Randolph County Inmate Population Overview
The official detention map for Randolph County is simple. The mapped local detention facility is Randolph County Jail in Wedowee, operated by the Randolph County Sheriff's Office. It is the public jail for adult male and female prisoners held before court, people serving county sentences, and municipal prisoners transferred from local police agencies. Official materials did not identify a separate city jail, regional jail, work-release center, ADOC state prison, BOP prison, or ICE detention facility inside Randolph County.
The Randolph County inmate population changes when arrests come in, bond is posted, court orders change, or sentenced prisoners transfer to another system. A jail roster entry is therefore a current custody sign, not a full criminal-history report. It tells whether a person is listed in the county jail population now. It does not prove the final charge, conviction, sentence, release date, or state prison location after transfer.
Randolph County Inmate Population Statistics
Randolph County has better facility-capacity data than many small counties because the county publishes a detailed jail-history page. The current jail opened for prisoners in February 2021, has a rated capacity of 110 inmates, and was designed so the bed count could expand to 156 without major construction. A March 24, 2025 county bid for presence and vital-sign monitoring sensors gave a dated average of about 72 male inmates and 6 female inmates, or about 78 people, for that bid context.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Average population | About 72 male and 6 female inmates | County jail sensor bid, 2025 |
| Rated capacity | 110 inmates | County jail-history page |
| Expansion design | 156 inmates | County jail-history page |
| Facility size | 27,181 gross square feet | County jail-history page |
Randolph County Jail Capacity
The current Randolph County Jail replaced a long line of smaller jail buildings. The county history explains that the prior 1985 jail had crowding, staffing, plumbing, mold, and repair problems. It also describes a 1994 riot when that older jail held 59 prisoners, including 23 state prisoners waiting for transfer, and a later riot when the older jail held 92 inmates, including 21 state inmates awaiting transfer. Those older figures should not be treated as current population numbers. They explain why the 2021 facility was built.
The current jail is designed for both minimum- and maximum-security custody. Its central control system and cameras are part of the county's published facility description. Randolph County did not publish a current daily population dashboard, monthly trend report, felony/misdemeanor breakdown, race breakdown, or pretrial/sentenced count for the jail. The 2025 bid average is the strongest dated local population snapshot found in official material.
Randolph County Jail Record Laws
Alabama law and local open-records procedure explain why basic jail data can be public while some law-enforcement material stays limited. Randolph County says it follows Alabama's Open Records Act as amended by Act 2024-278. The county requires Alabama residents who seek county public records to submit the county form and proof of residency in person, identify the record with reasonable specificity, and pay estimated reasonable fees when required.
Key Statutes:
Ala. Code § 36-12-40 gives Alabama residents a general right to inspect and copy public writings unless an exception applies.
Ala. Code § 36-22-8 requires sheriffs to keep a public jail book with basic prisoner and charge information.
Ala. Code § 14-6-1 places county jail custody and charge of prisoners with the sheriff unless law provides otherwise.
Ala. Code § 12-21-3.1 protects law-enforcement investigative records, so active investigative files are not the same as jail-book facts.
Randolph County State Prison Search
A sentenced felony prisoner from Randolph County may leave the local jail population after transfer to the Alabama Department of Corrections inmate search. ADOC says its locator covers currently incarcerated state inmates and that historical data is not available through that online search. Randolph County does not appear on the current ADOC facility list as the site of a major state prison, work center, private facility, or out-of-state facility. That means a Randolph County case can produce a state prisoner without producing a Randolph County state-prison facility page.
| Custody Stage | Search Channel | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Pretrial or local sentence | Randolph County jail roster | Current county jail custody |
| Sentenced state custody | ADOC inmate search | Currently incarcerated Alabama state prisoners |
| Federal custody | BOP inmate locator | Federal inmates from 1982 to present |
| Immigration detention | ICE ODLS | Current ICE custody and some CBP custody after 48 hours |
Search Randolph County Inmate Records
The official first stop is the Randolph County Sheriff's Office current inmate roster. It is free, browser-based, and does not require a login. It is a table, not a form search. During inspection, the roster displayed a "Last Updated" timestamp and rows for current inmates with booking photos and basic identifying fields. Since the roster has no published refresh promise, the timestamp should be used as a freshness clue rather than a real-time guarantee.
The roster is best for current Randolph County Jail custody. If the person was just arrested, recently released, transferred, sentenced to ADOC, placed in federal custody, or held under an immigration process, the county roster may not find them. A search should then move through the jail phone, the county open-records process, the Circuit Clerk or Alacourt, ADOC, BOP, ICE, and Alabama victim notification tools as the facts require.
