Releases from St. Clair County Jail
St. Clair County Jail is operated by the St. Clair County Sheriff's Office at 100 18th Street North in Pell City. The sheriff's Corrections page identifies this as the county's jail and says it houses both pre-sentenced and sentenced individuals. That makes it the first source for a person booked on a local arrest, court order, warrant, bond matter, short jail sentence, or local sanction.
A release from this jail is a county-jail custody event. It may mean the person was released on bond, completed a sentence, finished a 24-hour or 48-hour sanction, was released by court order, was moved to another agency, or left the jail because a hold changed. It does not automatically mean the court case is closed. The sheriff's Released roster can confirm the release timestamp for a visible booking, while the St. Clair County Circuit Clerk and Alacourt records may be needed to confirm the disposition, sentence, dismissal, probation order, or revocation action behind the release.
The county jail release path is separate from St. Clair Correctional Facility in Springville. St. Clair Correctional Facility is an Alabama Department of Corrections state prison. A person leaving that prison is not verified through the sheriff's county Released roster. For the jail in Pell City, start with the sheriff roster and jail records. For the state prison, use ADOC, Alabama VNS or VINELink, ABPP, court records, and ADOC records channels.
How to Confirm a Release from St. Clair County Jail
The strongest online source for a recent St. Clair County Jail release is the sheriff's official inmate roster, especially the Released filter sorted by release time. Research on July 12, 2026 found the Released view showing a short recent-release list with release timestamps from July 12 and July 11. The page did not describe itself as a permanent archive or a fixed 24-hour or 72-hour list, so use the visible release timestamps carefully.
- Open the St. Clair County Sheriff's Office inmate roster at stclairsheriff.org/inmate-roster.
- Choose the Released view, or use the release-time sorted view at the sheriff released roster.
- Match the person by name, booking number, booking date, age, charge context, and booking photo if shown.
- Read the Release Date field for the date and time the person left the jail record shown.
- If the person is not listed, try the standalone sheriff lookup at inmates.stclaircounty.org, which supports last name, first name, and booking number searches.
- For an older booking, use the roster's Archived Inmates link, the court record, or the Sheriff's Office public-records process.
The standalone lookup is useful because it displays a data-refreshed timestamp and says information is updated periodically throughout the day. It also warns that the Sheriff's Office does not warrant the information as accurate, timely, or complete. For urgent release pickup, bond timing, or same-day verification, contact St. Clair County Jail directly at 205-814-3525. The home page gives the broader search path when the jail release record, court case, parole status, and state or federal custody path need to be reconciled.
St. Clair County Jail Records and Contact
The jail contact record is specific and useful. The Corrections page lists St. Clair County Jail at 100 18th Street North, Pell City, AL 35125. The jail phone is 205-814-3525, the jail booking fax is 205-814-3676, and the jail admin fax is 205-814-0998. The lobby is open to the public 24/7, which matters when a family member needs direct release confirmation or pickup information outside ordinary office hours.
Facility contact:
St. Clair County Jail
100 18th Street North
Pell City, AL 35125
Phone: 205-814-3525
Booking fax: 205-814-3676
Admin fax: 205-814-0998
Lobby: open to the public 24/7
When the roster is not enough, the formal public-records route goes through the St. Clair County Sheriff's Office public-records request page. The page says requests must use the updated official form, must be signed with Alabama resident certification, must include proof of permanent Alabama residence, and must identify a specific existing public record within the Sheriff's Office. The published mailing and in-person records address is St. Clair County Sheriff's Office, Attn: Tawney Roberts, 1610 Cogswell Ave, Ste 206, Pell City, AL 35125. The page says not to send payment until the fee amount is advised.
A narrow jail release request should identify the person, booking number if known, approximate booking date, and the specific record wanted. For example, ask for the booking and release record for a named person and booking number, including the release date and release type if maintained by the Sheriff's Office. The sheriff page says a proper request may be acknowledged within up to 10 days, with a substantive response within 15 business days after acknowledgement, subject to the process described on that page.
