Mobile County, Alabama Inmate Search
Use Official Who's in Jail page plus official 24-hour booking view and jail docket phone, published or designated by Mobile County Sheriff's Office. The reviewed official sources establish this route for People shown in the Mobile County Sheriff's Office current jail feed; use the 24-hour booking page for recent bookings Current feed is not a complete released-record archive; call Metro Jail docket for a person no longer shown
Mobile County: verified quick facts
Exactly how to use the official route
- Open Official Who's in Jail page plus official 24-hour booking view and jail docket phone from the official button on this page.
- Open the official Official Who's in Jail page plus official 24-hour booking view and jail docket phone published or designated by Mobile County Sheriff's Office. Use only the identifiers accepted by that service and verify the jurisdiction before relying on a same-name result.
- Use these published or supported search details: Use the fields accepted by the official method described here; for phone-assisted checks, provide the full name and additional identifying details requested by staff
- Match the jurisdiction and at least two available identifiers; do not rely on a same-name match alone.
- If the county route is blank, follow the no-result decision tree before moving to Alabama Department of Corrections or the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
What is actually verified for this county
| Evidence level | County/local operator route verified |
|---|---|
| Responsible agency | Mobile County Sheriff's Office |
| Official method | Official Who's in Jail page plus official 24-hour booking view and jail docket phone — Official web/app lookup |
| Public contact | 251-574-4702 |
| Operational detail policy | Bail, visitation, mail, commissary, phone/video vendor, property-release, and detailed facility rules appear only when a local official source specifically verifies them. |
Official-system output and limits
| Question | Verified answer |
|---|---|
| Verified public coverage | People shown in the Mobile County Sheriff's Office current jail feed; use the 24-hour booking page for recent bookings |
| Accepted search information | Use the fields accepted by the official method described here; for phone-assisted checks, provide the full name and additional identifying details requested by staff |
| Current-custody status | Included within the published coverage statement for this official route. |
| Recent bookings | The official coverage specifically includes recent booking information. |
| Custody notifications | No separate notification service is asserted by this page unless the official route itself provides one. |
| Charges and court dates | Not claimed as part of this verified county-custody route. Use the official court case-access system for charges, hearings, and disposition. |
| Historical or released-person records | Current feed is not a complete released-record archive; call Metro Jail docket for a person no longer shown |
| Verified facility/location | Mobile County Metro Jail; 510 South Royal Street, Mobile, AL 36603 |
No result? Use this county-specific search order
Check booking and intake timing
A very recent arrest may not appear until identity review, fingerprinting, medical screening, classification, and the agency record are complete.
Retry only the accepted identifiers
Use the fields accepted by the official method described here; for phone-assisted checks, provide the full name and additional identifying details requested by staff
Check release, transfer, and regional housing
A current-custody service can stop showing a person after release or transfer. Court movement, medical transport, contract housing, or a regional jail can also change the responsible agency.
Use Alabama Department of Corrections only after a state commitment
Open Inmate Search after sentencing, admission, or a documented transfer to state corrections. A blank county result alone does not establish state-prison custody.
Use the federal locator only for confirmed federal placement
A local arrest does not automatically create a Federal Bureau of Prisons record. Use the BOP locator after a federal sentence or confirmed BOP placement.
Call the published public contact for urgent confirmation
Call 251-574-4702 and ask Mobile County Sheriff's Office about the current custody route. Provide the full legal name and any booking, case, or agency identifier you already have.
County jail, state prison, federal custody, and court records are separate
| Situation | Correct starting point | Boundary |
|---|---|---|
| Recent local arrest or local detention | Mobile County Sheriff's Office — Official Who's in Jail page plus official 24-hour booking view and jail docket phone | People shown in the Mobile County Sheriff's Office current jail feed; use the 24-hour booking page for recent bookings |
| Confirmed Alabama state sentence or transfer | Alabama Department of Corrections — Inmate Search | Historical data is not available online; youthful-offender exclusions apply |
| Confirmed federal sentence or BOP placement | Federal Bureau of Prisons locator guide | County and state systems do not replace the BOP locator. |
| Charges, hearing dates, disposition, certified records | Official court case-access or clerk system | An inmate roster is not a complete or certified court docket. |
Nearby jurisdictions when the arrest location is uncertain
Official sources and the role of each source
Each row is an official URL with a stated role. Multiple URLs from the same agency are not represented as independent agencies.
| Official source role | What it verifies | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Primary official custody route | Official starting method for the custody coverage described on this Mobile County page. | Open official source |
| Official agency guidance | Government-published custody coverage, routing instructions, or system limitations used on this page. | Open official source |
| Official agency guidance | Government-published custody coverage, routing instructions, or system limitations used on this page. | Open official source |
| State-prison boundary source | Separate Alabama state-corrections custody search; it is not treated as the county-jail locator. | Open official source |
| Official agency guidance | Government-published custody coverage, routing instructions, or system limitations used on this page. | Open official source |
| Federal custody boundary source | Separate federal custody locator; county and state systems do not replace the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator. | Open official source |
Last source check: 2026-07-18. Report an official-source change.
Accuracy and appropriate use
An arrest, booking, detainer, or custody listing is not proof of conviction. Records can change after bond, court action, release, transfer, classification, or sentence recalculation. This directory is not a consumer reporting agency and must not be used for employment, housing, credit, insurance, or other FCRA-regulated decisions.