Lookup Dale County Inmate Records

Dale County Jail Roster Access

The official Dale County Sheriff's Office roster endpoint was located at http://daleso.com/roster.php. The same sheriff platform also had likely current-inmate and 48-hour release endpoints. During the May 27, 2026 research pass, those pages returned blank or unusable responses, so no Dale County search boxes, profile fields, mugshot fields, release tabs, refresh rules, or roster retention rules were verified.

That does not make the jail record unavailable. It changes the order of work. Start with the sheriff roster if it loads, then use the Dale County Jail phone line for current custody, the Dale County Sheriff's Office for records routing, and the Dale County Commission public-records procedure when a written request is needed. A jail record is not the same as a court case, state prison file, or background check.

Use the Dale County Inmate Roster

When the sheriff roster is working, use only the fields and filters visible on the official page. Do not copy a search pattern from another Alabama county's sheriff site. Dale County's research did not verify whether the page supports first name, last name, booking number, date filters, current and released tabs, or an inmate profile view.

1. Open the official Dale County sheriff roster endpoint and confirm it is serving a visible page.
2. Search by the fields the page actually presents, such as name or any booking identifier shown on the live form.
3. Open the detail view if one is available, since list snippets may omit bond, status, or transfer notes.
4. If the roster is blank, call the Dale County Jail at 334-774-5402 and ask whether the person is current, released, transferred, or held for another agency.
5. If charges are the real question, search Alacourt or contact the Dale County Circuit Clerk after the case is filed.
6. If the person was sentenced to prison, search ADOC instead of the county roster.

Dale County Roster Search Fields

The search-field inventory for the county roster is intentionally narrow because the public endpoint did not show a form. This is a research finding, not a missing draft item. A restored page should be inspected again before any public claim is made about exact search labels or required fields.

For sentenced state prisoners from Dale County, the ADOC inmate search uses AIS number or first and last name. That search covers state prison custody, not people newly booked at the Dale County Jail.

Dale County Inmate Profile Details

A typical jail roster in Alabama may show a booking number, name, booking date, charges, bond, arresting agency, mugshot, housing, court date, or release status. Dale County's official endpoint did not display a sample record during research, so those fields cannot be promised for this county. If a detail matters for bond, release, visitation, or court, verify it with the jail or the record-holding office.

Dale County Jail Records Contact

The Dale County Jail is the direct custody-confirmation line for people held in the county jail. The Alabama Sheriffs Association directory also lists the sheriff office card separately. Use the jail line for current custody, bond questions, visitation confirmation, property pickup, and jail record routing. Use the sheriff office number for general sheriff office routing if the jail line is not the right desk.

Dale County Jail vs ADOC

County jail records are for arrest-stage custody and short county jail custody. ADOC records are for sentenced state prisoners. Federal and immigration records are separate again. If a person cannot be found in one system, that does not prove release. It may mean the custody stage changed, the roster is blank, the name is misspelled, the record is sealed, or the person is held by a different agency.

Booking Records and Court Records

A booking record is created when a person enters jail. A court record appears after the court receives and indexes a case. The prosecutor may file charges that match, narrow, add to, amend, or replace the booking charges. That is why a Dale County inmate record and a Dale County court record can look different even when they refer to the same arrest event.

The Dale County Circuit Clerk is the local court-record source. The clerk site lists office hours of 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. and 1:00 P.M. to 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday, with phone 334-774-5003 and email delores.woodham@alacourt.gov. The Dale County arrest records and court charges page explains the booking-to-court path in more detail.

The Alacourt public access portal is the statewide case-search tool for criminal case follow-up.

Use Alacourt for filed charges, not for current jail housing or visitation rules.

Dale County Jail Visit Checks

Dale County-specific visitation, video visit, mail, commissary, phone vendor, and money-deposit rules were not retrievable from the sheriff site during research. Do not rely on an old post, a third-party directory, or another county's jail vendor. Confirm the current schedule and sign-in rules directly with the Dale County Jail before traveling, sending money, mailing a letter, or planning a visit.

Request Dale County Jail Records

For a booking sheet, mugshot not visible online, release date, arrest report, bond record, or jail log entry, direct the request to the sheriff or jail record holder. The Dale County Commission public-records page gives county-government records routing, but the holder of the jail record is the key office. Include enough detail for staff to identify the record without making the request too broad.

• Full name and date of birth, if known.
• Arrest or booking date, or an approximate date range.
• Arresting agency, such as Dale County Sheriff's Office, Ozark Police, or Daleville Police.
• Case, citation, warrant, or booking number, if known.
• Specific record requested, such as booking sheet, mugshot, bond record, release record, or arrest report.

Juvenile, sealed, expunged, investigative, medical, security, and protected records may be withheld or redacted. Alabama criminal-history background checks are handled by ALEA, not by a public jail roster.

Dale County Record Terms

Jail and court terms often overlap, but they do not mean the same thing. A charge is an allegation. A conviction is a final court outcome. A bond is a release condition or amount, not a fine. A detainer or hold may keep a person in custody even after a local bond is posted.

Booking

Jail intake after arrest, surrender, warrant service, remand, or transfer.

Bond

Money or conditions set for release while the case is pending.

PR bond

Release on a promise to appear, if approved by the court.

Nol pros

A prosecutor's decision not to proceed on a charge.

Disposition

The final result of a count or case, such as guilty, dismissed, or acquitted.

Note: Confirm custody status with the jail before sending money, scheduling a visit, or assuming a person is still held locally.