About St. Clair County Jail
St. Clair County Jail is the county detention center serving local custody in St. Clair County, Alabama. Its role is different from a state prison. The jail receives people booked by the sheriff and local law-enforcement agencies, people held on court orders, people serving local jail sentences, and people temporarily held before a court or transfer decision. The online roster is a sheriff record extract, not a court judgment and not a statewide prison discharge system.
The sheriff roster fields support release verification because they show practical booking facts. Released entries may include a booking photo thumbnail, name, booking number, age, release date and time, booking date and time, charges, bond amount, and a profile link. The Release Date field is the key custody-change field. Charges and bond lines provide context, but they do not prove final case outcome. A court case can still be pending after a bond release, and a short sanction release can return the person to supervision rather than ending the case.
| Roster Field | How to Use It |
|---|---|
| Release Date | Confirms the date and time shown for the jail release entry. |
| Booking # | Helps match a records request or standalone lookup to the correct jail episode. |
| Booking Date | Shows when this custody event began. |
| Charges and Bond | Give booking context, but the court file controls final disposition. |
| Booking Photo | May help identify the correct person, but it is a booking record and not proof of conviction. |
Release Funds and Bond Details
St. Clair publishes practical release-adjacent details that are easy to miss. The Corrections page says remaining inmate funds are provided at release on a debit card or in the form of a check. Questions about that policy go to Tawney Roberts at 205-814-3508. The same page gives a separate mailing instruction for release funds from another agency: St. Clair County Sheriff's Office, Attn: Tawney Roberts, 1610 Cogswell Ave, Ste 206, Pell City, AL 35125.
Bond details also affect release timing. The Corrections page says property bonds must be made at the Sheriff's Office at either 48 6th Street in Ashville or 1610 Cogswell Avenue in Pell City. Property bonds are approved by the sheriff. The defendant may not use the defendant's own property for a property bond, all property owners or signers must be present with property identification, St. Clair property must meet the bond amount, and out-of-state property is not accepted. Out-of-county property requires approval by that county's sheriff, and out-of-county property bonds over $50,000 also need approval from a St. Clair County Sheriff's Office captain or above. The page also describes a $35 cash bail bond transmittal fee paid to the Circuit Clerk's Office under Act 2012-535.
These details do not replace the roster. They explain why a person may remain in custody even after a bond amount appears, or why a release time may depend on paperwork, property approval, court action, or payment routing. Once the jail processes the release, the sheriff Released roster is the online place to look for the timestamp if the entry remains visible.
Local Jail Facility Context
St. Clair County's current jail is a new-generation facility, which is useful local context but not proof of any particular release. Construction and local-news sources described a roughly 55,000-square-foot jail with more than 300 beds, built to replace older and smaller jail capacity. WBRC reported in June 2023 that the county had put roughly $35 million to $36 million into the project and that Sheriff Billy Murray described the new jail as safer and more secure for officers and inmates.
Use that history only to understand the facility, not to verify release status. The release sources remain the sheriff roster, the jail contact line, the public-records request process, and court records. A modern facility or larger bed count does not change the basic records rule: a recent county-jail release belongs to the St. Clair County Sheriff's Office record system, while a state-prison release belongs to ADOC and related state channels.
When the Roster Is Not Enough
The sheriff's Released view is helpful, but it is not the full legal story. If a person no longer appears on the visible recent-release list, check the roster archive, the standalone lookup, and court records. The St. Clair County Circuit Clerk is the official record keeper for District and Circuit Court proceedings. Alacourt ACCESS can show court actions, setting dates, party information, financial history, document images, and the case action summary, subject to its fees and terms.
If the release entry suggests a transfer, a hold, a probation violation, or a sanction, follow the receiving system. A transfer to ADOC should be checked through ADOC while the person is currently incarcerated and through ADOC records, ABPP, VNS or VINELink, and court records after release. A federal hold may require the federal court docket, the U.S. Marshals path, or the Bureau of Prisons after sentencing. An immigration transfer may require ICE's Online Detainee Locator System or the appropriate ICE field office. The county roster can show that the person left St. Clair County Jail, but it may not show where the person went next.