Lawrence County Jail Overview
Lawrence County Jail is operated by the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's public jail information describes the facility as the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office Corrections Division and Lawrence County Detention Facility. It holds people awaiting trial in Lawrence County courts, people waiting for transfer to the Alabama Department of Corrections, and eligible sentenced inmates assigned to local jail programs. The county commission identifies Max Sanders as sheriff and Danny McMillin as chief jailer.
The jail is not a state prison, federal prison, or immigration detention center. No official source reviewed for Lawrence County identified a separate jail annex, city jail, regional jail, BOP facility, ICE detention facility, or ADOC prison inside the county. Work release and roadside cleanup are jail programs at the detention facility, not separate detention locations. That distinction matters because a person can begin in this jail and later move to ADOC, BOP, or another agency's custody.
The sheriff's jail information page is the official source for the facility's corrections, visitation, work-release, and bond language.
That source is useful because it places custody, video visitation, bond instructions, medical services, adult education, law libraries, roadside cleanup, and work release together under the Lawrence County jail function.
Lawrence County Jail Capacity and Population
The 2024 Alabama Law Enforcement Directory lists Lawrence County Jail capacity at 140 beds. The sheriff's jail-info page says the Corrections Division maintains an average population of 130 inmates. Those two figures show a compact county jail operating close to rated capacity on average, but they should not be read as a daily census or proof of overcrowding. No official daily population dashboard, gender breakdown, pretrial split, sentenced split, or annual admission count was located for this facility.
How to Look Up an Inmate at Lawrence County Jail
No official online Lawrence County jail roster, inmate-search form, or mugshot gallery was located on the sheriff pages reviewed for this build. The official sheriff "Inmates" page showed contact information and links, not a searchable public roster with profile fields. Start with the jail phone or the sheriff/jail counter for current custody, then use VINE, records requests, Alacourt, ADOC, BOP, or ICE only when the person's situation fits those systems.
- Call Lawrence County Jail at (256) 974-2550 for current custody, bond, and jail-process questions.
- Visit or contact the sheriff/jail counter at 242 Parker Road, Moulton, AL 35650 for in-person questions, lobby kiosk registration, records-request routing, or bond receipt delivery.
- Use VINELink for custody-status notifications when the sheriff's site does not provide a roster result.
- Use Alacourt ACCESS or the Circuit Clerk for court charges after a case is filed.
- Use the ADOC inmate search only for currently incarcerated Alabama state prisoners, not county pretrial detainees.
- Use the BOP inmate locator for federal sentenced custody and ICE ODLS for immigration detention.
For a fuller explanation of local custody records and fallback channels, see Lawrence County jail inmate records. Booking charge wording at the jail can differ from charges later filed in court, so a jail lookup and a court-record search answer related but different questions.
Lawrence County Jail Address and Contact
The jail and sheriff's office share the Parker Road public contact point in Moulton. Use the jail phone for current inmate status, bond questions, visitation registration questions, and facility process questions. Use the sheriff's office phone for general agency contact. The sheriff site lists the office fax as (256) 974-2528. The reviewed official source did not publish separate lobby hours, booking hours, records-unit hours, parking rules, or a dedicated booking-record request email.
Lawrence County Jail
242 Parker Road
Moulton, AL 35650
(256) 974-2550
Office phone: (256) 974-2500
Fax: (256) 974-2528
The official inmate contact page shows the jail address, office phone, fax, and jail phone in one place.
Because the official page does not publish a live roster in the captured text, the phone and counter contact information remain the practical first step for custody confirmation.
Visiting Someone at Lawrence County Jail
Lawrence County Detention Facility offers video visitation through InmateSales. Visitors must create an account online at inmatesales.com or register at the kiosk in the detention facility lobby before scheduling. The online form requires a valid email address, and visitors should keep the visitor ID and password because the sheriff's instructions say online scheduling will not work without them. InmateSales customer service is 866-340-7879. Specific days, times, visit fees, dress rules, and attorney-visit scheduling were not published in the reviewed sheriff source, so confirm before relying on a planned visit.