- Open the official roster page linked from the Randolph County sheriff materials.
- Check the "Last Updated" line before relying on a missing name.
- Use browser find or page scrolling because the roster is not a last-name search form.
- Match the person by full name, age, sex, race, height, weight, and booking date.
- Open the detail page for the larger booking photo and charge list.
- Call Randolph County Jail at 256-357-4545 if the person is missing or the charge text is unclear.
Randolph County Roster Fields
The roster does not ask for a booking number, date of birth, facility choice, or advanced filter. It publishes a current table and lets the reader scan or use the browser's find command. The public fields are useful for identity confirmation, but they are narrower than a large jail-management portal.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photo | Image/link | n/a | Mugshot thumbnail from the sheriff roster site. |
| Last, First, Middle | Table text | n/a | Name fields, with middle sometimes blank. |
| Age, Sex, Race | Table text | n/a | Basic demographic fields, with some blanks observed. |
| Booking Date | Table text | n/a | Displayed in month-day-year format. |
| Height, Weight | Table text | n/a | Used for identity confirmation. |
The official roster screenshot in the manifest came from the Randolph County current inmate roster.
The image shows why the roster is best treated as a current table. It confirms visible booking fields, but not an archive of released inmates.
Randolph County Inmate Record Details
An individual roster detail page adds a larger front-facing booking photo, the inmate name, demographic fields, booking date, and charge list. Bond can appear inside charge text on some records, but the detail pages inspected did not show a separate normalized bond column. Several fields that readers often expect are not published on the public detail page.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Mugshot | Single front-facing booking photo for the current roster entry. |
| Booking date | The jail booking date in month-day-year format. |
| Charges | Charge text listed in bullets; bond notes may be embedded. |
| Booking number | Not shown on the public detail pages inspected. |
| Arresting agency | Not shown; call the jail or check court records. |
| Court date or release status | Not shown on the current-inmate detail page. |
Past Randolph County Inmates
The sheriff's roster is a current roster only. No released-inmate tab, daily booking archive, or historical mugshot archive was found in official Randolph County sources. For an older booking, a user should identify the person, approximate booking date, and specific record sought, then use the county's open-records process. The county says forms and proof of Alabama residency must be submitted in person and that vague, overly broad, or electronic public-records messages may not receive a response.
Past court results are a separate track. A person can leave the jail roster while the court case continues. For filed charges, case status, settings, and dispositions, use the Randolph County Circuit Clerk or Alacourt ACCESS. For a formal personal statewide criminal-history review, ALEA requires fingerprinting, photo ID, an application, and the fee listed in its instructions.
Randolph County's local records procedure is unusually important because the public roster omits several fields that readers often expect. A request may be needed for release-order detail, older booking material, or a booking photo that no longer appears online. The county's open-records page also makes clear that a request must be narrow enough for the public officer to identify the record, so names, dates, and record types matter.
Randolph County Custody Terms
Several terms appear across jail, court, and state prison records. Keeping them separate reduces false matches and bad assumptions.
- Booking
- The jail intake event that creates the public custody record and booking photo.
- Detainer
- A hold or notice from another agency that can delay release from the jail.
- ADOC
- The Alabama Department of Corrections, used after a state-prison sentence and transfer.
- Disposition
- The current or final court result for a charge, found through court records rather than the jail roster.
Randolph County Detention Facilities
The Facility Map resolves to one local detention facility for this project. Municipal police departments, including Roanoke and Wadley, may make arrests, but official local material did not show a separate city jail with its own public inmate roster. Wadley's planning material specifically says detainees are held at the county jail in Wedowee.
That single-facility map also affects how the Randolph County inmate population should be read. A Roanoke or Wadley arrest may still appear on the county jail roster if the person is booked into the Wedowee jail. A sentenced state prisoner, federal defendant, or immigration detainee should not be forced into the county roster search once the facts point to another custody system.
- Randolph County Jail - the county jail for pretrial detainees, local sentenced inmates, adult male and female prisoners, and municipal prisoners transferred into county custody.
Randolph County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Randolph County inmate population?
The best dated local snapshot found in official material is a March 24, 2025 county bid stating the jail averaged about 72 male and 6 female inmates. The jail-history page lists a rated capacity of 110 inmates and an expansion design of 156.
How do I search the Randolph County inmate population?
Start with the official current inmate roster, then call Randolph County Jail at 256-357-4545 if a recent arrest or missing record needs confirmation. Sentenced state prisoners move to ADOC, not the county roster.
Are mugshots part of Randolph County inmate records?
Current roster entries display booking photo thumbnails, and detail pages show a larger booking image. No official historical mugshot archive or released-inmate photo gallery was found.