Find St. Clair County Bookings, Current Inmates and Archived Jail Records
The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office operates an official inmate roster that includes current inmates, released inmates and archived inmates. Individual booking profiles can show a booking photograph, booking number, age, booking date, arresting agency, charges and bond information.
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If you need the later result of a criminal case, move from the jail record to the St. Clair County Circuit Clerk or Alabama’s trial-court record system. A booking charge or mugshot documents the arrest and detention stage; it does not prove guilt or show the final case disposition.
Quick answer: use the St. Clair County Sheriff’s inmate roster first
If a person may have been booked into the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center, start with the official inmate roster. Unlike a current-custody-only database, the Sheriff’s interface provides options for Current, Released and Archived Inmates.
The roster also supports name searching and sorting by booking date. Individual public profiles can include the person’s booking photograph, booking number, age, gender, race, arresting agency, booking date, release date when applicable, charges and displayed bond amount.
Current Inmates
Use the Current option when you need to know whether a person remains in the St. Clair County detention system.
Released / 48 Hour Release
Use the released-inmate options when a recent booking no longer appears among current inmates.
Archived Inmates
Use the archive option when searching for an older booking that is outside the active or recent-release view.
What the St. Clair County inmate roster can show
The Sheriff’s roster is more useful than a generic mugshot gallery because it connects the photograph to a structured booking record. Availability varies by individual entry, but public roster profiles can display several fields that help distinguish people with similar names.
| Roster information | How it helps | Important limitation |
|---|---|---|
| Booking photograph | Helps identify the booking record associated with the person. | A photograph is not evidence of guilt or conviction. |
| Booking number | Provides a stronger identifier than a name alone. | It identifies the booking, not necessarily a court case number. |
| Booking date | Helps distinguish a recent arrest from an older jail record. | The date of a social-media repost may be different. |
| Arresting agency | Shows which law-enforcement agency handled the arrest where listed. | The Sheriff’s Office may not hold every report created by another police agency. |
| Charges | Shows the booking-stage allegations listed by the jail. | Charges can change after court proceedings. |
| Bond | Shows the amount listed in the public jail record. | The Sheriff warns that the amount may not remain current. |
| Release date | Helps confirm that a person has left county detention. | Release from jail does not necessarily mean the criminal case has ended. |
How to search St. Clair County mugshots and bookings
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Open the official Sheriff’s inmate roster.
Go to stclairsheriff.org/inmate-roster. The page is operated by the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office. -
Choose the correct roster view.
Select Current for active detention, Released for people no longer in custody, or Archived Inmates when searching an older booking. -
Search by name when you know the person.
The roster provides a name-search field and can also display the arresting agency in searchable booking information. -
Open the individual profile.
Compare the booking photograph, booking number, age, booking date, arresting agency and other available identifiers. -
Verify custody or release status.
Do not assume that an old mugshot means the person is still incarcerated. Check the current/released status and any displayed release date. -
Confirm bail details before paying or traveling.
Call the St. Clair County Detention Center at 205-814-3525 because the Sheriff’s roster warns that bail amounts and charges can change after court appearances. -
Move to the court record for the later case result.
The Circuit Clerk maintains St. Clair County District and Circuit Court records. Use the court system when you need filed charges, court events or disposition rather than the initial booking entry.
Are St. Clair County mugshots available on the official roster?
Yes. The Sheriff’s public inmate roster displays booking images on inmate listings and individual inmate profiles when an image is available through the system. This means you generally do not need to begin with a third-party mugshot website to check a St. Clair County booking.
The official profile also provides context that a copied photograph may omit, including booking number, date, arresting agency, charges, bond and release information.
Use the booking number
A booking number can help separate people with similar names and makes it easier to discuss the correct jail record with Detention Center staff.
Do not stop at the mugshot
The booking image documents an intake event. Use the Circuit Clerk or Alabama trial-court record system when the final case status matters.
How to find someone released from St. Clair County Jail
The Sheriff’s roster provides more than a current-inmate list. Its official roster disclaimer specifically links a 48 Hour Release option for people released from the Detention Center during the previous 48 hours, and the broader roster interface also includes released and archived records.