| Day | Hours | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Not published by sheriff source | Video visitation through InmateSales |
| Wednesday | Not published by sheriff source | Video visitation through InmateSales |
| Friday | Not published by sheriff source | Video visitation through InmateSales |
| Saturday | Not published by sheriff source | Video visitation through InmateSales |
| Sunday | Not published by sheriff source | Video visitation through InmateSales |
Mail, Phone, and Money at Lawrence County Jail
The reviewed sheriff pages did not publish a current mail rule sheet, inmate ID format, postcard-only policy, book policy, package rule, legal-mail procedure, commissary vendor, deposit fee table, phone rates, tablet rules, or online deposit URL. Use the jail address for contact planning, but call the jail before mailing anything or attempting to send money. Bond payments are separate from commissary funds, and Lawrence County's official bond instructions are more detailed than its commissary information.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail Address | Lawrence County Jail, 242 Parker Road, Moulton, AL 35650. Call first for inmate-name and ID requirements. |
| Phone / Video | Video visitation uses InmateSales; phone vendor and call rates were not published in the reviewed official source. |
| Money Deposit | Commissary vendor, deposit methods, and fees were not published. Confirm with the jail before sending funds. |
Bond and Release Process
The sheriff's jail-info page gives three bond routes for Lawrence County Jail. A cash bond is paid at the clerk's office inside the courthouse, and a copy of the receipt is brought to the jail. A property bond requires a Revenue Commissioner assessment printout, enough property value to cover the total bond amount, and all listed owners present to sign. A licensed Lawrence County bail bondsman may also post surety. Every bond also requires a $35 money-order filing fee made out to the Lawrence County Circuit Clerk, or to the appropriate municipal court if the arrest was municipal. The fee is given to a jail officer during bonding out. Cash and personal checks are not accepted for that fee.
| Bond type | Documented Lawrence County instruction |
|---|---|
| Cash bond | Pay the total bond amount at the courthouse clerk's office and bring the receipt to the jail. |
| Property bond | Bring Revenue Commissioner assessment printout for property valued at or above the bond amount; all listed owners must be present. |
| Licensed bondsman | Use a bondsman licensed in Lawrence County. |
| Bond filing fee | $35 money order for all bonds, payable to the Circuit Clerk or municipal court as applicable; no cash or personal checks for the fee. |
Booking and Intake at Lawrence County Jail
Lawrence County official pages do not publish a step-by-step booking script. Based on the jail's stated role, a person arrested by the sheriff's office, a municipal police agency, a state trooper, or another agency may be brought to Lawrence County Jail when local detention is appropriate. Jail staff receive the person, verify identity and paperwork, secure property, record booking information, take fingerprints and a booking photograph, screen for medical or safety concerns, and classify the person for housing or program eligibility.
After intake, a person may remain as a pretrial detainee, wait for court action, wait for transfer to ADOC after sentencing, or be considered for eligible programs after classification. If the person is no longer in county custody, the next lookup path depends on where the case moved: ADOC for Alabama state prison, BOP for federal prison, ICE ODLS for immigration detention, or the clerk and Alacourt for case records.
Programs and Facility Notes
The sheriff's jail-info page identifies on-site medical services, law libraries, and adult educational services at the jail. It also describes a Sheriff's Office Roadside Trash Cleanup detail that uses non-violent, convicted persons to clean Lawrence County roadways. Work release is available for vetted male and female inmates who are classified as suitable candidates. The sheriff says work-release inmates are housed in dormitory-type facilities with bunk beds and may work for participating Lawrence County-area companies and businesses.
Work-release income may help pay court costs, fines, restitution, and child support. The official text frames the program as skill-building and a way to reduce recidivism after release. ADOC also lists Lawrence County Community Corrections at 534 Lawrence Street in Moulton as a local supervision or diversion option, but that program is not a separate jail facility and should not be confused with the Parker Road detention center.
Directions and Arrival Notes
Lawrence County Jail is on Parker Road in Moulton, separate from the Lawrence County Judicial and Administrative Center at 14451 Market Street. Use the Parker Road address for custody, visitation registration, bond receipt delivery, and jail questions. Use the Market Street court address for Circuit Clerk records, Alacourt questions, filings, and court payments. Official visitor parking rules, public-transit details, and ADA entrance instructions were not published in the reviewed sheriff or county sources, so call before arrival if those details affect the trip.
The Lawrence County Public Safety app advertises sheriff and EMA features, including public-safety news, storm shelters, school and road closures, severe-weather information, and damage reporting. The Apple App Store and Google Play listings did not advertise an inmate roster, warrant search, mugshot gallery, or records-request portal, so use it for travel and safety context rather than inmate lookup.
About Lawrence County Jail Records
Alabama Code section 36-22-8 requires a sheriff to maintain a prisoner record book for people received into county jail, which supports the existence of jail custody records even when no online roster is published. Alabama public-records law also provides access to public records subject to statutory, safety, confidentiality, juvenile, personal-data, and active-investigation limits. For booking records or booking photographs that are not posted online, contact the sheriff's office for the request method and fee instructions.
No official Lawrence County public mugshot gallery, recent booking feed, or released-inmate retention policy was located in the reviewed sources. Avoid assuming a booking photo exists online. If a case is later expunged, ask the court and sheriff how the order affects local booking records and public release. The Lawrence County inmate population hub explains how the local jail, ADOC, federal, and immigration systems fit together.
Note: Confirm custody, visitation scheduling, mail rules, and bond details with Lawrence County Jail before traveling or sending money.