Choctaw County Jail Facility Status
The Choctaw County Sheriff's Office / Closed Choctaw County Jail page has to be read as a records and custody-location page, not as an active jail lobby page. The official Choctaw County sheriff page identifies Sheriff Scott Lolley and lists the sheriff's duties, including serving as county jailor, keeping Alabama Department reports, and keeping a jail docket. The Alabama Department of Examiners audit provides the controlling facility fact: the county jail closed in July 2019, and jail-associated funds had no activity after that date.
Because no active in-county jail population should be claimed, the sheriff's office is the local starting point for current custody questions. Staff may be able to tell whether a person was arrested by a Choctaw County agency, whether the person was released, and which outside jail holds the person. The public online roster may then belong to the outside facility, especially Washington County Jail if the sheriff confirms that placement.
The captured official sheriff page is the local contact source for Choctaw County jail docket and custody-location questions.
It supports the page's role as a sheriff records contact, not as proof of an active public Choctaw jail roster.
Choctaw County Jail Population
The best available Choctaw County jail population answer is not a capacity number. It is the absence of an operating local jail after the July 2019 closure. Alabama Public Radio reported that 23 prisoners were moved to Clarke County Jail when the Butler jail closed. Later WTOK reporting said Choctaw County was paying to house inmates elsewhere and described Washington County as a destination after the closure. No current official Choctaw average daily inmate population was located.
Washington County's published average daily population of 80 inmates is not a Choctaw County jail population figure. It is the average for the outside facility, which may include Choctaw detainees when that jail is used for housing.
Look Up Choctaw County Detainees
There is no verified active Choctaw County roster to open for this facility. The correct lookup method is a sequence. Start with the sheriff, confirm the current holding agency, then use the system that covers that custody stage. A person arrested in Choctaw County may not appear in an outside roster right away, and a sentenced state prisoner will not remain in a county jail lookup after ADOC transfer.
- Call the Choctaw County Sheriff's Office and provide the person's full name, date of birth if known, arrest date, and arresting agency.
- Ask whether the person is in custody, released, transported, or held under another agency's authority.
- If Washington County Jail is the holding facility, check the official current-inmates page or MobileSO roster.
- If the person was sentenced to state prison, search the Alabama DOC locator by AIS number or name.
- If federal or immigration custody is involved, use BOP, ICE ODLS, the federal court, or USMS contact path.
Choctaw County Sheriff Address and Contact
The sheriff's office contact is at the Choctaw County Courthouse in Butler. Visitors should call before traveling because the office is not an active jail visitation counter and custody questions may require staff to identify an outside holding facility. The county court page lists courthouse court hours as 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, but sheriff records-counter availability should still be confirmed by phone.
Choctaw County Sheriff's Office / Closed Choctaw County Jail
117 South Mulberry, Suite 11
Butler, AL 36904-2557
(205) 459-2166
Call for custody location and records-request direction.
Choctaw County Jail Records Requests
Records requests should be specific. The research found no Choctaw sheriff web form or published sheriff fee schedule. Use Alabama public-records law and ask the office how it accepts requests, what fees apply, and whether the record is held by the sheriff or an outside facility. Useful record descriptions include jail docket entry, booking or intake record, arrest report, incident or offense report, warrant return, bond paperwork, prisoner transport record, and booking photograph.
| Record Sought | Likely Starting Point |
|---|---|
| Current custody location | Choctaw County Sheriff's Office. |
| Outside jail roster entry | Holding jail, such as Washington County Jail if confirmed. |
| Filed court charges | Choctaw County Circuit Clerk or Alacourt. |
| Booking photograph | Booking or holding agency, subject to records-law limits. |
| State prison location | Alabama Department of Corrections locator. |
Visiting Choctaw County Detainees
No active Choctaw County jail visitation occurs at the closed jail. A family member must first identify the holding facility and then follow that facility's social visit rules. If Washington County Jail holds the person, Washington County's rules apply, including its visitor list, schedule, non-contact visit rule, lobby restrictions, and dress code. If a different jail holds the person, use that jail's official rules instead.
| Question | Choctaw Sheriff Office Answer |
|---|---|
| Can I visit at the Choctaw jail? | No active Choctaw jail visitation rules were located because the jail is closed. |
| Who sets the visit schedule? | The current holding facility. |
| Should I travel to Butler for a visit? | No, not until the holding jail confirms where visits occur. |
| Are attorney visits different? | Use the holding facility and court process for attorney access. |
Choctaw County Inmate Mail and Money
Mail, commissary, phone, video, and money-deposit rules also belong to the holding facility. No active Choctaw jail mail or commissary rules were found because the facility is closed. Historical audit categories included prisoner feeding, jail telephone commissions, prisoners' money on deposit, canteen or commissary proceeds, and work release, but those should be treated as historical fund categories rather than current services.
If Washington County Jail holds the person, use that jail's mail address and rules. Washington County accepts money orders payable to the inmate through mail, requires a return address, and bars cash and personal checks. It also bars photos, blank paper, envelopes, padded mailers, stickers, glitter, glue, tape, perfume, food, gum, violent or sexual depictions, gang depictions, and third-party letters.
Choctaw County Jail Closure History
The local facility history is unusually important. Alabama Public Radio reported on July 19, 2019 that the Choctaw County jail was shut down over unsafe conditions and that Sheriff Scott Lolley said all 23 prisoners were moved to Clarke County Jail. The report described leaks, foundation shifting, and an inspection issue involving a bowed door. WTOK later reported on continued structural and safety problems, housing costs outside the county, the sheriff's lawsuit against the county commission, and a court-order dispute involving a new jail.
Official county commission minutes from August 8, 2023 show discussion of two jail-site options and selection of the old jail site for proposed new jail construction. The old-site option was estimated at $6,711,639. No source in the research file confirmed that a replacement jail opened in 2025 or 2026, so this facility page should not be read as a new jail-opening page.
Note: Confirm custody and visit location before travel, because Choctaw County detainees may be housed outside the county.