Jackson County Jail Roster Records
The official Jackson County Sheriff's Office inmate roster is the main public lookup for people held at the Jackson County Jail. The roster is free to use and does not require a login, but the site presents a disclaimer before access. On May 27, 2026, the roster heading showed "Inmate Roster (180)," which made the page a live custody list rather than a fixed archive. The same sheriff site also offers a released-inmates view at the released roster URL, and the sheriff homepage refers to a 48 Hour Release option.
The Jackson County inmate records shown online are jail records, not statewide criminal-history reports. The roster can show a person booked into the county jail by the Jackson County Sheriff's Office or by municipal police agencies serving Scottsboro, Hollywood, Bridgeport, Section, Pisgah, Woodville, Owens Cross Roads, Gurley, New Hope, and Skyline. It does not replace the court file, the Alabama Department of Corrections locator, or federal custody tools. A person sentenced to state prison, moved on a federal hold, or held by immigration authorities may disappear from the local roster even though another agency still has custody or supervision authority.
Note: Roster status can lag behind jail processing, release paperwork, transport, or court action, so verify urgent custody questions by phone.
Use Jackson County Roster Search
The Jackson County roster has several controls that matter when a name search is too broad or when a person was released recently. The public roster page provides Name, Date, Current, and Released choices. It also has sort controls for Newest to Oldest and Oldest to Newest, a Search By Name field, a Search button, a Show All option, and pagination. These tools are simple, but they change the result set. A current search may miss a person who was released earlier the same day, while a released search may show a release time but not current housing.
- Open the sheriff's inmate roster search and accept the disclaimer if prompted.
- Start with the Search By Name field. A last name is often enough if the spelling is uncommon.
- Use Current for active jail custody or Released when the person may have bonded out, served a short sentence, or transferred.
- Change the sort order when a recent arrest or release is expected. Newest to Oldest is the better first pass for fresh bookings.
- Open the matching profile or list entry and compare the booking number, booking time, city, age, charges, and arresting agency.
- Call the Detention Center if bond, charge, or case-number information will be used for court, release, or payment decisions.
A name search should be treated as a lead, not a final identity match. People can share names, use nicknames, or have records entered with initials and middle names. If a search returns no result, run a shorter name, check the released list, and then move to the jail phone line or the Alabama state locator. For booking-photo context, the related Jackson County jail mugshots information is handled in the booking photo page.
Jackson County Roster Fields
The roster search controls are narrower than a full records-management system. They are built for public lookup, not for searching every internal jail field. The inspected public roster did not show a public search by date of birth, home address, housing unit, court date, warrant number, or projected release date. It did provide status filters and sorting that help separate current jail population records from the released list.
| Field or Control | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Text search | No | Used through the Search By Name control; start broad if spelling is uncertain. |
| Date | Roster control | No | Displayed as a control on the public roster, but inspected samples did not expose a full public date-field inventory. |
| Current | Status filter | No | Limits results to people currently listed in Jackson County jail custody. |
| Released | Status filter | No | Shows recent releases; on May 27, 2026, the released roster displayed six recent entries. |
| Sort order | Dropdown or link control | No | Newest to Oldest and Oldest to Newest help when reviewing recent bookings or releases. |
| Show All | Button or link | No | Returns the broader roster view, usually with pagination for more entries. |
Jackson County Inmate Profile Fields
An inmate profile can contain more detail than the list result. In the inspected sample, the public profile and roster entries showed a mugshot, full name, first and last name, booking number, booking time, arresting agency, gender, race, age, city and state on list entries, charges, release time on released entries, and a warning to call the Detention Center for the correct bail amount, charges, and case numbers. Several fields that users often expect were not visible in the inspected public sample.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Mugshot | A booking photo when the roster profile displays one. |
| Name fields | Full name plus first and last name data used to match the person. |
| Booking number | The jail booking identifier attached to that custody event. |
| Booking time | The time tied to the jail intake record shown online. |
| Arresting agency | The sheriff's office or police department linked to the arrest. |
| Demographics | Gender, race, age, and city or state when shown in the public entry. |
| Charges | The listed charges from the jail record, subject to court and agency updates. |
| Release time | The release timestamp on released roster entries. |
| Not visible in sample | DOB, address, height, weight, housing unit, court date, warrant number, bond amount, and projected release date were not visible in the inspected sample. |
The sheriff's warning about bail, charges, and case numbers is important. Bond and charge details can change after a first appearance, after a warrant is served, or when a municipal arrest is screened for court. The jail roster is useful for finding the booking event, but case filings and future hearings are handled through the courts. Court-charge research after booking belongs in the separate Jackson County arrest records and court charges workflow.
