Randolph County Jail Roster Overview
The official Randolph County inmate records channel is the Randolph County Sheriff's Office current inmate roster. It is linked from the county sheriff page and hosted by the sheriff roster site. The roster is free and has no login. It is not a broad criminal-history database, and it is not a search box that accepts a last name or booking number. It is a public table of current jail inmates with a timestamp near the top.
During inspection, the roster showed current entries with a booking photo, name fields, age, sex, booking date, race, height, and weight. Rows open detail pages with a larger mugshot, demographics, booking date, and charges. The roster does not publish a released-inmate archive, fixed retention rule, booking number field, arresting agency field, housing unit, court date, or release status. For missing Randolph County inmate records, call the jail, check court records, or use the county open-records process.
Use the Randolph County Inmate Roster
Start with the official roster because it is the direct custody list for Randolph County Jail. A person arrested by the sheriff's office, Roanoke Police, Wadley Police, a state trooper, or another local agency may be booked into the county jail when local custody is required. Newly arrested people may not appear right away, so the timestamp matters.
- Open the official Randolph County current inmate roster.
- Check the last-updated timestamp before deciding that a person is not in custody.
- Use browser find or scroll the table by last name because there is no server-side search form.
- Confirm the match using first name, middle name, age, sex, race, height, weight, and booking date.
- Open the row or photo/name area to see the detail page and charge list.
- If the entry is missing or too narrow, call Randolph County Jail at 256-357-4545.
The manifest screenshot was captured from the official Randolph County roster.
The screenshot matches the research finding that the roster works as a current table, not as an archive or advanced search portal.
Randolph County Roster Fields
The county roster exposes fields to read rather than fields to submit. That is a key local difference. Many large jail systems ask for a last name, booking number, or date range. Randolph County publishes a list and expects the reader to scan it. The table below reflects the actual public roster structure captured in the research.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photo | Image/link | n/a | Mugshot thumbnail that opens or leads to a detail record. |
| Last, First, Middle | Table text | n/a | Use these fields with browser find or scrolling. |
| Age, Sex, Race | Table text | n/a | Identity fields; some entries may have blanks. |
| Booking Date | Table text | n/a | Displayed as month-day-year. |
| Height, Weight | Table text | n/a | Helps distinguish people with similar names. |
Randolph County Inmate Profile
The detail page is useful but concise. It supports visual confirmation and a first read of booking-facing charges, but it does not replace a court docket or jail records request. Charge text on some inspected records included bond wording, such as secured or surety bond notes, but bond was not a separate normalized table field.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Mugshot | Single front-facing booking image. |
| Name | Header in last, first, middle format. |
| Age, sex, race, height, weight | Public demographic and identity details. |
| Booking date | Date the jail record was created for the booking. |
| Charges | Bullet-list text, sometimes with bond notation. |
| Not shown | Booking number, arresting agency, housing unit, court date, warrant number, release date, and release status. |
Note: Court charges can differ from roster charge text after the prosecutor files, amends, dismisses, or indicts a case.
Randolph County Custody Channels
Not every person with a Randolph County case remains searchable through the county roster. The county jail covers pretrial custody and local sentences. ADOC covers sentenced state prisoners after transfer. BOP covers sentenced federal inmates from 1982 to present, while ICE ODLS covers current ICE custody and some CBP custody after 48 hours. Alabama VNS can help with ADOC-sentenced offender notification, but it warns that pretrial case information should come from the county sheriff where the crime occurred.
The order of these channels matters. If the question is "was this person booked into Randolph County Jail today," the sheriff roster and jail phone are the right tools. If the question is "what charge did the court file," use the clerk or Alacourt. If the question is "where did a sentenced person go after transfer," use ADOC. Federal and immigration custody should be checked only when a federal case, marshal hold, detainer, or immigration process is part of the facts.
| Custody | Where to Look |
|---|---|
| Current county jail custody | Randolph County current inmate roster |
| Sentenced Alabama state custody | ADOC inmate search |
| Victim notification for ADOC custody | Alabama Victim Notification System |
| Federal custody | Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator |
| Immigration custody | ICE Online Detainee Locator System |
Randolph County Jail Facility
The mapped facility for Randolph County inmate records is Randolph County Jail. The sheriff page gives the jail mailing address as PO Box 347 in Wedowee, while county history and bid material identify the physical location as 340 Probuilt Dr. The facility opened for prisoners in February 2021, has a 110-inmate capacity, and was designed for expansion to 156 without major construction.
