What This Site Does
Alabama law makes many public records available, including records covered by Alabama Code Section 36-12-40, but custody information is split among several offices. Sheriff Rocky Harnen Jr.'s Jackson County Sheriff's Office operates the Jackson County Jail for pretrial detainees, people awaiting Alabama Department of Corrections transfer, and sentences under one year. The Alabama Department of Corrections keeps a separate locator for sentenced state prisoners, while the BOP and ICE maintain federal and immigration tools. This site gathers the sheriff's roster at jacksoncountysheriffal.org/inmate-roster/search, the released roster at jacksoncountysheriffal.org/inmate-roster/filters/released/release_time%3Ddesc/1, the sheriff contact page at jacksoncountysheriffal.org/contact-us, and related request steps into one Jackson County resource.
What You Can Find Here
The site is built around the common paths people use after an arrest or booking in Jackson County.
- Guidance for jail inmate records, jail roster mugshots, and court records after a jail arrest.
- A facility page for Jackson County Jail, including its Scottsboro address and official phone references.
- Step-by-step direction for the sheriff's roster and the statewide Alabama inmate search.
- Context for requesting booking records, checking charges, and verifying details with the office that created the record.
What We Cannot Do
Jackson County Inmate Population is privately run. It is not connected to the Jackson County Sheriff's Office, Jackson County Jail, the Alabama Department of Corrections, any court, or any government agency.
- We cannot release, hold, or transfer anyone in custody.
- We cannot post bond, schedule visits, or send money for a detainee.
- We cannot provide legal advice about charges, warrants, expungement, or court deadlines.
- We cannot promise that every phone number, fee, address, roster entry, or link remains current.
Only the Jackson County Sheriff's Office, the Jackson County Jail, a court clerk, ADOC, BOP, ICE, or another originating agency can confirm current custody status, charges, case details, or release information.
Search Partners
Some pages may include search boxes or links operated by third-party providers. Those providers set their own prices, account rules, and result displays. If a visitor follows a partner tool to a paid signup, this site may receive a referral fee that helps keep the reference pages available. We do not control the partner's pricing, data, or search results.
Keeping Details Current
Jail procedures, roster availability, phone extensions, court portals, and visitation rules can change without notice. Pages are revised as changes surface, but custody and record data should be checked with the Jackson County Sheriff's Office or the agency that created the record before traveling, sending funds, or relying on a date.
If you spot a local correction, use the Contacts page to send it in.