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Monroe Sheriff Release Records

The Monroe County Sheriff's Office is the county law-enforcement records channel tied to the Monroe County Detention Facility. Use it for release records, booking records, jail log entries, booking photographs if releasable, and questions about whether a person was booked, released, transferred, or never entered county jail custody. The research did not identify an official Monroe County web roster or recent-release feed, so the sheriff records path carries more weight than a typical roster-style page.

The sheriff's record should answer whether the person left county custody and why. That answer can be bond, recognizance, court order, sentence served, time served, probation, dismissal, transfer to ADOC, transfer to another county, federal or immigration transfer, medical movement, court transport, or another release reason. A person may be released from Monroe County custody and still be held by another agency. Ask for the receiving agency when the release reason is transfer.

Confirm Monroe County Release

Start with the sheriff only after deciding that the question is a county jail records question. If the person is currently in ADOC custody, use ADOC. If the person is on parole or probation, use ABPP. If the person was cited and released by a municipal officer without jail booking, use the municipal court or clerk route. The sheriff's office is strongest when the person passed through Monroe County Detention Facility.

1. Identify the person by full name and any known aliases.
2. Gather an approximate arrest, booking, or release date.
3. Ask whether the person was booked into Monroe County Detention Facility.
4. Request the release record, jail log entry, or booking/release sheet for that person and date range.
5. Ask for the release reason and receiving agency if the person left by transfer.
6. Use the court, ADOC, ABPP, BOP, or ICE route only when the sheriff record points there.

The Monroe County released inmates search path depends on custody type. A county jail bond release is not found the same way as a state prison discharge. A sheriff records request can show the local release event, but the follow-up agency may hold the next part of the custody trail.

Sheriff Records and Contact

The Alabama Secretary of State directory supplies the sheriff contact used for the records-office page. The Monroe County Circuit Clerk phone directory also lists the sheriff number and the detention facility number. Use the sheriff address for written records routing unless the office gives a more specific records procedure by phone or in person.

A good written request is narrow. Ask for a booking/release record for one named person over a short date range. Include the arresting agency, booking number, court case number, or warrant number if known. Ask about fees, format, redactions, and whether the office requires a particular form. Alabama law allows agencies to use written procedures and reasonable specificity, so a focused request is more likely to be processed cleanly.

Monroe Sheriff Directory Entry

The public sheriff listing used for this records-office page comes from the Alabama Secretary of State sheriff directory entry. That source gives the sheriff name, office address, and phone number for Monroe County.

The directory is a routing source, not a jail release list. Use it to reach the office, then ask for the specific release or booking record.

About Monroe Sheriff Records

The sheriff records office role is separate from the detention facility role. Monroe County Detention Facility is the jail. The sheriff's office operates as the public agency and records channel for county law-enforcement records, including the jail records that confirm local releases when no verified online feed exists.

County jail release records are different from court records. A release sheet can show when the person left jail custody and why. The court record can show charge status, bond orders, sentence entries, settings, case action, and final disposition. The strongest confirmation often uses both records together, especially when the person was released on bond, released by court order, sentenced to probation, or transferred after sentencing.

Booking record

The record showing entry into Monroe County jail custody.

Release sheet

The jail record showing the time, date, and reason the person left county custody.

Jail log

A custodian-maintained record that may document booking and release activity.

Court disposition

The court result or case action that explains what happened to the charge.

County Release or State Custody

Monroe County has no ADOC state prison facility identified in the research. Even so, a Monroe County conviction can lead to state custody after sentencing. In that situation, the sheriff record may show release to ADOC or another transport authority, while later custody status, projected release date, parole, mandatory supervision, or discharge belongs to the state system.

ADOC's public inmate search uses first name, last name, and AIS number. It is designed for people incarcerated by the State of Alabama and is not a Monroe County jail roster. Alabama VNS is also limited to convicted Alabama offenders sentenced to prison and directs pretrial-case questions to the sheriff in the county where the crime occurred. Use those state channels only when the facts show state custody or state sentence administration.

For older Monroe County jail events, the sheriff records request may be more useful than a phone status check. Ask for the jail log, booking sheet, release sheet, or custody-status record by name and approximate date. If the person was transferred, ask whether the record names the receiving agency. If the office says a record is held by the court, use the clerk or Alacourt route for case action and disposition.

Municipal Arrest Routing

Monroeville, Excel, and Frisco City arrests may reach the sheriff records path only if the person was booked into the county jail. If the person was cited and released, processed briefly, or handled through municipal court, a police contact or court record may be more useful than a sheriff jail-release request. The first question should always be whether a county booking happened.

The county phone directory lists Monroeville Police Department, Monroeville Municipal Court, Excel Police Department, and Frisco City Police Department. Those offices can help identify the arrest path. Once the arrest becomes a county jail booking, the Monroe County Detention Facility and sheriff records path become the better release-confirmation route.

The sheriff office also helps when the arresting agency is unclear. A person may remember Monroeville, Excel, or Frisco City police, while the public record may later show the county jail as the custodian. Sorting that sequence avoids duplicate requests and keeps the question narrow: who arrested the person, who booked the person, who released the person, and what court case followed.

Note: Do not assume a municipal arrest produced a county jail release record until the booking is confirmed.

Sheriff Release Record Scope

The Monroe County Sheriff's Office page has a different role from the jail page. It is the official agency channel for jail logs, booking records, release records, and booking-photo requests when no public online roster exists. It is also the practical first office to ask about the local public-records procedure, including whether a written request, mailing address, proof of identity, payment, or narrower description is needed.

A sheriff record can tell whether a person was booked into Monroe County custody, left on bond, served time, was released by court order, or was transferred. It may not answer the full court outcome, a state-prison release date, or post-release supervision status. Those follow-up questions belong to the Monroe County Circuit Clerk, ADOC, or ABPP depending on the release reason and destination.

Monroe Sheriff Request Wording

For a release record, use plain and specific wording. Identify the person, approximate booking or release date, and the arresting agency if known. Ask for the booking and release record showing the release date, release time, release reason, and receiving agency if transferred. If a booking photo is needed, ask for that item separately so the office can explain format, fees, redactions, or limits.

This approach follows the Alabama public-records framework without overreaching. It also avoids confusing a sheriff release record with a court disposition or ADOC discharge record. Each office owns a different part of the released-inmate trail.