vendor confirmed | Do not create an account until the jail names its provider. |
| Attorney visits | Procedure not published | Attorneys should coordinate directly with the jail. |
Note: A phone check can prevent a long trip from rural Monroe County when a visit has changed, moved, or requires advance approval.
Monroe County Inmate Contact Rules
No official Monroe County source supplied an inmate-mail format, telephone provider, tablet service, or video-contact vendor. The courthouse address should not be used as an inmate mailing address without direct jail confirmation. Ask the Sheriff for the exact recipient format, permitted contents, return-address rule, and any current restrictions before sending mail or funds. Attorneys should also arrange access directly with jail staff.
The Monroe CSO mobile app is a public-safety communication tool, not a verified inmate-contact system. Its store listings advertise crime reporting, tips, interactive features, and news. They do not confirm an inmate lookup, visit scheduler, warrant list, or records-request portal. The app is not for emergencies; its listing directs users to call 911 for an emergency.
The Google Play listing identifies OCV, LLC as the developer, shows more than 5,000 downloads, and says the app was updated on April 1, 2024. It also says data is encrypted in transit and notes that app activity and app information or performance may be collected. Those store details can help a user identify the correct Alabama app among similarly named sheriff applications. They do not expand the app's verified purpose. A news post or tip feature is not proof that jail staff received a custody request, and an app installation should never replace a direct call when release, transfer, court, or visitation timing matters.
- Monroe CSO for Android
- Monroe CSO for iPhone
- Direct jail and custody line: (251) 575-2963
Registry Records Are Not Inmates
ALEA's Community Information Center provides Alabama sex offender registry access. It is a separate public-safety record, not a jail roster. A listed person may not be incarcerated, and an inmate may have no public registry entry. ALEA also warns that some people are excluded from public dissemination due to juvenile status, Youthful Offender status, or out-of-state registration circumstances.
The ALEA registry information page describes the state's registry scope and public-access limits.
Those limits are why a registry search cannot replace a Monroe County custody call or an ADOC inmate search.
The ALEA Community Information Center is the public search gateway for the registry.
Use that gateway only for registry questions. For a current local hold, return to the Monroe County Sheriff; for state custody, use ADOC.
Four searches can therefore produce four different, valid answers. The Sheriff can address a present Monroe County hold. ADOC can show a current state-prison inmate but not historical online data. BOP can identify federal custody. ALEA can show a publicly disseminated registry record after release. None is a universal criminal-history service, and no single negative result rules out the other systems. When identity is uncertain, compare the available name and agency context without assuming two people with the same name are the same person.