48 Hour Release
Use this when the booking was very recent but the person no longer appears among current inmates.
Released and Archived
If the 48-hour window has passed, use the roster’s released or archived options before assuming the booking record is unavailable.
Open the Sheriff’s inmate-roster options and disclaimer.
How to request a St. Clair County Sheriff’s public record
The Sheriff’s Office publishes a formal public-record request procedure reflecting changes to Alabama law that became effective October 1, 2024. Under the Sheriff’s current procedure, access through this process is a right for qualifying Alabama residents, and the requester must provide proof of Alabama residency.
The Sheriff’s Office says a request must identify a specific existing public record within its custody. It can reject a request that is vague, ambiguous, overly broad, unreasonable in scope, seeks a record that does not exist, or seeks material that is not public.
What you need before submitting
- Use the Sheriff’s current Standard Public Records Request Form.
- Sign/certify the request as required by the Sheriff’s published procedure.
- Provide acceptable proof that you are an Alabama resident.
- Describe the existing record with reasonable specificity.
- Include useful identifiers such as name, date, booking number, incident number or arresting unit when available.
- Do not send payment until the Sheriff’s Office advises you of the fee amount.
St. Clair County Sheriff’s public records
Attn: Tawney RobertsSt. Clair County Sheriff’s Office
1610 Cogswell Avenue, Suite 206
Pell City, AL 35125
- [email protected]
- Instructions
- Official Public Records Request page
- Office hours
- Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Current Sheriff response timeframe
The Sheriff’s published procedure says the office has up to 10 days to acknowledge a proper request. After acknowledging it, the Sheriff’s Office states that it has 15 business days to fulfill or deny the request.
How to get a copy of a St. Clair County Sheriff’s incident or offense report
The Sheriff’s current FAQ provides a separate practical route for a victim seeking a copy of an incident or offense report that they made. The victim must bring identification to the Sheriff’s Office during normal business hours.
$3 per report
The Sheriff’s Office currently lists a $3 cash-only fee for each report copy under this victim-report procedure.
Victim must bring ID
The Sheriff’s FAQ specifically says the victim of the report must bring identification when requesting the copy.
Check the Sheriff’s current FAQ before visiting.
Use St. Clair County court records to check what happened after booking
The St. Clair County Circuit Clerk describes the Clerk as the courts’ official record keeper for District and Circuit Court proceedings. The office maintains criminal, civil, domestic, child-support, traffic, juvenile, warrant and other court records.
The Clerk also directs the public to Alabama’s Just One Look service for on-demand access to state trial-court records. Just One Look is a case-by-case paid access system; it is different from the Sheriff’s free inmate roster.
St. Clair County Circuit Clerk — Ashville
St. Clair County Courthouse100 6th Avenue North, Suite 400
Ashville, AL 35953
- Phone
- 205-594-2184
- Hours
- Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
- Website
- 30th Judicial Circuit
St. Clair County court — Pell City
County Courthouse1815 Cogswell Avenue
Pell City, AL 35125
- Clerk phone
- 205-338-2511
- Trial records
- Just One Look
- Judicial system
- Alabama Administrative Office of Courts
| Record | Best use | What it does not establish by itself |
|---|---|---|
| Booking profile | Booking date, photo, jail data, charges and displayed bond | Final criminal-case result |
| Release entry | Whether the person left county detention | Whether charges were dismissed or the case ended |
| Incident report | Law-enforcement record concerning the reported event | Final court disposition |
| Court record | Filed case information, proceedings and disposition where publicly available | That every underlying investigative document is public |
If the person moved to Alabama state prison, use ADOC
The Alabama Department of Corrections operates a separate inmate search for people who are currently incarcerated in the state correctional system. ADOC’s public search supports an Alabama Institutional Serial (AIS) number or an inmate’s full name.
ADOC states that its online database contains currently incarcerated inmates only and that historical data is not currently available online. The agency also notes that its public search does not include inmates sentenced under Alabama’s Youthful Offender Act.