Jackson County Jail Contact
The Detention Center is the practical fallback when the roster is delayed, a bond figure must be confirmed, or a case number is needed. The jail address and phone line are also the safest source before travel, money deposits, or visit plans because public visitation, mail, and commissary details were not located in the inspected official sources.
Jackson County Jail
102 East Laurel St
Scottsboro, AL 35768
Jail: 256-574-1884
Bond, charge, and case questions: Detention Center ext. 824 or 823
Sheriff non-emergency: 256-574-2610
Office hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Sheriff Rocky Harnen Jr. leads the office. Jail leadership and support staff identified on the sheriff's Jail Staff page include Chief Corrections Deputy Angie Miller, Captain Wyatt Lee, Office Manager Dawn Terrell, and Jail Clerk Shari Edmonds. The sheriff contact page confirms the office address, jail phone, non-emergency line, and weekday hours. Staff names help confirm that the roster and detention information are sheriff's-office functions, but routine custody questions should use the jail number rather than individual staff outreach.
Jackson County Visit Mail Money
Official visitation, mail, phone, and commissary instructions were not located in the available Jackson County Sheriff research set. That gap should not be filled with a vendor name or a schedule from another county. Use the jail phone number before sending funds, mailing property, planning a visit, or relying on a third-party deposit link. The local jail can confirm whether a person is eligible for visits, whether mail must include a booking number, and whether a release or transfer has already occurred.
| Topic | Public Detail Located | Best Action |
|---|---|---|
| Visitation schedule | Not located in inspected official material. | Call Jackson County Jail at 256-574-1884 before traveling. |
| Mail rules | Not located in inspected official material. | Ask the jail for the current inmate-mail format and restrictions. |
| Phone or video provider | No official provider confirmed. | Do not assume a vendor; verify with the jail. |
| Commissary or money deposits | No official deposit vendor or fee schedule confirmed. | Call the jail before sending money or using a paid service. |
Jackson County Custody Lookup Chain
The Jackson County Jail holds people awaiting trial, people awaiting transfer to the Alabama Department of Corrections, and people serving sentences under one year. That mix makes the custody chain important. A person may begin on the county roster, appear later in a court file, then move to the ADOC locator after state-prison intake. Federal and immigration custody are different systems with different public tools.
| Custody Type | Where to Search | Use When |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson County jail custody | Sheriff's inmate roster | The person is newly booked, awaiting trial, serving under one year, or held for local agencies. |
| Recent release | Released roster | The person may have bonded out, completed a short stay, or moved out of local custody. |
| State prison custody | Alabama Department of Corrections inmate search | The person has been sentenced and received into ADOC. The locator covers current inmates only. |
| Federal custody | Federal Bureau of Prisons locator | The person is in BOP custody or serving a federal sentence. |
| Immigration detention | ICE Online Detainee Locator System | The person may be held by immigration authorities rather than the county jail. |
| Victim notification | VINELink | A user wants custody-status alerts where available for Alabama records. |
The ADOC search accepts AIS number, first name, and last name fields, limits broad searches to 50 results, and omits youthful offenders. Alabama DOC historical data is not online in that locator. No ADOC prison, BOP facility, or ICE detention facility was identified as physically located in Jackson County, so absence from the county roster does not prove absence from custody elsewhere.
Jackson County Record Limits
Alabama's public-records law, Ala. Code section 36-12-40, is the broad access rule for public writings, but it does not make every jail detail public in the same way. Active investigations, sealed court matters, protected personal data, and internal security details can be withheld or limited. Juvenile records have a separate confidentiality rule under Ala. Code section 12-15-133, so a juvenile matter should not be expected to appear like an adult jail booking.
The full access path for Jackson County inmate records is: search the current roster, check the released roster, call the jail, contact or visit the sheriff's office during business hours if a records request is needed, use the Alabama DOC locator after state sentencing, and use BOP, ICE, or VINELink when the custody type points outside county control. No official Jackson County Sheriff mobile app was found in the research. Use the web roster, alerts where available, and the phone numbers listed by the sheriff's office instead of relying on an app claim.