Randolph County Jail
340 Probuilt Dr
Wedowee, AL 36278
256-357-4545
Visitation daily 8:00 AM-11:00 AM and 1:00 PM-4:00 PM
Randolph County Booking Records
Randolph County did not publish a full jail intake policy in the sources reviewed. The public trail starts when a person is arrested and brought to Randolph County Jail for local custody. The jail creates the booking record, takes or stores a booking photo, enters demographic details, and posts a current roster entry when the record becomes public online. The sheriff inmate-information sheet also says phone access begins after completion of booking.
Alabama court rules control early court timing after arrest. For a warrantless arrest, Rule 4.3 requires a probable-cause determination without undue delay and no later than 48 hours. For a warrant arrest where release conditions are not met, the person must be taken before a judge without undue delay and no later than 72 hours. Rule 4.4 addresses the initial appearance, including charges, rights, counsel, and release conditions.
The roster may lag behind the arrest event. A new booking can be in the jail before the public table refreshes, and a released or transferred inmate can drop out of the current roster before a family member searches. That is why the jail phone remains part of the access chain even though Randolph County has an online roster. The phone line is also the local fallback for records not shown online, including housing, release timing, and holds.
Request Randolph County Jail Records
The formal records path is the Randolph County open-records process. The county says Alabama residents who want to inspect or copy county public records must submit the county request form and proof of residency in person. Requests must describe the public record with reasonable specificity. A request that is vague, ambiguous, overly broad, unreasonable in scope, seeks nonexistent records, or seeks material that is not public may not require a response.
Fees are handled as estimated reasonable administrative fees. The county may require payment before providing records, and time-intensive requests may require payment before the search begins. The county also says it will not acknowledge or respond to unsolicited email or other electronic public-records communications because of cybersecurity risk. For jail records, pair that local procedure with Ala. Code Section 36-22-8, which requires the sheriff to keep a public jail book with basic prisoner information.
| Need | Best Randolph County Channel |
|---|---|
| Current custody confirmation | Roster first, then jail phone at 256-357-4545. |
| Older booking record | Specific county open-records request. |
| Filed court charge | Randolph Circuit Clerk or Alacourt. |
| Certified criminal history | ALEA personal review process. |
Randolph County Jail Visits
The sheriff contact page and inmate-information PDF publish one in-person jail visitation schedule for Randolph County Jail. Each inmate receives one 30-minute visit per week. Only two visitors may visit at a time, plus legal children under 18. Visitors must be on the inmate's visitation list, must present valid U.S. government-issued ID, and must sign in for the first available visitation slot. Short shorts or skirts, revealing shirts, coats, and headwear are restricted, and visits may be canceled without notice for security needs.
| Days | Hours | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Monday-Sunday | 8:00 AM-11:00 AM | In-person jail visitation |
| Monday-Sunday | 1:00 PM-4:00 PM | In-person jail visitation |
Randolph County Inmate Mail
Mail for an inmate should use the inmate's name, Randolph County Jail, PO Box 347, Wedowee, AL 36278. The official materials reviewed did not publish a full contraband list, legal-mail rule, or book-vendor rule, so the safest step is to call the jail before sending anything beyond ordinary mail. The inmate-information sheet allows limited clothing and property during the first 24 hours after arrest: white or gray new unopened socks, underwear, tee shirts, and white towel/washcloth items, with no-underwire bras permitted for female inmates.
Commissary deposits may be made through a lobby kiosk, by calling 1-866-516-0115, or through GettingOut. Care packages may be ordered through Inmate Care Packages. Store orders are normally placed weekly on Monday unless a holiday changes the order date, so funds should be added early enough to transmit.
Money and mail should not be sent until custody is confirmed. A name can disappear from the roster because the person was released, transferred to ADOC, moved under a federal or immigration process, or held under a status that is not clear from the public detail page. Confirm the inmate's current location before using deposit vendors or mailing items to the jail post office box.
The sheriff roster-site contact page shows the jail phone, visitation hours, mailing address, and deposit channels at Randolph County jail contact information.
The contact screenshot supports the local mail, visitation, phone, and deposit details used for Randolph County inmate records.