Alabama Department of Corrections
301 South Ripley StreetP.O. Box 301501
Montgomery, AL 36130
- Inmate search
- Official ADOC Inmate Search
- Main
- 334-353-3883
- Toll-free
- 1-855-WE-R-ADOC
St. Clair County bond information: verify the amount before posting bail
The Sheriff’s public inmate profiles warn that listed bail amounts can change after court appearances. The Detention Center should therefore be contacted for the correct bail amount, current charges and case numbers before someone attempts to post bond.
Sheriff approval rules apply
The Sheriff’s current corrections guidance says property bonds are handled at its Ashville or Pell City offices and must satisfy the Sheriff’s property-bond requirements.
Licensed bonding company
A professionally licensed bail bonding company can post a surety bond. The Sheriff’s Office notes that company fees are non-refundable and are separate from court fines, costs or restitution.
Full amount posted in cash
The Sheriff’s corrections page says the arrested person or someone acting for them may post the entire bond amount in cash, which is held by the court pending the criminal case.
$35 bond transmittal fee
The Sheriff’s current guidance lists a $35 cash bail-bond transmittal fee paid to the Circuit Clerk’s Office under Act 2012-535.
Important property-bond details
- The defendant may not use their own property on a property bond.
- Property owners/signers must be present with property identification.
- Property approved directly by the St. Clair County Sheriff must be in St. Clair County.
- Out-of-county property must be approved by the Sheriff in the county where the property is located.
- The Sheriff’s page says it cannot accept out-of-state property.
- Property value must meet the bond amount.
Review the Sheriff’s current Corrections and bond instructions before taking action.
St. Clair County Detention Center contact and inmate-service information
St. Clair County Jail / Detention Center
100 18th Street NorthPell City, AL 35125
- Detention Center
- 205-814-3525
- Detention fax
- 205-814-3676
- Corrections
- Official corrections information
Sheriff — Pell City office
1610 Cogswell Avenue, Suite 206Pell City, AL 35125
- Phone
- 205-884-6840
- Dispatch
- 205-884-3333
- Hours
- Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Sheriff — Ashville office
48 6th Street, Suite 300Ashville, AL 35953
- Phone
- 205-594-2140
- Fax
- 205-594-2146
- Hours
- Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Call 911 for emergencies
The Sheriff’s general non-emergency dispatch number is 205-884-3333. Do not use an email or public-record form for an urgent law-enforcement matter.
Inmate mail
The Sheriff’s corrections page currently lists 100 18th Street North, Pell City, AL 35125 for inmate mail, except release funds from another agency. It states that non-legal mail is searched before delivery and identifies legal mail, 3 × 5 postcards and appropriately marked photo envelopes among allowed mail items.
Adding money to commissary
The jail states that it does not accept cash or money orders for an inmate commissary account. Its current instructions identify a lobby kiosk at the jail and the JailATM service as deposit methods.
Phone and video communication
The Sheriff’s Office says the jail contracts with Combined Public Communications for inmate telephone service and directs families to InmateSales for phone deposits and video-visitation appointments. Because vendors and charges can change, confirm current terms on the Sheriff’s corrections page before paying.
Custody notifications and roster alerts
The Sheriff’s Office links VINE to its inmate-roster resources. VINE is designed to provide offender or custody-status information and allows users to register for automated notifications.
The Sheriff’s current mobile app also provides access to current and released inmates and allows users to select roster-related push notifications. In 2025, the Sheriff’s Office announced that text-message and email notification delivery was being replaced by app-based push notifications for its own alerts.
VINE
Use the VINE link associated with the Sheriff’s roster when custody-status notifications are important.
Official mobile app
The St. Clair County Sheriff’s app provides roster access and optional push notifications for categories selected by the user.
Why a St. Clair County mugshot or inmate search may not show what you expect
The person was already released
Switch from Current Inmates to Released or the 48 Hour Release option. For an older record, also check Archived Inmates.
The arrest happened in St. Clair County but booking happened elsewhere
The location of an arrest does not always identify the final holding facility. Confirm the booking agency and jail.
