Lawrence County, Alabama – Jail and Prison Records

Getting ahold of jail and prison records for pretty much any county in Alabama can be a tremendous challenge – sometimes records are poorly maintained, sometimes they are buried deeply inside of websites, and sometimes they are simply not placed online at all. While there are some ways to access certain jail and prison records for Lawrence County, Alabama online, it is not the easiest county to do so with – but we will point you to some viable resources.

The ideal starting point is usually with the Alabama Department of Corrections Prisoner Inmate Tool, which can be used to see the names of every person that is currently imprisoned in Alabama. While this will not help you find out whom was recently released or even who was booked in the last 24 hours, it can be a useful took to determine where specific people are currently being housed. This tool can be found at http://www.doc.state.al.us/inmsearch.asp. The Alabama DOC also provides an information set about persons it currently has imprisoned, which can be accessed at http://www.doc.state.al.us/reports.asp.

Another group also works with data concerning prison sentences and crime in Alabama: the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center. The best place to begin on their website is with a crime overview, found at http://acjic.state.al.us/crime.cfm#cia 2009.

You can also contact the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office to find out if the person you’re looking for is imprisoned at their county jail. You can contact the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office by calling (245)974-9291, or even by heading to see them in person at 242 Parker Road, in Moulton, Alabama.