Choctaw County Jail Record Reality
No working official Choctaw County online inmate roster was verified. That is not a small missing link. The state audit for the Choctaw County Sheriff's Office says the county jail closed in July 2019 and that jail funds had no activity after the closure. The sheriff page still lists jailor and jail docket duties, but the public search path for a current inmate depends on where the person was taken after arrest.
For Choctaw County inmate records, the sheriff is the local first contact and the holding jail is the current custody source. If the sheriff says Washington County Jail holds the person, the Washington County current-inmates table is the online roster to check. If the person was released, transferred, sentenced, or held by another agency, the public roster may not show enough. A records request may be needed for jail docket entries, transport records, booking records, arrest reports, or booking photographs.
The Choctaw County Sheriff's Office page names Sheriff Scott Lolley and gives the office address and phone. It is the stable official local source because the separate sheriff domain referenced by the county did not respond during research.
Search Choctaw County Inmate Records
The safest search pattern is to confirm the custody system before relying on any table. A person may be arrested in Choctaw County but held in Washington County, Clarke County, another contract facility, ADOC, federal custody, or immigration custody. Search by exact name when possible. If the name is common, add date of birth, arrest date, arresting agency, and any known court or warrant number.
- Call the Choctaw County Sheriff's Office at (205) 459-2166 and ask whether the person is in custody, released, or housed out of county.
- If Washington County Jail is named, open the Washington County current-inmates page or the direct MobileSO roster.
- Use browser find on the static roster table, because no public search form or filter was observed.
- Check the Washington County booking report for recent arrests that may not be easy to find in the current table.
- If the person has been sentenced to state prison, use the ADOC inmate locator instead of a county roster.
- Use BOP, ICE ODLS, VINELink, or Alacourt only when that system matches the custody or notification issue.
Choctaw County Roster Search Fields
Choctaw County did not have a verified public roster form. The Washington County current-inmates table is the documented public roster to use after confirmation that Washington County is the holding facility. It is free and public, but it is not a full inmate-profile database. The table can confirm a listed person, date, bond amount, and charge text. It does not accept search input on the page inspected during research.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Options / Format Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| NAME | Static table column | n/a | Last name and first or middle name shown in uppercase. |
| DATE | Static table column | n/a | Date format like M/D/YYYY, apparently booking or custody date. |
| BOND AMT | Static table column | n/a | Dollar amount can be blank, .00, or repeated by charge. |
| CHARGES | Static table column | n/a | Plain descriptions such as failure to appear, probation violation, or other-agency hold. |
The MobileSO current roster screenshot source shows the same limited roster approach. That limit is useful for accuracy: do not expect date of birth, mugshot, booking number, housing unit, arresting agency, court date, or a profile link from the inspected table.
The captured image from the Washington County MobileSO roster shows why the table is best treated as a current-custody confirmation tool.
Its limited columns make the sheriff or jail phone line important when a Choctaw County inmate record needs booking time, photo, court date, or housing detail.
What Choctaw County Inmate Profiles Show
There may be no Choctaw County online profile to click. A public holding-jail table and an agency records request can show different fields. Washington County's table is a quick custody check. A sheriff or jail records response may carry more detail if the record is releasable. ADOC results are built for sentenced state prisoners, so they use prison identifiers and sentence-status fields rather than county bond and booking fields.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | Full name in the roster row or locator result. |
| Date | Roster date without a time in the Washington County table. |
| Bond Amount | Amount beside charges, with no bond type or total-bond explanation observed. |
| Charges | Plain charge text, not a complete court docket. |
| Mugshot | Not shown on the inspected Washington County current roster. |
| Booking Number | Not shown on the inspected roster. |
| Housing Unit | Not shown on the inspected roster. |
| Release Status | Current listing implies custody, but release values were not shown. |
Choctaw County Jail Facilities
Choctaw County inmate records revolve around two facility pages. The Choctaw sheriff page is the local records and custody-authority page because the jail is closed. Washington County Jail is the outside facility with official jail rules, current-inmates links, a booking report, and a published average daily population. These are separate offices, so always confirm where the person is being held before sending mail, money, or visit requests.
Choctaw County Sheriff's Office / Closed Choctaw County Jail
117 South Mulberry, Suite 11
Butler, AL 36904-2557
(205) 459-2166
Records and custody-location starting point.
Washington County Jail
45 Court Street
Chatom, AL 36518
(251) 847-2202
Docket phone: (251) 847-2775.
Choctaw County Booking Records
After a Choctaw County arrest, booking may involve local processing, transport, and intake at an outside facility. The arresting agency or sheriff's office may have arrest paperwork. The holding jail may have intake and roster information. The court may later have a case number and filed charge record. These records overlap, but they are not the same document.