The person moved to state custody
Use ADOC when the person is currently incarcerated in the Alabama state correctional system.
The bond on the website looks outdated
Call the Detention Center. The Sheriff’s own roster warns that charge and bail information can change after court appearances.
You need an incident report, not a jail profile
Identify the law-enforcement agency that maintains the report and use its records procedure instead of the inmate roster.
You need the final case result
Use St. Clair County court records or Alabama’s trial-court access service. A mugshot cannot tell you how the criminal case ended.
The Sheriff’s public-record request was too broad
The Sheriff’s current procedure requires reasonable specificity. Narrow the request to identifiable existing records.
You are not eligible for the Sheriff’s Alabama-resident process
The Sheriff’s published procedure requires Alabama residency and proof of residency. Review the current official instructions rather than submitting incomplete documentation.
Frequently asked questions about St. Clair County Alabama mugshots
Where can I find St. Clair County Alabama mugshots?
Use the official St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office inmate roster. Public inmate listings and profiles display booking photographs when available, along with booking information such as the booking number, date, charges and bond.
Can I search only current St. Clair County inmates?
Yes. The official roster has a Current Inmates option. It also provides Released and Archived Inmates options for records outside current custody.
How can I find someone released from St. Clair County Jail?
The Sheriff provides released-inmate records and a 48 Hour Release option for people released from the Detention Center during the previous 48 hours. Older bookings may also appear in the archive.
Does the inmate roster show the arresting agency?
Individual public booking profiles can show the arresting agency along with other identifiers. That information is useful when you need to determine which law-enforcement agency may hold an incident or arrest report.
Is the bond amount on the St. Clair County roster final?
No. The Sheriff’s public booking pages warn that charges and bail amounts can change after court appearances. Contact the Detention Center at 205-814-3525 for the current bail amount, charges and case numbers before posting bail.
How do I request a public record from the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office?
Use the Sheriff’s current Standard Public Records Request Form and follow its published submission procedure. The Sheriff’s current rules require an Alabama resident to provide proof of residency and to identify a specific existing public record within the Sheriff’s custody.
How long does the Sheriff’s public-record process take?
The Sheriff’s published procedure says it has up to 10 days to acknowledge a proper request and, after acknowledgment, 15 business days to fulfill or deny the request.
How much does a Sheriff’s incident report copy cost?
The Sheriff’s current FAQ lists a $3 cash-only fee per report under its procedure for a victim obtaining a copy of an incident or offense report they made. The victim must bring identification.
Where do I check what happened after a St. Clair County arrest?
Use the St. Clair County Circuit Clerk and Alabama trial-court records. The Circuit Clerk is the official record keeper for District and Circuit Court proceedings, and the Clerk directs users to Just One Look for on-demand state trial-court access.
Where do I search if someone was transferred to Alabama state prison?
Use the Alabama Department of Corrections inmate search. ADOC says its online database includes currently incarcerated state inmates and does not provide historical inmate data online.
Does an Alabama mugshot mean the person was convicted?
No. A mugshot and booking record document an arrest or detention-stage event. Use the appropriate court record to determine what happened after the arrest.
Can I receive St. Clair County inmate roster notifications?
The Sheriff’s mobile app provides access to inmate-roster information and supports selected push notifications. The Sheriff’s website also links VINE for offender and custody-status notifications.
Official St. Clair County and Alabama sources
These primary government resources were reviewed for this guide on October 3, 2026. Recheck the relevant agency before visiting an office, sending money, posting bond or submitting a records request because custody status, charges, fees, contacts and procedures can change.
- St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office
- St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office — Inmate Roster
- St. Clair County Detention Center — Roster Options and Disclaimer
- St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office — Public Records Request
- St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office — FAQs
- St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office — Corrections, Bonds and Inmate Services
- St. Clair County — 30th Judicial Circuit of Alabama
- St. Clair County Circuit Clerk
- Alabama Administrative Office of Courts
- Just One Look — Alabama Trial Court Records
- Alabama Department of Corrections — Inmate Search