This is a private reference site. It is not the Jackson County Sheriff's Office, the Jackson County Jail, a court, or a government records desk. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release anyone, post bond, pull official booking records, change a roster entry, or answer case-specific questions. For those actions, contact the government office that holds the record.
Official Jackson County Jail Contacts
For custody, bond, charge, or case questions, start with the Jackson County Sheriff's Office or the Jackson County Jail directly.
Jackson County Sheriff's Office / Jackson County Jail102 East Laurel St
Scottsboro, AL 35768
- Jail phone: 256-574-1884
- Detention Center bond, charge, and case extensions: 824 or 823
- Sheriff non-emergency line: 256-574-2610
- Office hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
- Emergency: 911
The sheriff's office contact page is jacksoncountysheriffal.org/contact-us. Sheriff Rocky Harnen Jr.'s office operates the jail.
Where to Look First
Different records live in different systems, so match the request to the right source before calling.
- For a person currently held in the county jail, use jail inmate records or the official roster at jacksoncountysheriffal.org/inmate-roster/search.
- For a recently released person, check the sheriff's released roster at jacksoncountysheriffal.org/inmate-roster/filters/released/release_time%3Ddesc/1.
- For booking-photo context, see jail roster mugshots and verify the current display with the sheriff's roster.
- For charges filed after arrest, use court records after a jail arrest, the Jackson County Circuit Clerk page at jackson.alacourt.gov/circuit-clerk-bart-buchanan, Alacourt Just One Look at pa.alacourt.com, or the local warrant page at jackson.alacourt.gov/warrants.
- For a specific local facility, review the Jackson County Jail page.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, search the Alabama Department of Corrections locator at doc.alabama.gov/inmatesearch.aspx/default.aspx.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP locator at bop.gov/inmateloc or the ICE detainee locator at locator.ice.gov/odls.
- For custody notifications, check VINELink availability and registration options.