When requesting a booking record, use precise terms. Ask for the booking or intake record, jail docket entry, arrest report, warrant return, bond paperwork, transport record, or booking photograph. Include full name, date of birth if known, date of arrest or booking, arresting agency, and the exact record sought. Alabama public-records law supports inspection and copying, but active investigative material, juvenile records, sealed records, expunged records, and sensitive security details can be withheld.
Note: A roster absence does not prove release when Choctaw County detainees may be housed outside the county.
Choctaw County Jail Visitation Rules
No active Choctaw County jail visitation schedule was located because the local jail is closed. If a Choctaw detainee is held at Washington County Jail, that facility's rules apply. The official Washington County jail page says an inmate may list two names on a visitation card, visits are Wednesday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., and each inmate gets one 15-minute period per week. Visits are non-contact except attorney visits.
| Rule | Washington County Detail |
|---|---|
| Visitor list | Inmate may list two names on a visitation card. |
| Visit day and time | Wednesday, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. |
| Visit length | One 15-minute period per week. |
| Scheduling | Call (251) 847-2202 Monday-Tuesday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., same week. |
| Lobby rules | No children in lobby; no cell phones, purses, or bags during visitation. |
| Dress code | No skirts or pants above the knee, sleeveless or revealing shirts, leggings, tank tops, shorts, or tight clothes. |
Choctaw County Inmate Mail and Funds
Mail and money rules are set by the holding jail, not by the closed Choctaw facility. For Washington County Jail, mail must use the inmate's name and P.O. Box 307, Chatom, AL 36518, with a return address. Money orders payable to the inmate are accepted through mail. Personal checks and cash are not allowed. The research did not locate an online deposit vendor, commissary vendor, phone vendor, video vendor, or tablet program for Washington County.
| Mail or Money Item | Rule Found |
|---|---|
| Mail address | Inmate name, P.O. Box 307, Chatom, AL 36518. |
| Return address | Required. |
| Money order | Allowed by mail if payable to inmate. |
| Cash or personal checks | Not allowed. |
| Photos and blank supplies | Photos, blank paper, envelopes, padded envelopes, stickers, glitter, glue, tape, and labels are not allowed. |
| Other banned items | Food, gum, wrappers, perfume, powder, body fluids, hair, and violent, sexual, gang, or third-party material are barred. |
Bond After Choctaw County Arrest
Bond details can change with the holding facility and court. If Washington County Jail holds the person, the official jail page gives several specific rules. No one is released by bond between 4:30 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. Cash bond is paid at the clerk's office inside the courthouse, and the receipt copy must be brought to the jail. Every bond requires a $35 bond-filing fee by money order payable to the Washington County Circuit Clerk. A bonding company must be licensed in Washington County.
| Bond Type | Meaning | Local Note |
|---|---|---|
| Cash bond | Full amount paid through clerk or court channel. | Washington County requires clerk payment and receipt delivery to jail. |
| Surety bond | Licensed bonding company posts bond. | Washington County requires a licensed local bondsman. |
| PR bond | Release on promise to appear. | Court decides; no local detail located. |
| No-bond hold | Release by payment is not available until court changes status. | May involve serious charges, probation or parole holds, or another agency. |
Choctaw County State and Federal Inmates
The county roster channel covers pretrial and short-term jail custody. Sentenced Alabama prisoners move into ADOC and are searched through the statewide locator. ADOC search fields include AIS number, first name, and last name. ADOC results can show AIS, inmate name, race, sex, birth year, institution, release date, and code. The locator covers current incarceration only, not historical state prison records.
Federal and immigration custody require separate tools. The BOP inmate locator covers federal inmates from 1982 to present and can search by federal number or name. ICE ODLS searches people currently in ICE custody or in CBP custody for more than 48 hours, using A-number or biographical search. VINELink can help with custody notifications when available for the holding agency, but it does not replace calling the jail for a same-day arrest.
Choctaw County Public Records Limits
Alabama Code section 36-12-40 is the general public-records starting point. Section 36-12-44 addresses response procedures. Section 12-21-3.1 matters for law-enforcement investigative records. Section 12-15-133 restricts juvenile records, and section 15-27-1 covers expungement eligibility. These limits explain why a sheriff, jail, clerk, or prosecutor may confirm one fact but withhold another.
For charges filed after arrest, use the Choctaw County arrest records and court charges page. For booking photos, use the Choctaw County jail mugshots page, because a photo request has different public-records and privacy issues than a custody lookup.